November 2011

Robert Mueller, FBI Director: Changing Threats In A Changing World

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Thu, Nov 17 2011 - 11:30am

Changing Threats in a Changing World: Staying Ahead of Terrorists, Spies and Hackers
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Robert S. Mueller III, Director, FBI
As technology and globalization change our world, the threats to our nation’s security are changing as well. The FBI must stay ahead of these changes, in order to protect our safety and prosperity. Read more »

Social Media Marketing Internship

Are you Facebook savvy? An avid Tweeter? We have a place for you at The Commonwealth Club! We are looking for a highly dedicated individual who will be excited to create social media content for The Commonwealth Club of California’s programs. We are a nonprofit public affairs forum that holds more than 400 speaking programs a year. The Social Media Marketing Intern will help promote Club programs primarily through social media channels, as well as traditional marketing channels. Read more »

Chris Matthews in Silicon Valley

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Tue, Nov 8 2011 - 7:00pm

Chris Matthews
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Host, “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” MSNBC; Author, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
David Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus, Stanford University - Moderator
Come discover a new side to an American icon. Throughout the media storm that has followed him in life and death, President John F. Read more »

Dr. Susan Hockfield - President of MIT

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Wed, Nov 9 2011 - 7:00pm

Revving Up America's Innovation Engine

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Dr. Susan Hockfield, President, MIT
Stephen Wright, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Silicon Valley Leaderships Group- Moderator

The U.S. rose as an economic power on the strength of its innovation system: We pursued advanced scientific research, turned those discoveries into breakthrough innovations and manufactured them for markets around the world. Read more »

Dava Sobel: A More Perfect Heaven

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Mon, Nov 7 2011 - 6:00pm

Dava Sobel: A More Perfect Heaven
Author, Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter; Science Writer
The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution he inspired. By 1514, the reclusive cleric Copernicus had written an initial outline of his heliocentric theory — in which he defied common sense and received wisdom to place the sun, not the Earth, at the center of our universe. Read more »