UBM Electronics' ESC Silicon Valley, the Industry's Leading Embedded Systems Event, Offers an Immersive ESC Virtual Event for Engineers on June 16

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced it will present the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley virtual event, which offers an immersive ESC experience online on Thursday, June 16 from 8:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. PDT.  The virtual event is targeted to design engineers, representing all of the key industries and OEMs; embedded system designers; hardware designers; software designers; and system integrators and will provide attendees with highlights from the face-to-face conference and also give them access to presenters via live Q&A.  To register to attend the virtual event, click here.

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Ron Wilson, Editorial Director, Embedded Systems Conferences, will serve as the virtual conference's chair.

In the Auditorium, the feature presentation will be a video webcast of the complete Fireside Chat with Steve Wozniak, Co- Founder - Apple Computer, Inc, currently Chief Scientist - Fusion-io and Brian Fuller of EE Life.  Additionally, the event will offer a series of panel discussions and technical workshops, which include:

• Speed Training: Android in an Hour
• Agile Software Development Techniques for Embedded Systems
• Modern Network Security Protocol for Embedded Systems
• Developers Insight into Cortex M4

The event will also offer an Exhibit Hall with booths from Tektronix, Texas Instruments, Cadence, Microchip, IntrepidCS, Klockwork, CYMBET Corporation, Ironwood Electronics, PHYTEC, MoSys, Montavista, EMAC, Inc., McObject, RAMTRON, Tag-Connect, EarthLCD.com and XJTAG.  

Attendees will have a chance to win prizes including a Tektronix MSO2024 Digital Oscilloscope worth more than $5,000, an All Access Pass to a future ESC event, a subscription to EE Times Confidential, and many more valuable giveaways.

To register to attend the virtual event, click here.  After the close of the event, it will be on demand for six months.

About UBM Electronics  

UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry.   UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities and professional education services.   More than 2.2 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, EDN China, EDN Asia, EDN Japan, Design News and Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, Designlines and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DesignCon and ARM Technology Conference to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research.  UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About UBM plc

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

For more information on UBM Electronics please contact:
Felicia Hamerman, Vice President, Marketing
T: 516.562.5652, E: felicia.hamerman@ubm.com

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