Want a better understanding of the changes in Silicon Valley that have occurred over the 30 year history of the San Andreas Chapter? Join your colleagues for this presentation by an outstanding chronicler of the history of Silicon Valley, followed by the official vote on changing our chapter name to the better known Silicon Valley brand.
"Silicon Valley: A History of Change"
When: Monday, August 30, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Leslie Berlin, Project Historian, Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University
Location: Michaels at Shoreline, Mountain View
Registration URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5Q7VBD
Constant reinvention and change have been hallmarks of Silicon Valley since its inception. Our speaker, Leslie Berlin, will talk about the history of Silicon Valley and its technical, industrial, cultural, and demographic transitions over the past decades.
Leslie Berlin is a Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University. She is the author of The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley, a biography of Intel co-founder and microchip co-inventor Robert Noyce. She also contributed the "Prototype" column on innovation to the Sunday Business section of the New York Times from September 2008 to July 2009. She serves on the advisory committee to the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and is also a director of the IT History Society.
* WHEN: Monday, August 30 (back from vacation and before Labor Day)
6:00 - 6:50 Registration, networking and light supper
6:50 - 7:00 Chapter announcements / Introduce board members
7:00 - 8:00 Speaker
8:00 Q& A, Business meeting to vote on Chapter name change to Silicon Valley chapter led by Leslie Fisher, Past President
* COST: $25 SLA Members / $30 Non-members/ $15 Students/ Member between jobs / Retirees
* LOCATION: Michaels at Shoreline. Take Shoreline Boulevard north from 101, past Shoreline Amphitheatre and past the gatehouse. Come early and enjoy the trails overlooking the golf course and the shoreline itself. http://www.michaelsatshoreline.com/location.html. It's not far from the Computer History Museum, which has limited hours at the current time, due to exhibit renovations.
* PARKING: Plenty of free parking since it's at the end of the golfing day. No public transportation, sorry.
* REGISTRATION URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5Q7VBD. After registering, you will have the option of paying through PayPal (has an additional $1.50 service fee) or sending the check to the Registrar (pay for your own stamp and envelope).
* DEADLINE: Register by end of day, Monday, August 23. Any checks must be received by Thursday, August 26.
Please forward this e-mail to any colleagues who may be interested
We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Jean Bedord
Vicki Garlow, Program Directors, San Andreas SLA
Leslie Berlin is a Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University. She is the author of The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley, a biography of Intel co-founder and microchip co-inventor Robert Noyce. She also contributed the "Prototype" column on innovation to the Sunday Business section of the New York Times from September 2008 to July 2009. She serves on the advisory committee to the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and is also a director of the IT History Society.
* WHEN: Monday, August 30 (back from vacation and before Labor Day)
6:00 - 6:50 Registration, networking and light supper
6:50 - 7:00 Chapter announcements / Introduce board members
7:00 - 8:00 Speaker
8:00 Q& A, Business meeting to vote on Chapter name change to Silicon Valley chapter led by Leslie Fisher, Past President
* COST: $25 SLA Members / $30 Non-members/ $15 Students/ Member between jobs / Retirees
* LOCATION: Michaels at Shoreline. Take Shoreline Boulevard north from 101, past Shoreline Amphitheatre and past the gatehouse. Come early and enjoy the trails overlooking the golf course and the shoreline itself. http://www.michaelsatshoreline.com/location.html. It's not far from the Computer History Museum, which has limited hours at the current time, due to exhibit renovations.
* PARKING: Plenty of free parking since it's at the end of the golfing day. No public transportation, sorry.
* REGISTRATION URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5Q7VBD. After registering, you will have the option of paying through PayPal (has an additional $1.50 service fee) or sending the check to the Registrar (pay for your own stamp and envelope).
* DEADLINE: Register by end of day, Monday, August 23. Any checks must be received by Thursday, August 26.
Please forward this e-mail to any colleagues who may be interested
We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Jean Bedord
Vicki Garlow, Program Directors, San Andreas SLA
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