1. Santa Clara Valley ExCom Meeting May, 4th 2016
EMC Society Chapter Report
Giuseppe Selli, 2016 Chapter Chair

2. Chapter Snapshot up to date
109 Members:
1 Affiliate Members
1 Fellow Members
1 Life Fellow Members
11 Life Member
2 Life Senior Member
2 Graduate Student Member
72 Members
17 Senior Members
2 Student Members
Elected Officers :
Chair : Giuseppe Selli, CISCO
Vice-Chair : Eriko Yamato (moved away recently)
Treasurer : Caroline Chan, Lockheed Martin
Secretary : Len Goldschmidt, NTS
Non Elected Officers :
WebMaster : Joseph Nghiem
Photographer : Jerry Ramie, ARC

3. 2014
2015
2016
EMC Society Members 96
105
Despite the good size of the registered members, we are having difficulties to draw them to the meetings and finding volunteers is a really big challenge
We have been soliciting the elevation to Senior Membership every meeting

4. 8 Technical Meetings in nd Tuesday of each Month - currently 7layers 1293 Anvilwood Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
4 Technical Meetings held so far in 2016, 5 scheduled for the upcoming months (looking for December speaker)
Financials : balance ~ 46.8k$
Website :
Not planning on Mini-Symposium in 2016
Open and welcoming of join meetings

5. Technical Meeting Title Date Presenter
Smart Grid EMC Standards Harmonization
01/13/2015
Jerry Ramie, ARC
Electrical Design for High-End Computer Systems
02/10/2015
Dale Becker, IBM - DL
Using Absorbing Materials for high frequency EMI/EMC performance
03/10/2015
Bruce Archambeault - DL
DC-DC voltage converter switching noise : coupling mechanisms and mitigation approaches
01/14/2015
Xiaoning Ye, Intel – DL
Introduction to Antenna Calibration Methods: An overview of new antenna developments, related standards, calibration and what you need to know for efficient and compliant EMC testing
05/12/2015
Doug Kramer, ETS-Lindgreen
Very-Near-Field Solutions to EMC Compliance Problems - Real World Case Study
09/08/2015
Ruska Patton, EMSCAN
Seeing is Believing : Demonstration data showing three EMC Concepts
10/13/2015
Scott Piper, Gm - DL
Power Integrity methodology evolution
11/10/2015
Iliya Zamek
Go Big or Go Home: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable and the Birth of Electrical Engineering
12/08/2015
Thomas H. Lee, Stanford

6. Technical Meeting Title Date Presenter
How the FCC Plays Chess with Global Markets
01/12/2016
Mike Violette, ACB
Smart Grid EMC Standards Harmonization
02/09/2016
Mike Foegelle, ETS-Lindgreen
Upcoming Changes to IEC
03/08/2016
Chuck Britten, AR
Impedance Discontinuity and Design Optimization for High-Speed Differential IOs
04/12/2016
Chunfei Ye, Intel – DL
Understanding Maxwell’s Equation : EMC Made Simple
05/10/2016
Mark Montrose, Montrose Compliance Service
N/A
09/13/2016
Ken Javor, EMC Compliance
10/11/2016
Kris Hashita
11/8/2016
Kate Remley, NIST
12/13/2016 ?

7. 2015 Technical Meeting Attendance
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