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THE 2010 STATE OF THE VALLEY CONFERENCE
February 12, 2010 • McEnery Conference Center • San Jose
Richard Florida, Gubernatorial Candidates, Health Panel & More
Silicon Valley’s annual “town meeting” is slated for Friday February 12, 2010, and it takes place at the McEnery Convention Center in downtown San Jose.
Organized annually by Joint Venture, State of the Valley features the release of the Silicon Valley Index, a nationally-recognized publication tracking the strength of the Valley economy and the health of our community. Following a thorough briefing on the 2010 Index, the rest of the day is spent in dialogue and discussion about our region’s challenges and opportunities.
But more than merely commentary, the event features music and dance from our region’s arts groups, and exhibits by the Valley’s hottest entrepreneurs and non-profits.
Headline speakers this year include regional competitiveness genius Richard Florida, California’s gubernatorial candidates, and comedian Will Durst. There will also be panels discussing Silicon Valley’s relationship to the Obama administration, and the future of health care, and more.
Registration ($150) is accomplished easily with a credit card, and we encourage you to act quickly before we reach capacity.
Joint Venture CEO urges Valley support for constitutional convention
February 9, 2010 - In a San Jose Mercury News column today, Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock says it's time for Californians to call for a limited Constitutional Convention to reform our system of state government. "We now face a choice: we can live within the bonds of a failed political structure, or we can start fresh and create a cohesive, flexible structure, which values compromise over gridlock," writes Hancock in the article. Read the entire column here.
Joint Venture Honors Richard M. Levy with 2010 Packard Award
Varian and United Way Executive Honored for Leadership, Service to Region
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network has announced that Varian Medical Systems board chair and longtime Silicon Valley community leader Richard M. Levy is the recipient of the 2010 David Packard Award.
In The News
February 9, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Opinion: Join the Campaign for a Constitutional Convention. To the surprise of no one, California finds itself again with multibillion dollar deficits and no clear way to meet the shortfall. The crisis will play out as it has in the past — with budgetary gimmicks, partisan hand-wringing and political stalemate. Meanwhile, schools, police, fire, and other crucial services are strained to the breaking point. More.
February 8, 2010 - (ABC7 News) - The Silicon Valley's economic vitality is under the microscope this week, kicking off with an economic strategy study session by the San Jose City Council this afternoon and ending Friday with the release of the Valley's 2010 Economic Index by Joint Venture Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. More.
February 3, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - High-tech workers in the Bay Area were slammed with a 12 percent drop in wages in the first nine years of the past decade, reflecting the volatile nature of pay in the valley and the collapse that followed the dot-com bubble, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. More.
January 31, 2010 - (San Jose Mecury News) - En Garde, Silicon Valley!: Joint Venture's State of the Valley conference, coming up Feb. 12, always includes musical and dramatic performances by various Silicon Valley students. But this year, things are going to be really sharp thanks to a demonstration from the Stanford University fencing team. More.
January 23, 1010 - (Examiner.com) - At the Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium and Technology Showcase on January 20 in Sunnyvale, CA about 100 people attended to discuss energy storage technologies and the challenges we face. More.
January 18, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Editorial: Decisions to be made on November's ballot could change the course of California history. But so many reform proposals are circulating that voters may be inclined to ignore or reject them all. What a shame that would be. More.
January 13, 2010 - (San Jose Mercury News) - Millpitas city-owned buildings and facilities will be under review as part of a regional effort to make existing municipal facilities greener mainly by harnessing the power of the sun. More.
January 8, 2010 (Los Gatos Weekly Times) - Joint Venture's Colleen Wilcox was honored with a Distinguished Service Award from the YMCA of Silicon Valley for her work with teens. More.
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