Silicon Valley Study Tour 2012
Provisional Tour Program
| Date | Activity | Topic | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 10. September 2012 - 9:00 - 10:00 |
Guided tour Stanford University, Hoover Tower, Stanford. |
We meet Linda Bernard. Hoover Tower houses a public policy research center. |
To be finalized | |
| Monday, 10. September 2012 - 10:30 - 12:00 |
Visit Center for Foresight and Innovation, Center for Foresight and Innovation, Stanford. |
We meet William Cockayne. Practical methods to see the opportunities that are coming. |
Establish contact | |
| Monday, 10. September 2012 - 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford. |
We will have an invited speaker. |
Scheduled | |
| Monday, 10. September 2012 - 14:00 - 16:00 |
Visit Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion, Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion, Stanford. |
We meet Friedrich Prinz. Increase the efficiency of energy conversion devices. |
Establish contact | |
| Monday, 10. September 2012 - 16:30 - 17:30 |
Visit People Power, People Power, Palo Alto. |
We meet Gene Wang. Gene Wang, CEO of People Power will show us his house. |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Monday, 10. September 2012 - 19:00 - 22:00 |
Welcome to Silicon Valley party Dinah's Garden Hotel, Dinah's Garden Hotel, Palo Alto. |
The tour participants meet invited guests from Silicon Valley. |
Scheduled | |
| Tuesday, 11. September 2012 - 10:00 - 13:00 |
Visit City of Sacramento Department of Utilities, City of Sacramento Department of Utilities, Sacramento. |
We meet Ursula Oesterle. . |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Tuesday, 11. September 2012 - 15:00 - 17:00 |
Visit Zome Energy Networks, Zome Sales & Business Development, Berkeley. |
We meet Ursula Oesterle. Zome Products |
Establish contact | |
| Tuesday, 11. September 2012 - 19:00 - 22:00 |
Dinner in Berkeley . |
Dinner in a local restaurant |
Scheduled | |
| Wednesday, 12. September 2012 - 9:00 - 12:00 |
Visit Echelon Corporation, Echelon Corporation, San Jose. |
We meet Ursula Oesterle. open standard, multi-application control networking |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Wednesday, 12. September 2012 - 12:30 - 13:00 |
Visit Tesla Motors, Tesla Store, Menlo Park. |
We meet Troj Jones. See the new cars |
Establish contact | |
| Wednesday, 12. September 2012 - 14:00 - 16:00 |
Visit Silver Spring Networks, Silver Spring Networks, Redwood City. |
We meet Ursula Oesterle. Advanced Metering, Demand Response, Electric Vehicles |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Wednesday, 12. September 2012 - 18:00 - 19:00 |
Drinks San Francisco Marriott Marquis (The View). |
Bar on 39th floor with a spectacular view of downtown San Francisco. |
Scheduled | |
| Wednesday, 12. September 2012 - 20:00 - 22:00 |
Dinner in San Francisco . |
Dinner in a local restaurant |
Scheduled | |
| Thursday, 13. September 2012 - 9:00 - 12:00 |
Visit Cisco, Cisco Headquarters, San Jose. |
We meet Ursula Oesterle. Smart Grid & Smart Cities, Korea Case Study |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Thursday, 13. September 2012 - 14:00 - 16:00 |
Visit NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffet Airfield, Mountain View. |
We meet Terence Pagaduan. NASA's current activities in the clean-tech field |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Friday, 14. September 2012 - 9:00 - 13:00 |
Visit SAP Research, SAP Research, Palo Alto. |
We meet Geoff Ryder. Green Tech research and products |
In progress (contact established) | |
| Friday, 14. September 2012 - 14:00 - 16:00 |
Wrap-up Dinah's Garden Hotel, Palo Alto. |
We collaborate on the "Smart Book" - our vision of a smart city. |
Scheduled | |
| Friday, 14. September 2012 - 19:00 - 22:00 |
Farewell party Shoreline Lakeside Café, Shoreline Lakeside Café, Mountain View. |
Keynote speaker to be announced. |
Scheduled |