Date and Time: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 5 to 7 pm

Location: Flight Ops Building, NASA/Ames

Our monthly board meeting will be held from 5 – 7 pm on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. In all probability, the meeting will end significantly earlier than 7. The meeting is open to all interested, but there will not be a general meeting in April. Topics to be discussed include:

• A rough draft of the new chapter website.
• The newsletter and website templates.
• The chapter’s involvement in the 2010 Interoperability Conference.
• An update in the chapter’s involvement in a possible Silicon Valley robotics/unmanned technologies cluster and a possible business plan competition related to that.

Location:
Flight Operations Building, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA 94040

Directions:

• From 101 take the Ellis St. exit, turn east, and enter through the south gate. Show ID to the guard and tell him you are going to Flight Operations.
• You will not need a badge to enter. If there is any problem with entry, call Base Operations at (650) 603-9213.
  
• After passing through the guard gate, make a left at the light and you'll see the Flight Operations building (with Control Tower) on the right. Park in the lot and buzz the front door and you will be let in. Tell the person who buzzed you in what you are here for and then proceed to the conference room near the middle of the second floor.

General Meeting Date and Time:: 6 PM on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Location:  Flight Operations Building, NASA Ames.

Summary:

• Dr. Rich Mahoney will present an overview of the robotics activity at SRI, and the efforts and status so far of the Silicon Valley Robotics Forum. Rich Mahoney joined SRI International in 2008 as the Director of Robotics in the Engineering & Systems Division.  Dr. Mahoney has over 20 years experience in the research, development, and commercialization of robotics technology, with an emphasis on assistive and therapy applications.  He most recently led as General Manager the formation and growth of the US operations of Motorika USA, Inc., an early stage medical device company commercializing robotic therapy solutions, and was previously the Director of Business Development for Applied Resources Corp., and Co-Director of the Robotics Laboratory of the Applied Science and Engineering Labs at the University of Delaware/A.I. DuPont Institute. Rich earned a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, England, while attending on a Fulbright Scholarship.  He is published and has held leadership positions in the field of rehabilitation and assistive robotics, and has multiple patents pending in this domain.
  

• Food will be provided, and we will be accepting any donations for the chapter.
  

Board Meeting:

This announcement is for the general meeting whereas the board meeting, held by the executive council, will be at 5 PM in the same location and is open to all interested. This meeting will resolve any remaining issues from the 2010 planning meeting held on February 9, 2010. Any issues requiring voting by the membership will always carry into the general meeting.

Location:

Flight Operations Building, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA 94040

Directions:

• From 101 take the Ellis St. exit, turn east, and enter through the south gate. Show ID to the guard and tell him you are going to Flight Operations.

• You will not need a badge to enter. If there is any problem with entry, call Base Operations at (650) 603-9213 (650) 603-9213    

• After passing through the guard gate, make a left at the light and you'll see the Flight Operations building (with Control Tower) on the right. Park in the lot and buzz the front door and you will be let in. Tell the person who buzzed you in what you are here for and then proceed to the conference room near the middle of the second floor.