Tonight was my debut as moderator at the EDAC CEO Forecast event. I'm generally not the nervous type but I have to tell you it was VERY uncomfortable in front of those lights, blinding really.
And I made the horrible mistake of saying "talk like brothers" versus something non gender biased in regards to improved communications, offending Peggy A. and a significant portion of the audience including my wife, again my apologies. But in my defense my sons get along much better than my daughters but I digress......
Other than that it went pretty well. The food was excellent (The brownies were to die for) and the bar was open so I have no complaints.
There were plenty of questions from the audience and we ran a little long on time but I feel it was a great start and good for EDA on a whole. There is even a picture up already here. The camera adds 10lbs, right?
I do feel however that tonight was an example of the disconnect between what really goes on in the trenches of semiconductor design and manufacturing versus the perception of people not in the trenches and as a result EDA continues to be grossly underrated.
One thing I hope we can all agree on is that there is definitely room for better communication inside and outside of EDA and I hope meaningful conversations can continue here on SemiWiki.
Cheers,
D.A.N.
And I made the horrible mistake of saying "talk like brothers" versus something non gender biased in regards to improved communications, offending Peggy A. and a significant portion of the audience including my wife, again my apologies. But in my defense my sons get along much better than my daughters but I digress......
Other than that it went pretty well. The food was excellent (The brownies were to die for) and the bar was open so I have no complaints.
There were plenty of questions from the audience and we ran a little long on time but I feel it was a great start and good for EDA on a whole. There is even a picture up already here. The camera adds 10lbs, right?
I do feel however that tonight was an example of the disconnect between what really goes on in the trenches of semiconductor design and manufacturing versus the perception of people not in the trenches and as a result EDA continues to be grossly underrated.
One thing I hope we can all agree on is that there is definitely room for better communication inside and outside of EDA and I hope meaningful conversations can continue here on SemiWiki.
Cheers,
D.A.N.
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