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8B <br /> Page 4 <br /> ��:,:.. <br /> R��WOOd <br /> ��t nulitornfe <br /> !�(OL'fid8u'ii61 <br /> ClTY COUN�IL MEMSER REPORT OF CONF�RENCE/MEETING ATTENDANCE <br /> Name: Alicia Aguirre Vendor No.; <br /> Departm�nt: City Councii _ �'oucher Nu.: <br /> Responsible Standing Comn�ittee: <br /> Conference or meeting: State of the Valley 20U7 Conference, Joint Veniur.e Silicon Valley <br /> Network, February 2nd,2007 <br /> Summary of conference or meeting: <br /> I attendcd the 2007 State of the Valley Conference in San Jose tl�at was presented by the Joint <br /> Venture Silicon Valley Networlc. In addition to the excellent speakers and panels, we were <br /> �resented with th.e 2007 Index o.f Silicon Valley which is wortl�tl�e price of entry alone. <br /> The mornillg spealcers gavc us an overview o.f the 2007 .Index and highlighted the r.eport. <br /> Gollaborative Economics in Si.lico.n Valley is reinventing itsel�f. There are 33,000 new jobs. �very <br /> si�lgle industry in Silicon Valley is growing. In the area of Innovation a11d Venture Capital Growtli, <br /> Media and Entertain.�zaent grew 70% and Clean Technology by 26%. <br /> Conlmunity Indicators: Civic .Engageinent and creativity are critical to our futurc. Tl�irty six <br /> percent of residents are born abroad. Forty eight spealc a language other than English. Fifty five <br /> percent of foreign born are from India and China. <br /> Other points made were that we have to have protected open space. Residential dez�sity-growing <br /> up, not out. Transit ridership has increases by 2%. Only 26% ca�i a.f.ford housi��g, There is growth <br /> in non profits and the arts. Silicon Valiey rai�l{s first iiZ IT and VC. Education is tlle lcey ch.allenge <br /> particu:larly in Science. <br /> We also listened to a very interesting speecli by Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. He posed some <br /> interestuzg questions. What happens when 1 billion inore people get on li�ne? What will they do? <br /> What ha�pens when 1 billion people use cameras and videos from ihei�-phones to document life <br /> around ihem`? What l�appens to person.al privacy when everytlung is taped an.d on line? <br /> `"Technology is not destiny",}.ie said. GoogIe is dcveloping on demand taz�.guagc translators. <br /> ClerkShared/Councii•AdminPO�;y21-RepatOtConf-M�pAtlendAndReimbFormlAD�dINPOLICY2 bGITYCOUNCILMEM6ER-ReimourseReqFormAntlRsportCcn(erencePAtgAnendance,doc <br />