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h t t p : / /www.m itcnc .o r g of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMER 2005
MIT CLUBTHE REGIONAL ALUMNI NEWSLETTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DATE & TIME EVENT PAGE
Thursday, May 12 MITCNC Dine Around: Peninsula 11
Sunday, May 15 Sunday Hike: Berry Creek Falls, Big Basin (S. Bay) 10
Thursday, May 26 MITCNC Dine Around: East Bay 11
Thursday, Jun 9 MITCNC Dine Around: Sourth Bay 11
Sunday, Jun 12 Sunday Hike: Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) 10
Thursday, Jun 23 MITCNC Dine Around: San Francisco 11
Tuesday, Jul 12 MITCNC Annual Meeting of Members 1
Thursday, Jul 14 MITCNC Dine Around: Peninsula 11
Sunday, Jul 17 Sunday Hike: Cascade Falls and Bon Temple Lake (Marin)
10
Thursday, Jul 28 MITCNC Dine Around: East Bay 11
Thursday, Aug 11 MITCNC Dine Around: Sourth Bay 11
Sunday, Aug 21 Sunday Hike: Steep Ravine Trail (Marin) 10
Thursday, Aug 25 MITCNC Dine Around: San Francisco 11
Friday, Sep 16 - 18 Annual Yosemite Weekend 12
Sunday, Sep 25 Sunday Hike: Redwood Regional Park (East Bay) 10
Come join us when the M.I.T. Club of Northern Californiaholds its Annual Event Planning Meeting 2005 to plan eventsfor the upcoming year. Come with an idea for an event that youwould like to see happen, and we will do all we can to makeyour idea a reality.
This is your opportunity to participate in one of the premieralumni organizationsin the world and sharein the volunteer spirit.You’ll have a chance tomeet the leadershipteam, re-connect withalumni in the area andhave a great time.
This event also servesthe Club’s annual
NEWSLETTER CONTENTSMAIN EVENT 1
CLUB LEADERSHIP 2-3MIT & MITCNC LEADERS 4-5
MITCNC PROGRAMS 6-7SPECIAL THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS 8
MITCNC SCHOLARSHIP 2004-05 9ART, FUN, AND SOCIAL 10-12
2005-2006 MEMBERSHIP FORM 13-14SPECIAL THANKS TO MEMBER SUPPORT 15-16
meeting of members,so be sure to attendand cast your vote. Atthis meeting the mem-bers will elect direc-tors of the club.Nominations have notbeen finalized, but areunder considerationby the club’s nominat-ing committee.
The cost to attend this event is FREE. The Club will provide alight dinner. All we ask is that you RSVP through our website sowe can order enough food for everyone. Enthusiasm is catching!Let’s have some great events!
Date/Time Location
Tuesday Jul 12, 2005
6:00 pm7:00 pm
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR)950 Page Mill RoadPalo Alto, CADinnerMeeting
Cost Cash/Credit Card
Free Members RSVP before July 7, 2005
Organizer and More Info
Sponsored by MITCNC club for volunteers.RSVP at http://www.mitcnc.org/Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
MITCNC Annual Meeting of Members
2 SUMMER 2005
A Word From the President of MIT Club: by Karin Hollerbach, Ph.D.
Hello everyone!
The fall has brought many more activitiesto the club; for me it has also been a timeof reflection on what the club means tome. As many of you know, we lost ourBoard Chair this past year to cancer.Janet Grosser will be missed by many ofus. Since I met Janet through the club andsince she was such an active participantin club activities for so many years, herpassing has caused me to think aboutwhat club involvement means to me.
Even with everything I’ve learned at edu-cational events, all the good food I had atdining events, all the cultural activities Isaw and heard - in the end, what it boilsdown to is meeting incredible, talented,caring, intelligent, wonderful people andbeing able to spend time, talk, laugh,work, and play with them - with you! AsI scan my address book for my favorite
people, MIT alums score high. I knewthat when I was at MIT. The feeling isconfirmed and strengthened every yearthat I am involved with the MIT Club.Many of you have become very closefriends, and I am grateful for that.
More than anything else, I want to saythank you to each and every one of youthat has in some way touched and influ-enced not just me, but our local MIT alumcommunity. It has been a year of tremen-dous activity and flux not just in the MITcommunity but overall, in the greater Sil-icon Valley area. One of the wonderfulconstants has been the high quality ofMIT alums I keep meeting.
For those of you who are not yet involvedin the Club, please join us! Stop by anevent unannounced, email any of theofficers if you’d like to get together withother active alums and organize an event,sign up for something already on the cal-endar, or just reach out and contact some
of your long-lost MIT buddies and get re-connected with the MIT community. Nomatter how active you are, no matter howlong it’s been since you went to an eventor how long it’s been since you thoughtabout MIT - we’d love to see you becomemore active in the MIT community herein Northern California.
I wish all of you a very happy and suc-cessful and healthy 2005!
-- Karin Hollerbach, Ph.D. ‘88, Course 6 & 7 <[email protected]>
Mission Statement of MIT Club of Northern California
We provide a forum to foster the community of MIT alums in NorthernCalifornia through lifelong learning, business and social networking.
MIT CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2004-2005Chairman of the Board, Harbo Jensen '74
Thomas Burns '62 Environmental & Energy Eco. Roger McCarthy '77 CEO, Exponent Failure AnalysisJohn Chisholm '75 Chairman/CEO, CustomerSat, Inc. Denman McNear '48Paul Cook '48 AgileTV Corp. Robert Muh '59 CEO, Sutter Securities, Inc.Mark Gorenberg ‘76 Hummer Winblad Venture Partners William Murray '67 Exponent Failure AnalysisKarin Hollerbach ‘88 Founder, Taku Group Walter Price, Jr. '70 Principal, Dresdner Global InvestorsHarbo Jensen '74 Chevron Corporation Michael Sarfatti '76 HIA ConsultingJohn Keen ‘94 Juniper Networks Elizabeth Seifel '78 President, Seifel Consulting Inc.Ronald Koo '89 Maxim Integrated Products Inc. Paul Shepard '53 Land Manager, Cargill SaltFrederick W. Lam ‘89 Partner, I. A. Group Joanne Spetz '90 UCSF, Center for the Health ProfessionsBruce Lawler G'92 Kodiak Networks Gus Tai ‘91 Trinity VenturesLeland Mah '85 Synopsys, Inc. Edward Tau ‘95 Factset Research SystemsEvan Matteo ‘94 David Weitz '87 VP, Syrrx, Inc.Christian Matthew '43
Social/Cultural Events Calling For Volunteers!If you'd like to see an event happen, maybe get a group to go salsa dancing, the symphony, the arboretum, take a factory tour, go wine-tasting or anything you can dream up, why not make it an MITCNC event? If you are
interesting in volunteering, please contact Wendy Cheng ‘98, <[email protected]>.
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New MITCNC Webmaster
MIT CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP, 2004-2005
OFFICE NAME PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS
MITCNC President Karin Hollerbach (510) 482-3427 [email protected]
Immediate Past President Fred Lam ‘89 (510) 482-1419 [email protected]
Sloan CNC President George Tan G’95 (415) 681-6955 [email protected]
Secretary Greg Grove ‘92 (650) 493-9300 [email protected]
Assistant Secretary Stephen Bylciw (650) 462-1761 [email protected]
Executive VP Ben Matteo '97 (415) 954-5215 [email protected]
Director - Nanotechnology Forum Wasiq Bokhari ‘92 [email protected]
Director - Career Development Rosa Ren ‘94 (650) 438-7231 [email protected]
Volunteer Coordinator Nicole Gerrish (617) 861-7513 [email protected]
MITAA Events Coordinator Ashish Kelkar G’01 (408) 739 4122 [email protected]
VP - Social Communities John Keen G'94 (408) 936-2548 [email protected]
Director - Sports & Recreation John Keen G'94 (408) 936-2548 [email protected]
Director - Social & Cultural Wendy Cheng ‘98 [email protected]
VP - Corporate Liaison Michael Fox ‘86 (650) 212 6484 [email protected]
VP - Entrepreneurship Richard Rabbat G’01 (650) 714-7618 [email protected]
Program Director - Semiconductor Entrepreneurship
Eric Reifschneider (650) 843-5279 [email protected]
Program Director - Communication Technologies
Richard Rabbat G’01 (650) 714-7618 [email protected]
Program Director - Growing Companies Lectures
Rick Marshall (415) 974-1000 [email protected]
Program Director - Software Lectures
Anuj Mohan (415) 225-2685 [email protected]
Program Director - Renewable Energy & Clean Tech.
Anna Halpern-Lande [email protected]
Program Director - Acting - Bioe2e
Scott Ritterbush
Program Director - Leadership Series
Scott Globus (415) 850-5494 [email protected]
VP - External Relationships Joseph Megna '86 (650) 208-2600 [email protected]
Director of Sponsorship Cyrus Wadia '96 (650) 655-4062 [email protected]
VP - Communications Ping Huang '94 (650) 254-0574 [email protected]
Director - Electronics Comm. Ping Huang '94 (650) 254-0574 [email protected]
Newsletter Producer Winifred Xu '98 ‘99 (650) 450-0702 [email protected]
Webmaster Frank Chen G’76 [email protected]
Co Webmaster Jeff Haring '95 [email protected]
Treasurer Michael Sarfatti ‘76 (415)885-2293 [email protected]
Assistant Treasurer Mike Capelle [email protected]
VP - Membership Nelson Lin G‘91 (650) 225-7644 [email protected]
Since graduate school, I had not the opportunity to work withMIT grads till getting involved with MITCNC. I had prior tograduate school worked with an MIT alum who in fact had muchto do with my attendance. So much the experience of workingwith energetic, pro-active, and 'brainy' people is a much neededrefresher revisit.
I can sum up with several "from's" life after MIT. From 2 to a2+2 family. From MA to CA. From heat mass and momentum
transfer to process control to softwareengineering. From fusion reactor designto oil fields safety systems simulation.From Hope Creek to Prudhoe Bay.From professionally active to a leisurelife style. Had/have participated manyof the club activities and happy to benow involved in behind the scene clubactivities also. - Cheers, Frank
4 SUMMER 2005
Over 360 alumni, parents and friendswelcomed MIT's new president, Dr.Susan Hockfield, her husband Dr. Tho-mas Byrne, and daughter Elizabeth toNorthern California at a special welcomereception in Atherton, CA on March 23.The event was co-hosted by the AlumniAssociation and the Club of NorthernCalifornia.
Guests were greeted by an energetic per-formance from The Chorallaries of MIT,the Institute's oldest co-ed a capellagroup who were spending their springbreak performing throughout California.
Susan Hockfield is the 16th president ofMIT. A strong advocate of the vital rolethat science, technology and the researchuniversity play in the world, she believesthat collaborative work among disci-plines and institutions is crucial toaddressing successfully the criticalissues affecting society.
Dr. Hockfield believes strongly in theimportance of scientific literacy for allcitizens and hopes to accelerate thenational discussion on improving K-12education in math and science. She isalso a strong proponent of the value thatinternational students and scholars bringto the educational and research programsof American universities and of the
importance of working with institu-tions in other countries on issues of glo-bal significance.
Before assuming the presidency ofMIT in 2004, Dr. Hockfield was pro-vost at Yale University, where she hadbeen a member of the faculty since1985. As provost, she advanced Yalefsmajor initiatives in science, medicineand engineering, and fostered collabo-rative work among the humanities,social sciences and the sciences. Dur-ing four years as dean of Yalefs GraduateSchool of Arts and Sciences, shestrengthened academic, extracurricular,and financial support for graduate stu-dents.
A noted neuroscientist, Dr. Hockfield isthe firs life scientist to lead MIT andholds a faculty appointment as professorof neuroscience in the Department ofBrain and Cognitive Sciecnes. She hasfocused her research on the developmentof the mammalian brain and particularlyon glioma, a deadly brain cancer. Herwork on the spread of cancer in the brainhas suggested new therapeutic opportu-nities.
Following graduation from the Univer-sity of Rochester, Dr. Hockfield earnedher PhD from the Georgetown Univer-
sity School of Medicine, whilecarrying out her dissertationresearch in neuroscience at theNational Institutes of Health(NIH). She was an NIH post-doctoral fellow at the Universityof California at San Francisco,and then joined the scientificstaff at the Cold Spring HarborLaboratory in New York.
The reception was Dr. Hock-fieldfs first visit with any ofMITfs alum clubs. In herremarks she stressed the impor-tance of alumni engagement andnoted the very strong MIT pres-ence here in Bay area (over8,700 alumni) despite presence
of another university or two nearby!She commented on the remarkableexcellence across the board of students,faculty and alumni that is not easy tofully grasp from the outside. She notedthe tremendous culture of collaborationand the ongoing commitment to meri-tocracy and diversity. At the reception,Dr. Hockfield took the time to meet andpersonally thank active club volunteersand then mingled with the entire audi-ence and fielded questions on a variety ofsubjects, including MIT’s role in thenation and, indeed, the world in scienceeducation and scientific literacy, as wellas more internally oriented subjects suchas student life at MIT.
By all accounts, the event was a hugesuccess. I heard from many of you after-ward how much you enjoyed meeting Dr.Hockfield and how much you were look-ing forward to watching MIT continue togrow under her leadership.
Many thanks are appropriate to all ofthose who helped make this event a suc-cess: Beth Garvin, Jamie Brogioli, andstaff at MITAA; our hosts at the CircusClub; our many officers and volunteers,especially Ashish Kelkar, who helpedwith local logistics; all of you who par-ticipated, visited, and asked questions;and, of course, Dr. Hockfield and herfamily.
Dr. Hockfield was not the only universityleader at the gathering. Beth Garvin,xecutive Vice President of the AlumniAssociation noted during the program
Welcome Reception for MIT President a Success!
Dr. Hockfield, at MITCNC Welcome Reception.
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Welcome Reception for Dr. Susan Hockfield (cont.)opening that Dr. Denice D.Denton, '82,the new Chancellor of University of Cal-ifornia at Santa Cruz, was at the event.
Please join me in extending a warm wel-come into the MIT community to Dr.Hockfield and her family, and wishingher a long, happy, and successful presi-dency.
Pictured: Front row, L to R: John Keen, Tom Burns, Ping Huang, Eric Reifschneider,Scott Globus, Nelson Lin
Back Row, L to R:Beth Garvin, Gregory Grove, Fred Lam, Karin Hollerbach,Susan Hockfield, Michael Sarfatti, Elizabeth Hockfield,Thomas Byrne, MD., Wasiq Bokhari, William Murray
MITCNC February Open HouseDid you know there are 115,382 MIT alumni alive today? Ofthat number, 14,345 of us live in California and over 8700 of uslive in the greater Bay Area! Want to know more about thesealumni and keep in touch with your MIT roots? Come to ourMIT Club of Northern California events! No problem sets ? wepromise!
In February, we had an open house at the NASA Ames Researchcenter. We provided a general overview of the club and variousclub groups and members talked more in detail about how theclub can help everyone get the most out of their post-MIT expe-rience. The NASA Ames Research Center even has 2 spacemuseums that kept the kids entertained while their parents gotreconnected with all the great things about MIT!
MITCNC has lots of great events and areas that you canexplore. Here are some of the major benefits of the club:
1. Networking and Career Development - Alumni collaborate,get career advice, and fill/find positions through the extensiveclub network all the time.
2. Entrepreneurship - The club provides a series of programs,services and resources to foster the entrepreneurial spirit. Learnabout all the hot events and young companies right here in theBay Area!
3. Social - It’s you, the people, that make MIT what it is. Whatbetter group of people to enjoy company with and social activ-ities?
So why wait? Check out the event schedule on this newsletter,from Ping’s email communication, and on our website - thensign up for an interesting event today! We hope to see you at thenext event!
Got An Idea For A Club Event?The MITCNC runs between 80 and 100events year each. These events span var-ious categories including entrepreneur-ial, business, social, cultural, and sports/recreation. If you have suggestions orideas about the Club, please email it to:
Issue Coverage Deadline
Summer May - Sept April 1
Fall Sept - Dec Aug. 1
Winter Dec - 2006 Nov. 1
Calling For Volunteers!If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Wendy Cheng ‘98, <[email protected]>.
6 SUMMER 2005
Communication Tech. - Entrepreneurship ProgramProgram Overview
The Communication TechnologiesSeries is a monthly series of events fea-turing executives, entrepreneurs, inves-tors, and analysts that explores importantissues in telecommunications and datacommunications, both wired and wire-less. In addition, it focuses on changes(new applications, easier connectivity)that are enabled by the new communica-tion technologies. The goal of the pro-gram is to cover both the business andtechnical issues of interest to those peo-ple interested in finding new data andtelecom business opportunities, wirelessand wireline. The Communication Tech-nologies Series provides the following inthe data communications and telecom-munications areas:
• Information about the latest technol-ogy and business opportunities
• The opportunity to meet and learnfrom industry leaders
• Professional networking for entrepre-neurs and other professionals inter-ested in starting and growingbusinesses.
Achievements Last Year
The name change from Telecom Panelsto CommTech has been very wellreceived. Convergence in communica-tion technologies, the changes happen-ing at service providers, carriers and thenew focus of vendors lead credence tothat change. CommTech has been on aroll in the past few months, holding pan-els every month or other month sinceJuly 2004. The pace of new investmentsis increasing and new start-ups are form-ing in all fields of communication. Thepast few panels have generated a lot ofinformation, networking and technicalactivities. Our panelists have given usgreat feedback. Some of our panels havesold out. We have achieved our objec-tive as a new team to have in depth dis-cussions with VCfs, technologists,
entrepreneurs, and executives andresearch analysts to introduce the audi-ence to exciting new opportunities. Weget frequent requests from potential pan-elists and speakers to participate in ourevents. We are also often asked by ourattendees to connect them with the pan-elists after the event. We are grateful tobe helping out in the networking, learn-ing and business aspects of entrepreneur-ship. In February 2005, VandanaUpadhyay became co-director withRichard Rabbat, taking on a leadershiprole in advancing the program
Past Events
In February, CommTech held a panelthat addressed the competitive landscapein wireless technologies. Julie Ask,(Research Director, Jupiter Research)and MIT alum moderated the event withFrancois Le, VP of Carrier and Interna-tional Sales, Tropos Networks, GauravGarg, Partner, Sequoia Capital, ChuckHaas, CEO, Metro-Fi and Jon Russo, VPof Marketing, iPass.
In December, CommTech held a panel todiscuss topics related to the buildup ofEthernet connectivity and the offering ofnew Ethernet services to business cus-tomers. John Ryan ?founder of RHK-moderated a first-class panel of estab-lished players (Bob Klessig from Cisco),startups (Steve West from Turin Net-works) and the founder of the MetroEthernet Forum (Ron Young). In Octo-ber, we had hosted a panel about wirelessapplications and services. Previously inSeptember, we had held a discussionabout the opportunities and challenges indeploying WiMAX.
Upcoming Events
• VoIP on April 27
• Network Security on May 25
• IPTV on June 22
We have decided to fix our events to the4th Wednesdays of each month to allow
our attendees to mark their calendar inadvanced. We are looking for more vol-unteers to help us in our efforts in puttingtogether this service to the MIT alumcommunity in the bay area. Wefre alsolooking for suggestions about what is ofinterest to the community so that we canhold events and panels to discuss them.
Our Sponsors
We would like to thank Wilson SonsiniGoodrich & Rosati for their continuedsupport and their generous sponsorship.They help us in many different ways tohost our panels, mixers and meetings.We would also like to thank AT&T fortheir services sponsorship for our com-munication needs.
You can sign up to our mailing list toreceive notification about our upcomingevents by sending email [email protected] or to RichardRabbat at [email protected]. http://www.mitcnc.org/www/Commtech.htm.
Steering Committee and Volunteers
• Cesar Bocanegra
• Douglas Cornwall
• Ulas Kirazci
• Paolo Narvaez
• Richard Rabbat
• Belle Tseng
• Vandana Upadhyay
• Dennis Ward
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MITCNC Leadership SeriesThe Leadership Series is part of the MITCNC EntrepreneurshipProgram and is an event platform for the discussion of topicspertaining to leadership. Our distinguishing focus is that ourprograms come from a personal growth and development pointof view. The series addresses topics that span industries and thatparticipants, ranging from CEOs of public companies to aspir-ing leaders, should all find relevant. The goal of the series is tofoster leadership excellence and stimulate dialogue on challeng-ing and relevant topics.
The Leadership Entrepreneurship Program began in 2004 andlaunched with a series of 4 interconnected seminars which fea-tured Professor Michael Ray from the Stanford Graduate Schoolof Business. Prof. Ray gave an introductory seminar and in thefollowing three led a lively dialogue with senior business lead-ers, including John Morgridge, Chairman of Cisco, RichardNanula, CFO of Amgen and Carol Bartz, Chairman and CEO ofAutodesk.
Over the past few months wefve had 2 additional events: TheLifecycle of Leadership: Stages of a Leaderfs Career & Women
Leaders: Balancing Work, Life and Excellence. These eventsalso attracted excellent leaders including, Diane Green, Presi-dent of VMware and an MIT alum, Brett Galloway, Presidentand CEO of Airespace, Shellye Archambeau, CEO of Metric-Stream, Marianne Jackson, SVP of Blue Shield of Californiaand Atul Bhatnagar, VP/GM of Nortel Networks
We are currently planning programs that will include keynoteaddresses from a number of MIT luminaries, an event featuringaccomplished Chief Technology Officers and an event featuringexecutive recruitment strategies. Additionally, we intend to hostsome day long workshops. The MITCNC Calendar (atwww.mitcnc.org) displays details of our upcoming events.
The Leadership steering committee is responsible for creating,organizing and managing the events. The committee is broadminded and flexible and we welcome your input in the form offeedback on past events and new ideas for discussion as well asyour active involvement as a volunteer. For more informationplease contact: Scott Globus [email protected]
Series Overview
The MITCNC Semiconductor Entrepreneurship Series is aresource for those interested in founding, funding and growingnew ventures in the area of semiconductor design andmanufacturing. The series provides:• a venue for networking amongst entrepreneurs and other
interested professionals
• opportunities for entrepreneurs to meet leaders in the semi-conductor industry and learn from their experiences
• perspectives from analysts and investors in the semiconduc-tor space regarding opportunities for starting new ventures
2005 Events
• The Semiconductor program has held two events in 2005and has several more planned.
• Semiconductor Success Stories: First-Hand Tales of Suc-cessful Entrepreneurs (Jan. 13th)
• Adventures in 3D ICs: Matrix Semiconductor (Mar. 10th)
• Upcoming events being planned include:
• The Next IC Growth Drivers: Smart Phones and WirelessNetworks (April 14th)
• Making It Big by Thinking Small (May 12th)
• Offshoring: Now, Later or Never? (June 9th)
• Find a complete listing of past events and more informationabout the program at http://www.mitcnc.org/www/Entrepreneurship_Semiconductor.htm
Getting Involved
To be added to our list of event volunteers or to our mailinglist for upcoming events, please e-mail: <[email protected]>.
• Steering Committee
• Kaushik Chatopadhyay
• Tom Darbonne
• Meng Ding
• Alissa Fitzgerald
• Sunil Kashyap
• Ronald Koo
• Ed Korczynski
• Theresa Liu
• Paul Nguyen
• Eric Reifschneider (Program Director)
• Bruce Schulman
MITCNC Semiconductor Entrepreneurship Series
8 SUMMER 2005
Special Thanks to our Volunteers!Dear Alumni:
Once again, I get to introduce to yousomeone special from our midst.
Richard Rabbat is one of those wonderfulpeople who recognize when the timecomes and simply step right in and takeon leadership roles. Last year, Richardfirst got involved with the Club as Trea-surer of the Entrepreneurship Program.Earlier this year, Richard stepped up tothe leadership role of Program Directorfor the Communication TechnologiesSeries. In November of 2004, Richardtook another step toward broader Clubleadership and agreed to serve as our newVP of Entrepreneurship. (Yes, this meansthere are now some new opportunities forleadership roles within the Entrepreneur-ship Program! Please come talk to me orto Richard if you are interested in gettinginvolved.)
When Richard is not serving as leader inthe MITCNC community, he leads a fulland interesting life in many other capaci-ties: Richard has been a member of the
research staff at Fujitsu Labs of Americain Sunnyvale since he moved to the BayArea in October 2001. His main respon-sibilities include research in optical andwireless access technologies. He leadsFujitsu's standardization activities at theInternet Engineering Task Force (IETF).He has authored research publicationsand has several patents pending. Prior tothat, he was a project engineering man-ager at a startup focusing on enterpriseLinux. Previously, he also worked as anintern at Qualcomm and Tellabs. Richardearned his S.M. and Ph.D. from theSchool of Engineering at MIT in 1998and 2001 respectively. He was a semi-finalist in the MIT $50K in 2001. Richardalso holds a Master of Engineering inComputer and Communications from theAmerican University of Beirut, Lebanon.In his off time, Richard is at one of thecafes of San Francisco learning Japaneseor working on writing his upcomingbook. He is currently focusing on grow-ing the successful MITCNC Entrepre-neurship program built by Ben Matteo,Sramana Mitra and Scott Ritterbush toaddress more areas. Richard hopes to turn
the program into the premiere destinationfor technologists, entrepreneurs, venturecapitalists and enthusiasts and provideMIT alumni in the Bay Area with the net-working and business opportunities toachieve their professional goals.
My other thank you this time is both athank you and a farewell to Scott Ritter-bush, who helped grow in the Entrepre-neurship Program into the matureprogram it is today, playing instrumentalroles in Bioe2e, Semiconductors, andCommunications Technologies. Earlierin 2004, Scott took over as VP of Entre-preneurship following Sramana Mitrafsoutstanding leadership. Happily for him,and unfortunately for us, Scott has beenoffered a very attractive position thatrequires him to relocate out of state.After making him promise to come backand say hello to the Club whenever he isin California, we decided to let him gocSeriously, Scott will be missed ? anddeserves a big thank you for all of hiswork during his time with the Club.
- Until next time, Karin.
by Joe Eckerle
"Exemplifying his concept of "organicarchitecture," Frank Lloyd Wright'sHanna House unabashedly embraces theexisting landscape."
As I approached the Hanna House, Iencountered an imposing flight of brickstairs that led to a surprisingly openpatio, dominated by a huge valley oak.Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect, wasnotorious for his arrogance and 'spare noexpense' attitude toward achieving hisown artistic vision. Knowing this, I wasstruck by the juxtaposition of the oak andthe house. The oak, perhaps 30 feet inheight, dwarfed the single-level house.The daringly-cantilevered roof line ofWright's house narrowed to a point rem-iniscent of the bow of the Titanic. But,rather than completing the lines to their
obvious destination, he puta notch in the roof to pro-vide clearance for an arm ofthe oak. Wright was essen-tially bowing to nature.This gave me a new per-spective on his arrogance.Our wonderful docent thenpointed out the numerousfeatures of the house,including a hexagonal (hon-eycomb) module for thefloor plan, amazing glassdoors that folded into the walls, an inte-grated living/dining room, a cleverly-illuminated kitchen, and a child's play-room that Wright designed to be con-verted into a formal dining room after thechildren grew up. [Our docent, a native,had been a guest of the Hannas duringher high school years. This gave her aunique understanding of the house--how
people actually lived in it.] Consideringthe audience, this report would not becomplete without mention of a few prac-tical blunders (for which Wright was alsonotorious) such as the collapsed retain-ing walls, rainwater running into thehouse, and a heating bill that wouldmake Bill Gates think twice.
Hanna House Visited
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MITCNC Scholarship Program 2004-2005Wm. E. Murray f67, MITCNC Scholarship Program Manager
The scholarship program was established in 1983 with onescholarship funded by voluntary donations on MITCNC duescards. Over the past two decade it has grown and expanded tosix scholarships. It is now funded by investment earnings on theMIT Club of Northern California Scholarship Fund (MITaccount #3493300) made possible by the MITCNC, voluntarydonations on annual members dues cards and supplemented, ifnecessary, by operating funds each year by the MITCNC. Since1983 the MITCNC program has grown to be one of the largerMIT region club endowed scholarship programs and has helpedabout 110 students from Northern California. You can help sup-port this valuable program thru voluntary donations on yourannual MITCNC dues card or thru direct donations.
In September the MIT Financial Aid Office, which selectsMITCNC scholars, announced the following MITCNC scholar-ship recipients for the e04/f05 academic year. Each scholarshipis 12% of MIT tuition ($3,700). Five of the six scholarships arenamed, usually as memorials to prominent alumni/alumnaeactive in the MITCNC. The MITCNC board voted in Septem-ber to memorialize Janet Grosser f53, MITCNC Chair, whopassed away in August after a long battle with cancer.
Name Hometown
Nivedita Chandrasekaran ‘08 (Janet Grosser f53 Memorial Scholar)
San Ramon, CaliforniaCalifornia HS
Nivedita served as the vice president of California High Schoolfs chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, the national math honor society, and was a member of the California Scholarship Federation, the Spanish Club, and the National Honor Society. She was also a voting mem-ber of the San Ramon Teen Council, a participant in the San Ramon City Lights Program, and a teen columnist for the Life In Perspective (LIP) Board, run by the Contra Costa Times. She hopes to pursue electrical engineering and computer science here at MIT.
Name Hometown and High School
WeiHsuan Ho, ‘08 (Gaynor Langsdorf ‘32G Memo-rial Scholar)
Foster City, California High School: Aragon HS
WeiHsuan served as the manager of the Robotics Team, the founder and president of the Aragon Chinese Culture Club, sports editor of the high school newspaper (and won second place in the San Mateo County High School Journalism competition for sports writing), and the founder and president of her schoolfs chapter of GLAMS (Girls Leading Achievements in Math and Science). WeiHsuan hopes to study both electrical engineering and bio-engineering at MIT and would like to work someday as an engineer for a biological science company.
Name Hometown and High School
Jessica Lam, ‘08 (MITCNC Alumna Scholar)
Piedmont, CaliforniaHigh School: Piedmont HS
Jessica is an avid volleyball player, on the varsity team at Piedmont High School and for community and club teams throughout the year. She is also a violinist and has played for the Oakland Youth Orches-tra and the Youth Orchestra of Southern Alameda County. She spent two summers conducting experiments as a student fellow for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has interned at the Chabot Space and Science Center, helping set up and guide the pub-lic through the their nighttime telescope viewings. Jessica has won many awards for her acrylic painting, including the honor of having one of her paintings displayed in the Washington, DC office of her United States Representative.
Name Hometown and High School
Mary Lang, ‘08 (Robert Swanson f69 Memorial Scholar)
Los Altos Hills, CaliforniaHigh School: Castilleja HS
Mary has been figure skating since she was six year old and began the study of piano the same year. She has sung with the Cantabile Childrenfs Chorus, participated in workshops by the Baroque Choral Guild, and served as the co-leader of an a cappella group at Castilleja High School. She also participated in speech and debate, the Model United Nations, her school newspaper, the Botball Robotics Team, and served as Class Treasurer. This past summer, Mary traveled to France for a three-week exchange program and interned with a pro-fessor at Stanford University, researching the cellular transposition of maize.
Name Hometown and High School
Victor Sinow, ‘08 (Judy and Phil Friend f58 Memorial Scholar)
San Francisco, CaliforniaHigh School: St. Ignatius College Prep
Like the others, Victor was a very involved member of his high school community at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco. He was the captain of the varsity sailing team, president of the Jewish/Palestinian Dialogue Group, and a drummer in a local band. He was also a member of the tennis team and the Sea Scouts of America. In past summers, Victor worked as a teaching assistant and tennis camp counselor at his high school and as an optometric assistant for his fatherfs optometry company. Victor hopes to combine mechanical engineering with a biomedical engineering minor here at MIT.
Name Hometown and High School
Christopher Fematt ‘08 Pittsburg, CaliforniaHigh School: Pittsburg HS
Christopher has been primarily involved in community service throughout high school, serving through the Pittsburg High School chapter of the KEY Club, and for the Loaves and Fishes Community Kitchen and One Day at a Time prevention program. Christopher enjoys playing tennis, listening to music, and playing the clarinet and piano. Here at MIT, he will be considering a major in either electri-cal engineering or architecture.
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10 SUMMER 2005
Ride one of the most beautiful routes in the country and haveintelligent conversation (it can't be helped) along the way. Butwait - there's more... Food! New this year we have adjusted theschedule to have a leisurely lunch at Samfs, a true Bay Areainstitution. And it's as easy as riding a bike.
Join us for the 8th Annual MITCNC bike trip for both the ded-icated and the leisurely type bike riders. The route is about 15miles. We'll be starting at Pier 41, going through the aquaticpark, Fort Mason, Presidio Park, over the Golden Gate bridge,downtown Sausalito and then near the water all the way to Tibu-ron. Just about everyone should arrive in Tiburon by 2:30 leav-ing time for a leisurely lunch (self-hosted) on the patio at Samfsbefore taking the 5:05 ferry back to Pier 41. The ferry ticket foradults is $7.50, for children $4.25.
To accommodate bikers of various skill levels, there will be twogroups composed of "weekend warriors" and "recreational"bikers. For those who don't have bikes, you can rent bikes andhelmets at the Blazing Saddles store at Pier 41. Their phonenumber is (415) 202-8888 and their web page is http://www.bikethebridge.com. The bike rentals run around $28-$48day depending on what type of bike you want.
The MIT Club of Northern California and organizers do notassume any responsibility for any personal injuries or propertydamage suffered during this event. Cycling is a sport that hasinherent risks. Each participant is entirely responsible for beingaware of these risks and taking necessary precautions.
Every cyclist must wear a helmet. The following items will beuseful during thebike ride: water bot-tles, sun block, snackfood, money tospend along the way(e.g., at restaurants),sweater (to wear onthe ferry ride back).
Date/Time Location
SaturdayJul 23, 200511:00 am11:30 am
Meet by ticket counter for Alcatraz by Pier 41.Route Orientation/WaiversPrompt Departure!!
Organizer (RSVP and More Info)
Ken Fujimoto '[email protected]
Date/Time Location
SundayMay 15, 200510:00 am
Berry Creek Falls, Big Basin (South Bay)- 12 miles, 1200'
One of the most spectacular hikes in the Bay Area, similar to Steep Ravine, but harder work. Redwoods, huge ferns, and a 70' waterfall in a deep redwood canyon, plus three smaller falls.
Date/Time Location
SundayJun 12, 20059:15 am
Angel Island (SF Bay)- 7 miles, 800'
EARLY start time!
Angel Island is the large island you see off the right hand side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Wonderful views, a fun ferry ride to get there and nice and cool in the summer. All day (~7 hours).
Date/Time Location
SundayJul 17, 200511:00 am
Cascade Falls and Bon Tempe Lake (Marin)- 6.5 miles, 400'
We combine two shorter hikes starting relatively close to each other; One trip to a pretty waterfall, and another around two pretty Marin Water Districtreservoirs.
Date/Time Location
SundayAug 21, 200511:00 am
Steep Ravine Trail (Marin)- 6.8 miles, 1200'RSVP required!
The annual pilgrimage to my personal favorite hike in the Bay Area. Deep Redwoods, huge ferns, a running creek along the trail, and one part so steep that it has a ladder! Even has a pleasant lunch break at Stinson beach. (5-6 has.)
Date/Time Location
SundaySep 25, 200510:00 am
Redwood Regional Park (East Bay)- 6 miles, 1100'
Shady redwoods and stunning views. This trip combines spectacular views of the Bay and San Francisco with shady redwoods. And apparently sometime around thistime of year, there's an interesting migratory surprise.
Organizer (RSVP and More Info)
Jim Reich '[email protected] [email protected](650) 969-4558
Directions and detailed information on each hike will become avail-able at http://mithikes.n3.net approximately one week before the hike. At the site, you can also sign up for a special mailing list to receive the new directions auto-matically via email.
Date/Time Location
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8th Annual Cycling Trip to Tiburon
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Join the Alumni Travel ProgramUpcoming Trip Listings
Looking to plan your next trip with the MIT Alumni Travel Pro-gram? We have many exciting and unique programs planned -reserve your space today!
Date/Time Location
June 1-12, 2005 Celtic Lands on board MS Le Diamant
Led by MIT Professor Harriet Ritvo
Begin in Honfleur on France's dramatic Nor-mandy coast, and continue to Caen, St. Malo and interesting ports of call in England, Wales, Ire-land, and the Western Isles of Scotland.
June 12-24, 2005(wait list)
The Norwegian Fjords the Baltic Sea
Witness the magnificent fjords of Norway, visit the vibrant city of Copenhagen, and explore the cities of Tallin, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm.
June 25- July 6, 2005 (Wait List)
Alaska: Off the Beaten Path (land program)
This itinerary is a departure from the usual ports of call. We travel by land and explore Prince William Sound, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, and Denali National Park, where we travel deep into the Park for a three night stay.
June 27-Jul 5, 2005 The St. Lawrence River
Cruise from Quebec City to Montreal, Thousand Islands, Toronto, and Niagara Falls on board the MV Nantucket Clipper.
June 29-Jul 11, 2005 Passage of Peter the Great
After three nights in Moscow, we cruise on the Volga, Svir and Neva Rivers, as well as Lake Onega and Lake Lagoda, making stops along the way. Conclude your journey in St. Petersburg for two nights.
July 2-12, 2005(Wait List)
Iceland
Led by MIT Professor Emeritus John Southard '60
Witness the majestic fjords, bubbling mud flats, lava fields, waterfalls, and geysers of Iceland.
Aug 3-11, 2005 Alumni Campus: Poland
Unpack once and explore the cities of Krakow, Czestochowa, the town of Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains. Options available for a visit at Auschwitz or the Wieliczka Salt Mines.
Aug 21-30, 2005(Wait List)
The Danube River & the Hapsburg Empire
We visit Prague and Krakow, including scenic rail transfers on the deluxe Majestic Imperator train. Then we cruise from Budapest to Ger-many, making stops along the way.
Aug 26-Sep 4, 2005 Alaska's Inside Passage
Juneau, Skagway, Haines, Elfin Cove, Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka and Tracy Arm/Sawyer Glacier. Cruise on the intimate 138-passenger Yorktown Clipper and visit places the larger cruise ships can not.
Spend an evening meeting other alums in the area andexploring an interesting restaurant in the Bay Area. Dine-arounds are self-hosted -- you pay for what you order.Please RSVP at least one day ahead so that we can makereservations. (The restaurants may or may not be able toaccomodate walk-ins.)
Date/Time Location
ThursdayMay 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 14Jul 28Aug 11Aug 25, 2005
7:00 pm
PeninsulaEast BaySouth BaySan FranciscoPeninsulaEast BaySouth BaySan Francisco
locations TBD
Cost Check/Credit Card
Self hosted, Pay what you order.
Organizer (RSVP and More Info)
"Our trip to China was outstanding. The MIT travelers werea diverse, well informed group. Our tour leader was superb -reorganized and responded to the needs of the group. Thepace of the trip was excellent." - William ('60) and CarlandNicholson, Wonders of Exotic China, 2004
China: Highlights of the Middle Kingdom, Oct 6 - 23, 2005
We invite you to join fellow MIT travelers on this colorful,comprehensive tour of the Middle Kingdom. We will dis-cover the incredible diversity of China's regional cultures,from the metropolitan and modern to the rural and historic.This program begins in Beijing and ends in Shanghai with athree day cruise on the Yangzi River.
Trip details are available online now for all the highlightedprograms. If you have questions on any of our trips, listedbelow, please call us at 800-992-6749 or email [email protected] and we'll send you trip information. For moreinformation, check out our website for listings: http://alum.mit.edu/lt/travel/calendar/index.html
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12 SUMMER 2005
Annual Yosemite Weekend Sept. 16-18, 2005Get ready for a fun weekend in Yosemite- September 16-18!
After several wonderful visits toYosemite Park during the past few years,the MIT Club is ready to go back formore. Join other MIT alums and guestsas we spend a weekend at Yosemite inSeptember. We can expect nice andsunny weather and we'll be able to getaway from the Bay Area and truly appre-ciate the great outdoors. There is somuch beauty to admire in the park. In theevenings, relax and have fun with otherMIT alums in the comfortable livingroom of the Yosemite Bug hostel.
We have arranged group accommodationat the Yosemite Bug hostel in Midpines,California. Midpines is on Highway 140,~20 miles west of the Arch RockEntrance Station to Yosemite Park. Aspast participants can attest, YosemiteBugs is a finely managed hostel andquite a pleasant place to stay for such aweekend.
The following accommodation optionsare available:
• Group rooms in cabins. 6 or 12 peopleper room, in bunk beds. Co-ed andfemale dorm rooms are both avail-able. Fee is $18/night per person +10% tax
• Private rooms for two people withshared bath. Fee is $50 per night +10% tax
• Private rooms for four people withshared bath. Fee is $60 per night +10% tax- Private rooms for four peo-ple with own bath. Fee is $95 pernight + 10% tax
Beds have good quality fresh linens, withreal mattresses and pillows. Guests canbring sleeping bags or sleeping sheets ifthey prefer. Make sure to bring one ortwo blankets with you, or a sleeping bag.The hostel has a glassed-in deck and alarge dining hall in which deliciousmeals are available. Typical prices are $7for a vegetarian dinner, $8.50 for a meatdinner, and $6 for breakfast; selectionsand prices are a la carte. Bag lunches areavailable for take-out at the beginning ofeach day.
There are many hikes in and around thevalley, Tuolomne Meadows, Wawonaand the Sequoia trees. Bike rentals areavailable at the hostel for those planningon biking in the valley or trails nearbythe bug. There is also a local swimminghole with a waterfall nearby the hostel.We plan to form carpools and drive up onFriday evening. We will spend Saturdayand Sunday at the park, and then driveback to the Bay Area on Sunday evening.Expect ~4 hours transit time each way.
For information about the Bug Hostel,visit http://www.yosemitebug.com
For information about Yosemite Park,visit http://www.nps.gov/yose
Advance registration is required for thisevent. Please contact the hostel directly(instead of the organizer), indicate yourchoice of accommodation and send pay-ment (for two nights, including tax) nolater than August 15. To send in yourpayment, please call the Yosemite Bug at(209)966-6666 and say you are with theMIT group. They can also answer anyquestions about lodging options. Please
register as soon as you firm up yourplans to avoid disappointment. If you arelooking for people with whom to car-pool, please let the organizer know if youare willing and able to serve as a carpooldriver, or if you would prefer to be a pas-senger. Also indicate where you arecoming from, so we can pair up peoplewho live nearby.
Other questions? Contact Harry Chou [email protected] (note theunderscore between harry and chou) or408-368-0173.
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