Mark your calendar for the Silicon Valley Challenge Summit on November 16, 2006 at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at Santa Clara University.

This unique event, which is presentented by STS and co presented by the RiOS Institute, will bring together Silicon Valley corporate, civic and academic leaders to explore how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be harnessed for the fulfillment of the UN's Millenium Development Goals.

Through panel discussion and workshops, conference speakers and participants will answer key questions that define Silicon Valley’s role in the creation of a better future for all:

- What is Silicon Valley doing?
- How is Silicon Valley doing it?
- What else can Silicon Valley do?

Confirmed speakers include:
· José Antonio Ocampo, United Nations Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs
· Manuel Castells, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California
· William T. Coleman III, Chairman, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Cassatt Corporation
· AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean of School of Information, University of California, Berkeley
· James R. Fruchterman, Founder and CEO, The Benetech Initiative
· Djordjija Petkoski, Head of Private Sector Development, World Bank Institute