Summer Embedded Systems Conference Debuts
The producers of the Embedded Systems Conferences have announced the technical program for the first Embedded Systems Conference Summer. The new East Coast event is set to deliver a high-caliber educational program on key technologies used by engineers and designers working with embedded systems. In addition to the basics, hot topics for conference sessions will include embedded Java, Intellectual Property, communications protocols, and more.
The Embedded Systems Conference Summer was created in response to the growing demand for quality educational programs to serve the needs of electronics professionals on the East Coast. Running from June 28-30, 1999 at the Sheraton Ferncroft Resort (Danvers, MA), the conference delivers practical training presented by a faculty of the industry's top writers, researchers, and software developers.
The conference schedule includes numerous presenters who have received high ratings for their sessions at previous Embedded Systems Conferences, including Dan Saks, Jim Turley and Larry Mittag. Other industry experts teaching classes at the summer event including Jack Ganssle who wrote "The Art of Programming Embedded Systems;" P.J. Plauger, who has authored several commercial software products; and Bruce Douglass, who has been working in life-critical software for 18 years.
The conference opens on Mon. June 28, with four all-day tutorial sessions that provide in-depth training on software system design, programming for C++, embedded CAN, and Unified Modeling Language (UML). On Tues., June 29 and Wed., June 30, the conference program includes 56 90-minute classes, each ranked by skill level ranging from introductory to advanced. A number of conference sessions address the blurring line between hardware and software in embedded chips. Classes that focus on Intellectual Property and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) include Roll your own RISC, Introduction to Rapid Silicon Prototyping, and Prototyping Microcontrollers in FPGAs. Java and Windows CE continue to be hot topics in the embedded world, and conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about these platforms in classes such as Developing Embedded Software in Java, PERC: Standard Real-Time Extensions for the Java API, and Windows CE Internet Programming.
Other special events include a keynote speech by Larry Mittag, chief scientist of the embedded systems division of Stellcom Technologies, Inc., a welcome reception on Monday evening, and Shop Talk discussion groups, where conference attendees can participate in freeform discussion groups moderated by conference speakers.
The conference catalog can be obtained by calling 888-239-5563 or by e-mailing esc@mfi.com.