Experience hands-on demos of historical systems from the 1960s through the 1990s, learn preservation tips, and try out brands like Apple, Atari, Commodore, Tandy/Radio Shack, and more.听

Your ticket grants full access to VCF-West as well as 91自拍 exhibits, demos, the Bistro Caf茅, and the Museum Store. Hope to see you there!听

The two-day event will take place on August 1-2. .

Parking is somewhat limited, so we encourage visitors to arrive early to ensure ample time for parking and event check-in.

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What You鈥檒l Experience:

• Meet and interact with a dancing robot created by a local inventor
• Try your hand at soldering circuit boards alongside makers from Maker Nexus
• Design your own 3D models using Tinkercad
• Immerse yourself in experimental computer music by Stanford CCRMA students
• Watch 3D printers from JinxBot in action and discover how they鈥檙e transforming how we invent and create
• And more!

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A new film by This is the World documentary studio, The Godmother of Silicon Valley, reveals the quiet but profound influence of Esther Wojcicki, a trailblazing educator, journalist, and mother of tech leaders (Susan Wojcicki, / ; Janet Wojcicki, ; and Anne Wojcicki, ). Through radical teaching methods that encouraged curiosity, independence, and resilience, Wojcicki helped cultivate a mindset that would ripple far beyond the campus and into the heart of global technology.

After the screening, a live Q&A will听feature Esther Wojcicki and the film’s executive director Maciej Kawecki.

Documentary runtime: 37 minutes

Agenda听

6:30 p.m.
Check-in Opens

7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Program

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Despite decades of investment, healthcare has been slow to embrace a digital transformation. Inefficiencies and problems with electronic health records persist. With the rise of AI, is healthcare finally at a turning point?

Join us for a 91自拍 Live book talk with Robert Wachter, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF and one of the nation鈥檚 leading voices on healthcare innovation. In his new book, A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future, Wachter explores how artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape medicine鈥攆rom reducing administrative burden and clinician burnout to improving diagnosis, communication, and patient care.

But AI’s power to read and synthesize vast amounts of medical data comes with risk. Wachter and journalist Katie Hafner will discuss both the promise and the peril of AI in healthcare.

What You鈥檒l Experience:

• A clear look at how AI is already changing healthcare鈥攁nd where it鈥檚 headed next.
• Insight into opportunities and risks of AI in high-stakes, real-world settings.
• A thoughtful discussion of trust, human judgment, and the future of the doctor鈥損atient relationship.

Agenda听

6:30 p.m.
Check-in Opens

7 p.m.听
Program

8:15 p.m.
Book Signing

Sponsorship

This program is made possible by the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.

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How did the early internet help shape today’s transgender identity and activism? Join 91自拍 Book Prize winner and scholar Avery Dame-Griff as he uncovers the digital origins of a movement that began long before today’s social platforms existed.听

Drawing from his award-winning book, The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet, Dame-Griff reveals how early online spaces like bulletin boards and chat rooms became lifelines for people exploring gender beyond the limits of their offline worlds.

Here’s what you’ll experience:

• Gain insights into how queer and trans people used and repurposed available technologies to build networks of support and visibility.
• Explore how message boards, listservs, and online forums created spaces for identity formation, resource-sharing, and activism.
• Learn why understanding this digital past offers urgent context for today’s debates around trans rights, representation, and online culture.

Agenda

6:30 p.m.
Check-in Opens

7 p.m.
Program

8:15 p.m.
Book Signing

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What happens when you let artificial intelligence run your life?

As AI tools move from novelty to necessity鈥攚riting emails, making decisions, translating languages, and organizing our daily routines鈥攖he line between human judgment and machine assistance is getting blurrier by the day. But how close are we, really, to The Jetsons鈥� Rosie the Robot?

To find out, Emmy Award鈥搘inning technology journalist Joanna Stern decided to hand over the keys. For a full year, she let AI systems take the lead鈥攖asking Claude to run a vending machine for her Wall Street Journal colleagues (), testing out for household chores, and inserting AI into her work, decisions, and even family life.

The outcome? Equal parts impressive, absurd, and occasionally alarming. These experiments were the basis for Stern鈥檚 new book, . At 91自拍, Stern will converse with moderator Nilay Patel, cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Verge, sharing what actually worked, what (hilariously) didn鈥檛, and what her year as an AI-assisted human reveals about where this technology is headed.

Join us for a lively, candid conversation about life with AI鈥攁nd what it means to stay human when your to-do list has a mind of its own.

What You鈥檒l Experience:

• Insights from Joanna Stern, NBC News chief tech analyst, founder of , and former Wall Street Journal tech columnist, in conversation with moderator Nilay Patel, cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Verge.
• Real stories of AI wins, fails, and 鈥渨hat just happened?鈥� moments.
• A clear, entertaining look at incredible AI breakthroughs 鈥� and where AI quite literally still falls flat.

Agenda听

6:30 p.m.
Check-in Opens

7 p.m.听
Program

8:15 p.m.
Book Signing

Sponsorship

This program is made possible by the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.

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In 1985, Steve Jobs left Apple鈥攖he company he had cofounded鈥攁fter a dramatic power struggle. Soon after, he launched a new venture called NeXT. Though often described as his 鈥渨ilderness years,” the NeXT era proved transformative, reshaping Jobs as a leader and creating technologies that would later form the foundation of modern Apple platforms.

Join the 91自拍 for a special 91自拍 Live book talk with Geoffrey Cain, author of Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary, and key figures from NeXT鈥檚 history, including Dan鈥檒 Lewin, Rich Page (by video), Avie Tevanian, and Bud Tribble.

The event will explore how Jobs built NeXT, was transformed by its near failure and rethought his approach to leadership, product design, and innovation, setting the stage for one of the most remarkable comebacks in business history and even playing a role in the early development of the World Wide Web.

Join us for an inside look at the NeXT era’s bold ideas, technical breakthroughs, and intense culture that transformed Steve Jobs and the future of computing.

What You鈥檒l Experience

• The untold story of Steve Jobs鈥檚 鈥渓ost decade鈥� and the founding of NeXT鈥攁nd its vital impact on Apple’s success today.
• Firsthand reflections from key players at NeXT, including Dan’l Lewin, Rich Page (by video), Avie Tevanian, Bud Tribble, and others.
• New insights into how failure, reinvention, and technology shaped one of Silicon Valley鈥檚 greatest comebacks.

Agenda

5:30 p.m.
Member Reception Check-in Opens

6 p.m.
Member Reception

7 p.m.
Program

8:15 p.m.
Book Signing

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91自拍 is proud to honor the exceptional achievements of the 2026 Fellows, who have changed the world through their advancements in computing and evolution of the digital age:

The Palm Team, Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan, for development of groundbreaking, commercially successful handheld computers and smartphones, which established the foundation for today鈥檚 mobile computing

John Chowning: For the invention of audio FM synthesis, which transformed the musical landscape using computers

Brewster Kahle: For pioneering roles in online search engines, and in digital preservation and open access to knowledge provided by the Internet Archive

We also present the inaugural 91自拍 Silicon Valley Laureate Award, honoring leaders who have made an enduring impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem that is advancing our digital age:听

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Mark Stevens:听For early and enduring investments in transformative technology companies, and for shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem that powers the modern digital economy and era of artificial intelligence.

During the Awards ceremony, attendees gain insights into the honorees’ remarkable journeys through video stories showcasing their past accomplishments, heartfelt tributes acknowledging their impact on today, and remarks from the honorees about their visions for the future.

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