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February 23, 2011
Time:11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Description:
Texas Enterprise series presents Bob Metcalfe
Professor Bob Metcalfe will present a talk titled "Enernet: Internet Lessons for Solving Energy." He will discuss lessons learned from 65 years of building the Internet and what might help us solve our energy problems. Metcalfe is professor of innovation and Murchison fellow of free enterprise at the University of Texas at Austin. Previously he was a venture capitalist, publisher-pundit, entrepreneur-executive and scientist-engineer. He is best known for inventing Ethernet in 1973 and founding 3Com Corporation in 1979. Metcalfe is a recipient of the National Medal of Technology for leadership in the invention, standardization and commercialization of Ethernet.
Location:Amphitheater, AT&T Conference Center
Contact:morgan.jones@austin.utexas.edu
Sponsor:Texas Enterprise, McCombs School of Business
Admission:$16 (includes box lunch)
Parking:$4 validated parking
Categories:Everyone, Lecture/talk
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