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SVCProject Funders

Sloan Foundation      The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic        non-profit institution that provides support for the       study of work and family.

The Institute for the Future       A Silicon Valley non-profit research institute that        spearheads research on work, technology, and       households.

National Science Foundation      The US government's number one granting agency for        social science research.

San José State University      Our home base.

DaimlerChrysler      Not just cars any more.

Ericsson      It's about communication between people.                  The rest is technology.

COSSA  (Consortium of Social Science Associations)       An advocacy organization supported by more         than 100 professional associations, scientific         societies, universities and research institutions.

J. Walter Thompson       Understanding how people consume communications.

AT&T       Searching for tomorrow's telephony.

Santa Clara County  Office of Education's           Center for Educational Planning

Center for Work, Technology and Organization, Stanford University WTO sponsors research projects, colloquia, workshops and                    conferences on issues relating to work, technology                    and organizations.

Stanford Continuing Education Stanford Continuing Studies offers a broad range of courses, designed                    to enhance the learning and enrich the lives of people                    in the Bay Area.

Herman Miller Herman Miller, Inc., is a leading global provider of office furniture                    and services that create great places to work.

Health Trust The Health Trust is a public benefit corporation committed to                    improving the health and quality of life for people in need.

Project Shine A national service-learning initiative that builds partnerships among                    community colleges, universities and community-based                    organizations to benefit older immigrants, refugees                    and college students.

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Participating Companies and Institutions .         (Note: Although we appreciate their contributions to these studies,           companies with few employees are not listed because of           anonymity and Human Subjects considerations.)

Adobe       Graphics software gurus.

Apple       The original Other computer people.

Cisco Systems       The plumbers of the internet.

Hewlett Packard       Pioneers of the Silicon Valley Way.

The Institute for the Future       Yes, not only friends and funders, but informants too.

San Jose Mercury News       The newspaper of Silicon Valley.

SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)       The National Lab that leads global physics research.

The Tech Museum of Innovation       An interactive educational resource aimed at       inspiring the tinkerer in all of us.

Advanced Technology Staffing       A specialty information technology staffing firm.

Career Action Center       A nonprofit professional career management service.

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Other Silicon Valley Information Sites

Silicon Valley Dispatches      Mike Cassidy's San Jose Mercury News Column on       life in Silicon Valley.

The Silicon Valley Gateway       General information about Silicon Valley.

San Jose Mercury News       Information on living and working in Silicon Valley.

Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network       Bring people together from business, government,        education and the community to identify and to act on        regional issues affecting economic vitality and        quality of life.

Xerox Parc       The original Silicon Valley think-tank.        (see the cool graphic they made for the talk we gave         at the Xerox Parc Forum.)

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Sites Related to the SVCProject

The Family and the Workplace       A Sloan Foundation focused on finding constructive      ways that dual-earner families manage the multiple        responsibilities of home, work, and community.

Society for the Anthropology of Work       A special interest group of the AAA.

A COSSA Paper       Advanced Information Technology and Social Change:       The Worksite Connection, given by David Hakken       (SUNYIT) at theCOSSA Congressional seminar in       June 1998.

Chuzaiin       Maho Teraguchi's ASPAC paper on Japanese sojourners        to Silicon Valley.

ASPAC       The Pacific regional body of the Association of Asian        Studies interested in Asian Studies on the Pac-Rim.

IFTF Asia Outlook Project       An off-shoot of the Institute for the Future's emerging        technologies Outlook Project with a Pac-Rim focus.

University of California at Santa Barbara     Department of Anthropology        Dr. J. A. English-Lueck's alma mater.

Stanford University    School of Education        The Social Science in Education Committee,       Dr. Charles N. Darrah's alma mater.

Harvard University    Department of Anthropology        Dr. James M. Freeman's alma mater.                (Formerly part of the Department of Social Relations.)

Science, Technology & Society       Dr. David Hakken's SUNYIT site on the anthropology of        technology.

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A Few Anthropology Sites

AAA -- The American Anthropology Association       This triple A is not about cars.

SfAA -- The Society for Applied Anthropology       Dedicated to the investigation of the principles of       human behavior and the application of these principles      to contemporary issues and problems.

sbe -- Social, Behavior, and Economic Research       A granting agency for anthropological research.

Anthro TECH      A Fusion of anthropology and information technology resources      for anthropologists and the general public.

The Applied Anthropology Browser       A large and useful site for finding Applied Anthropology       internet resources.

WCSU's List of Anthropology Resources       A second site with a lot of Anthropology links.

Michigan's Museum of Anthropology       A well designed site with a lot of pictures of artifacts.

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Other Ethnographic Sites

DMOZ Open Directory Project's Ethnography page       Ethnographies from Amhara to Yoruba, if an ethnography is on line       you will probably find it here.                   (If you have ust put your ethnography on line you can get it listed here.)

Sloan Work and Family Research Network, Boston College       Network of ethnographic projects funded by the Sloan foundation.

Center for the Ethnography of Everyday Life       Sloan funded research into everyday work and family life in the United States.

Institut für Kulturanthropologie und Europäische Ethnologie Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität [Germany]

Institut d'ethnologie, de l'Université de Neuchâtel [Switzerland]

Institut für Ethnologie, Universität Bern [Switzerland]

The Poorbuthappy Guide to Ethnography in Design and Business

Future of Design       The Future of User-Centred Technology Design Mission is sponsored       by the UK Department of Trade and Industry's Global Watch Service.

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