Mouser Sponsors IEEE MetroCon Engineering Conference

September 17, 2013 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, is pleased to announce their Sponsorship of IEEE MetroCon, set for Oct. 9 at the Arlington (Texas) Convention Center.
MetroCon is a popular one-day technical conference hosted by the Fort Worth chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to provide education and networking opportunities for technical professionals in engineering, engineering students and university instructors and representatives.  For more information, visit  www.mouser.com/metroconieee/.       
Organizers said attendees will be presented with the technical and societal implications of some of the most promising and innovative developments and ideas. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a 50-year-old organization dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence.      
“Advancing technological innovation is at the heart of what we do here at Mouser,” said Kevin Hess, Mouser Electronics' Vice President of Technical Marketing. “We are very pleased to support this important regional conference and the work of electronics design engineers in our community. Their innovations will shape our future.”
The program will focus on six major topics:  Biotechnologies; Emerging Technologies; Developing and Deploying Secure Systems; Software and Systems Engineering; Cutting Edge Technologies; and Power & Energy Systems.      
Mouser sponsors IEEE events across the nation. Last month, Mouser sponsored the 25th IEEE HOT CHIPS symposium on Aug. 25-27, on the campus of Stanford University at Silicon Valley, California. HOT CHIPS is a top semiconductor industry conference focusing on high-performance microprocessors and related integrated circuits. It is an opportunity for chip designers, computer architects, system engineers, press and analysts, as well as attendees from national laboratories and academia to mix, mingle and see presentations on the latest technologies and products.