Boston College TechTrek West

Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seattle

January 2-16, 2005

The following organizations and individuals have committed to meeting with our group of 20 BC graduate students:

· Actuate (reporting software)

o Lunch and meeting CEO.

· Amazon.com (e-commerce)

o Visit to HQ & fulfillment center.

· Apple (PCs, consumer electronics)

o Behind the scenes before the opening of MacWorld with SVP Worldwide Marketing.

o Later – return for CEO keynote address.

· AT&T Wireless / Cingular (mobile communications)

o Seattle alumni panel

· Boeing (aircraft mfg)

o tour of Evrett, WA manufacturing facility, the largest building in the world, where they build the 747s and other aircraft.

· Cisco (networking equip)

o Meetings scheduled with CEO and three other senior executives.

· cnet (Internet media)

o COO and AVP meetings.

· Creative Labs (PC peripherals and consumer electronics)

o AVP Marketing meeting / product demonstrations.

· Cybersource (eCommerce payment solutions)

o CEO organizing a panel titled ‘How the Valley Works’ featuring an entrepreneur, angel investor, VC, attorney, accountant to offer perspective on process from startup to IPO.

· eBay (eCommerce)

o Meetings with Director of Categories & Infrastructure and Category Manager - Computers.

· Intel (microprocessors)

o Meeting with Controller, tour of D2 fab.

· Microsoft (software)

o Meeting with senior marketer.

o Tours of “The Microsoft Home”, “Center for Information Work”, and “Consumer Experience Center”

· Network Appliance (storage)

o Lunch with CEO. Manufacturing tour and exec. briefing center visit with Business Development Manager.

· NUMMI (GM/Toyota JV)

o Automobile factory tour

· Polaris Ventures (venture capital) / Impinj (RFID)

o Meeting with Founding Partner. Visit to Polaris portfolio firm Impinj, a pioneer in RFID technology.

· Sun (servers & workstations)

o Meeting with Sr. Dir. Of Marketing and VP & CIO of Sun at Sun's executive briefing center.

· Tallwood Venture Partners (venture capital focusing on fabless semiconductor specialists)

o Meeting with Partner, dinner with Tallwood staff.

· Wells Fargo (banking) –

o Meeting with Director of Product Strategy and the Director of Internet Banking.

Also in the works but not yet confirmed: Genentech, Pixar, Yahoo.

Additional events include Dinner with TechCouncil West in San Francisco, an alumni networking event in Seattle, a Napa wine tour, and a visit to the Experience Music Project / Sci-Fi Hall of Fame.

Alumni interested in attending the San Francisco or Seattle networking events, or interested in visiting with future tours are encouraged to contact Prof. John Gallaugher at john.gallaugher@bc.edu.