Paul Wesling, Hewlett-Packard (retired) IEEE Distinguished Lecturer and Life Fellow. Abstract: Silicon Valley is commonly acknowledged as the tech capital of the world. How did Silicon Valley come into being, and what can we learn for our Columbus hub?

Paul Wesling Bio. Email: [email protected]. Topics: Origins of Silicon Valley and the Electronics Packaging Society; the IEEE/SEMI/ASME Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap and how to use it (as editor for the 2019 Roadmap). Past IEEE SF Bay Area Communications Director and Webmaster, and Life Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE

Paul Wesling, an IEEE Life Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer and ACM member, has observed the Valley for decades as an engineer, executive, resident, and educator, and has presented this talk world‐wide.

Join CHRS and Paul Wesling on 2/23/24 for an informative evening on the Origins of Silicon Valley. Doors open at 6:00 for socializing and hors d’oeuvres. From 6:45-7:45 we will hear from Paul, and then have Q&A from 7:45-8:00.

Paul Wesling received degrees in electrical engineering and materials science from Stanford University. He then worked locally at companies including Lenkurt Electric, Sperry-Univac, Datapoint Peripheral Products, and Amdahl, joining Tandem Computers in Cupertino in 1985.

Paul Wesling received his BS in electrical engineering and his MS in materials science from Stanford University. Following assignments at GTE/Lenkurt Electric, ISS/Sperry-Univac, Datapoint Peripheral Products (VP - Product Integrity), and Amdahl (mainframe testing), he joined Tandem Computer in Cupertino (now part of Hewlett Packard) in 1985.

Paul Wesling, IEEE Life Fellow, tells the story of Silicon Valley’s technological uprising in 1970’s California. In an area known a century earlier for its flourishing agriculture, San Francisco's Bay Area housed generations of entrepreneurs and celebrated education, making it destined to be a hotspot for engineering new ideas in technology.