last updated Apr 8, 2000

PCNC Newsletter, May 2000

Event	Date	Time	Location	RSVP
San Jose Tech Museum Lectue	5/3	6:45pm	San Jose	Yea-Lan Chiang '98
New Frontiers of Computing Come to The Tech Museum to explore the future as leaders in their field share their expertise and vision for the facets of life that matter most in the new millennium. Princeton professor Dr. Laura Landwebber will be one of the featured speakers in a lecture on “The New Frontiers of Computing.” Together, Dr. Landwebber and Dr. Isaac Chuang, a noted researcher in quantum computing from IBM, will discuss the future of computing as experts expect the chip to reach its limits in 2012. They will explore how DNA and subatomic particles can serve as computer components to solve calculations that are too difficult for even supercomputers to tackle. These lectures are a part of The Tech’s “In the Know Zone 2000: Visions of the New Millennium” interactive lecture series. The lecture is held at The Tech’s IMAX Theater located at 201 South Market Street in downtown San Jose. The program starts promptly at 7 pm with seating beginning at 6:45 pm. The Princeton Club has negotiated a special lecture price of $10 per person. For more information about speakers along with map information, please visit The Tech’s website at: http://www.thetech.org/know_zone Date: Wednesday 5/3 Time: 6:45pm Location: The Tech Museum IMAX Theater, San Jose Address: 201 South Market Street in Downtown San Jose RSVP: Please RSVP by April 14 to the contact listed below. Member Price: $10 Non-Member Price: $10 Contact: Yea-Lan Chiang '98 408-795-6267
Event	Date	Time	Location	RSVP
SF Luncheon	5/5	12-1:30	San Francisco	PCNC phoneline
Professor Fred I. Greenstein Professor Greenstein will be travelling on the West Coast to promote his new book, Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Clinton. Scheduled to be published in April, this is a timely examination of American Presidents. Aside from his broad interests in American politics, Professor Greenstein has special interests in political psychology and the presidency. His research and discussion will focus on the good and bad qualities for the Oval Office. Professor Greenstein is a professor of Politics at Princeton University, and Director of the Woodrow Wilson School Research Program in Leadership Studies. He has been a Guggenheim fellow, a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and a winner of the Louis Brownlow Award, the Richard Neustadt Award, and the Nevitt Sanford Award. Date: Friday 5/5 Time: 12-1:30 Location: San Francisco Address: Bechtel Corporation, 50 Beale Street (between Mission and Market and near the Embarcadero Bart Station 4th Floor, Room 50/4/A65 Dial ext 5713 at the elevators to access the conference room. RSVP: Please RSVP by May 1 to the contact listed below. Member Price: $10 Non-Member Price: $15 Contact: PCNC phoneline 415-674-8477
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Community Service: Glide Church	5/7	8:45am	SF	415-674-8477
A Sunday of Service and Song at Glide Memorial Church Join fellow Tigers to prepare box lunches at Glide Memorical Church. Glide's Free Meal Program is the only program in San Francisco that serves three free nutritious meals every day of the year to the poor, homeless, and hungry. The Program serves as many as 3,800 meals a day and averages more than 1.5 millon meals every year. They need our help! Come and give a couple hours of your time and energy. Plus, Glide has invited the PCNC group to attend the celebration service following the meal preparation. Date: Sunday 5/7 Time: 8:45am-12pm Location: Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco Address: 330 Ellis Street @ Taylor St RSVP: Please RSVP by April 27 to the contact listed below. Member Price: Free Non-Member Price: Free Contact: Tannwen Mount '98 415-674-8477
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Annual Giving Campaign	5/9	Ongoing	Northern California	Pat Arensdorf '90 Kate Connally '94
Join the Northern California Campaign! Volunteers will be invited to: A Night at PacBell Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2000: SF Giants vs. Mark Maguire's St Louis Cardinals. Volunteers are needed to be: *Phonathon Hosts *Phonathon Callers *Regional and Class Recruiters Phonathons will be held on weeknight evenings: the San Francisco phonathons are targeted for early April and June, and the Peninsula phonathons are targeted for early May. Date: Tuesday 5/9 Time: 7:30-10:30 for the game. Campaign is ongoing Location: Northern California Contact: Pat Arensdorf '90 650-969-3559 Kate Connally '94 415-845-5283
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Anchors Away!	5/19	2-4pm	SF	Christina Cragholm '97
Anchor Brewing Company tour and tasting Join fellow Princetonians in hopping around the local brewing success story. An Anchor Brewing Company representative will lead a walking tour around the facilities. The hour tour concludes with a tasting of Anchor's various products: Anchor Porter, Anchor Steam Beer, Anchor Wheat Beer, Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn, and Our Special Ale. There is no charge for the tour, but please be prompt. Please try to be at the facility a few minutes before 2pm. *There is a maximum of 10 spots on the tour, so please reply as soon as possible. Date: Friday 5/19 Time: 2-4pm Location: Anchor Brewing facility, San Francisco Address: 1705 Mariposa Street RSVP: Please RSVP by May 17 to the contact listed below. Member Price: Free Non-Member Price: Free Contact: Christina Cragholm '97 650-967-6174