Future seminars will focus on the consultant as an inventor and explore the consultants as expert witnesses. 

Format:
Interactive Workshop and Simultaneous Webinar
Questions are encouraged.

About the Speakers:

Joel Williams has been a consultant for over 20 years, specializing in communications and embedded systems.  He has developed communications systems for clients using a wide range of technologies including Wi-Fi wireless protocols and network switches. Embedded systems development has focused primarily on embedded Linux systems, and has leveraged Joel's broad experience with other embedded technologies and Unix.

Joel has worked with standards organizations, and has established product certification testing programs.  He also provides patent review, litigation support, forensic analysis and expert witness services in legal matters.  Joel holds several patents.

Joel is currently Vice-Chair of CNSV.  He was CNSV Secretary in 2007-2008, and was CNSV Treasurer in 2005-2006.  He is a senior member of IEEE.

Dr. Tal Lavian was a principal scientist at Nortel Networks Research Lab and a visiting scientist at UC Berkeley Engineering.  He identified prospective business and technology ideas, turning them to new networking products.  He was the Principal Investigator for three US Department of Defense (DARPA) projects.

Areas of Consulting include Data Networking, Telecommunications, Network Architecture, and Internet Technologies.

He is a prolific innovator, co-inventing over 40 patents issued and pending.  He is also the co-author of over 25 scientific publications, journal articles, and peer-reviewed papers.  Dr. Lavian is a senior member of IEEE.

Pre-Workshop optional homework:
Please think through these two questions and bring your prepared response with you to the workshop.
1. What do you perceive as your 3 key risks related to patents?   
2. What do you see as your 2 key business opportunities centered on patents?

Testimonials From Attendees at Prior Seminars:

1. "I wish I knew this 20 years ago" (attendee at seminar on developing market strategy)
2. "I joined CNSV to get the discount on the seminars" (member who joined CNSV in September)
3. "Money well spent" Steven Leibson in describing his attendance at the seminar on Marketing Your Consulting Services on Craigslist in his blog Leibson's Law at EDN

Notes: 

1. Registration closes the night before - January 21 at 5 PM. 
2. Sorry - no walk-in's permitted.
3. In-Person attendees
   1. Coffee and pastry will be provided.  Registration and networking start at 8:00 AM, and the program starts at 8:30 am
   2. Please arrive a little before 8:30 AM and register, enjoy complimentary coffee and bagels, do some networking, and be prepared to advance your business!
   3. This workshop is limited to 50 in-person attendees.  Others will participate by webinar.
   4. Lunch will not be provided and the workshop will end at around 11:30 am (depends on how many questions you ask).
   5. There will be a table next to the registration table where you can place marketing collateral for your consulting business only.
4. Webinar attendees
   1. Please log in early
   2. Your questions are encouraged
      

Please select your ticket type at the top of this page to register. 

This seminar is the first in the Intellectual Property Series in the CNSV Consulting Practices Program organized by the IEEE Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley (IEEE-CNSV) to help its members advance their skills during these difficult times.

This event is co-sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Section of IEEE and the IEEE-Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley (IEEE-CNSV).

Refund policy:
You may request a refund up to 3 days before the event.  Click here to request a refund

KeyPoint Credit Union
2805 Bowers Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051

Friday, January 22, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM (PT)

IEEE - Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV)

Find out more about the Consultants Network of Silicon Valley at: 

www.CaliforniaConsultants.org