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STEP: July 17-18, 2008 Meeting - Hosted by Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park, CA

General Outline

For detailed Agenda, click here.

On Wednesday, whoever has arrived by 7:00 P.M. is welcome to gather informally in our hotel lobby. We'll find somewhere close for a Dutch-treat dinner. If you arrive later, ask at the front desk where we've gone.

On Thursday, July 17, we will begin our "formal" meeting at 8:30 a.m., adjourning for the day at around 5:00 p.m. Thursday night's dinner is a special treat. Arrive at 5:45pm

Left Bank Brasserie
http://www.leftbank.com/locations/menlo_park.php?location=2

635 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 473-6543

On Friday, July 18, we'll meet from 8:30 until noon. Those who don't have to rush off to the airport are welcome to stay for lunch and informal conversation. We'll have the meeting room for the afternoon if you'd like to use it, or you may wish to arrange some time elsewhere with Sun staff who share interests with you.

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Directions

Meeting Location:
We'll be meeting at Sun's Menlo Park, CA, campus. Specifically:

Sun Microsystems
10 Network Circle
Menlo Park, Ca 94025

From there we'll be escorted to our meeting room by Karie's assistant, Terri Walker (650-786-6054).

Fly into San Francisco or San Jose... If coming from abroad, don't forget your passport and picture ID.

Driving from the San Francisco airport to the Hotel Sofitel:

  1. Merge onto US-101 S. 9.7 mi
  2. Take the RALSTON AVE exit, EXIT 412, toward BELMONT. 0.3 mi
  3. Turn LEFT onto RALSTON AVE. 0.3 mi
  4. RALSTON AVE becomes MARINE PKWY/ MARINE WORLD PKWY. 0.2 mi
  5. Turn RIGHT onto TWIN DOLPHIN DR. 0.5 mi
  6. Turn LEFT onto SHORELINE DR. 0.0 mi
  7. End at 223 Twin Dolphin Dr Redwood City, CA 94065

    Estimated Time: 14 minutes Estimated Distance: 11.12 miles

Driving from the San Jose airport to the Hotel Sofitel:

  1. Start out going NORTHWEST on AIRPORT BLVD toward AIRPORT PKWY. 0.0 mi
  2. Turn RIGHT onto AIRPORT PKWY. 0.5 mi
  3. Turn RIGHT onto OLD BAYSHORE HWY. 0.2 mi
  4. Turn SHARP LEFT onto N 1ST ST. 0.1 mi
  5. Merge onto US-101 N toward SAN FRANCISCO. 21.5 mi
  6. Take the HOLLY STREET/ REDWOOD SHORES PKWY exit, EXIT 411, toward SAN CARLOS. 0.1 mi
  7. Merge onto REDWOOD SHORES PKWY. 0.5 mi
  8. Turn LEFT onto TWIN DOLPHIN DR. 0.5 mi
  9. End at 223 Twin Dolphin Dr Redwood City, CA 94065

    Estimated Time: 26 minutes Estimated Distance: 23.47 miles

Driving from the the Hotel Sofitel to our Menlo Park meeting location:

  1. Start out going SOUTH on SHORELINE DR toward TWIN DOLPHIN DR. 0.0
  2. Turn LEFT onto TWIN DOLPHIN DR. 0.5
  3. Turn RIGHT onto REDWOOD SHORES PKWY. 0.3
  4. REDWOOD SHORES PKWY becomes HOLLY ST. 0.2
  5. Merge onto US-101 S toward SAN JOSE. 4.8
  6. Take the MARSH RD exit, EXIT 406, toward DUMBARTON BR/ CA-84 E. 0.2
  7. Turn LEFT onto MARSH RD/ CA-84. 0.3
  8. Turn RIGHT onto BAYFRONT EXPY/ CA-84. 1.6
  9. Turn LEFT onto WILLOW RD. 0.1
  10. Turn LEFT onto NETWORK CIR. 0.1
  11. End at 10 Network Cir Menlo Park, CA 94025-1525

    Estimated Time: 12 minutes Estimated Distance: 8.02 miles

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Let Stan know you're coming... I'd be very glad to hear directly AND get your input to the agenda!

Hotel Arrangements:
We'll be staying at the Hotel Sofitel, about 15 minutes away from our meeting location on Sun's Menlo Park campus. We have reserved a block of 15 rooms for up to 3 nights (from July16th - July18th) at the Sun Microsystems rate of $185.00 per night.

Reservations: You or your travel services department needs to make your reservations through Russell Marsh of Sun's global hotel department: Russell.Marsh@sun.com - 303-547-3675. Have a credit card handy and mention "STEP EVENT" for reservations confirmations. You can do this as late as a day or two before we meet. Note: without the Sun discount the room rate is roughly double.

Hotel Sofitel
223 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, Ca. 94065
http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/gb/sof/0922/fiche_hotel.shtml


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