MIT Sloan is one of the leading research institutions in technology management. What better place for Sloanies to meet leaders of high-tech companies than Silicon Valley? Each year, approximately 100 Sloan students spend a week in the Bay Area visiting a total of over 40 companies in technology, biotech, and tech-financing. Come and see firsthand the presence MIT alumni have in the Valley.

Excerpt from last year's press release:

Over 30 firms are hosting students at their offices or campuses in businesses ranging from biotech and software to venture capital and storage, even foraying into winemaking! Students will be meeting leaders at both established firms such as Intel and Siebel, as well as visiting newly funded startups, like Plaxo, decrying the myth that no firms are achieving funding these days.

Evenings are equally full for the students who will have the opportunity to rub elbows with local alums, business leaders and students at the annual Menlo Circus club social and networking event, which draws an attendance of over 300 technophiles. A new event that enlivens Sloan’s mission to generate principled leaders, spearheaded by some of the Trek's student leaders, seeks to return some of the hospitality the valley has shown the student group by participating in community service.

Highlights from last year's trip:
•	Q&A with Intel founder Andy Grove.
•	Alumni reception at the exclusive Menlo Circus Club.
•	Meeting the founders of Google.
•	Wine tasting in California's famous Sonoma Valley.