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DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for an informative and interesting field trip 
 to a cutting-edge technology company in our own backyard! IEEE Spokane Sec
 tion Members & Students and accompanying guests (spouses/significant other
 s are encouraged to attend - please rsvp accordingly so we can have a head
  count) are invited to tour F5 Networks\, the Liberty Lake company that ha
 s developed the BIG-IP application delivery controllers.\n\nThese popular 
 devices are positioned in front of Web and application servers\, balancing
  traffic and performing compute-intensive functions\, such as encrypting a
 nd un-encrypting transmissions\, screening traffic for security threats\, 
 maintaining open connections with servers\, speeding the flow of traffic\,
  and managing access to applications and data. The company is unique in th
 e Spokane region for its cutting-edge research and development on x86\, FP
 GA\, and ASIC platforms\, providing three levels of digital system develop
 ment\, as well as hardware product development utilizing electrical\, comp
 uter and mechanical engineering. F5 Networks does its hardware development
  operations exclusively at the Liberty Lake location\, employing much indu
 strial test equipment that is fascinating to see in action.\n\nThis event 
 will start with a participant meeting at the west entrance to the F5 build
 ing at 5:30 pm -- then will offer an introduction to F5 and its products\,
  followed by tours of the exciting development labs and equipment the comp
 any features.\n\nhttps://f5.com/\n\nNot an IEEE member? Are you an enginee
 r or a student in any engineering field or interested in engineering? Come
  to this event and meet many people with similar interests! IEEE Spokane i
 s an eclectic and diverse group that welcomes new faces. Our group is grow
 ing at a healthy rate and we would encourage you to come experience this f
 un-loving group!\n\nTo become and IEEE member with all its perks\, talk wi
 th one of of Executive Members at this event. You do not need to be a memb
 er to attend our events.\n\nCo-sponsored by: F5\n\nSpeaker(s): \, \, \, \n
 \nBldg: West Entrance\, 1322 North Whitman Lane\, Liberty Lake\, Washingto
 n\, United States\, 99019
LOCATION:Bldg: West Entrance\, 1322 North Whitman Lane\, Liberty Lake\, Was
 hington\, United States\, 99019
ORGANIZER:asawyer@popud.org
SEQUENCE:5
SUMMARY:Field Trip to F5
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/42495
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 oin us for an informative and interesting field trip to a cutting-edge tec
 hnology company in our own backyard! IEEE Spokane Section Members &amp\; S
 tudents&nbsp\;and accompanying guests (spouses/significant others are&nbsp
 \;encouraged to attend -&nbsp\;please rsvp accordingly so we can have a he
 ad count)&nbsp\;are invited to tour F5 Networks\, the Liberty Lake company
  that has developed the BIG-IP application delivery controllers. </span><b
 r /><br />These popular devices are positioned in front of Web and applica
 tion servers\, balancing traffic and performing compute-intensive function
 s\, such as encrypting and un-encrypting transmissions\, screening traffic
  for security threats\, maintaining open connections with servers\, speedi
 ng the flow of traffic\, and managing access to applications and data. The
  company is unique in the Spokane region for its cutting-edge research and
  development on x86\, FPGA\, and ASIC platforms\, providing three levels o
 f digital system development\, as well as hardware product development uti
 lizing electrical\, computer and mechanical engineering. F5 Networks does 
 its hardware development operations exclusively at the Liberty Lake locati
 on\, employing much industrial test equipment that is fascinating to see i
 n action. <br /><br />This event will start with a participant meeting at 
 the&nbsp\;<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">west entrance
 </span> </strong>to the F5 building at 5:30 pm -- then will offer an intro
 duction to F5 and its products\, followed by tours of the exciting develop
 ment labs and equipment the company features.&nbsp\;<br /><br /><a href="h
 ttps://f5.com/">https://f5.com/</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="t
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 <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="font-size:
  10pt\;">Not an IEEE member?&nbsp\; Are you an engineer or a student&nbsp\
 ;in&nbsp\;any engineering field&nbsp\;or interested in engineering?&nbsp\;
  Come to this event and meet many people with similar interests!&nbsp\; IE
 EE Spokane is an eclectic and diverse group&nbsp\;that welcomes new faces.
 &nbsp\; Our group is growing at a healthy rate and we would encourage you 
 to come experience this fun-loving group!&nbsp\; </span><br /><br /><span 
 style="font-size: 10pt\;">To become and IEEE member with all its perks\, t
 alk with one of of Executive Members at this event.&nbsp\; You do not need
  to be a member to attend our events.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>
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