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Call for more C-level Speakers

It feels like the electronics industry is stretching under the eiderdowns (oh - that's European), debating to jump out of bed and face the world or snoozing a bit longer. So maybe I can help waking them up a bit: We are looking to the PR folks who want their executives communicate news about chips for health and medical, automotive, opto applications including lasers, anything to do with mobilitiy. 20 editors visiting Silicon Valley need to inform their design-engineer readers in 12 countries what's hot on the chip, IP, embedded, design tool front. This a great time to jump out of bed, stretch and position your CEO, GM or VP to the world. We are looking for engaging speakers, with vision, product news and who are ready to be quoted.

Partnerships and silver lining....

Partnerships and Silver lining……

A call with the MIG (MEMS INDUSTRY GROUP) brought me back to reality. How so? Because Karen Lightman, GM of the group and I are talking about the Globalpress Electronics Summit2010 already.

But let me back up: I am telling clients to make sure not to spin negative - or like we in the US like to say - “challenging” news. So here is mine in case you haven’t heard it yet: For the first time in 17 years Globalpress had to cancel a tour due to lack of companies with news or budget! After wondering what I did wrong (too close to Summit, too close to Computex, not working hard enough???) I am done licking my wounds and move on as always --  just 10 months early.

So now we are working on the Fall Tours, Europress, Oct. 19 – 23, Asiapress Nov. 30 – Dec 4) – I am grateful for the loyalty of companies like Intersil, Altera, Linear Technology, Gennum, QuickLogic, Fairchild who have Globalpress events already in their announcement schedules.

The 8th Globalpress Electronics Summit, April 26 -2 9, 2010 is also scheduled and we are looking for keynote speakers already. The 2009 MEMS segment was so successful that we will continue to invite MEMS companies together with MEMS INDUSTRY GROUP. This what I call a true partnership.

We have to start early with all projects to get on the announcement schedules of large or small companies reaching for global markets.

What silver lining?

The San Jose Mercury News reported chip sales rising for the first time in six months, with a feature on Weili Dai, cofounder of Marvell in the business section and best of all, the CFO of Atheros actually made some money off the stock market.

This tells me there is a silver lining indeed and like anybody else – I am stretching myself to reach the lining as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

Job Cuts and Top Traders.....

According to the San Jose Mercury News recently, more job cuts are expencted at companies like Sirf and and Rambus. Right next to the article about job cuts is a listing of Silicon Valley Top Traders

This week the highest trader was  Richard Levy of Varian Medical and lowest was Mohanlal Snacheti of Vnus Medical. Modest trades around $30k by executives from Power Integration.

At least this week the gap of good and bad news is not so huge.

Semiconductor Outlook 2008/2009 - not scared....

What a ride this is again. After running Globalpress Connection over 20 years, having gone through so many ups and downs, I thought I am done with the downs. But no - there is no such thing as no change! What does it mean for my event agency? It means we will ride this out again. Why will this work for us? As a business principle we have never overcharged our  sponsors in boom times and try to apply the German frugality to the down times. We have to work even harder to attract new sponsors and the attending editors have to write more -- but what's wrong with that. I am not scared because the trust, loyalty and fun our events bring to the semiconductor industry is worth any effort.