The event Technology Leadership & Evangelism in the
Participation Age will take place on December 4, 2006 from
11:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Network Meeting Center, 5201 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara, CA. Sponsored by SD Forum, speakers include: Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage
Technology Ventures, Jeff Sandquist, Microsoft Evangelist, Channel 9 and 10, and Jeremy Zawodny, Technology Evangelist, Yahoo.
Information:
http://www.sdforum.org/SDForum/Templates/CalendarEvent.aspx?CID=2041
The event Evidence, Economics, and Politics: Australia’s Experiment in Evidence-Based Medicine will take place on December 15, 2006, at the St. Regis Hotel, 125 3rd Street, in San Francisco, CA. Australia’s Medicare system provides universal, tax-financed coverage to all citizens. Since 1993, the system’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has been required to incorporate an explicit consideration of comparative effectiveness and cost effectiveness as a prerequisite for coverage. With U.S. policymakers searching for ways to rein in Medicare and Medicaid drug spending, the Australian experience assumes special relevance.
Information: http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=113565
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The event Discovering the Next Frontier of Green Technology will take place on November 30, 2006 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. at Nixon Peabody LLP Two Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor, in San Francisco, CA. Sponsoring Group: Women’s Technology Cluster in conjunction with host sponsor Nixon Peabody LLP and the Cleantech Venture Network. Speakers: Cordell Hull, ex-President Bechtel Enterprises; Bryant Tong, Nth Power, Founder, China/U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliances; Charles Wu, TianDi Growth Capital; and [Moderator] Matthew Fisher, Nixon Peabody LLP.
Information: http://www.wtc-sf.org/cleantechhttp://www.wtc-sf.org/cleantech2006.htm2006.htm
The event Discovering the Next Frontier of Green Technology will take place on November 30, 2006 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. at
Nixon Peabody LLP Two Embarcadero Center, 27th
Floor, in San Francisco, CA. Sponsoring Group: Women’s Technology Cluster in conjunction with host sponsor Nixon Peabody LLP and the Cleantech Venture Network. Speakers: Cordell Hull, ex-President Bechtel Enterprises; Bryant Tong, Nth Power, Founder, China/U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliances; Charles Wu, TianDi Growth Capital; and [Moderator] Matthew Fisher, Nixon Peabody LLP.
Information: http://www.wtc-sf.org/cleantech2006.htm
The event San Diego Biotech Discussion Group will take place on November 29, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. at Élan Pharmaceuticals, in San Diego, CA. The featured company is Biogen Idec –with a discussion on how the Oncology Strategic Business Unit is Building its Future in San Diego. Speaker: Edgar H. Ulm, Ph.D, Senior Director, Oncology Research and Development.
Information: http://www.SDBiotech.org
The event BayBio Holiday Soiree for the Life Science Community will take place on December 12, 2006 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, in San Carlos, CA. Holiday soiree includes networking and catching-up with the old friends.
The event BioBasics Briefing will take place from December 7 – 8, 2006 at the BayBio Boardroom, 395 Oyster Point, Suite #117, in South San Francisco, CA. This workshop is geared for non-science professionals who would like to learn about the science, techniques, applications and issues driving the biotechnology industry today.
The event "WiLBA’s Third Annual Holiday Party" will take place on December 6, 2006 at Spago in Palo Alto, CA. The party will include wine, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, music, and conversation.
The event The Paradox of Excellence will take place on Dec 6, from 8:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. at The City Club, 155 Sansome Street #950 in San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Consultants USA Northern California (IMC NorCa), this presentation is designed for customer-facing executives and teams with P & L responsibility. The topic of the presentation is why performance improvements and better "customer experiences" aren’t leading to loyalty, satisfaction or profits.
The event VC TaskForce – Elevator Pitch Roundtable will take place on December 6 at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, 630 Hansen Way in Palo Alto, CA. A select number of entrepreneurs will present their pitch to the entire room. A distinguished panel of early stage investors will ask questions and provide brief feedback.
