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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:11:49 -0700
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Dear Friends of swissnex,
October and early November will be very busy with fascinating events
at swissnex San Francisco. See the short program just below, and the
details further down in the message. We hope to welcome many you at
swissnex !...
the swissnex team
TUESDAY OCTOBER 9, 19, 2007, 8am - 11am (breakfast meeting)
" Prepare your Business for Resale "
THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2007, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
" How to Reach and Maintain Financial Freedom "
THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2007, 6pm - 8pm (in Mountain View)
" Get-together of EPFL and ETHZ alumni "
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
" Connecting'07 with Design Studios"
FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 2007, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
" Connecting'07 with the best Design Students "
MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2007, 6.30pm - 9.00pm
" Insects or Helicopters ? - A conference on unconventional aerial
robotics "
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1st, 2007, 6pm - 8pm (at AIA San Francisco)
" INOUT Urban Furniture Exhibit Opening "
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2007, 6.30pm - 10.30pm
" Fire Arts & Burning Desires (at Burning Man) "
DON'T FORGET TO VISIT
" Minimal Landscapes Exhibition "
Sept. 20 - Oct. 12, 2007, 11am-5pm (Mon-Fri only !)
http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/
MinimalLandscapesExhibit
SWISSNEX WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE
" Influx Ideas 07 Conference "
http://www.influxideasconference.com/
SAVE THE DATES :
Thu Nov. 1 : TV 2.0 - What Content in a Multimedia World ?
Wed Nov. 7 : Fashion in Equation
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2007, 8am - 11am (breakfast meeting)
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«« Prepare your Business for Resale »»
To get the most return on their business when it is time to sell,
business owners should begin positioning their business for sale
now. At this combined presentation and panel discussion, business
owners will learn practical, highly-effective and proven strategies
that should be applied immediately whether you plan to sell your
business now or in the future. Topics will include planning an exit
strategy, maximizing value (of what?), the role of an intermediary,
the selling process and potential timeframes as well as building a
team of experienced advisors for when it comes time to sell your
business.
This event is organized in partnership with the Swiss-American
Chamber of Commerce, City National Bank and The Alternative Board.
Detailed program and registration : http://
www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/SACCbreakfast
Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact
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---- THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2007, 7.30pm – 9.30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« How to Reach and Maintain Financial Freedom »» With speaker Hans Overturf. A Swiss Business Stammtisch of the Swiss- American Chamber of Commerce. Details : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ SACCOct07 Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2007, 6pm - 8pm (in Mountain View) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Get-together of EPFL and ETHZ alumni »» The purpose of the meeting organized by the EPFL PhD Alumni Initiative is to connect alumni of the EPFL and ETHZ as well as others who are interested in Switzerland for business, research, and education. They are eager to get to know you and the kinds of programs and events from which you would like to benefit as they launch a new alumni initiative. In addition, they would like to share with you some of the recent developments at the alumni association, A3, as well as from the EPFL campus, which will be presented by Mark Miehlbradt, Director, EPFL Alumni Association. See: http://a3.epfl.ch Please respond to Carolyn Magnani by email (carolyn.magnani_at_epfl.ch) or by calling her at 011.41.21.693.1405 or 011.41.79.823.5388 to let her know if you are able to join them. Upon receiving your response, they will send a confirmation of the location and other details. As they will need to make a reservation at the restaurant, they kindly ask you to respond as soon as possible, and not later than Tuesday, October 9th. Details : mailto:carolyn.magnani_at_epfl.ch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007, 6.30pm - 8.30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Connecting'07 with Design Studios »» In partnership with industrial design congress Connecting'07, swissnex San Francisco will be showcasing the industrial designs of Y Studios, Cheskin Consulting, Seven02 Design and Whipsaw. The theme of Connecting'07 is Connecting People and Places, Connecting Virtual and Visceral, and Connecting Beauty and Bounty. It will explore the implications of an evermore connected world, devoting a day each to connecting physically, virtually and culturally. It will seek connections between design, business, brands, services, technology and society. It will offer the opportunity to connect with people from diverse design disciplines, backgrounds and nationalities. Details : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ Connecting07-1 Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 2007, 6.30pm - 8.30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Connecting'07 with the best Design Students »» In partnership with industrial design congress Connecting'07, swissnex San Francisco will be showcasing a collection of the best student work from San Francisco State University, Art Academy University, and San Jose State University. The theme of Connecting'07 is Connecting People and Places, Connecting Virtual and Visceral, and Connecting Beauty and Bounty. It will explore the implications of an evermore connected world, devoting a day each to connecting physically, virtually and culturally. It will seek connections between design, business, brands, services, technology and society. It will offer the opportunity to connect with people from diverse design disciplines, backgrounds and nationalities. Details : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ Connecting07-1-new Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2007, 6.30pm - 9.00pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Insects or Helicopters ? - A conference on unconventional aerial robotics »» Space exploration develops many technologies which later can find applications on Earth. Straight from the labs of Switzerland's two Federal Institutes of Technology, ETHZ and EPFL, we will have on hand three robot prototypes developed for space exploration that also have significant terrestrial applications. They illustrate one of Switzerland’s newest leading trends: small flight devices. The Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) at ETHZ, Zürich will present two prototypes: one with a 3.2 m wingspan and a weight of 2.6 kg that was successfully tested during an autonomous solar-powered flight lasting 5 hours; the other one is an autonomous helicopter that has been miniaturized so that it can fly and self-navigate in cluttered environments. The Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at EPFL, Lausanne, will present a 10 g microflyer. It demonstrated full autonomous flight in an office-sized arena using a mere 100 pixels, 2 rate gyros and a miniature anemometer. This event is part of the ThinkSwiss (www.thinkswiss.org) program. Details and registration : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/ activities/events/AerialRobots Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1st, 2007, 6pm - 8pm (at AIA San Francisco) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« INOUT Urban Furniture Exhibit Opening »» AIA (American Institute of Architects) San Francisco's newest exhibition, INOUT, showcases work by 12 young designers from the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland. These urban furniture prototypes feature a permeable connection between interior and exterior spaces and offer a rereading and re-appropriation of the urban setting from a social, ecological and technological perspective. swissnex is proud to partner with the AIA-SF to bring this unique exhibit to San Francisco ! Details : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/INOUT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2007, 6.30pm - 10.30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Fire Arts & Burning Desires (at Burning Man) »» In a collaboration between Burning Man, Leonardo Journal and swissnex San Francisco, an evening symposium will be presented by several Burning Man fire artists who will discuss the use of their work with fire as a creative medium. From a pyrrhic highlight to a transcendent interaction, when is fire an appropriate part of a sculptural statement? How to use fire in a safe way for both the artist and the audience? Learn about the behind the scenes of previous Burning Man fire art spectacles. Speaker attending the symposium will include Crimson Rose (The Fire Goddess), The Flaming Lotus Girls, (TBA), Bill Codding (The Burninator), Wally Glen (The Zen Fire Garden) and DaveX who will discuss the safety parameters of working with fire in an artistic way. Details : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ fire_arts_burning_desires Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ________________________________________________________________ This newsletter is produced by swissnex, connecting the dots between science, education, art and innovation http://www.swissnexSanFrancisco.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or access archived issues http://www.swisstalents.org/enews Copyright (c) 2003-2007 swissnex San FranciscoReceived on Fri Oct 05 2007 - 09:20:57 PDT
