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Valley Vision: The Newsletter of Joint Venture

June 2008

In this issue:

  • Breaking News: NOVA Workforce Board Taps Joint Venture for Regional Initiative
  • New Initiative for Climate Task Force - Green Buildings, Solar
  • Silicon Valley Online Means Business
  • Can You Hear Me Now?
  • Spotlight: Meet George Blumenthal
  • Article of the Month
  • Joint Venture/BOMA Energy Efficiency Workshop Set for June 19

May 2008

In this issue:

  • Colleen Wilcox to Lead Joint Venture Education Initiative
  • Smart Health Project Issues Final Report
  • Silicon Valley Prospector – A Mother Lode of Information for Valley Businesses
  • California Forward – Full Speed Ahead
  • Building Code Panel Draws Big Crowd
  • Spotlight: Meet Bernadette Loftus, M.D.
  • Article of the Month: Dense Housing Can Win Support
  • Wireless FAQs

April 2008

In this issue:

  • Wireless Silicon Valley Gets New Legs
  • Guiding Principles Picking Up Speed Along El Camino
  • Deciphering the Code: Industry Panel on the California Building Code, April 23
  • Let’s Be Frank: Joint Venture CEO Urges Palo Alto to Think Regionally in City Manager Search
  • This Just In: Joint Venture Adds Veteran Communications Expert
  • Article of the Month
  • New Joint Venture Office is Just Around the Corner
  • Spotlight: Bill Miller Receives 2008 David Packard Award

March 2008

In this issue:

  • The 2008 Silicon Valley Index
  • Silicon Valley: The Big Picture—What Does the 2008 Index Tell Us About Our Opportunities and Challenges?
  • The Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis: Implications for Silicon Valley and Beyond (Morning Keynote)
  • Is Silicon Valley Becoming the Detroit of the Electric Car Industry?
  • Silicon Valley and the Future of Professional Sports
  • Silicon Valley's Evolving Role in the Global Economy: Structural Change, Occupational Shifts and Technology Innovation in a World of Uncertainty (Afternoon Keynote)

February 2008

In this issue:

  • Get Your Tickets Now—Or You Might Miss the State of the Valley Conference on Feb. 22
  • Joint Venture’s Climate Protection Task Force Recruits Two Counties and 18 Cities for Volume Discount on Greenhouse Gas Inventories
  • Learn About Green Buildings at March 6 Lunch in San Jose
  • Meet Frank Benest
  • Joint Venture Co-Sponsors March 13 Lunch on the Future of California’s Workforce

January 2008

In this issue:

  • Stellar Line-up for February 22 State of the Valley Conference
  • Morgan Family Foundation grant jump starts Silicon Valley Alliance for Teaching
  • New California Network Becomes California Forward
  • Mountain View is First City to Adopt Grand Boulevard Principles
  • Meet Linda Williams
  • Joint Venture CEO Urges State to Keep Investing in the UC System

December 2007

In this issue:

  • New Partnership with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Smart Health Wins Health Leadership grant
  • Joint Venture Board Adds Three Business Leaders
  • New COMPIC Web site helps Silicon Valley Respond to Disaster
  • Meet John Maltbie
  • SAVE THE DATE! State of the Valley Conference February 22, 2008

November 2007

In this issue:

  • Joint Venture's Climate Protection Task Force Negotiates Discount for Emissions Inventories
  • Grand Boulevard Task Force Honors El Camino Improvement Projects
  • PG&E Awards $10,000 to Joint Venture’s Silicon Valley Prospector
  • Meet Marty Tenenbaum

October 2007

In this issue:

  • Joint Venture Board Adopts Guiding Principles for El Camino Real
  • Joint Venture Hosts Silicon Valley Stop on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour
  • PG&E’s Darren Deffner Elected to the Joint Venture Board
  • Listen to “The Right to Learn”
  • Joint Venture Profile: Meet Diana Whitecar

September 2007

In this issue:

  • Silicon Valley Prospector Wins Multiple Awards
  • Doug Henton Opines on Innovation
  • Help Us Eliminate Dead Spots!
  • Join Us September 6th for “The Right to Learn”
  • Joint Venture Profile: Meet Brian Moura

August 2007

In this issue:

  • Smart Health Launches Personal Emergency Health Record Project
  • Kara LaPierre Named Joint Venture Vice President
  • Cell Phone Coverage Initiative Kills Off Dead Spots
  • Joint Venture and the Commonwealth Club Present "The Right to Learn"
  • Meet Liz Kniss, Joint Venture Co-Chair
  • Save the Date - February 22, 2008 - For State of the Valley Conference

July 2007

In this issue:

  • Joint Venture Proposes Sweeping New Education Initiative
  • El Camino Initiative Gets $300,000 Grant From State
  • Joint Venture Board Appoints Four New Directors
  • Fellows Program Launches with SJSU Professor
  • Meet Harry Kellogg, Joint Venture Co-Chair
  • Joint Venture- Commonwealth Club Series Kicks Off with Call for Health-Care Reform

June 2007

In this issue:

  • Cindy Rubin to Manage California Competes
  • Joint Venture Defends Industry-University Partnerships
  • Climate Protection Initiative Sets First Goals
  • Joint Venture CEO Tells the Silicon Valley Story in Madrid
  • New California Network Luncheon in San Francisco on June 19
  • Rick Ellinger Leads Disaster Planning Initiative
  • Silicon Valley Prospector a Hit

April 2007

In this issue:

  • Joint Venture Climate Protection Task Force Underway
  • "California Competes" unveils agenda for 2007
  • Joint Venture Wireless Project Launches Transportation Group
  • Joint Venture Teams with Commonwealth Club
  • Joint Venture Vice President to Lead Google-backed Non-profit

March 2007

In this issue:

  • Silicon Valley Prospector launches March 21
  • San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed Joins Board
  • Saving the Planet, Starting in Silicon Valley
  • Wireless Project Moves Into Test Phase
  • Eric Benhamou Receives Joint Venture's Packard Award

February 2007

In this issue:

  • Session #1: The 2007 Silicon Valley Index
  • Session #2: What is the 2007 Index Telling Us About Silicon Valley’s Future?
  • Session #3: Keynote Speech by Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google
  • Session #4: Competition and Interconnection: Silicon Valley’s Role in the Global Network of Regions
  • Session #5: Is Clean Technology Silicon Valley’s Next Wave of Innovation?
  • Session #6: Keynote Speech by the Honorable Al Gore Jr., 45th Vice President of the United States