M on 2 8 | S i l i c o n V a l l e y
T u e 29 | San Francisco
T u e 29 | San Francisco
Michio Kaku
Kriss Deiglmeier
The Empire Strikes Out: Baseball’s Historic Role in U.S. Foreign Policy
Host, “Science Fantastic”; Professor of Physics, City College of New York; Author, Physics of the Future
No one has used the revelations of science fiction to explain the realities of science more than Kaku, who takes us on a fast-forward look at tomorrow. Based on interviews with the world’s top scientists who are already inventing the future in their labs, Kaku reveals the lives we’ll be leading tomorrow. Meet the scientist and television star who makes science understandable and the future visible. Location: Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members
Executive Director, Center for Social Innovation, Stanford University
Are social innovation and entrepreneurship truly new fields and worthy of academic research and understanding? Stanford University believes so and has appointed Deiglmeier to create the Center for Social Innovation and its associated programs. A social innovator herself, Deiglmeier understands the field as a practitioner as well as academic. Her views place the field in the larger context of philanthropy and nonprofit management. She will share her experience in this new area. Location: SF Club Office Time: 5:30 p.m. networking, 6 p.m. program Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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T h u 31 | San Francisco
Dayna & Robert Baer: A Husband and Wife True-Life Spy Story
The Art of the Food Memoir
Former CIA Operatives; Authors, The Company We Keep
Hear from the real-life Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Former CIA operative Robert and his CIA “shooter” wife, Dayna, recount their life as a CIA couple. They describe what happens when you try to leave “The Company” and learn that it’s hard to break free of the rogues, mobsters and clandestine warriors who’ve become your best friends and worst enemies. Robert’s book See No Evil was made into Syriana.
Robert Elias, Ph.D., Author; Professor of Politics, University of San Francisco
Though baseball has been widely recognized as a barometer of U.S. society, less examined has been its long-standing role in U.S. military, diplomatic and globalization policies, and in promoting the American way abroad. Elias reveals a colorful and often startling cast of characters, illustrated by dramatic slides, both from baseball and foreign policy. He tells how baseball has been compelling on and off the field. MLF: International Relations Location: SF Club Office Time: 5:30 p.m. networking, 6 p.m. program Cost: $8 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) Program Organizer: Norma Walden
Dayna Macy, Author, A Food Lover’s Journey from Obsession to Freedom Kate Moses, Author, Cakewalk: A Memoir Romney Steele, Author, My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family and Big Sur Davina Baum, Managing Editor, Chow – Moderator
M.F.K. Fisher set the standard for food memoir with her collection of essays, The Art of Eating, and Ruth Reichl continues to entertain us with her culinary escapades. Food memoirs delight and inspire us. These three Bay Area authors will share their journeys in writing and eating with us. MLF: Bay Gourmet Location: SF Club Office Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program Cost: $8 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) Program Organizer: Cathy Curtis
Location: Cubberley Community Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members Also know: The Baers speak in SF on 3/23
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