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Applied Materials presents

Tickets on sale now for The Tech Awards 2015 Gala

Technology Benefiting Humanity


All net proceeds benefit programs at The Tech Museum of Innovation

Thursday evening, Nov. 12
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
150 W. San Carlos St., downtown San Jose. View map

5:15 • Registration • Upper Lobby
5:30 • Laureate showcase & reception • Hall 3
6:15 • Seating • Grand Ballroom
6:30 • Dinner • Grand Ballroom
7:40 • Awards ceremony • Grand Ballroom

Free parking at the Convention Center garage;
free overflow parking across the street on Almaden Blvd.

Formal attire of all cultures welcome.

"Cannes has its film festival. Hollywood's got its Oscars. And Silicon Valley has its Tech Awards."
San Jose Mercury News, 2014

Honorary Committee

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The Tech Awards Gala is one of Silicon Valley’s most memorable and inspiring events of the year.
Seating is limited to 1,300 guests. 

Performers
San Jose State University Jazz Ensemble
Jeff Lewis, director 


James C. Morgan
Global Humanitarian Award

John and Tashia Morgridge have been named the 12th recipients of the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award. Sponsored by Applied Materials, this award honors individuals whose broad vision, leadership, and philanthropy address the world’s most challenging problems.


Thanks to our generous partner Berrett-Koehler Publishers, guests will receive an autographed copy of astronaut Ron Garan’s book The Orbital Perspective. Garan, who will be in attendance at the Gala, is a decorated fighter pilot, astronaut, aquanaut, and entrepreneur who has logged 178 days in space and 71 million miles in orbit. He is the founder of the nonprofit social enterprise incubator Manna Energy Foundation and Fragile Oasis, an effort to use the orbital perspective to inspire positive social and environmental action.