» Thursday, May 15th, 2008, starts at 6:30pm
Indus Women Leaders presents an Evening with Fashion Designer/Entrepreneur, Priya Saraswati
Studio 3579, 499 Dolores St, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $10

Shop, sip champagne, munch on yummy treats and make some fabulous new friends. Join us for an evening with designer Priya Saraswati at Studio 3579, who went from the boardroom to the cutting room.


» Tuesday, May 20th, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
VLAB presents "The Rise of Crowdsourcing: Creative Wisdom of Crowds"
Stanford Business Schoo, Palo Alto, CA
Cost: $35 pre-purchase, $40 regular, free for Stanford students (register)

Peer production is about more than sitting down and having a nice conversation... It's about "harnessing a new mode of production to take innovation and wealth creation to new levels." -- Eric Schmidt, CEO Google. Wikipedia does it. So does Yelp, Amazon and Digg. Millions of customers have eagerly helped to build up reviews, ratings and other content for the most popular sites on the web. CEOs, founders and VCs talk up the growing number of opportunities in crowdsourcing and answer questions such as: How can you get your customers to work for you? What rewards do they need? How do you deal with the issue of accuracy and reliability of the information? What are the trials and tribulations of crowdsourcing? Who's making money and what are the business models?

Come join us to find out about the next wave of customer driven companies and see how entrepreneurs are letting customers take charge in order to help change the world. Jeff Howe (Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine) will moderate a panel with Michael Sikorsky (CEO & Founder, Cambrian House), Mike Agnich (Co-Founder & CTO, Predictify), Bill Reichert (Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures), Mitchell B. Fox (President & CEO, 8020publishing), and Saar Gur (Professor, Charles River Ventures).


» Tuesday, May 20th, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The AWM presents "Sphere of Influence: A Discussion on Power and Integrity"
Intel Auditorium, Santa Clara, CA (map)
Cost: $10 for AWM Members, $40 for Non-Members (register)

Come join us for the Association of Women MBAs' May 20 event, where we will feature a panel of Silicon Valley women who are successfully leading with power, influence and integrity, who will candidly share their barriers to and best practices for more effectively leading others and producing results that create successful businesses and fulfilling lives.

Meet and network with panelists and leaders from HP, Intel, Symantec, and SAP, while enjoying an interactive discussion on leadership in the technology industry. The panel will be moderated by Linda Holroyd of FountainBlue, and will feature an open session for questions and answers.


» Thursday, June 5th, 2008, 7:00pm
SF Javascript Meetup presents Meetup #2 (hosted by SlideShare)
SlideShare, San Francisco, CA

Who should come: Anyone interested in anything related to JavaScript. We will cover a lot of different topics, so there is definitely something for everyone. The first meeting was awesome and they will just keep getting better and better. Just ask any of the near 100 people that came to the first one!

The meeting will be an informal session of food, conversation, and a few presentations. This will be a lot like the last meetup, and since Jonathan from SlideShare has graciously offered to host, we will have more space, more food, and beer. It should be fun!


» Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, 10:30am - 6:30pm
SVASE, Garage Technology Ventures, and Microsoft present "Launch: Silicon Valley 2008"
Microsoft Bldg. 1, Mountain View, CA (map)

Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 is designed to showcase products and services from the most exciting of the newest startups in information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next generation internet, life sciences and clean energy.

Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 will feature new companies that are ready for launch, but are not yet well known. These are companies that have a product or service available (as of June 10, 2008), but have not been out in the marketplace for more than a few months.

Companies that are interested in presenting their products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 should send an Executive Summary of no more than 2 pages to launchsv@svase.org by May 9, 2008. Up to 30 of the most interesting companies will be invited to leverage Launch: Silicon valley 2008 as the springboard to launch their product or service, and to network with the audience of Silicon Valley's top movers and shakers at the Pre-LSV Event Party on the evening of June 9, as well as at the event itself on June 10.