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February 2, 2015 – Santa Clara, CA:
“I found a place where I feel like I belong, where I have something to share and also where I can continue to learn.”– Steve Sandler
After nearly a year of preparations, DesignCon 2015 is now behind us. We’ll take a short breather before beginning the preparations for DesignCon 2016. What’s so special about DesignCon, you might ask? For many years I was an APEC (Applied Power Electronics Conference) guy. APEC would seem to be the perfect home for a guy like me. After all, I’m an engineer who has spent more than 37 years focused directly or indirectly with power electronics. I’d like to share some of my personal DesignCon 2015 highlights while they are still fresh in my mind.
DesignCon 2015 began for me in April 2014, when I was honored with the invitation to join the technical planning committee (TPC). The TPC, led by Janine Love, has the monumental task of defining the program tracks, soliciting papers and presentations, reviewing the papers and doing all that is necessary to assure the high standards DesignCon is known for. These are hardworking, dedicated engineers who are all leaders in their fields and who want to share their knowledge and wisdom with the rest of the engineering community. The camaraderie shared by the TPC members is uplifting and I felt like I finally had a place where I belong. This community was my first highlight, though it occurred almost 9 months before the DesignCon doors opened.
The first day of DesignCon…