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Where is AI headed? A brief summary in research progress in large language models

Speaker: Dr. Eric Price, of The University of Texas at Austin

Description: Over the past 5 years, large language models (LLMs) have gone from struggling with elementary school math to acing college math and science exams.  How did we get here, and what’s coming next?

Biography: Dr. Eric Price is an Associate …

20 February 2025 – Potential Effects of Economic Policy in 2025

Title: Potential Effects of Economic Policy in 2025

Abstract: The talk will first present baseline trends for key indicators on the current economy, including budget and financial conditions. It will then discuss potential economic effects of possible policies of the new Trump administration.

Date and Time: Feb …

16 January – Texas Power: a 2025 Update

Date & Time: 6 PM, 16 January

Location: Virtual only by Zoom

Title: Texas Power: a 2025 Update

Speaker: Jim Woodrick

Biography: Mr. James Woodrick had a 28-year career with DuPont Inc., including positions in technology, operations, business and manufacturing management in Victoria, Alvin, Houston and Orange, Texas, and …

Life Member Chapter Officer Candidates for 2025

The following Central Texas Section Life Member Affinity Group members have agreed to run for Chapter offices for 2025:

Chair,  Bill Martino 

Vice-chair,  Clyde Springen 

Secretary,  Tom Grim 

Treasurer,  Kai Wong 

19 September 2024 – SYSTEM AND PLATFORM DEBUG USING USB TYPE-C CONNECTOR

Date/Time: 19 Sep 2024, 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM

Abstract: System and platform debug is extremely important to launch products quickly, to avoid undue delays in production, for faster customer product introduction, for in-field debug, etc. Traditional debug techniques using open-chassis are useful for system debug, but removing …

15 August 2024 – Satellite Imaging Technology

Date / Time: 15 Aug 2024, 06:00 PM to 07:31 PM

Speaker:  Mr. Tom Babb of SkiFi Inc.Texas, Austin.

Bio: Tom Babb is the Head of Marketing of SkyFi, and he is in Austin, Texas.  Prior to SkyFi, Tom was the Growth Marketing Manager and Community Success Marketing. …

25 July 2024 – ESTATE PLANNING 101: PRESERVING & PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY & LEGACY

Speaker: David of EverSource Wealth Advisors & Matthew of Davidson Law Group

Topic: ESTATE PLANNING 101: PRESERVING & PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY & LEGACY

Bio: David formerly worked for SpaceX, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin as an engineer before he transitioned to the financial services industry.

After his father passed away, David …

18 July 2024 – Space Technology for Interplanetary Exploration

Speaker: Kendra Cook of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Topic: Space Technology for Interplanetary Exploration

Bio: Kendra Cook is a Senior Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where she has worked for nearly 8 years. She is currently serving as the Lead Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer …