DEEE Trade Mission to Silicon Valley
30 October - 7 November 1998
Final Program
Day |
Date |
Time | Activity / Meeting | Topic | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 30 October | 14:25 | Departure Geneva SR 933 transfer in Zürich to SR 108 |
Latest check-in 13:25 |
OK |
| 18:50 | Arrival at San Francisco International airport, transfer to Palo Alto by minibusses | Customs & Immigration |
OK | ||
| 21:00 | Arrival at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel | Check-in and short information meeting | OK | ||
| Saturday | 31 October | 9:30 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . |
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| 10:00 | Stanford University | Guided tour of the campus |
OK | ||
| 12:30 | Tresidder Union, Stanford University |
Lunch on campus |
OK | ||
| 13:30 | Hiking in the Palo Alto Hills followed by a tour of Silicon Valley ending with a visit to Fry's Electronics | Exploring the area |
OK | ||
| 16:30 | Return to Sheraton Palo Alto | Time for a rest or swim |
OK | ||
| 18:00 | Aperitif in McArthur Park Restaurant with French-Swiss guests from Silicon Valley | Short speeches in French |
OK | ||
| 19:30 | Group dinner McArthur Park with invited guests | Arrivals from 19:00 Event hosted by ORACLE Software (Suisse) |
OK | ||
| Sunday | 1 November | 9:30 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . |
| 10:30 | Our first stop is the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco | . | OK | ||
| 12:00 | Sonoma is our second stop This is a historic town surrounded by famous wineries |
Lunch with wine-grower Claude Berthoud who is from Geneva | OK | ||
| 14:00 | Visit to two wineries: Berthoud and Arrowood | Guided by Claude Berthoud | OK | ||
| 16:00 | Drive to San Francisco | Sightseeing in San Francisco and dinner at the Loongbar Restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf | OK | ||
| 21:30 | Return to Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . | ||
| Monday | 2 November | 8:30 | Breakfast and personal business | . | . |
| 9:30 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . | OK | ||
| 10:00 | Visit to International Business Incubator, San Jose | Meeting with Barbara Harley, Director and James Robbins, Director of Environmental Business Cluster |
OK | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch offered by Worldcom, San Jose | Introduction to Worldcom | . | ||
| 14:15 | Worldcom Presentation | Corporate Strategy, MAE products, Operations | OK | ||
| 15:30 | Visit to Worldcom, San Jose | Tour of the world's largest Internet Switch MAE-WEST followed by Q&A and cocktails |
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| 17:30 | Return to Sheraton Palo Alto | Tour of the world's largest Internet Switch MAE-WEST followed by Q&A and cocktails |
OK | ||
| 18:30 | Dinner hosted by QUANTUM Peripherals | at Spago's in Palo Alto | OK | ||
| Tuesday | 3 November | 9:00 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . |
| 9:30 | Visit to Quantum, Milpitas | Detailed program to follow | OK | ||
| 11:45-17:30 | Visit to Apple Computer, Cupertino | Corporate directions and technology/product overview | OK | ||
19:00 |
Group dinner hosted by Apple Computer | Prominent speaker | OK | ||
| Wednesday | 4 November | 8:30 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . |
| 9:00 | Visit to Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto | Meeting with Ray Cookingham, Vice President and Controller, and Rich Marconi Technology Communications Manager HP Laboratories. The visit will include R&D, university relations and a company tour | OK | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch at the Stanford Faculty Club Hosted by Hewlett Packard | Our host is Dr. William Sharpe, Nobel Laureate for economics and UBS advisor | OK | ||
| 14:30 | Return to Sheraton Palo Alto | Time for personal business and preparation for the reception | OK | ||
| 17:00-20:00 | Reception "Geneva - Silicon Lake Region, The Gateway to Europe" Jasmine room Sheraton Palo Alto |
Short presentations Representatives of the Silicon Valley business community are invited |
OK | ||
| Thursday | 5 November | 8:30 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . |
| 9:00 | Visit to Silicon Graphics, Mountain View | Detailed program to follow | OK | ||
| 12:30 | Visit to Harmonic Lightwaves, Mountain View | Meeting with Anthony Ley, CEO | OK | ||
| 15:00 | Visit to Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park | Detailed program to follow | OK | ||
| 19:00 | Farewell dinner in Faz restaurant,1108 N. Mathilda Av, Sunnyvale | Hosted by Harmonic Lightwaves | OK | ||
| Friday | 6 November | 8:00 | Check-out Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . |
| 8:30 | Departure from Sheraton Palo Alto | . | . | ||
| 9:00 | Visit to Cisco Systems, San Jose | Detailed program to follow | OK | ||
| 14:00 | Visit to Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores | Detailed program to follow | OK | ||
| 16:00 | Time for shopping & personal business | Suggestion: Stanford Shopping Center | OK | ||
| 20:00 | Departure for San Francisco airport | 22:05 SR 109 to Zürich |
OK | ||
| Saturday | 7 November | 18:05 | Arrival Zürich | . |
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| 19:25 | Departure SR 942 to Geneva | Arrival Geneva 20:10 |
OK |