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FEBRUARY & MARCH 1995 EVENTS 
BY JOINT VENTURE: SILICON VALLEY NETWORK & ITS INITIATIVES


FEBRUARY 2
The Environmental Partnership is sponsoring the SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION, bringing together industry and higher education around
environmental curricula. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the San Jose State University
Professional Development Center. Cost is $75, and reservations are required.
For more information, call 408-452-1621.


FEBRUARY 6
Smart Valley, Inc. SMART TALK series presents Milo Medin, VP for Networks
@Home on CHANGING THE NET WORLD WITH COAX. 6 - 8 p.m. at Holiday Inn
(xUniversity Avenue), 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Smart Talks are free to
Smart Valley members and $5 for non-members. RSVPs are required. Contact
Isabel Sarkis at 408-562-7794 or isabels@svi.org


FEBRUARY 7-10
The Defense/Space Consortium (DSC) and Global Trading Center (GTC) are part
of NASCOM '96, A Catalog Showcase and Trade Mission to Bombay, India,
presented by The U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.-India Commercial Alliance,
and U.S.-India Business Council. For more information, call Allyson Johnson
at 408-327-0424 or e-mail svdsc@aol.com


FEBRUARY 8
The Defense/Space Consortium (DSC) and Global Trading Center (GTC) present
the MONTEREY INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (MIIS, which will hold an
informational session to announce its new Executive MBA Program. Free to
interested participants. 5:30 p.m. in the Techmart Building, 5201Great
America Parkway, 5th floor, Palo Alto room, Santa Clara. For more
information, call Michele Chalon at 800-696-2201


FEBRUARY 14
The Global Trading Center (GTC) presents its monthly global breakfast series
and conversation. Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk, Inc., will speak on
ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF A VIRTUAL CORPORATION IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT at
the Decathlon Club, Santa Clara, CA. 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. $20 for members, $25
for non-members. For more information and registration, call or e-mail Lee
Flanagin, 408-327-0425 or svdsc@aol.com
	

FEBRUARY 15 
The Global Trading Center (GTC) presents an information roundtable with Sir
John Kerr, British Ambassador, speaking with selected public officials and
private business leaders on TRADE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM. For more information and registration, call or e-mail Lee Flanagin,
408-327-0425 or svdsc@aol.com
	

FEBRUARY 20
Smart Valley, Inc. SMART TALK series presents Douglas Crockford, Chairman &
CEO, Electric Communities, on COMMERCE AND SOCIETY IN CYBERSPACE. 7:30 - 9
a.m. at Holiday Inn, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Smart Talks are free to
Smart Valley members and $5 for non-members. RSVPs are required. Contact
Isabel Sarkis, 408-562-7794 or isabels@svi.org


FEBRUARY 28 
The World Trade Center, in association with BAYTRADE and the Global Trading
Center (GTC), presents BAY AREA'S INTERNATIONAL FUTURE - A 21ST CENTURY
CHALLENGE inaugural annual conference and awards dinner. Keynote remarks by
US Trade Representative Amb. Mickey Kantor. Hyatt Regency, San Francisco,
from 2 to 5 p.m. with dinner 6 to 8 p.m. For more information and
registration, call Ron Wong at 415-920-9764.


FEBRUARY 29
The Defense/Space Consortium presents its eleventh in a series of leadership
forums with the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, featuring Julie Meier Wright,
Secretary of the California Trade & Commerce Agency, with the topic REGIONAL
AND STATE ECONOMIC VITALIZATION AND EXPANSION. Location to be determined. For
more information and registration, call or e-mail Lee Flanagin, 408-327-0425
or svdsc@aol.com


MARCH 4
The 21st Century Education Initiative will announce new Renaissance Teams for
1996. For more information, call Carol Welsh at Joint Venture: Silicon Valley
Network, 408-271-7213, or e-mail jvsveduc@aol.com


MARCH 5
Smart Valley, Inc. SMART TALK series presents Marc Siegel, NASA Ames Research
Center, on "Sharing NASA: Connecting Classrooms On-line" 6 - 8 p.m. at Roche
Conference Center, 3401 Hillview Avenue (xFoothill Expwy), Palo Alto. Smart
Talks are free to Smart Valley members and $5 for non-members. RSVPs are
required. Contact Isabel Sarkis at 408-562-7794 or isabels@svi.org


MARCH 9
NETDAY for Challenge 2000 Schools, Coordinated by Smart Valley. For more
information on NetDay, point your Web browser to http://www.netday96.com/ or
e-mail netday@kqed.org


MARCH 19
Smart Valley, Inc. Smart Talk series presents Val Akana & Eva Freun-Miranda,
Strategic Decisions Group, on TELECOMMUTING - TWO YEARS LATER. 7:30 - 9 a.m.
at Holiday Inn, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Smart Talks are free to Smart
Valley members and $5 for non-members. RSVPs are required. Contact Isabel
Sarkis at 408-562-7794 or isabels@svi.org


MARCH 22
DOING BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES,
A National Business, Industry and Education Forum on Technology Skills
Delivery for Industrial Modernization. Sponsored by Center for Applied
Competitive Technologies. Co-sponsors include Joint Venture Silicon Valley
Network and Defense Space Consortium. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hinson Campus Center
at De Anza College. For more information, call De Anza at 408-864-8317.


Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
[a (c) (6) nonprofit organization]
San Jose, CA
Phone: 408-271-7213
Internet e-mail: jvsvoffice@aol.com
or joint_venture@vval.com
World Wide Web: http://www.svi.org/jointventure

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