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Thursday, May 5, 2011
6:00 pm to midnight

Meet some of the world’s brightest and bravest scientists, contemplate the future of human life, and enjoy a naturally glamorous event where the music includes a chorus of songbirds, and the brightest jewels in the room are swimming through a colorful forest of coral.

Randi Fisher and Wendy Schmidt, Co-Chairs
Jennifer Caldwell and John H. N. Fisher; Penny and James Coulter; and Margaret and Will Hearst, Visionary Voyagers

Featuring some of the brightest stars in science:
Elon Musk, Space Explorer
Craig Venter, Laboratory Explorer
Eric Schmidt, Technology Explorer
David de Rothschild, Eco Explorer

6:00 - 7:00 pm
Cocktails and a performance by Project Bandaloop

7:00 - 8:00 pm
Explore with Eric Schmidt - a conversation featuring Elon Musk and Craig Venter

8:00 - 9:00 pm
Seated dinner

9:00 pm - midnight
Explore the Academy with:
Desserts, music and dancing in the Piazza
David de Rothschild and The Plastiki in the Planetarium
Insider tours of the Academy research collections

Attire
Festive glamour

The Evening’s Bright Stars

Elon Musk
Founder, SpaceX & Tesla
Named one of the “100 people who most affect our world” by Time magazine, Elon founded PayPal and Tesla Motors, championing the advancement of green technology. As founder and CEO of SpaceX, his cutting edge designs will serve as NASA’s new vehicle for launching cargo into space.

Craig Venter
National Medal of Science Winner
Time magazine calls him the man who “jump-started a biological revolution.” The J. Craig Venter Institute made headlines in 2010 by announcing that its scientists had created the world’s first synthetic self-replicating life form.

Eric Schmidt
CEO, Google Inc.
Having helped grow Google from a Silicon Valley startup to a global enterprise, Eric will become Executive Chairman in April. Prior to joining Google, he was Chairman and CEO of Novell, and Chief Technology Officer at Sun Microsystems, Inc.

David de Rothschild
Eco Adventurer
Founder of the environmental organization Adventure Ecology, David embarked on his most challenging and high-profile adventure yet in March 2010, sailing the Plastiki — a 60-foot catamaran made of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles — across the Pacific. His mission: to beat waste and create a more sustainable future.

Sponsorship and Ticketing Options

Intrepid Explorers ($100,000 for a table of 10)

Includes premium seating for dinner with one of our bright stars

Visionary Voyagers ($50,000 for a table of 10)

Includes premium seating for dinner with an Academy explorer

Bold Adventurers ($25,000 for a table of 10)

Includes reserved seating for dinner and screening in the Planetarium

Knowledge Seekers ($10,000 for a table of 10)

Individual tickets $1,000

Valet parking included for all guests.
Reservations will be held at the door.
Value of goods and services for IRS purposes is $300 per seat utilized.

Contact

For additional information, or to purchase tables or tickets by phone, please contact Kristina Kaiser at (415) 379-5414, or e-mail .

Host Committee

California Academy of Sciences Board of Trustees
Bruce Alberts, Ph.D. James N. Alexander John C. Atwater* Richard C. Blum Peter Y. Chung Penny Coulter Susan Desmond-Hellmann Gregory C. Farrington, Ph.D.† John H. N. Fisher Randi Fisher Peter M. Folger Mark Gaumond Edward A. Gilhuly Rosemary Gillespie, Ph.D. John Hafernik, Ph.D.‡ Harry Hagey Glenn W. Holsclaw David A. Hoyt Nelson Ishiyama Oliver Jenkyn		Laura F. K. Lazarus Sharon Long, Ph.D. Janet McKinley George G. Montgomery, Jr. Craig Moritz, Ph.D. David Morrison, Ph.D. Susan Oberndorf Emilie Munger Ogden Arthur Patterson Carrie W. Penner Gary Pinkus William S. Price, III Wendy Schmidt Jill Tarter, Ph.D. Thomas W. Tusher Jerome Vascellaro Geerat Vermeij, Ph.D. Adrienne L. Zihlman, Ph.D. Mary Zlot
* Chair † Executive Director ‡ President

Individual Sponsors
Linda and Andrew Ach Martha and Bruce Atwater Pamela and Larry Baer Janice and Matt Barger Andrew Behrens Courtney Benoist and Jason Fish Gretchen and John Berggruen Wendy and W. Richard Bingham Roberta Borgonovo Mimi and Peter Buckley Susie Tompkins Buell and Mark Buell John Buoymaster Carolyn and Preston Butcher Eliza and Dean Cash Elaine Daniels Leslie and Troy Daniels Raj and Helen Desai Betsy and Don Dixon Cynthia and John Gunn Laura and John Fisher Mimi Haas Lauren Hall and David Hearth Leslie and George Hume Patti and Jerry Hume Ann and Charles Johnson Carolyn Klebanoff and Fred Cohen Joann Franklin-Knox Karen and Edward Gilhuly Lisa and Douglas E. Goldman Marcia and John Goldman Kate and John Greswold Gretchen B. Kimball Laura and Gary Lauder Gretchen and Howard Leach		Anne and Colin Lind Marie and Barry Lipman Jennifer Lively and Eric Edmondson Sharon Long Leigh and Bill Matthes Celeste and Anthony Meier Steven L. Merrill Dody and David Messerschmitt Tamra and Kurt Mobley Tina and Hamid Moghadam Kris and Ken Moore Diane L. Morris Wendy Nelson and Family Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsom Julie and Will Parish Liebe Patterson Gina and Stuart Peterson Gail and Carmen Policy Lisa and John Pritzker Becca Prowda and Daniel Lurie Kendra and Erik Ragatz Amy Rao and Harry Plant Sibylle Szaggars Redford and Robert Redford Kathleen and Mark Santora Roselyne C. Swig Dyan Triffo and Douglas Boake Arthur Trueger Diane B. Wilsey Pat and Bill Wilson Sharon and Russell Woo Cynthia Woods and Myron Sugarman

Special thanks to our sponsors

Able Securities • Carlson Family Foundation • Chevron • Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP • Dodge & Cox • Equity Residential • First Republic Bank • JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Kirkland & Ellis • Life Technologies • Makena Capital Nasaw Family Foundation Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe • Pacific Gas & Electric Company • Sageview Capital LLP • Sitzmann Morris & Lavis • Walt Disney Parks and Resorts • Wells Fargo
American Securities • Dan and Stacey Case Family Foundation • City National Bank • Hellman Family Foundation • KKR • Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Services • McKinsey&Company • Oak Hill Group • TPG • U.S. Bank • Webcor Builders
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