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Commonwealth Club - Silicon Valley

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

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  Commonwealth Club - Silicon Valley

  72 N. 5th Street
  San Jose, CA 95112

  Phone: 408-280- 5842

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• Past Events

  08/18/08	The New Majority-Minority City with Dr. Glenna Matthews San Jose Repertory Theatre
  08/04/08	Jesse Cool - Chef, Restaurateur, and Author of Simply Organic Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  07/23/08	The Black Hole War with Leonard Susskind
  07/14/08	Great Ideas for Building Livable Communities with Dan Burden - Director of Walkable Communities San Jose Repertory Theatre
  06/25/08	George Lakoff - Co Founder & Senior Fellow of the Rockridge Institute Historic Hoover Theater
  06/17/08	Lewis Black - Award Winning Comedian & Author Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  06/04/08	Movie Marketing: Mashups from the Star Wars Sandbox - David Anderman Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/21/08	Content Now! The Digital Media Showcase Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/19/08	Food 2.0: Secrets from the Chef Who Fed Google - Charlie Ayers Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  05/08/08	Firoozeh Dumas - Best Selling Author Le Petit Trianon
  05/07/08	Michael Rubin, Author Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  04/09/08	Dr. Jeffrey Sachs Santa Clara Convention Center
  03/05/08	Dee Dee Myers - Former White House Press Secretary Louis B. Mayer Theatre - Santa Clara University
  02/11/08	Donald Norman - Design Expert & Author Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  02/06/08	John Lott - Economist , Author: Why the Free Market Works & Other Half-Baked Theories Don't Menlo Park City Council Chambers
  01/26/08	Jose Rivera - Oscar Nominated Playwright Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
  01/23/08	Its Easy Being Green Discussion Computer History Museum
  01/14/08	Computer Graphics: From Hollywood, NASA, and Beyond with Chris Ford, Pixar
  01/12/08	Rick Steves - The Value Of Travel In Today's World Historic Hoover Theater
  12/11/07	Get to Know Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel Le Petit Trianon
  11/15/07	Chris Matthews - Host of MSNBC's Hardball
  11/14/07	Tom Perkins - Venture Capitalist & Author Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel
  11/01/07	No Spare Parts: Life & Death of Circuits & the Brain with Dr. William Mobley The Tech Museum of Innovation
  10/18/07	David Kennedy - Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Le Petit Trianon
  10/16/07	Peter Sis - Award-Winning Illustrator Santa Clara County Office of Education
  10/01/07	Phantom Polls: How the Media Manufactures Public Opinion Le Petit Trianon
  09/27/07	Beyond Green Buildings: History Preservation & Sustainability Le Petit Trianon
  09/25/07	Going Digital- the ABC's of Digital Photography Computer History Museum
  09/24/07	Don Nielsen, Chairman of the Board National Eating Disorders Association Le Petit Trianon
  07/30/07	Mr. Dale E. Bonner, Secretary of Business, Transportation &Housing Agency
  07/12/07	Edward Uhlir, Design Director, Millennium Park, Chicago Le Petit Trianon
  07/05/07	Khaled Hossini Author Santa Clara Convention Center
  06/12/07	Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Democratic Presidential Candidate Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
  06/05/07	Michael Beschloss - NBC News Presidential Historian & Author Palo Alto Art Center
  05/24/07	Working to Change the World de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University
  05/16/07	Vivek Ranadive, Author the Power to Predict
  04/30/07	Daniel Altman - Connected 24 Hours in the Global Economy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/25/07	Walter Isaacson - Einstein, His Life & Universe Computer History Museum
  04/19/07	Taming Gaming in Your Home Computer History Museum
  04/18/07	Kevin Phillips, Author, American Theocracy Menlo Park City Council Chambers
  04/11/07	This is Not the Life I Ordered Palo Alto Art Center
  03/20/07	Lalita Tademy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/13/07	Paul Rusesabagina, Activist & Author San Jose State Event Center Arena
  03/09/07	Inside Look at Ballet San Jose’s Blue Suede Shoes Ballet San Jose Studios
  03/01/07	William Ury, Harvard Global Negotiation Project Le Petit Trianon
  02/23/07	Walter Cronkite, Former Anchor, CBS Evening News San Jose McEnery Convention Center
  02/09/07	Panel: New Directions in San Jose Le Petit Trianon
  02/05/07	Panel: Making Clean Technology Dreams a Reality AMD, Commons Auditorium
  01/29/07	Po Bronson Le Petit Trianon
  01/18/07	Silicon Valley Reads T.C. Boyle Heritage Theatre
  01/16/07	Robert Bruegmann – Professor of Art History Le Petit Trianon
  01/11/07	William McDonough, Time's Magazine
  12/03/06	John Edwards – Former U.S. Senator Editor of Home: The Blueprint Of Our Liv Santa Clara Convention Center
  11/17/06	An Evening of American Fare at Parcel 104
  11/16/06	Steve Wozniak – Co-Founder of Apple Computer & Author of IWoz From Computer Santa Clara Marriott
  11/14/06	The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta Santa Clara University
  11/08/06	Discovering the American Food Trail - POSTPONED Camera 12
  11/06/06	Marty Klein – Sex Therapist & Author, America’s War on Sex Le Petit Trianon
  11/02/06	Joe Mathews – Los Angeles Times Reporter & Author Le Petit Trianon
  11/01/06	Michael Lewis – Author Menlo Park City Council Chambers
  10/30/06	Bill Novelli – CEO of AARP & Author Le Petit Trianon
  10/28/06	San Jose Mayoral Debate Anthony Soto Theatre
  10/24/06	Elizabeth Edwards – Author of Saving Graces Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon
  10/23/06	Deborah and Carlos Santana San Jose Civic Auditorium
  10/20/06	Carly Fiorina – Former Chairman & CEO of HP & Author Santa Clara Convention Center
  10/17/06	Sidney Blumenthal, Author Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/12/06	Haynes Johnson – Commentator & Author Silicon Valley Bank- Kellogg Auditorium
  10/05/06	Daniel Goleman – Author Le Petit Trianon
  10/03/06	Dr. Louann Brizendine – Author of The Female Brain Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/26/06	John Wood, Author Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/25/06	Anna Quindlen, Contributing Editor, Newsweek & Author Le Petit Trianon
  09/18/06	Digital Health Panel - What's in the Future? Computer History Museum
  09/14/06	Gary Hart, Former US Senator & Author Le Petit Trianon
  08/31/06	New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/30/06	Secrets to Parenting Teenagers Like Humans Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/13/06	Book Discussion: The Sea, by John Banville Coffee Society
  08/10/06	Approach to Design & Innovation - David Kelley San Jose City Hall
  08/09/06	Bill Viola, Video Artist San Jose City Hall
  07/20/06	George Lakoff, Author Le Petit Trianon
  07/18/06	Barbara Traub – Photographer, Multimedia Artist & Author Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/12/06	Pamela Gien Playwright & Author Palo Alto Art Center
  07/10/06	Alicia Alarcon - The Border Patrol Ate My Dust- POSTPONED Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
  06/29/06	Reyna Grande – Across a Hundred Mountains Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
  06/12/06	Bob Hansen - Who Pays for Yosemite? Cancelled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  06/06/06	Akhil Amar
  05/24/06	David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States Fourth Street Summit Center
  05/22/06	Jesus Salvador Trevino – Filmmaker, Activist & Author Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
  05/10/06	Dr. Shirin Ebadi – Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Author Santa Clara Convention Center
  05/08/06	Dr. Madeleine Albright – Former U.S. Secretary of State & Author Santa Clara Convention Center
  05/02/06	Eric Schlosser- Fast Food Nation & Chew on This Fourth Street Summit Center
  04/27/06	Dr. Robert Mann – Forensic Anthropologist San Jose City Hall
  04/25/06	Internet Neutrality Panel Discussion Santa Clara University - Recital Hall
  04/24/06	Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize Literature Winner Cubberley Community Center Theatre
  04/18/06	Viola Canales – The Tequila Worm- CANCELLED Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
  04/12/06	Terence Smith – Media Correspondent & Senior Producer
  04/11/06	Tim Flannery - The Weather Makers Silicon Valley Bank- Kellogg Auditorium
  03/30/06	Town Hall Meeting: Who Needs Ink? The Future of Newspapers San Jose City Hall
  03/20/06	Immigration Policy and Border Controls: Next Steps Mexican Heritage Plaza
  03/06/06	John Kreidler: Looking at the Creative Community Index Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley
  02/23/06	Rob Reiner Camera 12