With TJ Rodgers as the keynote, this promises to be a very entertaining
banquet. Please help get this announcement out to all Silicon Valley
engineers.
~ Elise, SVEC Director, Banquet chair

Tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/9497
Ticket cost: $85, Table of ten: $850

The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) proudly presents its 2007
Silicon Valley Engineers Week Banquet on February 22, 2007. The SVEC
will honor several outstanding individuals for their remarkable
contributions by welcoming them into its Hall of Fame. The banquet will
also feature a distinguished keynote speaker and award scholarships for
academic excellence.

Keynote: "Clean Energy" - Dr. T.J. Rodgers,
Founder, President and CEO, Cypress Semiconductor & Chairman, SunPower
"Solar energy is no longer a dream. The industry prevented [the need
for] a big power plant being built last year." Hear what interesting
thoughts TJ has on this topic!

The distinguished Hall of Fame inductees will include - -

* Dr. Paul Baran, Chairman of NovoVentures
Inventor of Digital Packet-Switching

* Dr. Bradford W. Parkinson, Professor Emeritus, Stanford
Chief architect of GPS, Air Force NavStar GPS Joint Program Office

* Dr. James Spilker, Jr., Consulting Professor,
Electrical Engineering & Aeronautics/Astronautics, Stanford
Co-architect of GPS, Co-founder of Stanford Telecommunications

Location: Hyatt Santa Clara http://santaclara.hyatt.com/
Tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/9497

Agenda
5:30 PM Reception and No-Host Bar (Don't miss this terrific networking
opportunity!)
6:30 PM SVEC President's Welcome
6:45 PM Dinner with Friends
7:15 PM Recognition of Sponsors & Distinguished Guests
7:30 PM E-Week Presentation, Rick Peters, National E-Week Chair
7:45 PM Discover-E Presentation, David Levinson
8:00 PM Keynote, TJ Rodgers
8:30 PM Scholarship Presentation
8:45 PM SVEC Engineering Hall of Fame Induction
9:15 PM Close

Dinner includes a fresh green salad, seasonal vegetables, dessert,
coffee, and international teas plus a choice of Filet Mignon, Mahi Mahi
or Vegetable Wellington (dinner choices received after Friday Feb 16th
are not guaranteed).

We encourage you to help sponsor the SVEC and Engineers' Week 2007
* Platinum Sponsor ($15,000) includes three student scholarships and
special project support
* Gold Sponsor ($10,000) includes two student scholarships and special
project support
* Silver Sponsor ($5,000) includes one student scholarship and special
project support
* Bronze Sponsor ($2,500) includes special project support (Discover-E,
MathCounts and others)
* Blue Ribbon Sponsor ($1,000) includes special project support
* Display table only ($300)
All sponsorships include a display table at the reception.
For further sponsorship and banquet information call: Elise Engelhardt
408-360-0669, e-mail: engelhardte@...

Silicon Valley Engineering Council
The Alliance for Engineering Leaders in Silicon Valley, SVEC is
dedicated, through a network of volunteers and local engineering
societies, to meeting the needs of the engineers of today and of
tomorrow.
(www.svec.org)