The goal of DVClub events is to help build the verification community through quarterly educational and networking functions. We currently have active branches in Austin, Boston, RTP and Silicon Valley as well as international branches in Europe and India.

Events generally involve a free lunch followed by a technical program
and time allocated for networking. Topics vary, but the core focus is
end user verification stories, verification technology, and speculation
on our chosen career paths.

For more information on becoming a presenter, please contact us at: admin@dvclub.org

Brief Biography (from Paul’s Homepage):
I am director of the Analog Alliance and the Microelectronics Systems Laboratory (MSL). I also direct the NCSU Cadence Design Kit, and codirect. Paul D. Franzon is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. He has also worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, DSTO Australia, Australia Telecom, and two companies he cofounded, Communica and LightSpin Technologies Inc. He also severd for 13 yearsin the Australian Army Reserve, in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, holding ranks from Private to Captain. He has several major research efforts and has published over 200 papers.

Honors and Prizes
• Fellow of the IEEE, 2006
• Alcoa Research Award
• ECE Graduate Teacher of the year award, 2007
• ECE Teacher of the year award, 2006
• Alumni Distinguished Professor, 2003
• ECE Graduate Advisor of the year award, 2006
• NSW Expatriate Scientist Award, 2003
• NCSU Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2001
• NSF Young Investigators Award, 2003

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The application deadline for the MTV Scholarship Program is now less than 30 days away. This scholarship will provide round-trip airfare, conference registration fees, and hotel accommodations for several students across the nation to attend the 11th annual workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification in Austin, TX.

“It’s always difficult to have to choose applicants”, said Eric Hennenhoefer, President of Obsidian Software. “There are so many talented young engineers out there, and we like to help really determined and motivated individuals whenever we come across them.”

2010 marks the first year of this scholarship, which is open to applicants until October 1st. More information can be found by visiting the scholarship program page:

2010 Microprocessor Test and Verification Scholarship

The notoriety of DVClub is spreading organically by word of mouth – something that’s not easy to achieve among a community of engineers. “We continually see new people at each event” said DVClub founder and organizer Eric Hennenhoefer. “Once they’ve experienced a DVClub event, they tend to come back to future events and bring more co-workers with them”. The average quarterly growth rate for DVClub in 2010 has been around 7% per quarter and climbing.

About DVClub:

The principal goal of DVClub is to have fun while helping build the verification community through quarterly educational and networking events. Currently over 50 advisors actively keep the club organized by brainstorming on topics, tracking down speakers, promoting events, and helping out on event day.

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