Time flies...it's almost February
Time flies...it's almost February
And you know what that means? DesignCon is next week.
I’ve probably been to a couple hundred trade shows in my career, and except for boat shows and fishing shows, I really can’t say I’ve been this excited to attend one in a long, long time! The panels that Leslie Van Grove put together will be very fun, and I’m especially looking forward to the SciFi panel. I know…I’m kind of running this topic into the ground, but I really don’t want you to miss it…it will be a hoot, and it’s just one week from today.
Here is a link to a description of the panel from its moderator, Gabe Moretti: http://www.gabeoneda.com/news/science-fiction%E2%80%A6-it-really-fiction
If you haven’t made up your mind about attending, take a look and I think it will grab you.
Preparing RecommendationsI’m also going to finally join the 21st century and will be on Twitter at DesignCon. No, I’m not going to tell you what I’m having for lunch, or that I just sat down to read a magazine. Instead, the tweets (I wonder why they didn’t call them “twits”! LOL) will help you find out more about Mentor. And, if we win the DesignVision award for HyperLynx, well…you know I won’t be able to help myself from lauding that! I’ll give more specifics on Twittering later in the week (you can read that as “after I figure it out”).
On another front, Mentor will have a couple of very intersting announcements over the next 6 weeks. Stay tuned, because these announcements are going to show the intense commitment we have to PCB design, development, simulation, and manufacturing. PCB is not a side business for Mentor and we continually strive to deliver the best possible tools to our customers.
About Mark Forbes
Mark has worked in the electronics industry for more than thirty years, beginning while in college. The first 8 years of his career was spent in R&D, where he received his first patent for a remote communications system for reading electricity meters. During that time he also worked on the weapons management system for the F-16 fighter. He then moved into product marketing, eventually leading a team of 6 product managers. For two years, he shifted gears and was editor-in-chief of a computing industry trade magazine. The 16 years prior to joining Mentor Graphics Mark spent as a consultant, working for Microsoft, Intel, Sharp, HP, and other industry-leading companies. Mark’s career ranges from laying PC board with red and blue tape to defining five-year product plans.
Mark earned a BSEE degree from Bradley University in Peoria, IL, and did MBA work at the University of Santa Clara. Mark has written five books, including three university-level textbooks, more than 115 technical and business articles, and has been issued two patents.
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