| Wanted: You to be represented among the SAGE CALIFORNIA judges! As a supporter of youth entrepreneurship, service-learning and youth empowerment, SAGE would be delighted to see you in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Burlingame</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place> on Saturday, May 1, 2010. For What? To serve on a panel with other business, civic and education leaders who will evaluate the multimedia presentations made by the <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state> high school student teams at the annual SAGE California Tournament, where <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state></st1:place> high school SAGE teams will participate in an annual competition based on their entrepreneurship and social ventures. The high school students have received mentoring and consulting advice during the academic year from their older peers at the university level. If you are interested in being a judge, please email Curt DeBerg at cdeberg@csuchico.edu<mailto:cdeberg@csuchico.edu> and say, "More details please!" To help you decide, a few details are provided below: When: Saturday, May 1 7:30-8:00 am Continental breakfast 8:00-8:45 am Judges briefing 9:00 am-12:00 pm Round 1 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (to be provided) 1:30-5:30 pm (Rounds 2 and 3) Awards Presentation 6:00 to 7:30 pm Where: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hyatt</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Regency</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Airport</st1:placetype></st1:place> <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1333 Bayshore Highway</st1:address></st1:street> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Burlingame</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">94010</st1:postalcode></st1:place> Phone: 1-650-347-1234 Fax: 1-650-347-5948 If needing hotel accommodations, ask for the $119.00 SAGE rate) What is SAGE? Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) is a global community of teenage entrepreneurs sharing a common purpose: to make the world a better place. Its mission is to help create the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders whose innovations and social enterprises address the major unmet needs of our global community. Under the direction of university student mentors/business consultants, youth use their school learning to become self-reliant, create wealth, and help others. At the end of each academic year, the SAGE teams participate in an interscholastic tournament to determine which teams were most effective. At this tournament, YOU are the REFEREE! (But you don't have to wear stripes or blow a whistle). What Does a SAGE Judge Do? You will serve on a panel which evaluates the quality of a high school team's four-page annual report and its 13-minute multimedia presentation. SAGE judges are briefed at 8:00 am the day of the tournament. Moreover, all SAGE judges will have the opportunity to meet, interact and network with other SAGE judges, many of whom are (1) entrepreneurs, (2) business leaders, and (3) civic leaders. WELCOME RECEPTION: On Friday night, April 30, there will be a welcome reception for judges, teachers and guests at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hyatt</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Regency</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Airport</st1:placetype></st1:place>. More details will be provided as the date approaches. (Note: The winning SAGE <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state> team and first runner-up team advance to the SAGE USA National Competition on May 28-30, 2010 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">NY</st1:state></st1:place>.) |