Gilman Louie, CEO of In-Q-Tel, will be speaking at PARC on Thursday afternoon. PARC runs a nice series of lectures on mostly scientific topics; feels like the Friday afternoon talks at Bell Labs back when there was still a Bell Labs.
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: PARC Forum this Thursday: Gilman Louie >Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 08:59:53 PDT > >Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) >invites you to the PARC Forum >on Thursday, May 16, 2002 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM. > >This Forum is open to the public, free parking, handicapped >accessible, with limited seating on a first-come first-served basis. >For more information about the PARC Forum, >including directions, see the bottom of this message or >www.parc.com/forum. >----------------------------------------------------------- > >PARC Forum > -------- > >"TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMELAND SECURITY" > >Gilman Louie, CEO >In-Q-Tel >Thursday, May 16, 2002 >4:00-5:00 PM >George E. Pake Auditorium, PARC >----------------------------------------------------------- > >ABSTRACT: > >In-Q-Tel is a private enterprise funded by the CIA. It's mission is to >invest in >cutting-edge information technologies that serve United States national >security interests. >This talk will discuss exciting new developments in technology that have >the potential to >make a strategic impact on the business of intelligence. >----------------------------------------------------------- > >BIOGRAPHY: > >Gilman Louie is a pioneer in the interactive entertainment industry. His >successes have >included the Falcon, F-16 flight simulator, and Tetris, which he brought >over from the >Soviet Union. More recently, Gilman served as Hasbro Interactive's Chief >Creative Officer. >Prior to Hasbro, Gilman served as CEO at several corporations, including >Spectrum HoloByte, >Sphere, Inc., Nexa Corporation, and Microprose, Inc. >----------------------------------------------------------- > >NEXT PARC FORUM: > >4:00 PM Thursday, May 23, 2002: >TBD >----------------------------------------------------------- > >ABOUT THE PARC FORUM: > >PARC is located at 3333 Coyote Hill Road in Palo Alto. A >road map is available at www.parc.com/location.html, and >written driving directions are available at >www.parc.com/loca-wrd.html. Forum attendees may park >anywhere in the lot. The George E. Pake Auditorium is to >the left of the main entrance, which is adjacent to the >upper parking lot (look for the flagpole). More information >about the PARC Forum can be found at www.parc.com/forum. > >The first PARC Forum was held in September 1977, beginning >a tradition that has endured for almost a quarter of a >century. Speakers include leaders in the worlds of the >arts, sciences, education and politics. Topics have >included "The Origin, Diversification, and Dispersal of >Language," "Planetary Mayhem," and "The Making of Toy >Story." Many of the presentations from 1999 forward are >available at http://murl.microsoft.com through our >partnership with the Multi-University Research Laboratory.
