Starry is developing and deploying new technology with the goal of connecting billions of people worldwide to affordable, high speed internet. Currently, Starry’s internet service is available in 5 different U.S. cities: Boston, LA, DC, Denver, and NYC. This mission is enabled by Starry’s advanced multipoint system, which will be reviewed in this talk at a high level. Following the system overview, there will be a general technical discussion of applicable topics including antenna characterization, phased arrays and applications in WiFi. The session will conclude with questions. Speaker(s): Ryan Lagoy, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352175

Berkshire Consultants Network Presents: CNET Meeting: Running a Consulting Business and How to Become a Consultant Co-sponsored by: Berkshire Section Speaker(s): Larry Nelson Sr. PE DFE , Mark Fitzgerald Agenda: IEEE CNET Consultants Larry Nelson Sr. and Mark Fitzgerald will discuss how to be an effective consultant and run a consulting business. Topics: becoming a consultant, diversification of your consulting business and keeping a steady cash flow, PE Licenses pros and cons, whether to incorporate your business and have direct clients (C2C) or go W2 through an agency, issues that are common to the consulting business, revenue stream and billing, types of business and liability insurance, among other topics. We also welcome your questions. This talk covers information that engineers may find useful in a career choice of whether to become a consultant and run a consulting business. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/352232