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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:28:10 -0700
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Dear All,
Please find below all the details on our next event, co-organized with
NanoSIG. It will offer a unique opportunity to meet top nanotechnology
specialists from Switzerland and the Bay Area active in research, industry,
science policy, investing, etc.
It will be an "organized" networking-dinner, with :
- 3 short introductory presentations
- seating around 17 tables of 8, with an American and a Swiss specialist at
each table (a seating plan will be emailed to you a few days in advance)
- Q&As with mobile microphones.
There are only about 100 seats available !... To register
http://www.ScienceLink.org/about/events.htm
Looking forward to meeting you May 13 !
Have a nice week-end,
Christian Simm
THE EVENT
Swiss Nanotechnology meets Silicon Valley
Monday, May 13, 2002, 5.30-9.00pm
Roche Bioscience, Palo Alto, CA
SPEAKERS
Horst Vogel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
Christine Peterson, President, Foresight Institute, Palo Alto
Stan Williams, Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto
TABLE HOSTS / SPECIALISTS
Conference and networking dinner, with table hosts from :
- Switzerland
Hannes Bleuler, Prof. Microrobotics, EPFL Lausanne
Ulrich Claessen, Director, CSEM Center for Electronics and Microtechnology
Alex Domman, Head, Systems Technology, University of Applied Sciences
Kurt Eggmann, Weidmann Plastics Technology
Patrick Frey, CEO, Venture Valuation
Christoph Gerber, Head Cantilever Sensor Dept, IBM Research Zurich
Christen Heinerich, Head Knowledge Management Services, Ernst & Young
Karl Hoehener, General Manager, TopNano 21
Sotiris Pratsinis, Prof. Process Engineering, ETHZ Zurich
Loris Scandella, Head Marketing and Research, Nanosurf
Martin Schadt, CEO, Rolic
Roland Simonet, CEO, SwissPrecision
Horst Vogel, Director, Chem. Phys. and Polymer Membranes, EPFL Lausanne
- Silicon Valley
Rameshwar Bhargava, NanoCrystal Imaging Corporation
Kitu Bindra, Partner, Oppenheimer (attorney)
Ron Horvath, Partner, Glimmerglass (consulting)
Vic Kley, General Nanotechnology
Nola Masterson, TVMVC (VC fund)
Scott Mize, Nanotechnology Opportunity Report & AngstroVision
Stephen Nett, Quantum Polymer Technologies
Ed Niehaus, Freedom Technology Ventures & Foresight Institute
Gopal Patwardhan, COO, NASA-AMES
Christine Peterson, President, Foresight Institute
Chris Piercy, Partner, KnowledgeMarket
Ajay Ramachandran, General Partner, Ark Venture Partners
Richard Twogood, Lawrence Livermore National Labs
Bo Varga, Chair, Steering Committee, nanoSIG
Stan Williams, Hewlett Packard Labs
Norm Wu, Alameda Ventures (VC fund)
Benjamin Xu, Principal, Draper Advisors
DIRECTIONS
Roche Bioscience Conference Facility (the building in front of the entrance)
3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto
FROM 101 : take Oregon Expwy exit
- stay straight to go onto Page Mill Road (and drive about 3.5 miles)
- turn left on Foothill Expw. (and drive about 0.6 miles)
- turn right on Hillview Ave. (Roche will be on the left, after about 0.4
miles)
FROM 280 : take Page Mill Road East exit (and drive about 1.4 miles)
- turn right on Foothill Expwy (and drive about 0.6 miles)
- turn right on Hillview Ave. (Roche will be on the left, after about 0.4
miles)
Ample free parking available.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
$50 ($40 for NanoSIG or SwissTalents members)
http://www.ScienceLink.org/about/events.htm
BUFFET-DINNER MENU
Swordfish with Apple-Brandy Butter
Rare Tri Tip Beef with Portabello Mushrooms
Wild Mush-room Risotto, Melange of Spring Vegetables
Red Pear and Gorgonzola Salad over Spinach with Tangy Tarragon Sauce
Assorted Breadsticks and Rolls
Assorted Tiramisu Mini Cakes and Pies
Wine, Beverages and Coffee
ORGANIZERS
- NanoSIG
- Swiss Science & Technology Office, San Francisco
- Location:Switzerland
CURRENT SPONSORS
- Board of Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology
- Ernst & Young
- Roche
_______________________________________________________________
Christian Simm, PhD
Counselor for Science & Technology
Swiss Science & Technology Office for Western USA and Western Canada
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104 (USA)
phone : (415) 788-2272, extension 107 (direct) or 0 (operator)
fax : (415) 788-1402
e-mail : christian.simm_at_sciencelink.org
website : http://www.sciencelink.org
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