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UPCOMING EVENTS
BY JOINT VENTURE: SILICON VALLEY NETWORK & ITS INITIATIVES

September 28
What Does Federal Tax Reform Mean for Silicon Valley Businesses?, a full day
symposium sponsored by:
--the Council on Tax & Fiscal Policy, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network;
--Tax Executives Institute-Silicon Valley Chapter; 
--and San Jose State University, College of Business. 
8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Le Baron Hotel, 1350 North First Street, San Jose
(408) 453-6200. (convenient access from 880)  Admission: General $95,
Government/Academic $85 (fee includes meals and program materials). For more
information contact:Annette Nellen, College of Business, SJSU  (408)
924-3508.

October 4
Smart Talk by Smart Valley, Inc., presents Harry Bosco of AT & T on EVOLUTION
OF 
PUBLIC SWITCHED NETWORKS. 7:30 - 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 625 El Camino 
Real, Palo Alto. Smart Talks are free to Smart Valley individual members and
employees 
of member companies (note: individual memberships are non-transferable).
Admission is 
$5.00 for non-members. Reservations are required. To reserve your place or
for more 
information, contact Leslie Kareckas, lesliek@svi.org or 415-843-2103.

October 11
The Global Breakfast series, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Global Trading
Center, 
presents Dr. Prabhu Goel, Chairman of Inter Software & Technologies, speaking
on 
"Operating A Subsidiary in India - Challenges and Rewards." A light breakfast
begins at 
7:15 a.m. At the Decathlon Club, 3250 Central Expressway, Santa Clara,
between 
Bowers and Corwin. Non-members - $25.00 per person; members - $20 per person.

Payment can be made at the door, but pre-registration is recommended. E-mail:

svdsc@aol.com

October 17
Smart Talk by Smart Valley, Inc., presents Rocky Stewart and Dr. Dave
Castillo of 
Motorola on DEVELOPING THE IRIDIUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
7:30 - 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Smart Talks
are free to 
Smart Valley individual members and employees of member companies (note:
individual 
memberships are non-transferable). Admission is $5.00 for non-members.
Reservations 
are required. To reserve your place or for more information, contact Leslie
Kareckas, 
lesliek@svi.org or 415-843-2103.

October 20
Council on Tax & Fiscal Policy will meet 7:30-9 a.m. at Helwett Packard, Palo
Alto. For 
more information contact Sharon Huntsman, EDT Program Manager: 
jvsvsharon@aol.com, or 408-271-7229.

October 24  
The Economic Development Team will host a panel discussion entitled, "Life
Science 
Companies: The Business Climate is Changing!" 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the BioWest
'95 
Conference, The Red Lion Hotel, San Jose. For more information contact: Linda

Cartledge of BioWest '95 Conference at 415-595-7712

November 2
Smart Talk by Smart Valley, Inc., presents Jeff Leane and Bob Lord of Emerge 
Consulting on BARGAINFIDER: AN INTELLIGENT AGENT FOR INTERNET 
COMMERCE. 6 - 8 p.m., Roche Conference Center, 3401 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto. 
Smart Talks are free to Smart Valley individual members and employees of
member 
companies (note: individual memberships are non-transferable). Admission is
$5.00 for 
non-members. Reservations are required. To reserve your place or for more
information, 
contact Leslie Kareckas, lesliek@svi.org or 415-843-2103.

November 7-9 
Visit the Economic Development Team booth at Wescon '95, Moscone Center, San 
Francisco. Representatives from Joint Venture will share the news of the
Valley's 
changing business climate with electronics firms from around the world. For
more 
information contact Sharon Huntsman, EDT Program Manager: jvsvsharon
@aol.com, or 
408-271-7229.

November 8
The Global Breakfast series, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Global Trading
Center, 
presents Lewis E. Platt, Chairman, President, and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Co.,
Chairman 
of Inter Software & Technologies, speaking on "Going for Growth in Global
Markets." A 
light breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. At the Decathlon Club, 3250 Central
Expressway, 
Santa Clara, between Bowers and Corwin. Non-members - $25.00 per person;
members - $20 per person. Payment can be made at the door, but
pre-registration is recommended. E-mail: svdsc@aol.com

**Ongoing
ORIENTATION on Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and its initiatives.
Selected 
Monday evenings at the Joint Venture office, 99 Almaden Blvd., Suite 620,
Downtown 
San Jose. For more information or to make a reservation, call Kris McCann at
408-271-
7215, or e-mail jvsvoffice@aol.com

**Ongoing
Applications for the next round of proposals from schools for participation
in Joint 
Venture's CHALLENGE 2000 program are now available. The 21st Century
Education 
Initiative plans to accept the next round of proposals in mid-January 1996.
Fall 
workshops to answer questions and provide guidance in preparing proposals are
now 
being planned. For more information, see the 21st Century Education folder in
the JVSV 
area on AOL.

**Ongoing
The ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROUNDTABLE of the Economic Development 
Team meets monthly to discuss and educate one another on issues of regional
importance. For more information contact Sharon Huntsman, EDT Program
Manager: jvsvsharon@aol.com, or 408-271-7229.

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For more information on these activities,  call the number or e-mail the
address listed in the event information.

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Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
[a nonprofit, (c) (6) organization]
99 Almaden Blvd., Suite 620
San Jose, CA 95113-2002
Telephone: 408-271-7213
or, outside the 408 area code,  (800) 573-JVSV
Internet e-mail:   jvsvoffice@aol.com
URL:  http://www.svi.org/jointventure
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