Silicon Valley Study Tour 2010

Provisional Tour Program

Date Activity Topic Status
Monday, 10. May 2010 - 9:00 - 10:00

Guided tour

Stanford University, Hoover Tower, Stanford.
We meet Linda Bernard.

Hoover Tower houses a public policy research center.

Cancelled
Monday, 10. May 2010 - 10:30 - 12:00

Visit

Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning, Wallenberg Hall, Stanford.
We meet Robert Emery Smith.

Future of learning, new learing environments

Cancelled
Monday, 10. May 2010 - 12:15 - 14:00

Lunch

Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford.
We meet William Cockayne.

Lunch

In progress (contact established)
Monday, 10. May 2010 - 14:30 - 16:30

Visit

Center for Design Research (CDR), Center for Design Research (CDR), Stanford.
We meet William Cockayne.

tbd

In progress (contact established)
Monday, 10. May 2010 - 18:00 - 20:00

Welcome to Silicon Valley party

Silicon Valley Association, Stanford Terrace Inn, Palo Alto.

The tour participants meet invited guests from Silicon Valley.

Cancelled
Tuesday, 11. May 2010 - 9:30 - 12:00

Visit

Apple, Apple Headquarters, Cupertino.
We meet Christian Weibel.

Details will be available soon.

Cancelled
Tuesday, 11. May 2010 - 12:00 - 13:30

Business lunch in Apple's famous cafeteria.

Apple, Apple Headquarters, Cupertino.
We meet Christian Weibel.

Lunch

Cancelled
Tuesday, 11. May 2010 - 14:00 - 16:30

Visit

Intel, Intel Headquarters, Santa Clara.
We meet Russel Beutler.

Details will be available soon.

Cancelled
Tuesday, 11. May 2010 - 17:30 - 19:00

Dinner

BayCHI, .

Socializing event

Cancelled
Tuesday, 11. May 2010 - 19:30 - 21:30

Presentations

BayCHI, Xerox PARC, Palo Alto.
We meet Nancy Frishberg.

Computer-Human Interaction

Cancelled
Wednesday, 12. May 2010 - 10:00 - 12:00

Visit

Lithium, Lithium Headquaters, Emeryville CA.
We meet Bruno Teuber.

Social CRM

Cancelled
Wednesday, 12. May 2010 - 14:30 - 17:00

Visit

swissnex San Francisco, swissnex, San Francisco.
We meet Vanessa Drigo.

Presentations from guest speakers.
Candidates: Bing, Yelp, Blippy.

Cancelled
Wednesday, 12. May 2010 - 17:30 - 18:30

Drinks

San Francisco Marriott Marquis (The View).

Bar on 39th floor with a spectacular view of downtown San Francisco.

Cancelled
Thursday, 13. May 2010 - 9:30 - 11:00

Visit to Tesla Roadster showroom

Tesla Motors, Tesla Store, Menlo Park.
We meet Steve Tsang. We discuss Tesla Roadster.

High performance electric sports car

Cancelled
Friday, 14. May 2010 - 9:00 - 11:00

Visit

Nokia Research Center Palo Alto, Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto.
We meet Brett Murray.

tbd

Cancelled
Friday, 14. May 2010 - 14:30 - 17:00

Visit

NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffet Airfield, Mountain View.
We meet Terence Pagaduan.

Candidates: Bloom Energy, NASA World Wind.

Cancelled
Friday, 14. May 2010 - 18:30 - 22:00

Farewell dinner

Shoreline Lakeside Café, Shoreline Lakeside Café, Mountain View.

Keynote speaker to be announced.

Cancelled
Saturday, 15. May 2010 - 11:00 - 19:00

Rent bicycles at Fisherman's Wharf

Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals and Tours, Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.

Optional: Bike to Golden Gate Bridge & return to SF via Sausalito.

Cancelled