Silicon Valley Study Tour 2011
Provisional Tour Program
| Date | Activity | Topic | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 8. May 2011 - 8:00 - 23:00 |
Check-in Stanford Terrace Inn, Stanford Terrace Inn, Palo Alto. |
Please inform Wolfgang or Philipp if you arrive earlier |
Scheduled | |
| Monday, 9. May 2011 - 8:30 - 9:30 |
Guided tour Stanford University, Hoover Tower, Stanford. |
We meet Linda Bernard. Hoover Tower houses a public policy research center. |
Confirmed | |
| Monday, 9. May 2011 - 9:30 - 10:30 |
Visit Center for Design Research (CDR), Center for Design Research (CDR), Stanford. |
We meet Tamara Carleton. Foresight methods, ME310 studio space |
Thanks sent (no further action) | |
| Monday, 9. May 2011 - 11:00 - 12:00 |
Presentation & Discussion Stanford Law School. |
We meet Bruce Cahan. High Transparency Banks, Ethical Banking |
Scheduled | |
| Monday, 9. May 2011 - 12:15 - 14:00 |
Lunch Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford. |
We meet Bruce Cahan. Lunch |
Confirmed | |
| Monday, 9. May 2011 - 14:00 - 15:30 |
Visit Stanford University, Stanford Forsythe Hall. |
We meet Joyce Dickerson. Sustainability & Energy Management @ Stanford Campus |
Thanks sent (no further action) | |
| Monday, 9. May 2011 - 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. |
Scheduled | |
| Tuesday, 10. May 2011 - 9:00 - 13:30 |
Visit Google, Google HQ Mountain View. |
We meet Louis Perrochon. Google App Engine, Google Apps for Business |
Thanks sent (no further action) | |
| Tuesday, 10. May 2011 - 14:00 - 16:00 |
Visit Microsoft Research, Microsoft Research Palo Alto. |
We meet Justin Preston. Microsoft Cloud Technology, Office 365 |
Thanks sent (no further action) | |
| Tuesday, 10. May 2011 - 17:30 - 19:00 |
Dinner BayCHI, Café Pro Bono, Palo Alto. |
Socializing event |
Scheduled | |
| Tuesday, 10. May 2011 - 19:30 - 21:30 |
Presentations BayCHI, Xerox PARC, Palo Alto. |
Cartographies of Time & SVA History |
Scheduled | |
| Wednesday, 11. May 2011 - 9:00 - 12:30 |
Visit VMware, VMware HQ, Palo Alto. |
We meet Othmar Bienz. VM Cloud Strategy, Roadmap, Product Portfolio |
Confirmed | |
| Wednesday, 11. May 2011 - 13:00 - 14:30 |
Visit Tesla Motors, Tesla Store, Menlo Park. |
We meet Troj Jones. Tesla electric cars |
Confirmed | |
| Wednesday, 11. May 2011 - 15:00 - 17:30 |
Visit SNR Denton US LLP, SNR Denton US LLP, Palo Alto. |
We meet Richard Horning. VC Scene, IP, legal aspects of cloud computing |
Confirmed | |
| Wednesday, 11. May 2011 - 17:30 - 19:30 |
Evening mixer event SNR Denton US LLP, SNR Denton US LLP, Palo Alto. |
We meet Richard Horning. Networking with ETH/Swiss universities alumnis living in the valley. |
Confirmed | |
| Thursday, 12. May 2011 - 9:00 - 10:30 |
Visit Lithium, Lithium Headquaters, Emeryville CA. |
We meet Phil Soffer. social CRM |
Confirmed | |
| Thursday, 12. May 2011 - 13:00 - 14:00 |
Visit OPOWER, OPOWER, San Francisco. |
We meet Ling Ling Yee. energy efficiency and conservation solutions |
Thanks sent (no further action) | |
| Thursday, 12. May 2011 - 14:30 - 16:30 |
Visit Hot Studio, Hot Studio, San Francisco. |
We meet Chris Jones. Agile UX, Lean UX |
Confirmed | |
| Thursday, 12. May 2011 - 17:30 - 18:30 |
Drinks San Francisco Marriott Marquis (The View). |
Bar on 39th floor with a spectacular view of downtown San Francisco. |
Scheduled | |
| Friday, 13. May 2011 - 10:00 - 12:00 |
Guided tour Computer History Museum, Computer History Museum, Mountain View. |
The world's leading institution exploring the history of computing |
Scheduled | |
| Friday, 13. May 2011 - 13:00 - 16:00 |
Visit NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffet Airfield, Mountain View. |
We meet Terence Pagaduan. Candidates: SkyTran project, Bloom Energy |
Confirmed | |
| Friday, 13. May 2011 - 18:30 - 22:00 |
Farewell dinner Shoreline Lakeside Café, Mountain View. |
We meet Les Cottrell. First website & first internet link to China from SLAC |
Send invitation(s) | |
| Saturday, 14. May 2011 - 11:00 - 19:00 |
Rent bicycles at Fisherman's Wharf Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. |
Optional: Bike to Golden Gate Bridge & return to SF via Sausalito. |
Scheduled | |
| Sunday, 15. May 2011 - 6:00 - 12:00 |
Check Out Stanford Terrace Inn, Stanford Terrace Inn, Palo Alto. |
Contact Wolfgang if you want to check out earlier or stay longer. |
Scheduled |