Embedded Systems Conference
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The Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) is a conference and expo that takes place in six locations around the world. ESC is the largest gathering for System Architects and Design Engineers, focusing on networking, innovation and training. ESC provides attendees with product demonstrations, speeches by industry experts, technical training classes and accreditation opportunities.

ESC Silicon Valley

The first ESC Silicon Valley conference was held in 1989 and is the largest Embedded Systems Event in North America with 10,000 attendees and more than 350 exhibitors. Attendees come from various locations, however the majority 83% come from California and 4% are international. The conference program includes nearly 200 classes across 8 tracks. ESC Silicon valley is hosted at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA. Keynote speakers have included Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....

, Dr. Michio Kaku, and Ken Mattingly
Ken Mattingly
Thomas Kenneth "Ken" Mattingly II, is a retired American astronaut and rear admiral in the United States Navy who flew on the Apollo 16, STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. He had been scheduled to fly on Apollo 13, but was held back due to concerns about a potential illness...


ESC Boston

ESC Boston was first held in 1989 and showcases 150+ industry exhibitors and features a comprehensive technical program including 21 industry tracks and 85+ sessions, tutorials, classes and panels. The Boston Embedded Systems Conference is smaller than ESC Silicon Valley and is slightly more systems oriented. The event is held at the Hynes Convention Center
Hynes Convention Center
The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston was built in 1988 from a design by architects Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood. It replaced a previous building, also a convention center, regarded as "ungainly." The 1988 design "attempted to relate in scale and materials to its...

 and has seen changes in its attendance since its inception. In 2008 there were 3,473 attendees and the event has been growing. The largest group of attendees come from Massachusetts - 60% and an additional 8% are International attendees. Keynote speakers have included T.J. Rodgers and Avi Rubin
Avi Rubin
Aviel David Rubin a graduate of the University of Michigan and Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins, Director of ACCURATE, President and co-founder of and an expert in systems and networking security...

.

ESC India

The inaugural ESC India was held in 2007 at the NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

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In India, ESC specifically caters to the embedded systems engineers and technical managers actively seeking for solutions to upgrade their design expertise, knowledge and skills. In its fourth edition, ESC India 2010 to be held in Bangalore from July 21–23, 2010 will focus on the critical issues faced in the embedded software and hardware domain, showcase new technologies and provide answers to design challenges.

ESC UK

The first event was originally branded as the Embedded Systems Show (ESS) and its inaugural year was 1993. In 2009 The show was re-branded as ESC UK and saw a 10% increase in attendance over that of 2008. The show is held at FiVE International Show Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire
Farnborough, Hampshire
-History:Name changes: Ferneberga ; Farnburghe, Farenberg ; Farnborowe, Fremborough, Fameborough .Tower Hill, Cove: There is substantial evidence...

. In 2009 there were more than 1150 attendees and 65 electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...

 exhibitors.

IP - ESC France

The first IP - Embedded Systems Conference France was held in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

 in 1992. This conference has been centered around Intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

 (IP)-based System-on-a-chip
System-on-a-chip
A system on a chip or system on chip is an integrated circuit that integrates all components of a computer or other electronic system into a single chip. It may contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and often radio-frequency functions—all on a single chip substrate...

 (SoC) design since 2001.

ESC Chicago

ESC Chicago takes place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, formerly known as the Rosemont Convention Center, is a convention center located in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Built in 1975, the center has exhibition space of and parking available via a Skybridge connected parking garage, which is able to...

 in Rosemont, IL.

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