BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240405T043458Z UID:1E9D5CDE-962C-4E79-9138-56FF1F61C0D6 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T133000 DESCRIPTION:[]Silicon Valley is commonly acknowledged as the tech capital o f the world. How did Silicon Valley come into being\, and what can we lear n? The story goes back to local Hams trying to break RCA's tube patents\, Stanford "angel" investors\, the sinking of the Titanic\, WW II and radar\ , and the SF Bay Area infrastructure that developed – these factors pret ty much determined that the semiconductor and IC industries would be locat ed in the Santa Clara Valley\, and that the Valley would remain the world ’s innovation center as new technologies emerge\, and be the model for i nnovation worldwide.\n\nThis talk will give an exciting and colorful histo ry of development and innovation that began in Palo Alto in 1909. You'll m eet some of the colorful characters – Cyril Elwell\, Lee De Forest\, Bil l Eitel\, Charles Litton\, Fred Terman\, David Packard\, Bill Hewlett\, Bi ll Shockley and others – who came to define our worldwide electronics in dustries through their inventions and process development. You'll understa nd some of the novel management approaches that have become the hallmarks of its tech startups. Many of these attributes can be found in other techn ology hubs\; however\, the SF Bay Area has five generations of experience\ , as well as a "critical mass" of talent\, making it difficult for others to catch up. In this talk\, the key attributes will be illustrated and ana lyzed\, for consideration by other tech hubs\, and for entrepreneurs inter ested in creating their own start-ups or understanding them.\n\nSpeaker(s) : Paul Wesling\, \n\nAgenda: \nThe event will start at 11:30AM with a shor t networking interaction. The talk will then begin at 12:00PM and conclude around 1-1:15PM\, with questions for the last 10-15 minutes of the talk.\ n\nFood and drink will be provided.\n\nRoom: MS4171\, Bldg: Medical Scienc es Building\, University of Toronto\, St. George Campus\, 1 King’s Colle ge Circle\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 1A8\, Virtual: https://events .vtools.ieee.org/m/409693 LOCATION:Room: MS4171\, Bldg: Medical Sciences Building\, University of Tor onto\, St. George Campus\, 1 King’s College Circle\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 1A8\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/409693 ORGANIZER:durand.jarrettamor@ieee.org SEQUENCE:30 SUMMARY:The Origins of Silicon Valley: Lessons for Entrepreneurs\, Startups \, and Technology Hubs URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/409693 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><img style="float: right\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media /display/80f187be-9ac9-4eaf-8187-7bdf468f732f" alt="" width="500" height=" 269"></span><span lang="EN-US">Silicon Valley is commonly acknowledged as the tech capital of the world. &nbsp\;<strong>How did Silicon Valley come into being\, and what can we learn?</strong> &nbsp\;The story goes back to local Hams trying to break RCA's tube patents\, Stanford "angel" investor s\, the sinking of the Titanic\, WW II and radar\, and the SF Bay Area inf rastructure that developed &ndash\; these factors pretty much determined t hat the semiconductor and IC industries would be located in the Santa Clar a Valley\, and that the Valley would remain the world&rsquo\;s innovation center as new technologies emerge\, and be the model for innovation worldw ide.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This talk will gi ve an exciting and colorful history of development and innovation that beg an in Palo Alto in 1909. &nbsp\;You'll meet some of the colorful character s &ndash\; Cyril Elwell\, Lee De Forest\, Bill Eitel\, Charles Litton\, Fr ed Terman\, David Packard\, Bill Hewlett\, Bill Shockley and others &ndash \; who came to define our worldwide electronics industries through their i nventions and process development. &nbsp\;You'll understand some of the no vel management approaches that have become the hallmarks of its tech start ups.&nbsp\; Many of these attributes can be found in other technology hubs \; however\, the SF Bay Area has five generations of experience\, as well as a "critical mass" of talent\, making it difficult for others to catch u p. &nbsp\;In this talk\,<strong> the key attributes will be illustrated an d analyzed\,</strong> for consideration by other tech hubs\, and for entre preneurs interested in creating their own start-ups or understanding them. </span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>The event will start at 11:30AM wi th a short networking interaction.&nbsp\;The talk will then begin at 12:00 PM and conclude around 1-1:15PM\, with questions for the last 10-15 minute s of the talk.</p>\n<p>Food and drink will be provided.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR