In the meantime, we encourage you to watch a timely past program on Alpine Ski Binding Technology: Past, Present, and Future. It was a popular panel presentation.
Next month's program will likely be snow technology related and also follow the popular panel program format.
Happy New Year! And see you next month!
Thanks to everyone for your amazing support in 2022!
Enjoy the snow, stay tuned for what's to come in 2023, and we'll see you in the new year! 🎊
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Tahoe Pitch Showcase is Back
November 14th at 6 pm
Six entrepreneurs who participated in Tahoe Pitch Camp this Fall were selected to present their innovative companies and ideas at the Tahoe Pitch Showcase during 5-minute pitches. Entrepreneurs selected to present their pitches are as follows:
Business category
Student category
Each entrepreneur will take questions from our expert panel of judges: Megan Bristol, Jamie Orr, and Mark Zimring. The event will conclude with voting and a winner in each category will be chosen by the judges....and there is a People's Choice, selected by YOU.
GET YOUR TICKET TODAY: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-tahoe-pitch-showcase-tickets-444894360007
Dinner is included!
The event will also be livestreamed and available online as it happens on YouTube:
Supported by: Plumas Bank, Town of Truckee, Truckee Chamber of Commerce, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Holland and Hart, MOBO Law, McCullough Web Services, Lift Workspace, and Nina Miller Photography.
Cash Prizes for Judges' Choice Winners in each category and the People's Choice, memberships with the Truckee Chamber and Lift Workspace, and professional headshots.
Tahoe Silicon Mountain and Sierra Business Council are announcing the return of Pitch Camp and Pitch Showcase.
Tahoe Pitch Camp is designed for entrepreneurs to hone their skills, learn about successful pitch techniques, and craft a winning pitch.
Taught by SBC’s Kristin York and other seasoned mentors in collaboration with Tahoe Silicon Mountain, participants will hone their presentation skills and information into a five minute presentation, referred to as a pitch, identifying their value proposition and their organization’s capital needs.
Pitch Camp meets October 19th, October 26th, and November 2nd from 5-7pm at SBC’s Office: 10183 Truckee Airport Rd.
Entrepreneurs at any stage, startups, founders, and established businesses are all welcome to apply for Tahoe Pitch Camp. In addition to the classes, entrepreneurs are encouraged to take advantage of free one-on-one consulting with SBC’s Sierra Small Business Development Center staff.
Sign up for Pitch Camp here.
Cancelled as of 3pm on Monday September 12 due to poor air quality.
It’s the “Networking Summer.” After two over years of virtual meetings, Tahoe Silicon Mountain will get back face-to-face for a series of networking events over the summer.
The Caldor and Dixie fires of the Summer of 2021, have made the residents of the Tahoe region keenly aware of the need for real time incident response. Many times, in an emergency situation the status is monitored by white boards at a command site. Tablet Command is a real time digital tool for incident command which was used during the Caldor fire, the Dixie fire, and several other large fires over the past few seasons. On Monday, May 9th, at 5pm please join Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, to hear the story of Tablet Command. How it originated and has grown into a tool that is being used by multiple emergency response agencies in California.
Will Pigeon and Andy Bozzo will present on how Tablet Command came to be and the advantages of using a digital system over pens and paper. They will review how the platform enables the command center to develop emergency response strategies based upon current maps, create check lists of critical tasks, and enables custom configuration depending upon the organization’s requirements.
Please join us on Monday, May 9th, at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tablet Command.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
Bios.
ANDY BOZZO
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WILL PIGEON
Will Pigeon began in the fire service in 1998 as a full-time firefighter while pursuing a degree in Information Systems from San Diego State University. He has worked in the San Diego region as a firefighter, paramedic, fire dispatcher, and flight rescue medic. He began his career with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in 2005, leaving at the end of 2020 as an Assistant Fire Chief. While at Contra Costa County Fire, Pigeon oversaw the Communications Division of the Fire District, including the 911 Center, Radio, Telecomm, and Information Technology. Pigeon is passionate about fire communications systems, computer networking, database, integration systems, computer programming, and bringing functional mobile technology to the fire service industry. He represents an unusual mix of fire service insight and technological expertise.
On Feb 14th, 1847 a group of 7 rescuers set out from Johnson’s Ranch near Wheatland CA, to rescue the Donner Party trapped at Donner Lake. On Monday February 14th, 2022 four ultra-distance runners set out in an attempt to recreate the route the rescuers used to reach the Donner Party and to honor the heroes who saved their fellow pioneers. On Monday, March 14th, at 5pm please join Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, to hear the story of these 4 adventurers and historic trail trekkers. Bob Crowley, Tim Twietmeyer, Jennifer Hemmen and Elke Reimer as they traveled roughly 100 miles from Johnsons Ranch to Donner Lake in 5 days.
The Team will discuss the research and findings that went into determining the rescue route, as well as the challenges of the journey itself.
In a previous statement in the Sierra Sun, Crowley said “The project is about the will to survive and bring back those left behind. Our team will honor the grit determination and selflessness of the 7 rescue members. It is about people risking their lives to save others.”
Please join us on Monday, March 14th, at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
#forlornhope #Donnerpartyrescue
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
Bios
Bob Crowley is an amateur ultra-distance runner and historian with an appreciation for American Western history and epic adventure tales. He is endeavoring to combine all these passions to help bring history to life, coined History Trail Trekking.
Crowley’s passion extends to his athletic hobbies, most notably ultra-running. He’s completed more than 200 endurance events, including Western States and Hardrock 100 mile endurance runs, several 200+ mile mountain runs as well as the famed Tor des Geants in the Italian Alps and numerous self-directed wilderness adventures. He led and grew the Trail Animals Running Club , the largest trail running club in the country.
Tim Twietmeyer is an ultra-distance runner and an engineering manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in Roseville, Ca. He is best known for his five victories and unprecedented 25 sub-24-hour finishes at the 100-mile (160 km) Western States Endurance Run . He has also qualified and participated as an age-grouper (50+) at the Ironman World Championships in Kona.
Twietmeyer has served more than 20 years on the board of trustees and is a current vice president of the Western States Endurance Run Foundation.
Beyond his WS100 exploits, Twietmeyer has won the Eagle 100-mile (160 km) Run in Canada, and completed the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. He has completed more than 200 marathon and ultra-distance races.
Outside formal competition, in 2004 Twietmeyer led the first “winter crossing” of the Western States Trail, following the trail from Squaw Valley to Auburn as did many of the gold miners back in the day. He followed that in 2006, becoming the initial Fastest Known Time setter for the 168-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, arriving back in Tahoe City in 45:58. In 2008, following in the spirit of the 4-day Capitol-to-Capitol horse ride, Tim ran from Carson City, Nevada to Sacramento, California in 43:30.
Dave DePuy will present how a relatively recent full time resident to Truckee can bring their Silicon Valley experience to local needs.
Dave joined a few local historical societies in 2018 to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad in 2019. This experience led to a footing for helping with the creation of the new Museum of Truckee History (MoTH).
Dave used his technical experience to assist with museum design decisions. He became the primary creator of two of the museum's exhibits.
Dave will also speak to why the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics were important to Truckee and how they influenced the Olympics of this year.
Please join us on Monday, February 14th at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
A suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event. Please donate at www.Tahoesiliconmountain.com
Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, is a composer, multimedia artist, and writer whose work immerses audiences in a blend of genres, global culture, and environmental and social issues will address Tahoe Silicon Mountain. Paul D. Miller is the Artist in Residence at Yale’s Quantum Institute. He is in the middle of an art initiative at Yale that connects quantum physics, music, and visual arts. He is also a National Geographic Explorer who has created artworks based on his expeditions to Antarctica, the Arctic Circle and other remote locales.
Miller has collaborated with an array of recording artists, including Metallica, Chuck D, Steve Reich, and Yoko Ono. His 2018 album, DJ Spooky Presents: Phantom Dancehall, debuted at #3 on Billboard Reggae.
His large-scale, multimedia performance pieces include “Rebirth of a Nation,” Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica, commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Seoul Counterpoint, written during his 2014 residency at Seoul Institute of the Arts. His multimedia project Sonic Web premiered at San Francisco’s Internet Archive in 2019. He was the inaugural artist-in-residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s The Met Reframed, 2012-2013.
In 2014, he was named National Geographic Emerging Explorer. He produced Pioneers of African American Cinema, a collection of the earliest films made by African American directors, released in 2015.
His books include the award-winning Rhythm Science, published by MIT Press in 2004; Sound Unbound, an anthology about digital music and media; The Book of Ice, a visual and acoustic portrait of the Antarctic, and; The Imaginary App, on how apps changed the world. His writing has been published by The Village Voice, The Source, and Artforum, and he was the first founding Executive Editor of Origin Magazine.
Please join us on Monday, January 10th at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
A suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event. Please donate at www.Tahoesiliconmountain.com
The standardization of alpine ski-boot-binding systems and shop practices has resulted in significant injury prevention worldwide. These successes first began with scientific methods of discovery to better understand how alpine equipment works as a system (including the skier), and later how engineering designs and best practices might impact resolution
Please join Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, on Monday, December 13th at 5pm, to hear a panel moderated by Heidi Ettlinger with ski industry experts Dave Carpenter, Dave Dodge, and Jasper Shealy, who have spent over fifty years studying snowsport related injuries, evolving safety practices, and innovating ski, binding, and boot designs.
This presentation will include the work of Carl Ettlinger who, over the course of his lifetime, became a distinguished researcher, discovering methods to reduce ski injuries which led to the production of testing devices, training workshops, and videos to make skiing a safer sport. His collaborative research and resulting innovations have saved the skiing public from tibial fractures costing conservatively by an estimated $600 million dollars annually. Carl was recognized by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) with the honorary title of Fellow for “meritorious and dedicated leadership of the ASTM International Committee F27 and for conducting the seminal research that provided the technical basis for standards that have materially improved skiing safety worldwide.” Carl also received the Carson White Golden Quill Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Snowsports by the North American Snowsports Journalists Association. To learn more about the inventions we rely on today for snowsport safety, visit Carl’s work here: https://www.thesnowpros.org/2020/07/16/remembering-carl-ettlinger/
The panel will discuss:
Heidi Ettlinger served on the PSIA-AASI National Alpine Team from 2012-2021. She is a member of the PSIA-AASI Women’s Advisory Group, the Nancy Oakes Hall Scholarship Committee, the National Education Leadership Council, and the PSIA Western Division Education Staff. Heidi has dedicated much of her career to building and leading women’s adventure programs (in winter and summer) for the public and professionals. Many of which have served as a catalyst for helping more women successfully pursue recreation and professional endeavors outdoors. Alongside designing and implementing training programs, Heidi develops products to recruit and retain new snowsport participants, while growing her business Gearing To Go! For several years Heidi coordinated the Ski and Snowboard Mechanics Workshop along with providing project coordination for Vermont Safety Research and administrative support for Vermont Ski Safety Equipment.
Panel:
Dave Carpenter is the North American Risk Manager for the Rossignol Group as well as
Dr. Jasper (Jake) Shealy retains emeritus status at Guidance Engineering and is an
Please join us on Monday, December 13th, at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
A suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event. Please donate at www.Tahoesiliconmountain.com
You can find us at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/244427267066900
With the COP26 (The United Nations Climate Summit) only a week behind us, the majority of us think of solar or wind energy when it comes to sustainable and renewable energy sources. One source of rarely mentioned, underutilized renewable energy lies to the east of Truckee, CA in the Great Basin region of the western USA, geothermal energy. Please join Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, on Monday, November 8th to hear Dr. Bridget Ayling speak on unlocking the geothermal energy potential of the Great Basin region.
Dr. Ayling will review current uses of geothermal energy and share research on 3 critical questions that could help to untap this powerful renewable resource.
Where do these resources exist and why?
How do fluids circulate in geothermal systems?
How can we improve our chances of discovering viable geothermal systems for power generation and direct use?
Please join us on Monday, November 8th at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
A suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event. Please donate at www.Tahoesiliconmountain.com
Very young children are filled with curiosity and are relentless in their questions about how the world works. ‘Why is the sky blue?’, ‘Why do we have two eyes?’, ‘How do fish breathe?’ At a young age is when children need to begin their investigative journey in STEM, when their brain development is on warp speed. Please join Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, on Monday, October 11th to hear Helen Pelster, Museum Board President Emeritus, and Carol Meagher, Museum Executive Director, as they lead us through how a child’s development in science, technology, engineering, art and math, (STEAM) skills requires hands on development.
Pelster and Meagher will share how the local Truckee KidZone Museum helps to create those hands-on experiences that build the brain's synapses that will allow their adult selves the ability to problem solve, communicate, create and use critical thinking skills. The audience will learn about the steam behind the STEAM programs in Truckee.
Please join us on Monday, October 11, at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
A suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event.
You can find us at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail
Event: https://fb.me/e/223UL4w9v
In March of 2021, digital art made the news when an NFT (non-fungible token) sold for over $69 million dollars, all while digital art has been making an impact on the art world since the 1980’s. Please join Tahoe Silicon Mountain, a local network of entrepreneurs and professionals, on Monday, September 13th, where artist Colin Goldberg will present on Techspressionism, “an artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience.”
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Colin Goldberg, Invictus, 2020. Acrylic and pigment print on linen. 48 x 36 inches. |
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Colin Goldberg, Kneeling Icon, 2004. Vector-based digital drawing. Dimensions variable. |
Goldberg was born in the Bronx, New York in 1971 to parents of Japanese and Jewish ancestry, both Ph.D. chemists. His grandmother Kimiye was an accomplished practitioner and instructor of Japanese Shodo calligraphy in Hawaii and Japan. In the 1990's, the artist supported his studio practice as a freelancer in NYC advertising agencies, coding, and designing some of the web's first consumer-facing sites and launching brands such as Snapple, GOLF Magazine, and Popular Science online. Goldberg holds a BA in Studio Art from Binghamton University and an MFA in Computer Art from BGSU. He is a recipient of grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Photographer: Rick Wenner
Goldberg's works reside in numerous private and public collections, including the permanent collections of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, Stony Brook University Hospital and the Islip Art Museum, as well as the Anne and Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection, one of the world's largest private collections of early digital art.
Please join us on Monday, September 13, at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions online during the presentation.
A suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event. Please donate at www.Tahoesiliconmountain.com
You can find us at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmailEvent RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1279001069146794
General Manager-Chief Engineer of the Truckee Sanitary District, Blake R. Tresan
Field Worker, Kellen Babb
Board Clerk, Diane Piccioli
Administrative Specialist, Vanessa Vindel
Disease ran rampant at the end of the 19th century in Truckee due to poor sanitation. Now thanks to the efforts of TSD, Truckee has a modern waste collection system that helps to preserve the public health and environment. The TSD team will present on the history, current operations, and future challenges associated with this essential local utility provider.
Tresan has been with TSD since 2002 and holds a Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental
Please join us on Monday, June 14, at 5:00 PM online at bit.ly/YouTubeTSM. The event will be available on YouTube as a livestream and after the event. Livestream for this event starts at 5:00 PM on bit.ly/YouTubeTSM, or log onto YouTube and search for Tahoe Silicon Mountain.
The audience will be able to submit questions during the presentation.
A Suggested donation of $5.00 will help TSM to defray the expenses of live streaming the event. Please donate at www.Tahoesiliconmountain.com
You can find us at TahoeSiliconMountain.com or sign up for email meeting announcements here: http://bit.ly/TSMEmail