Each chapter of the Boston College Technology Council meets an average of three times per year. These meetings consist of early morning breakfasts and evening receptions with either technology based panel discussions or a keynote speaker. Each chapter also holds an annual dinner with a featured speaker.

Past speakers have included: Robert Davis, managing partner, Highland Capital Partners; Steven Elterich, president, eBusiness, Fidelity; Bill Campbell, chairman, Intuit; Daniel Warmenhoven, chairman & CEO, NetApp; Arthur Laffer, founder & chairman, Laffer Associates; Anne Mulcahy, chairman & CEO, Xerox Corporation; Edward Zander, chairman & CEO, Motorola, Inc.; Philip Schiller, SVP, Worldwide Product Marketing, Apple Computer, Inc.; Charles Geschke, chairman, Adobe Systems, Inc; Diane Greene, former President and CEO, VMware; Scott McNealy, Chairman and Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems and Chairman of Sun Federal, Inc.; Joseph M. Tucci, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, EMC Corporation; David P. Vieau, President and Chief Executive Officer of A123Systems, Inc.

East Coast Technology Council Spring Panel and Reception
featuring Qualcomm CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs

Date: Wednesday, May 8
Registration: 7:00 p.m.
Event: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Boston College Cadigan Alumni Center
2121 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA

The cost is $20 per person - please click here to register.

East Coast Technology Council Tech on Tap
Thursday, April 4
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Highland Capital
One Broadway, 16th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142


West Coast Technology Council Annual Dinner
Featuring William P. Leahy, S.J., President

Friday, April 19, 2013
6 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Dinner

Four Seasons Hotel
2050 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA

West Coast Technology Council Spring Panel
Advancing your Career in the Valley:
A Discussion on Hiring Trends in Technology and Start-ups

Date: Wednesday, March 6
Registration: 6:30 p.m. 
Event: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, Calif.

Panelists:
Katie Baynes ’06
Executive Communications
Square

Jamie Tilotta Green
Partner
The Cole Group

Whitnie Low '07
Recruiting Manager
Bloom Energy

Sam Wholley ’99,CGSOM ’07
Principal, Retained Executive Search Practice
Riviera Partners

Special guests included John Gallaugher, associate professor of information systems, and 25 BC undergraduate students. Professor Gallaugher leads the annual "TechTrek West" course in the Carroll School of Management. As part of Professor Gallaugher's course, the students are visiting the Bay Area to learn about the technology industry firsthand. Please join us in welcoming Professor Gallaugher and his students to California!

West Coast Technology Council Fall Panel
Politics, Technology, and the Future of America
Date: Thursday, November 1
Registration/Networking: 6 p.m.
Event: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper St., Palo Alto, CA
Online registration is now closed - please register at the door.

"Politics, Technology, and the Future of America" Panelists

James Andrus P'10
Technical Founder and President
News Patterns/Netro City Design & Information Systems, Inc.

Michael McGeary
Co-founder and Director
Engine Advocacy

Josh Ginsberg
Founding Partner
The Ginsberg McLear Group
Co-Founder
PolitEar

East Coast Technology Council Educational Session
"The Soul of a Successful Entrepreneur"
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Registration: 6:30 p.m.
Event: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Westin Hotel, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA
The cost is $20 per person.

East Coast Technology Council Annual Dinner
Featuring Nikesh Arora, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer, Google           Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. Reception
         7:00 p.m. Dinner                                                                                       Location: The Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, MA                     RSVP: The cost is $50 per person.

West Coast Technology Council Annual Dinner
Featuring Cutberto Garza, MD, PhD, Provost and Dean of Faculties at Boston College
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel & Resort, Menlo Park, CA

West Coast Technology Council Panel and Networking Reception
"Social Impact: The Convergence of Technology and Philanthrophy"
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, CA
The cost is $20 per person.

East Coast Technology Council Panel and Reception
"Profiting in the Social Business Economy"
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Needham, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, MA
RSVP: The cost is $20 per person.

West Coast Technology Council Panel and Networking Reception
"Mobile Computing: The Career for the Next Decade"
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. Registration; 6:30 p.m. Panel
Location: Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto CA
Moderator: John Malloy'81, General Partner, BlueRun Ventures
Panelists: Ben Keighran, CEO, Chomp; Damien Patton, CEO, Banjo; Noam Bardin, CEO, Waze

East Coast Technology Council Breakfast and Networking Reception
Date: Friday, September 16, 2011
Time: 7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast; 8:00 a.m. Program
Location: Hilton Boston/Dedham 25 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA 02026

Tech on Tap
Date: Thursday, August 4
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location Bokx 109 at the Hotel Indigo, Newton MA

West Coast Technology Council Panel and Networking Reception
"From BCVC to Silicon Valley: A Visit with Three Startups from the Boston College Venture Competition"
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Time: 5:30 p.m Registration; 6:00 p.m. Program
Location: Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto California
Online registration is now closed. You may still register at the door.

East Coast Technology Council Annual Dinner
Date: April 27, 2011
Location: The Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham MA
Featuring: Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai Technologies

West Coast Technology Council Annual Dinner
Date: January 26, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m Reception; 7:00 p.m. Program
Location:  Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel, Menlo Park, CA
Featuring: John H. Hammergren, P'12, Chairman, President and CEO, McKesson Corporation.

East Coast Technology Council Career Panel for Current Students
"Diverse Careers in High Technology"
Date:  Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time:  4:00 P.M.
Location:  Murray Room, Yawkey Center
Moderator:  James P. Sullivan '88, President XIV, Inc. - an IBM company
Panelists:  Josiah M. Black, Managing Partner Bello Black & Welsh LLP; Jeff P. Casale '87, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas, VMware; Erin L. McSweeney, Vice President of Human Resources, VCE; Edmund F. Murphy III '84, Managing Director, Putnam Investments

East Coast Technology Council Breakfast
Date: January 19, 2011
Time:  7:30 a.m. Registration; 8:00 a.m. Program
Location: The Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts 
Featuring: George Boutros, Qatalyst Partners LP

West Coast Technology Council Panel
"Challenges and Opportunties for Women in Technology"
Date: November 10, 2010

East Coast Technology Council Breakfast
Date: September 24, 2010
Location: The Sheraton Needham, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts
Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation from guest speaker, David Skok, General Partner, Matrix Partners

Tech on Tap
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Watch City Brewing Company, 256 Moody Street, Waltham, MA

East Coast Technology Council Annual Spring Dinner

Featuring: David Vieau, President and CEO, A123 Systems
Date: April 27, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m
Location: The Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts

West Coast Technology Council Event
"The job climate in Silicon Valley: where we've been, where we are, and where we're going"
Featuring:Charley Geoly, Consultant, Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the top 5 search firms worldwide  
Date: March 4, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. 
Location: Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, California

We will be fortunate enough to have Associate Professor of Information Systems, John Gallaugher, along with 25 "TechTrek West" undergraduate students present for this event. Professor Gallaugher leads the annual "TechTrek West" course in the Carroll School of Management. As part of Professor Gallaugher's course, the BC students are visiting the Bay Area to learn about the technology industry firsthand. The evening will include a brief presentation from the students explaining their visits and experiences from the week. Join us in welcoming Professor Gallaugher and his students to CA! Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. 

Executive committee member, Paul Coghlan with guest speaker Michael Naughton.

West Coast Technology Council Annual Dinner
Featuring: University President William P. Leahy, S.J., and Evelyn J. And Robert A. Ferris Professor Michael Naughton, PhD, P'10, 12
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
6:00 p.m. Reception; 7:00 p.m. Dinner
Location: Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park, CA   

East Coast Technology Council Student Career Panel
"Hot Career Options in the Dead of Winter"
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Location: Murray Room
Moderator: Patrick J. Scannell, ’75, P’04, Senior Vice President/CFO and Treasurer, Netezza Corporation.
Panelists: Gregg Dixon ’95, Senior Vice President of Marketing, EnerNOC, Inc.; Michael Hagan
Chief Operating Officer, SCVNGR, Inc.; Kevin Starr, MS’88, Partner, Third Rock Ventures, LLC; Martha Shadan, VP/GM Vascular Therapies, Covidien. 

West Coast Technology Council Panel
"Social Networking: Where are you on the social graph and why it matters"
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Registration:  6:30 p.m
Location: Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California|
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East Coast Technology Council Breakfast Panel
"The Marketing Conversation:  Using Social Media to Extend and Enrich Your Brand"
Thursday, October 8, 2009
8:00 a.m.
Location: Sheraton Hotel, Needham, MA

West Coast Technology Council Panel & Reception
"The Business and Technology of Wine"
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Location: Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, California
6:00 to 8:00 p.m

East Coast Technology Council Annual Spring Dinner
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Joseph M. Tucci, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, EMC Corporation
Location: Sheraton Hotel, Needham, MA

Click here to review a report from the East Coast Annual Spring Dinner with Joe Tucci, Chairman, President and CEO, EMC Corporation.