Embedded Vision Insights: July 9, 2013 Edition

Dear Colleague,

The Silicon Valley edition of the Embedded Vision Summit, a series of technical educational forums for engineers interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software, occurred less than three months ago. But we're already hard at work on planning the next event. It's currently scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 2, in the Boston, Massachusetts area, the same region that hosted the premier Embedded Vision Summit in September 2012.

Preliminary information on the October 2 event can be found on the newly published Summit-focused area of the website, along with archives of video content and other materials from past Summits. One aspect of the new Summit section that'll undoubtedly catch your eye is a promotional video that just went live a few days ago. In the last newsletter, I pointed out to you a promo video, containing testimonials and other captured footage from the April Summit, and intended for potential new members of the Alliance. This new video, on the other hand, is intended for potential attendees of future Summits. Please check out the video, provide me your feedback on it, and share it with colleagues who you think may be interested in attending a future Summit.

Finally, I'd like to draw your attention to yet another new area of the site. If you're interested in a particular embedded vision technology or product, but don't already know which Alliance members provide it, send the Alliance an email via the "Find a Supplier" page form. Alliance staff members will review and forward it on to relevant company representatives in a timely manner, who will follow up with you directly.

Thanks as always for your support of the Embedded Vision Alliance, and for your interest in and contributions to embedded vision technologies, products and applications. Please don't hesitate to let me know how the Alliance can better service your needs.

Brian Dipert
Editor-In-Chief, Embedded Vision Alliance

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