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Women In Engineering Panel and Advanced Technologies Track to Lead Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston in MaySANTA MONICA, Calif., April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM's Advanced Design & Manufacturing portfolio today announces the unmatched educational content to be experienced at its annual Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston, New England's largest annual embedded systems event, taking place May 3-4, 2017. The two-day conference will be outlined by four learning tracks directly related to embedded technology and feature presentations from many well-known and respected industry leaders. Headlining the 2017 event is the new Women in Engineering Panel & Networking Session, as well as the introduction of the new Advanced Technologies conference track that covers trending topics and innovation within artificial intelligence, virtual reality (VR), machine learning, and more. ESC Boston will run alongside UBM's Advanced Design & Manufacturing show that features three additional expos under the same roof and includes: BIOMEDevice Boston, Design & Manufacturing (D&M) New England, and PLASTEC New England. To learn more about ESC Boston, please visit: esc-boston.com All presentations, panels, and discussions taking place at ESC Boston will follow four specific conference tracks covering everything within embedded technology. The four conference tracks include Embedded Hardware Design & Verification, Embedded Software Design & Verification, Connected Devices & Internet of Things (IoT), and Advanced Technologies. New for 2017 is the Advanced Technologies conference track, which brings the future of technology front and center, covering trending topics such as VR, embedded speech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart cars, and more. Top Advanced Technologies sessions taking place at ESC Boston include:
Brand new to ESC Boston in 2017 is the Women in Engineering Panel & Networking Session*, taking place Thursday, May 4, 7:30- 9:00 am. This breakfast session will focus on a panel discussion exploring professional opportunities for women in engineering and reasons why women represent less than 12 percent of electrical and mechanical engineers. Moderated by ESC Content Director Suzanne Deffree, the panel consists of five women who have established very successful careers through engineering. The Women in Engineering Panel includes:
*Limited Seating, based on a first come first serve basis To learn more about the Women in Engineering Panel, please visit: esc-boston.com/breakfast-session "With the ever-increasing discussions about the lack of trained engineers, technologists and scientists in the US, it is increasingly important that we actively engage and encourage 51% of the population, namely women, to pursue STEM fields. I am quite excited to join the Women in Engineering panel at ESC Boston, on Thursday. May 4, 2017, starting at 7:30am, to explore challenges and opportunities to inspire, engage and advance women in engineering," said Nita Patel, systems & software engineering director, L-3 Warrior Systems, and founder & chair, IEEE WIE ILC. Follow us on social: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, #AdvMfgExpo, #ESCconf About Advanced Manufacturing Expos & Conferences About UBM
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