

June 2026 SLUG (Seattle LabVIEW User Group) Meeting
Join us in person in Bellevue for presentations and pizza, or attend virtually from anywhere.
Presentation: "LabVIEW … Then and Now"
Tony will be covering new features and capabilities that will be in the NI Q3 release on July 28. Tony will be walking us through features around:
LabVIEW's Nigel & AI capabilities
Text-based AI
The hardware-software interface and PXI/DAQ in general
CompactRIO, LabVIEW Real-Time, and LabVIEW FPGA
Presenter Tony Vento
Tony Vento is Sr. Director of Broad-Based Business at NI–Emerson, where he leads initiatives to expand customer success through a software-centric approach to test, measurement, and automation. He joined National Instruments in 1986 as the company’s first Applications Engineer for LabVIEW and has remained closely involved with the platform throughout its 40-year evolution. Over his career, he established NI’s direct sales and support operations in the U.S., Europe, and Japan; led global support; and helped define systems engineering as a core discipline within the company.
Vento later served on NI’s Executive Leadership Team under founder and CEO Dr. James Truchard. In this role, he led Customer Feedback initiatives and directed the Worldwide Partner Program, scaling a global ecosystem of more than 1,000 system integrators.
Following Dr. Truchard’s departure in 2019, Vento left NI and founded his own company, continuing to work within the NI ecosystem. He rejoined NI–Emerson in 2025, focusing on systems, LabVIEW+, and the integration of AI into test and measurement workflows.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science, summa cum laude, from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a master’s degree in information technology from the University of Texas at Austin. He also received an honorary PhD in Virtual Instrumentation from Dr. Truchard.
Can't Attend in Person? Join Virtually
June Seattle LabVIEW User Group Wednesday, June 10 · 6:00 – 8:00pm, Pacific. (Presentations began around 6:15pm Pacific.)
Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mdd-uuew-bpd Or dial: (US) +1 401-552-9572 PIN: 366 053 237# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/mdd-uuew-bpd?pin=8483827742888
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