Free Education & Training
Available to all Expo and Conference attendees
Don't Miss our Lineup of FREE Technical Training Sessions on the Show Floor—Including Three New Programs this Year! OPEN and FREE to all attendees, we've expanded our show floor training to include three new programs, designed to deliver practical, actionable information that you'll be able to apply immediately.
Napkin Sketch to Shenzhen
In dynamic 45-minute sessions engineers directly involved in embedded system design share their war stories and discuss the diabolical challenges and trade-offs spanning the entire design cycle from concept through to manufacturing.
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Tech Fundamentals
New to embedded, want to pick up skills outside of your core expertise, or simply need a brain refresh? Check out this new series of practical sessions covering everything embedded that you should have learned and now can.Learn more »
Hands-on Speed Training
We're bringing our popular hands-on training classes to the show floor, where attendees can get some drive time on the latest development boards, hardware, and software tools and face time with expert engineer-trainers. Pre-register for each session onsite at the Lab.Learn more »
Expo Theater
The lineup for our theater on the show floor features an exciting combination of product tear-downs, ripped-from-the-headlines panel discussions, legendary speed training sessions, and the popular Gadget Freak Lab.Learn more »
Vendor Sessions
Don't miss the variety of vendor sessions presented by industry heavyweights and brought to you by our partner companies.
Keynote Addresses
This year for the first time we crowd-sourced our keynote speakers for DESIGN West and have an amazing lineup in place. Join us at the San Jose Civic each morning at 10:30 for the inspirational and compelling presentations.Learn more »