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"From Hollywood to Woodside"

September 26 - October 4, 2000

The (Swiss) Silicon Valley Association (SVA) is organizing a tour intended for IT specialists and entrepreneurs. This tour will include four days in the Los Angeles area and three days in Silicon Valley visiting Universities, leading Internet companies and start-ups. Meetings with Entrepreneurs, Legal and Financial advisers are also on the program. The tour is organized and directed by Henri Slettenhaar (SVA) and Wolfgang Korosec of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ).

Program highlights:

Tuesday: Departure from GE/ZH. Early afternoon arrival in Los Angeles, check-in Radisson Huntley hotel, Santa Monica.

Wednesday: Santa Monica and East Los Angeles -> University of California (UCLA) - University of Southern California (USC) + Content startups.

Thursday: Silicon Freeway (Ventura Freeway 101) -> Technology companies and startups.

Friday: Pasadena area -> Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), Business Technology Center (incubator), etc.

Saturday/Sunday: Sightseeing trip to the San Francisco Bay Area along the California coast with a visit to Santa Barbara, Hearst Castle and an overnight stay in Morro Bay

Monday: Startups in San Francisco and meet the Swiss Entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.

Tuesday: Silicon Valley including Apple and Akamai. Evening return flight to Zürich/Geneva.

For details see the program

Los Angeles from the Getty Center

About the tour:

Accommodation in excellent hotels.
All ground transportation, visits and program are included as well as some meals.
The number of participants is limited to 20 in order to maximize interaction among participants and during the visits.

Registration

Registration is closed.

Corporate sponsors:

Silicon Valley Association, 15 rte de Collex, CH-1293 BELLEVUE-Genève, tel: 022 774 02 06, fax: 022 774 02 07

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