Gerd will provide an introduction to the marketing and sales cycles, and then will present proven techniques which can be used to win sales projects in a competitive market without sacrificing price. Join a discussion about the new CNSV website including the design decisions involved and the technology behind the site. You've got a website, but are you doing a good job of marketing yourself and your business? Why should you bother? Unless you are so busy with work that you never need to attract new clients, you may be missing your best opportunity to convince companies to engage you as a consultant. Would you like to know how the rich save money on taxes (legally)? Some of their strategies may apply to you. Come and hear John Peplowski -- and maybe you can apply some of his wisdom to your own financial situation. John is an experienced speaker on wealth accumulation during our working, that is consulting, years. This all-day Saturday seminar attracted a capacity crowd of about 90. The seminar consisted of single- and dual-track talks. A zip file is available which contains the program and twelve presentations by these eight speakers: Carl Angotti, Brian Berg, Bob Gauger, Kathryn Gutierrez, Kim Parnell, David Pregeant, Mike Silverman and Ken Wada. This presentation will outline some of the unique features of product development in the medical device industry. Learn what engineers can do to improve product reliability during the manufacturing phase. Dr. Hakim M. Mesiwala will provide an overview of the field of Digital Signal Processing (DSP). Bill Rousseau will present an informal tutorial on the traps and tricks of the trade, drawing on examples abstracted from actual, and a few hypothetical, applications. Dr. Lauro Rizzatti will talk on the impact and benefits of high-level synthesis for these large designs into the new millennium. His presentation will include a brief overview of the Electronic Design Automation industry, an introduction to high-level synthesis, and the benefits of high-level synthesis.