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San Jose Welcomes ECCE

San Jose, California, willhost the first IEEE En-ergy Conversion Con-gress and Exposition(ECCE) to be held 20–

24 September 2009. Set in the heart ofthe Silicon Valley, San Jose flourisheswith industry, beauty, and a culture richwith history.

San Jose, the first capital of Cali-fornia, has become the center of high-tech innovation and is easily accessedby two major airports—San JoseInternational and San Francisco Inter-national. Mostmajor airlines ser-vice one or both.

The Double-tree Hotel, SanJose, will hostthe ECCE 2009and will placeyou in the cen-ter of it all! Thehotel is locatedless than a half mile from the SanJose International Airport and only45 min from the San Francisco Inter-national Airport. Several other majorhotels are located within walkingdistance from the Doubletree Hotel.The Valley Transportation Author-ity, a convenient and affordable lightrail system, connects you to the heartof downtown San Jose, Santa Clara,Mountain View, and beyond.

Chosen as one of the top-three fun-niest cities in America by Seattle-based game-maker Cranium Inc., SanJose has plenty to keep a family busyand entertained. From child-orientedand inner-child-inspired museums tozoos, parks, hiking trails, picnicking

havens, sports, festivals, and parades.Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum andPlanetarium, Tech Museum of Inno-vation, Children’s Discovery Museumof San Jose, San Jose Museum of Art,the Winchester Mystery House, Mis-sion Santa Clara, the John SteinbeckMuseum in Salinas, the ComputerHistory Museum in Mountain View,the Lick Observatory at Mount Ham-ilton, and the Cantor Center for theVisual Arts in Palo Alto are few of theattractions in the area. Alternatively,spend the evening taking in a show at

the San Jose Repertory Theatre cele-brating its 28th year in 2009. Thereare several wineries close to the hotel,and for those who have the time toventure further afield, there are op-tions to explore Monterrey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, San Francisco, and thewine-producing regions of Sonomaand Napa Counties.

San Jose is home to a plethora ofrestaurants and dining options toappease even the most discriminat-ing palates. Flavors from aroundthe world converge upon this culi-nary city. Also not be missed is theSan Jose International MariachiFestival, which takes place everySeptember and celebrates the city’s

Mexican heritage, sure to be in fullswing during ECCE 2009.

In addition to experiencing thebeautiful San Jose, ECCE 2009gives you the opportunity to presentand attend high-quality technicalpapers and tutorials, participate inpanel discussions, and listen todistinguished plenary speakers cov-ering the breadth and depth of theenergy conversion field. This confer-ence will provide the premier venuefor showcasing new technologies,concepts, and applications covering

all aspects of en-ergy conversionand will offerthe industryparticipants theopportunity toconnect with theircustomers, ven-dors, and withother researchersin the commu-

nity. It also provides academicresearchers with an ideal venue fordisseminating their research workand in determining the researchneeds of the industry. Experiencethis unique event as the two worldscollide—the energy conversionmarket and its high-level researchwith real application and commer-cial products and services. Pleaseplan to participate in this excitingevent. For more information, pleasecontact Tomy Sebastian, generalchair, t.sebastian@ieee.org, or visitthe conference Web site www.ecce2009.org.

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