The IEC Announces IEC MGMT SUMMIT @ EE Live! in San JoseThe International Engineering Consortium (IEC) will present the IEC MGMT SUMMIT, a one-day program bringing together a select group of executives and senior managers on the forefront of creating the Internet of Things (IoT)Jan 23, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Engineering Consortium (IEC), which provides continuing education for the electronics and communications industries today announced that the inaugural IEC MGMT SUMMIT @ EE Live! will be held April 1, 2014 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Under the theme of "Embedded Systems in the IoT Era," the Summit will be tailored to the needs and interests of those responsible for managing the evolution of Embedded Systems to support the creation of the Internet of Things (IoT). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140123/SF51977LOGO) The SUMMIT will take place at UBM Tech's EE Live!, the largest and most comprehensive electronics technology conference and expo in the United States. "We are pleased to partner with UBM to introduce a program that targets the needs and interests of the EE Live! Executive Community. Our long history of providing events and executive forums to industry leaders through the world will enable us to deliver a quality program with a balanced perspective spanning the multi-industry IoT value chain," commented IEC President John R. Janowiak. "The MGMT SUMMIT @ EE Live! will provide a platform for our executive community to come together to set the direction and drive the deployment of the Internet of Things. The SUMMIT has been organized into an interactive format allowing a rich dialogue and exchange of senior management views," said Simon Carless, EVP, Game & App Development and Black Hat, UBM Tech. For more information or to request an invitation please visit our web site or contact Michelle Klein at mklein@iec.org or +1-312-559-3724. IEC MGMT is sponsored by EE Times and Xively. For sponsorship opportunities please contact Will Wise at 415.947.6252. About the International Engineering Consortium The Consortium established its reputation as a catalyst for industry-academic collaboration through the National Electronics Conference, a program launched in 1945 that continued through the 1960s and into the early '70s, addressing the needs of the broad-based electronics industry. The dramatic development of information and communications technologies (ICT) during the last decades of the 20th Century and the first decade of the 21st were supported by IEC programs in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Most recently, the Consortium has produced programs for the electric utility industry supporting grid modernization and smart grid deployment. About EE Live! UBM Tech's EE Live! is the largest and most comprehensive electronics technology conference and expo in the United States. Created by engineers, for engineers, EE Live! brings the global engineering community together to learn, gain inspiration and celebrate engineering. The conference program at EE Live! includes The IEC MGMT Summit, ESC (The Embedded Systems Conference), Engineering Summits, Boot Camps, and Tutorials. EE Live! offers an unprecedented forum of industry intelligence, hands-on learning and education and the latest products and innovations from 200+ vendors. EE Live! is tightly integrated with EE Times, Embedded.com and EDN, which creates the opportunity for the live event community to continue the conversation online, 365 days a year. About UBM Tech Michelle Klein Linda Uslaner SOURCE UBM Tech |