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    • at #1654
      Donald Kay
      Keymaster

      I am heading over to Electronex on Wednesday to check out the latest happenings. For those in Adelaide planning to go – there are flights available but with the big footy match in Sydney that weekend it may pay to book earlier.

      SMCBA has some quite worthy presentations that are also worth checking out.

      It would be interesting to know if any members are exhibiting there or attending and what peoples thoughts are on the event.

    • at #1664
      Donald Kay
      Keymaster

      It was an interesting show – I caught up with some members there. I remade some connections and found a couple of interesting parts. Unfortunately time did not allow me to attend the conference section which I am a little sad about.

    • at #1673
      Andrew Skinner
      Participant

      Hi Don
      I hadn’t known Electronex was on; maybe next year?

      US-based Electronics Design magazine recently published their Salary Review for 2015; this is a fascinating read for electronics engineers, and you can download it simply by registering with Electronic Design on their website.

      Here are some of the statistics of how electronic engineers are ‘staying current’ with new and emerging technologies.
      White papers: 69%
      Engineering/technology publications: 68%
      Webcasts: 63%
      Engineering videos: 57%
      Engineering/technology websites: 56%
      Seminars: 55%
      Engineering textbooks: 48%
      Vendor-sponsored education: 45%
      Trade shows/conferences: 40%
      E-books: 38%
      Engineering-associated – sponsored meetings: 22%
      On-line discussion forums: 22%
      On-line college degrees: 21%
      User groups/meetups: 19%
      In-house education programs: 18%
      In-classroom college degrees: 11%

      So which of these forms of education did their companies reimburse costs for engineers?
      Trade shows/conferences: 55%
      Seminars: 54%
      College tuition: 38%
      Engineering textbooks: 35%
      Engineering association dues: 27%
      Certifications: 26%
      Publication subscriptions: 26%
      On-line training: 25%

      The broad message from nearly 3000 electrical engineers was that “It’s not all about the money!”

    • at #1677
      Donald Kay
      Keymaster

      Andrew,
      Lies, Dam lies and statistics?

      This use and expense is congruent because
      White papers: 69%
      Engineering/technology publications: 68%
      Webcasts: 63%
      Engineering videos: 57%
      Engineering/technology websites: 56%

      Don’t normally have reimbursable expenses (and I bet they read them on company time as well as their own). The next in the list is

      Seminars: 55%

      And while all the things in the first list are great (and have enhanced the rate at which we do things) – I need to get out of the office too.

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