Santussika (formerly Laura DeYoung) is a Buddhist nun. She will talk about the journey of the heart that has brought her to a life of renunciation and simplicity. Her former life and work involved: earning two master's degrees, developing a successful career in software design with a long client list including names like Xerox and …
Members enjoyed taking the entire meeting to share news with each other.
October's speaker is Kate Purmal, who founded our Thursday Morning Dialog group, and is the Chief Executive Officer of U3, a smart USB drive company. Kate Purmal has more than 20 years of computer industry experience as an entrepreneur, corporate executive and independent consultant. Prior to U3, her successful management consulting business landed her in …
We are very excited to have our own Karen Kang as November's speaker! Karen will speak on Demystifying Brand (or You Can Put Lipstick on a Pig and It's Still a Pig). Branding is everyone's business. Yet, few understand what it really entails. Karen will use props and interactive activities to make the art of …
With the rise of the Internet, newspapers and magazines are fighting to survive. How are local media companies responding? And what does the change in local newspaper ownership mean for Bay Area consumers of news and information? Patty Fisher writes a twice-weekly column for the San Jose Mercury News about local issues, with a focus …
Members Only Minutes: Annual Members Meeting
Bonnie Berg, Certified Holistic Nurse, Holistic Health Practitioner and Educator, will offer pearls of self-care practices that she has used in her private practice since 1981.
Firoozeh Dumas, who was born in Iran, moved permanently to California at the age of twelve. Her first book, Funny in Farsi, humorously recounts her life growing up Iranian in America with colorful stories about her family and school life.
Yoriko Kishimoto, the Mayor of Palo Alto, will speak on "Building a Green Economy," which is her 2007 mayoral vision for the city.
Deepika Bajaj, the founder and CEO of Invincibelle, will speak on the trends in multiculturalism in the United States and the particular challenges facing women who are trying to succeed in America when "successful".
Public opinion polls show widespread approval for stem cell research, which supporters say could lead to treatment of diseases as diverse as Alzheimer's and juvenile diabetes. Critics say that stem cell research may facilitate the creation of cloned human embryos for research purposes. Whatever your stance is on the issue of stem cell research, this …
As VP Community Development and Support, Robin Harper is responsible for shaping the evolution of the rapidly growing community of Second Life users. This includes facilitating communication at all levels, interfacing between users and Linden lab on issues of social mores and technical development, and ensuring inspired creativity never veers into total anarchy. Prior to …
