My next public engagement will be this Saturday, at the Tech Museum in San Jose, where I will be exhibiting my boat and standing by to answer questions from 9.30am to 6pm. Sedna and I will be in Parkside Hall, where the Tech Challenge is taking place.
The following piece appeared in today's San Jose Mercury News:
By Sal PIzarro:
"CHALLENGING FEATS: I hope you caught Monday's inspirational story about Roz Savage, the 39-year-old native of Great Britain and current Woodside resident who's training to become the first woman to cross the Pacific Ocean alone.
I'm sure Savage will be providing a lot of inspiration Saturday, where she'll be appearing at the Tech Museum of Innovation all day with her boat as part of the museum's annual Tech Challenge.
For this year's project, Silicon Valley students have been finding innovative ways to make a crossing of their own, navigating a vehicle of their own invention in and out of a Martian crater. The Tech Challenge runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the museum at 201 S. Market St.
Savage, who is still raising funds for her trip, gets her own
challenge started in July."
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Not my words, I hasten to add - I wouldn't be so immodest - but I liked the pun when somebody described me this way in an email!
And last night I was made to feel like a star of sorts - we had a fantastic time at the presentation in Menlo Park. The room was meant to hold no more than 75: nobody got an actual headcount, but according to estimates there were around 120 people there. We didn't have enough chairs, so people were sitting on the floor, standing at the back of the room and in the corridor outside.
They were a great audience - they laughed in all the right places, asked intelligent questions... and generously came forward with much advice and encouragement, over $2500 in cash, an offer of a speaking engagement, two potential sponsorship leads, and a stuffed dolphin.
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Photo: shot of me with Sher Dhillon last Sunday - Sher just pedalled (yes, PEDALLED) from India to Africa with Jason Lewis of Expedition 360.
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I will be giving a presentation tonight in Menlo Park, at the Recreation Center at 701 Laurel Street. It starts at 6pm and will finish around 7.30pm.
It should be easy to find - you'll see my boat parked outside!
I'll be talking about my Atlantic experience, showing my video, and taking questions. Open to all and entry is free, but space will be limited so get there early.
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