MAKING CHANGES IN STYLE....
Come join the AIF Bay Area Young Professional Chapter for their First Annual Benefit at RF-80 to raise funds for the Digital Equalizer Initiative, a technology-enabled learning program that bridges the education and digital divide in India by preparing students to compete in the digital economy.
A classy event (Black-Tie Optional) featuring food catered by Kasa, PREMIUM OPEN BAR, special guest speakers, performances, live deejay, dancing, and a silent auction!
Limited Seating! Special Early Bird prices so get your ticket NOW at
http://aifbayp.eventbrite.com
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010
Time: 8 PM - 2 AM
TOP SHELF OPEN BAR
Dinner provided by Kasa Indian Eatery
Location: 80 Missouri Street, San Francisco, CA
Note: This is a 21 & Over Event!!!
Music by RD Productions
Silent auctions include two night stay at Kimpton Hotels, yoga classes at Mindful Body, and much more!!
Sneak Preview Ticket: $80 | Online Sales: $90-$100 | Door Sales: $100
Special Guest & Keynote Speaker:
Diaz Nesamoney, Founder, President & CEO of Jivox
Before founding Jivox, he founded Celequest, raised over $20M in venture capital, and served as its CEO until early 2007, when the company was acquired by Cognos Corporation. Celequest introduced the market's first BI appliance. He was previously co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica which he took from a start up to a publicly traded company in 1999 with a market capitalization of over a billion dollars. Diaz is a trustee of the American India Foundation
Honorary Guest:
Dr. Sanjay Sinho, CEO of American India Foundation
Dr. Sanjay Sinho joined AIF in April 2008 as its Chief Executive Officer based out of New York. Dr. Sanjay Sinho brings 21 years of experience in the field of primary health care. Prior to joining AIF he had spend 13 years with CARE, one of the largest private voluntary organizations, working in 70+ countries in the field of poverty eradication. He held various positions in CARE the latest of them being the Director of Health programs for CARE USA based out of Atlanta. Sanjay is a pediatrician and a sociologist by training and has over 14 years of experience in managing health programs across the globe: this includes managing an overall portfolio of more than 250 projects in 50+ countries, and being the director for health programs in CARE India. He also has significant experience of working with government agencies like USAID and CDC and multilateral groups like WHO and UNICEF, and private foundations. He received his Bachelors and masters in pediatrics degrees from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal and his MA in sociology from Bhopal University. Sanjay and his wife Abha live in Milburn, New Jersey. They have two sons.
Rising Star Young Professional Speaker:
Mahesh Ramamsubramanian, Visual Effects Supervisor at Dreamworks Animation
Filmography includes: Monsters vs. Aliens, Bee Movie, Over the Hedge, Madagascar, Shrek 2, and Shrek. Mahesh has worked with actors like Reese Witherspoon Jerry Seinfield, Bruce Willis, Ben Stiller, and Mike Myers.
Our Sponsors & Supporters:
Movie Star Sponsors:
-U.S. Trust
-EBay
-Navin Thukkaram
Writer Sponsors:
-"Vastra by Namrita Chettiar"- An Indian Couture House
-Gary & Donna Hoover - Hoover Family Foundation
Food and Entertainment Provided by:
-Kasa Indian Eatery
-All things Deelish
-Cree8 Productions
-RD Productions
Silent Auction/Raffle Gifts:
- Sai Travels - Fremont, CA - Round Trip Ticket to India on Emirates!!
- 4-Hour Tour of Kiva and Coffee with Premal Shah (President of Kiva)
- 1-Hour Coffee and Meeting with Chamath Palihapitiya (VP of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion at Facebook)
- Luxe Link Gifts for Our Guests
- Photo Session w/ Images from Vero Suh Photography
- $500 worth of Advertising Retargeting and 1-hour Consultation with Arjun Dev Arora (CEO of ReTargeter)
- $500 Gift Certificate for Five Four Clothing
- 2 Night Stay from Kimpton Hotels
- Various Gift Certificates and Products from Pari Beauty
- $150 Gift Card at Press Club
- Marketing Shoot Day Session from Banana Republic Online
- $100 Gift Certificate from Laundry Locker
- 3 Yoga Classes from Mindful Body & Spa
- Facial from the San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology (Paul Mitchell Partner School)
- 3 Yoga Classes from Hiking Yoga
- Wine Tasting Tour
- 2 Ticket to the San Francisco Bay Aquarium
- $30 Gift Certificate at Kasa Indian Eatery
- 2 Tickets to Indoor Skydiving
About our initiative, the Digital Equalizer Program:
All proceeds to benefit the Digital Equalizer Program which is a technology-enabled learning program that bridges the education and digital divide in India by preparing students to compete in the digital economy. AIF provides on-site support to a DE school for three years and prepares the school for complete self-sufficiency after that period. Every $8 that we raise will fund training for a student for a three year period. AIF continues its partnerships with Adobe, Applied Materials, Cognizant Foundation and a number of other companies and foundations.
Since 2001, AIF has reached more than 610,000 students in ~1,500 schools across 14 states in India. We are excited to fuel this tremendous growth!
CONTACT:
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