2008 Events List   
SACC San Francisco Chapter
November 19, 2008

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January 9
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
Speaker: Dr Huxley, CEO Speedel
 
January 22
2008
British American Business Council
Topic: Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon
Speakers: Brian Fabbri and Sean Randolph
Loc: The City Club, The Stock Exchange Tower, 11:45am-2:00pm
 
February 6
2008
SACC
Preview of new IMAX movie 'The Alps'.
5:30 p.m. Reception 6:30 p.m. Screening.
Reservations are required!
Loc: The Tech Museum, 201 South Market Street, San Jose
 
February 13
2008
Senate Select Committee on California-European Trade
Speaker: Hon John Bruton (The European Union Ambassador from Washington, DC)
Focus: How European firms and investments create thousands of jobs and numerous business opportunities in California
Loc: Hearing Room 2040, State Capitol, Sacramento at 3:30 p.m.
 
February 14
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
Speaker: Scott Gass, Sr Performance Strategist, Anthony Robbins Companies
Desc: Learn cutting edge tools to improve performance and achieve goals.
Loc: Swissnex

(The original scheduled speaker, Ms Michelle Ostertag, Friends of Progress, was unable to join us from Kenya due to political unrest. Visit www.rafikiwamaendeleo.org to learn more.)
 
February 29
2008
Swissnex
On February 29 and March 1, 2008, the International Career Fair will bring together graduate students as well as seasoned professionals, with leading companies from Europe, Asia and the US looking for highly qualified candidates for positions throughout the world.
Loc: Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco
www.internationalcareerfair.com
 
March 13
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
Topic: Outlook for 2008 Travel
Speaker: Brigitta Ammann, Jason Travel
Desc: The Travel Outlook for 2008, the Belair program this summer and a slide presentation on the Ancient Silk Road.
Loc: Swissnex
 
April 17
2008
Business Forum - South Bay
Speakers: Jochen Boehm, Site President, and Urs Schleuniger, Head of Inflammation Research.
Desc: Join us for a tour of the Roche Research Facility in Palo Alto. Lunch will be served.
Loc: Roche Research Facilities, 3431 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto
Time: 10:00 am.
 
May 8
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
No Meeting
 
May 14
2008
Business Forum - South Bay
Topic: European Networking Event. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and mingle with entrepreneurs, VC's and a range of professionals involved in cross-border business, but in a very relaxed and European atmosphere!
Loc: Cooley Godward, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California, 94306
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
 
May 20
2008
Business Forum - South Bay
Topic: Next Generation Electric Motors
Speaker: John Petro, Founder & CTO of NovaTorque, a clean-tech startup in Silicon Valley
Loc: Silicon Valley Bank
Time: 5:00pm
Details
 
May 29
2008
Club Entrepreneur
Presentation: HERA Biomedical
Loc: Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
Time: 6:30-8:00
Contact: Alex Fries (408-644 8104)
 
June 3
2008
SACC Luncheon
Topic: Economic Trends and Real Estate Investment Analysis 2007-2008.
Speaker: Larry Souza
Location: Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
Time: 11:30am Check-in, 11:45am Box Lunch.
 
June 12
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
Topic: Networking - Introduce yourself and your business
Loc: Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
Optional: No-Host dinner to follow.
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
 
June 14
2008
SACC San Francisco
Event: SOLD OUT ! Tour of the DiRosa Preserve and Starmont Winery.The first social event of 2008 is a 2.5 hr guided Discover Tour of the Di Rosa Preserve in Napa then a visit to Swiss owned Starmont Winery. Lunch to follow.
 
July 17
2008
Business Forum - South Bay
Topic: Wikis at Work - How Enterprise Wikis bring Web 2.0 into the Workplace
Speaker:Peter Thoeny
Loc: Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara.
 
August 14
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
Topic: Importing Fine Swiss Chocolates
Speaker: Dominic Schoggi from Schoggi Chocolates
Loc: Swissnex
 
September 11
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
No Meeting
 
September 16
2008
Business Forum - South Bay
Topic: High-Potent Pharmaceutical Ingredients & Drugs: Risk Control in Risky Endeavors
Speaker: Peter Mueller of Carbogen-Amcis
Loc: Silicon Valley Bank
Time: 5-7 pm
 
October 8
2008
SACC Luncheon
Topic: Economic and Real Estate Outlook - Recession: How Long and How Deep?
Speaker: Ken Rosen, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Professor, Investor, Economist, TV Commentator, Rosen Consulting Group.
Location: Hotel Nikko
Time: 11:30 Cocktails, 12:00 Lunch
Details
 
October 9
2008
Business Forum - San Francisco
No Meeting
 
November 12
2008
Business Forum - South Bay
Topic: How you can systematically influence your innovation pipeline.
Speaker: Markus Mettler of brainstore.com
Loc: Silicon Valley Bank
Details
 
December 4
2008
SACC
Christmas Luncheon and Fundraiser
Details to follow.
 
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