{"id":11517,"date":"2015-05-07T16:16:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/verificationhorizons\/?p=11517"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:42:54","slug":"verification-academy-the-place-to-meet-at-dac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/verificationhorizons\/2015\/05\/07\/verification-academy-the-place-to-meet-at-dac\/","title":{"rendered":"Verification Academy: The Place to Meet at DAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dac.com\/sites\/default\/files\/52DAC_logo.png\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>For all things verification, you will want to stop by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/verificationacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verification Academy<\/a> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.verification.academy\/forum\/verification-academy-exhibitor-floor-dac-2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>booth #2408<\/strong><\/a> at DAC to interact with experts exploring the challenges of IC design and verification.\u00a0 At the top of each hour, the Verification Academy will feature a presentation followed by a lively conversation.\u00a0 Presentations will not be repeated so each hour will be unique.<\/p>\n<p>We have themed each of the days as well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday is \u201c<strong>Debug Day<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday is \u201c<strong>Standards &amp; FPGA Day<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday is \u201c<strong>Formal Verification Day<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Naturally, you will find a few exceptions to those rules when you look at the program in detail.\u00a0 Please register for Verification Academy sessions here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentor.com\/events\/design-automation-conference\/schedule?fa=verification-academy&amp;currentDay=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Monday Registration<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentor.com\/events\/design-automation-conference\/schedule?fa=verification-academy&amp;currentDay=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tuesday Registration<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentor.com\/events\/design-automation-conference\/schedule?fa=verification-academy&amp;currentDay=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wednesday Registration<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 [NOTE: the Verification Academy sessions are highlighted with a blue background when you visit the registration site.]\u00a0 A concise listing of all the Verification Academy sessions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/verificationacademy.com\/events\/academy-dac-booth-2408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We will feature an end of the day reception on Monday at the Verification Academy booth after the last presentation.\u00a0 Neil Johnson (XtremeEDA) and Mentor\u2019s Harry Foster will explore Agile Evolution in SoC Verification in that last session.\u00a0 The session begins at 5pm.\u00a0 Neil is a proponent of this methodology as a means to to help build in design quality and simplify the task of verification.\u00a0 In addition to being an advocate for this, he is also a practitioner of it.\u00a0 He is an open-source hardware developer and Moderator at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AgileSoC.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.AgileSoC.com<\/a>.\u00a0 We think the conversation that follows this informative session will be a lively one in which we invite everyone to continue over cocktails and hor d&#8217;oeuvres at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>We are sponsoring other events outside of the Verification Academy as well.\u00a0 Tuesday is truly \u201cStandards Day\u201d at DAC.\u00a0 In addition to the standards theme at the Verification Academy booth, you can kick off the day at the Accellera Breakfast and later in the day attend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IEEE DASC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accellera.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accellera<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si2.org\/si2_home.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Si2<\/a> System Level Low Power Workshop.\u00a0 Here is a partial list of Standards Day activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accellera Breakfast: Design &amp; Verification Standards in the Era of IoT<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, June 9, 2015<br \/>\n7:30am \u2013 9:00am<br \/>\nMoscone Center, Room 2201<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.accellera.org\/news\/events\/accellera-at-dac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information &gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/form.jotformpro.com\/form\/51165981702961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register for this event &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Verification Academy Booth: Standards Day<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, June 9, 2015<br \/>\n9:00am \u2013 7:00pm<br \/>\nExhibit Floor: Booth #2408<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/verificationacademy.com\/events\/academy-dac-booth-2408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information &gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentor.com\/events\/design-automation-conference\/schedule?currentDay=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register for these events &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>System Level Power Workshop: What You Need to Know<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, June 9, 2015<br \/>\n1:15pm \u2013 4:30pm<br \/>\nMoscone Center, Room 206<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.accellera.org\/news\/events\/accellera-at-dac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information &gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/form.jotformpro.com\/form\/51174999542972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register for this event &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SKY TALKS: Trends in Functional Verification: A 2014 Industry Study<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Speaker: Harry Foster<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, June 9, 2015<br \/>\n3:30pm \u2013 4:00pm<br \/>\nExhibit Floor: Booth 311<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.dac.com\/events\/eventdetails.aspx?id=182-106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information &gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dac.com\/content\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Registration for this event &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Registration<\/h3>\n<p>If you have not yet registered for DAC, do so now.\u00a0 If you do not have plans to register for the full technical conference, many conference events are fee free if you select the \u201cI LOVE DAC\u201d registration option before May 19th!\u00a0 In fact, all the \u201cStandards Day\u201d events listed above are free with early <em>I Love DAC<\/em> registration. 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