The Silicon Vikings is a collaborative business networking organization for the technology sector. Silicon Vikings operates in the intersecting worlds of Silicon Valley and the Nordic region to help members succeed in their professional and personal endeavors. Silicon Vikings accomplishes this by providing networking events, and by effectively communicating valuable information of interest to its members.

The first annual Nordic Green event was by all standards a huge hit

On April 21-22, Silicon Valley's SRI International hosted Nordic Green '08, the first-ever large scale convergence of Nordic clean tech startups and market leaders with Silicon Valley's new generation of clean tech innovators.

Over 260 participants took part in the packed 2-day program featuring over 40 Nordic companies and 70 guest speakers, sparking a dialogue on how Nordic countries and California can connect to develop new collaborative clean techology solutions.

What started out as a Silicon Vikings event turned into large joint venture. A big thank you to AlwaysOn, SRI International, Innovation Center Denmark, Finpro/Tekes, Innovation Norway and Enterprise Estonia for putting together this great event. This could never have been such a success without the dynamic support of the sponsors, the organizers, the speakers and the participants from the Nordic countries and Silicon Valley. For more information click on the title or below. [05/06/2008]
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Silicon Vikings Event: Observations on Silicon Valley

22 May 2008 - 6:00pm
22 May 2008 - 9:00pm
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[03/30/2008]
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2008 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships May 2-18 - Quebec/Halifax, Canada

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All the Ice Hockey World Championship games can be seen live or watch-on-demand online on WCSN.com: http://web.wcsn.com/competition/index.jsp?sid=34029 (A monthly pass is $4.95)
[05/09/2008]

Intel buys license for Sweden-wide WiMax network

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Intel Corp. dove further into the cellular business on Thursday, becoming one of the winners in Sweden's auction of licenses for nationwide wireless broadband. For more information see SiliconValley.com article http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_9194427
[05/09/2008]

TieCON 2008 Entrepreneurship Conference/Networking

16 May 2008 - 8:00am
17 May 2008 - 8:00pm
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TieCON 2008 Entrepreneurship Conference with 4000 attendees 200 Speakers and 100 VCs. Get cash and inspiration for your venture. Make contacts with successful entrepreneurs, VCs, top professionals, future employees and co-founders. New technologies, instant global connectivity and transformative business models are erasing boundaries and crumbling barriers. At TieCON 2008, successful entrepreneurs and leaders will show you how to break free from conventional thinking and leverage revolutionary ways to realize your dreams of profitable entrepreneurship. For more information click on the title or below. [05/08/2008]
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Mobile Veteran at Ericsson is moving to Silicon Valley

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Ericsson's technology strategist, Jan Uddenfelt, is bringing a team of scientist from Kista (Stockholm) and Lund to start a research center at Ericsson's new Silicon Valley campus at 100 Headquarters Drive in San Jose. For more information see Nyteknik article http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/it_telekom/mobiltele/article347572.ece (in Swedish)
[05/07/2008]

SDForum Event: Teens Plugged In! 2nd Annual Teens in Technology Conference

13 May 2008 - 8:30am
13 May 2008 - 6:00pm
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Come join SDForum in this teen-driven event, where they invite teens to share their insights into their “always connected” way of life. Teens are using technology to communicate like no generation before them – mobile text messaging, IM, MySpace pages, video cell phones and online video games, etc…. Technology permeates their lives and their interests drive innovation in a significant way.

This program is an exceptional opportunity to learn first hand from the teens themselves how they are driving the tech industry and what new ideas they’re working on to move the industry forward. For more information click on title or below. [05/06/2008]
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The 5th Conference on Innovation Journalism

21 May 2008 - 9:00am
23 May 2008 - 5:00pm
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THE FIFTH CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION JOURNALISM at Stanford May 21-23, program title:

JOURNALISM DRIVING INNOVATION
INNOVATION DRIVING JOURNALISM

For more information and sign-up see http://ij5.innovationjournalism.org/
[05/06/2008]
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SACC/DACC Event: 6th annual Scandinavian Golf Tournament

20 Jun 2008 - 11:00am
20 Jun 2008 - 7:00pm
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SACC and DACC proudly present the 6th annual Scandinavian Golf Tournament at Monarch Bay Golf Club, Scandinavian Scramble game Friday, June 20th, 2008. For more information and sign-up see attached flyer (you need to be logged in to see the attachment). See also http://www.daccncal.com/, http://www.sacc-usa.org/sf and http://monarchbay.americangolf.com
[05/05/2008]
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Good Morning Silicon Valley article about Skype

Good Morning Silicon Valley has in the 04/21/2008 edition an article about eBay and it's Skype. For more details click on the title above. [04/22/2008]
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Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) looking for IT Security Researcher

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Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
Member of Research Staff, Security

This position requires a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field and thesis research in computer security including a strong publication record in leading conferences/journals. The person hired will be responsible for conceiving, designing and carrying out a research agenda in security/cryptography. We are particularly interested in candidates with the skill set to contribute to existing projects and research areas within PARC, in particular, ubiquitous computing and ad hoc networking, and those with an interest in demonstrating their ideas in the form of research prototype systems. Opportunities exist to lead research projects that involve the transition of technology from the lab into the commercial world through collaboration with PARC's partners. For more information, feel free to contact Markus Jakobsson (a Swede) at markus "dot" jakobsson "at" parc "dot" com.

To apply, please visit here.

More information on PARC's security work can be found here (July 20, 2006).
[04/22/2008]

Mercury News interview: Fitting MySQL into Sun's orbit

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For the past five years, Finnish-born Mårten Mickos has worked in Silicon Valley as CEO of MySQL -- a once-tiny company that started in Sweden and became one of the most popular suppliers of open-source database software in the world. But Mickos recently traded his chief executive title for that of senior vice president at tech giant Sun Microsystems, which acquired MySQL for $1 billion this year. In a Q&A, Mickos talks about how MySQL fits into Sun's efforts. See: http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_8991815
[04/21/2008]

Newport Beach Film Festival to showcase the Swedish film King of Ping Pong

The Newport Beach Film Festival will present its annual Swedish Spotlight Event on Tuesday, April 29th at 7:30 p.m. at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The Swedish Spotlight Event will feature the West Coast Premier of the award-winning film: The King of Ping Pong (Ping-pongkingen), the feature directorial debut from Swedish director, Jens Johnsson's. The King of Ping Pong won the prestigious World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Cinematography Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film screening will take place at Edwards Island Cinema, located at 999 Newport Center Drive. [04/15/2008]
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Swedish Engineering Graduates seeking internships in the US

The Chalmers Engineering Trainee Appointment Committee of 2008 (CETAC 2008) consists of about 15 third and fourth year students at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, who are seeking internships in the United States starting this summer. By that time, all of them will at least have acquired a bachelor’s degree of Science in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Software Engineering. [03/30/2008]
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Sun and MySQL: Few Acquisitions Make This Much Sense

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Guy Kawasaki made a very nice interview with Mårten Mickos of Sun Microsystems (MySQL) on 3/17 called Sun and MySQL: Few Acquisitions Make This Much Sense.
[03/20/2008]

California Tech Showcase at the World Investment Conference

4 Jun 2008 - 9:00am
6 Jun 2008 - 5:00pm
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Call for applications to be among 40 of the most promising high-tech and cleantech companies that will be selected to present at the California Tech Showcase (CTS), a track of the World Investment Conference, on June 4-6, in La Baule, France. The CTS connects the most innovative Californian tech companies to premier European business and technology leaders to forge deals and partnerships. [03/14/2008]
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Fringe Benefits of working in hitech in Silicon Valley

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Elisabeth Braw has written a nice article about the fringe benefits working in Silicon Valley in the February 21, 2008 issue of Metro (in Swedish).
[02/26/2008]

Sun Microsystems has wrapped up its $1 billion acquisition of open-source database company MySQL

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Sun Microsystems has wrapped up its $1 billion acquisition of open-source database company MySQL in a speedy six weeks, thanks, according to Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, to the "enthusiasm" on both sides. "MySQL was clearly the crown jewel of the open-source marketplace," said Schwartz.
[02/26/2008]

SDForum: Green and Clean Dinner - Challenges of Global Enterprises

28 Feb 2008 - 6:00pm
28 Feb 2008 - 8:30pm
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SDForum announces the launch of its evening series on “Green and Clean”, devoted to exploring the issues and highlighting the movers and shakers in this burgeoning industry that spans technologies and businesses. Entrepreneurs, tech executives, investors, and other stakeholders are looking for solutions to a wide range of problems impacting society and the world we live in. This series will focus on the role of technology and business in finding solutions. If you are interested in registering please click on the following link: http://www.sdforum.org/greencleanseries.

In this first evening, the program will address the infrastructure challenges of global enterprises and more specifically, powering data centers- what are the issues and challenges, what solutions are on the horizon and what are firms doing today to start to manage power consumption before it gets out of control? Our panel will provide insights and learning lessons from the corporate perspective as well as from the customer perspective and the perspective of venture investors in the industry.

Please note that Silicon Vikings members receive a discount for $5 off the member rate. Use the discount code: GreenClean08 when registering.
[02/21/2008]
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Would you be interested in hosting a Norwegian intern at your company this summer?

Innovation Norway - the commercial arm of the Norwegian Government abroad - and the University of Oslo have collaborated on the Norwegian School of Entrepreneurship's work and study program in the Bay Area since 1999. Over 200 Norwegian graduate students have received first-hand experience in entrepreneurship by working as interns in startups and young, fast growing companies in the Bay Area; combined with an entrepreneurship class at UC Berkeley. The students will receive 10 credits for this class. The overall objective is to give the students a taste of entrepreneurship, to help them better understand local business culture, and to stimulate ideas that can be valuable to them in the future. [02/21/2008]
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