Jack Ganssle, Acclaimed author, designer, NASA team member and
entrepreneur, Named Master of Ceremonies
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TechInsights today announced
the keynote speaker line-up and Master of Ceremonies for its 2008 Embedded
Systems Conference Silicon Valley. Each speaker will provide reflections on
the growth of the Embedded Systems Industry in the last 20 years in
celebration of the conference's 20th anniversary.
Jack Ganssle, frequent contributor to Embedded Systems Design and
Embedded.com and founder of three electronics companies; including one of
the world's leading producers of embedded development tools, will take the
reigns as Master of Ceremonies for this year's keynote presentation, to be
held April 15, 2008 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
Keynote Highlights:
Under the theme "Celebrating 20 years of Embedded," ESC Silicon Valley
will feature a multimedia Keynote Address, with a host of industry experts,
authorities, inventors and creators:
-- Jim Ready, founder and CTO of MontaVista Software and developer of the
first viable commercial RTOS product
-- PJ Plauger, president of Dinkumware and senior editor of The C/C++
Users Journal and Contributing Editor to Embedded Systems Programming
-- Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer and original implementer of C++ and
the author of "The C++ Programming Language" and The Design and
Evolution of C++
-- Nick Tredennick, designer of the microprocessor that later became the
central processor for the original Apple Macintosh
-- John Wharton, designer of the world's first 8048-based keyboard
controller and automobile carburetor. He went on to design the eight-
bit microcontroller that became the 8051
-- Paul Saffo, a forecaster, professor and fellow of the Royal Swedish
Academy of Engineering Sciences at Stanford University.
Commentary:
Richard Nass, of TechInsights "This year's ESC Silicon Valley is especially exciting because it marks
20 years of ESC conferences. We selected our speakers based upon their
individual and significant contributions to the embedded systems industry.
The speakers will take us through the multitude of changes they have
witnessed and progress they have made over the past two decades. The
reflections will be followed by Paul Saffo, a renowned technology
forecaster, who will offer a forecast for future of the industry."
To register for ESC Silicon Valley visit: http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv
About ESC
ESC is where the global design engineering community gathers to learn,
collaborate and celebrate innovation. Held in Silicon Valley, Boston and
India, the Embedded Systems Conference empowers the global design
engineering community with hundreds of essential technical training classes
and accreditation opportunities. For more information and to register for
our events visit http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv.
About TechInsights (http://www.techinsights.com)
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Contact:
Jessica Devaney or Leslie Denson, Horn Group (on behalf of TechInsights)
jdevaney@horngroup.com / ldenson@horngroup.com
617.431.1020
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