Social Computing February 14, 2006

TUESDAY, February 14, 2006
TITLE: Social Computing
SPEAKER: Randy Farmer, Yahoo!; Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn; and others TBD
Odysseys in Technology Speaker Series sponsored by Sun Labs
LOCATION: Computer History Museum

ABSTRACT OF TALK
Mick Ruettgers is currently chairman of the board of information storage giant EMC. Ruettgers joined EMC in 1988 and served as CEO from 1992 until 2001. His early career was spent at Raytheon where he was a key player in the Patriot Missile program. Ruettgers has been named one of the World's Top 25 Executives by BusinessWeek; one of the Best CEOs in America by Worth magazine; one of the 25 Most Powerful People in Networking in 2000 by Network World; and CEO of the Year for 2000 by Massachusetts Investor's Digest. Please join us as this leader and visionary shares stories from his personal odyssey in the high-tech industry.

BACKGROUND
The Computer History Museum Presents Speaker Series is an exclusive platform for open, passionate discussions for presenting the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience. These landmark presentations and panel discussions present inside stories and personal insights of top information age leaders from industry, government and academia, and assist the Museum in bringing computing history to life.