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DECEMBER 1995 & JANUARY 1996 EVENTS
BY JOINT VENTURE: SILICON VALLEY NETWORK & ITS INITIATIVES


December 4
The Environmental Partnership will host a reception for environmental health
and safety 
professionals and educators on ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 
EDUCATION. This reception is a preliminary event to the Symposium on
Environmental 
Education in February. The reception is 4 - 7 p.m. at the Environmental
Partnership, 1830 
Bering Drive, #13, in San Jose. To reserve your place or for more
information, contact 
Michelle Godward, epmichelle@aol.com or 408-452-1621.


December 5
The Silicon Valley Defense Space Consortium, in collaboration with Business
Executives 
for National Security, presents the eighth in a series of leadership forums, 
REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS, a discussion with Admiral William Owens, 
Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. 5 to 7 p.m. at the offices
of Hewlett 
Packard Company in Santa Clara. To reserve a seat, contact Lee Flanagin at
408-327-
0425, or svdsc@aol.com


December 7 - l2
Two industry and business partnering visits -- one by senior representatives
of Chinese 
defense and space companies, the other by senior representatives of Russian
defense and 
space companies and elected officials from Russian Federation. For more
information, 
contact Lee Flanagin at 408-327-0425, or svdsc@aol.com


December 8
The Silicon Valley Global Trading Center will participate in a conference
entitled 
BUILDING SOUTHEAST ASIA: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA 
COMPANIES, "Building sponsored by the California-Southeast Asia Business
Council 
and the Asian American Manufacturers Association (BAYTRA.DE). 8:30 am to 6:30

p.m. at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco. For more information, call 510-536-1967.


December 19
Smart Talk by Smart Valley, Inc., presents Ted Kahn, Institute for Research
on Learning, 
on MULTIMEDIA MAKERS PROJECT: THE LEARNING IS IN THE MAKING. 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 for non-members.
Reservations are 
required. To reserve your place or for more information, contact Leslie
Kareckas, 
lesliek@svi.org or 408-562-7794.


January 10
The Global Breakfast series, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Global Trading
Center, 
presents Tapan Munroe, Chief Economist for Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on

YEARLY ECONOMIC FORCAST FOR SILICON VALLEY. 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. For
more 
information, contact Lee Flanagin at 408-327-0425, or svdsc@aol.com


January 10 - 12
SRI International and Stanford University, with Joint Venture: Silicon Valley
Network 
and the Bay Area Multimedia Partnership, present a senior executive
conference, 
NETWORKED MULTIMEDIA AND GLOBAL BUSINESS. At SRI headquarters in 
Menlo Park. For more information, contact Marina Gorbis at 415-859-6140.


January 16
Deadline for applications for the next round of proposals from schools for
participation in 
Joint Venture's CHALLENGE 2000.


January 16
Smart Talk by Smart Valley, Inc., presents Doug Henton, Collaborative
Economics, on 
LESSONS FOR REGIONAL REJUVENATION. 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 for non-members. Reservations are required. To reserve your
place or for 
more information, contact Leslie Kareckas, lesliek@svi.org or 408-562-7794.


January 30
The Healthy Community-Healthy Economy Initiative presents a COMMUNITY 
REPORT & CALL TO ACTION on its accomplishments in worksite health promotion 
and plans to improve child health in Silicon Valley. Becky Morgan,
President/CEO of 
Joint Venture, will moderate. Keynote speakers: Susan Blair, Pacific Bell
Health 
Promotion Manager, and others TBA. Breakfast will be served. 7:30 - 10 a.m.
At Apple 
Computer, R& D Building 4, Auditorium, 4 Infinite Loop, in Cupertino. RSVP to

jvsvhealth@aol.com and include your name, title, organization, address,
phone, fax, and 
e-mail address. Admission is free.


January 1996 (day TBA)
The Silicon Valley Defense/Space Consortium presents a leadership forum, in
association 
with Business Executives for National Security, featuring Julie Meier Wright,
California 
Trade & Commerce Secretary, on "Regional and State Economic
Vitalization/Expansion. 
For more information, contact Lee Flanagin at 408-327-0425, or svdsc@aol.com


**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.


**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, call Kris McCann at 408-271-7215, or e-mail 
jvsvoffice@aol.com


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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]
based in San Jose, California
Telephone: 408-271-7213
or, outside the 408 area code,  (800) 573-JVSV
Internet e-mail:   jvsvoffice@aol.com
      or joint_venture@vval.com
URL:  http://www.svi.org/jointventure
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