BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240531T220801Z UID:B21F493D-AC71-41A1-A762-F792B72BD830 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240514T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240514T210000 DESCRIPTION:This event will be available live at SEMI\, as well as over Zoo m. Get to SEMI by 6:30pm to network – and enjoy great pizza and refreshm ents! All attendees MUST register using the Eventbrite form (see link).\n\ nCounterfeiters are more active than ever\, making products that are cleve r imitations that consumers cannot easily discern from the real thing. Est imated at $4.5 trillion annually and approximately 3% of world trade\, it is the largest criminal enterprise in the world. American consumers tend t o purchase the highest share of counterfeit goods at around 60-80% of all counterfeit goods sold. Counterfeits go way beyond consumer end-products t o include components used in the automotive\, electronics\, aerospace\, an d defense industries.\n\nIn this talk\, [CNSV member Rosemary Coates](http s://californiaconsultants.org/members/rosemary-coates/) will detail how co unterfeiters have attained this huge foothold in the world market\, as wel l as how Amazon and Chinese retailers such as Alibaba\, Taobao\, JD\, and others are aggressively tracking and eliminating counterfeits on their pla tforms through new technologies such as invisible pigments\, QR codes\, ph oto mapping\, and RFID. She will also discuss why industrial products and electronic components are harder to track\, and the ties that counterfeiti ng enterprises have with terrorist organizations\, international arms deal ers\, and drug cartels. With billions of dollars to be made through counte rfeiting\, the problem is expected to continue its daunting growth.\n\nSpe aker(s): Rosemary Coates\, \n\n567 Yosemite Dr\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/407892 LOCATION:567 Yosemite Dr\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/407892 ORGANIZER: SEQUENCE:11 SUMMARY:The Battle Against Global Counterfeiting Continues URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/407892 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>This event will be available live at SEMI\, as well as over Zoom. Get to SEMI by 6:30pm to network &ndash\; and enjoy great pizza and refreshments! All attendees <u>MUST</u> register using the Eventbrite form (see link).</strong></p>\n<p>Counterfeiters are more active than ever\, making products that are clever imitations that c onsumers cannot easily discern from the real thing. Estimated at $4.5 tril lion annually and approximately 3% of world trade\, it is the largest crim inal enterprise in the world. American consumers tend to purchase the high est share of counterfeit goods at around 60-80% of all counterfeit goods s old. Counterfeits go way beyond consumer end-products to include component s used in the automotive\, electronics\, aerospace\, and defense industrie s.</p>\n<p>In this talk\, <a href="https://californiaconsultants.org/membe rs/rosemary-coates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNSV member Rosemary C oates</a> will detail how counterfeiters have attained this huge foothold in the world market\, as well as how Amazon and Chinese retailers such as Alibaba\, Taobao\, JD\, and others are aggressively tracking and eliminati ng counterfeits on their platforms through new technologies such as invisi ble pigments\, QR codes\, photo mapping\, and RFID. She will also discuss why industrial products and electronic components are harder to track\, an d the ties that counterfeiting enterprises have with terrorist organizatio ns\, international arms dealers\, and drug cartels. With billions of dolla rs to be made through counterfeiting\, the problem is expected to continue its daunting growth.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR