BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20201120T062653Z UID:286FF0AB-5106-4D69-82BF-338F36B71AED DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T203000 DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, Nov 19\, 2020\, the IEEE Consultants’ Network o f Northern New Jersey ([www.TechnologyOnTap.org](https://www.technologyont ap.org/)) will host a presentation on Open Source Hardware. The meeting wi ll be held online. Please register to receive a link to the meeting.\n\nAb out the Topic\n\nAlicia Gibb will speak about what Open Source Hardware me ans\, how to release your hardware as open-source\, and give a brief overv iew of this ten-year global movement. Gibb will also cover the current cer tification process the Open Source Hardware Association has unveiled with the Sloan Foundation’s help.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n[Alicia Gibb](https ://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-gibb-9726976/) is an advocate for open hardw are\, researcher\, and hardware hacker. Alicia has worked within the open- source hardware community since 2008. She is the founder and Executive Dir ector of the [Open Source Hardware Association](https://www.oshwa.org/) (O SHWA)\, an organization to educate and promote building and using open-sou rce hardware. She also directs the Atlas BTU Lab (Blow Things Up) at CU Bo ulder\, a hackerspace where she teaches physical computing and information technology. Her electronics work has appeared in Wired magazine\, IEEE Sp ectrum\, Hackaday\, and the New York Times.\n\nCNNNJ Invites You to Join t he Network\n\nFounded in 1992\, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern N J (CNNNJ) encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consult ants by business and industry. The CNNNJ invites all engineers engaged in independent practice to join its ranks. For more details on member benefit s and admission requirements\, please visit our website at [technologyonta p.org](https://www.technologyontap.org/).\n\nAgenda: \nSpeaker presentatio n\n\nAudience questions welcomed\n\nAnnouncements\n\nIntroductions\n\nVirt ual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/244079 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/244079 ORGANIZER:robert@rdwalker.com SEQUENCE:6 SUMMARY:Open Source Hardware: An Intellectual Property Option URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/244079 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>On Thursday\, Nov 19\, 2020\, the IEEE Con sultants&rsquo\; Network of Northern New Jersey (<a href="https://www.tech nologyontap.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.Technology OnTap.org</a>) will host a presentation on Open Source Hardware. The meeti ng will be held online. Please register to receive a link to the meeting.< /p>\n<h2>About the Topic</h2>\n<p>Alicia Gibb will speak about what Open S ource Hardware means\, how to release your hardware as open-source\, and g ive a brief overview of this ten-year global movement. Gibb will also cove r the current certification process the Open Source Hardware Association h as unveiled with the Sloan Foundation&rsquo\;s help.</p>\n<h2>About the Sp eaker</h2>\n<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-gibb-9726976/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alicia Gibb</a>&nbsp\;is an advo cate for open hardware\, researcher\, and hardware hacker. Alicia has work ed within the open-source hardware community since 2008. She is the founde r and Executive Director of the&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.oshwa.org/" tar get="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Open Source Hardware Association</a >&nbsp\;(OSHWA)\, an organization to educate and promote building and usin g open-source hardware. She also directs the Atlas BTU Lab (Blow Things Up ) at CU Boulder\, a hackerspace where she teaches physical computing and i nformation technology. Her electronics work has appeared in Wired magazine \, IEEE Spectrum\, Hackaday\, and the New York Times.</p>\n<h3>CNNNJ Invit es You to Join the Network</h3>\n<p>Founded in 1992\, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) encourages and promotes the use of indepen dent technical consultants by business and industry. The CNNNJ invites all engineers engaged in independent practice to join its ranks. For more det ails on member benefits and admission requirements\, please visit our webs ite at&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.technologyontap.org/">technologyontap.or g</a>.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Speaker presentation</p>\n<p>Audien ce questions welcomed</p>\n<p>Announcements</p>\n<p>Introductions</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR