The silicon content of the Silicon Valley soil is no higher than that of soil in other places.
The Silicon Valley derives its name from the fact that the area around the south San Francisco Bay — and especially the south peninsula area with the Santa Cruz mountains to its west and the Bay to its east — has for decades provided a lion’s share in pushing the world in the modern age of fast communications and light speed computations; the semiconductor industry—using silicon-based wafers—being the backbone of this high-tech revolution. The NED graduates have been at the forefront of this technology revolution. With the oldest NED alumnus in the San Francisco Bay Area being a 1958 graduate and the young ones coming every year, the Valley is estimated to have over two hundred NED graduates. Among its goals is to work on connecting and supporting NEDians and the institutions, causes, and communities we are associated with. Eventually, they would like to help establish an online platform, a physical alumni center in Karachi, and a philanthropic foundation. This will become a world-class support infrastructure that will serve our Alumni community and beyond.
The NED Alumni Association of the Silicon Valley with a mission ”to connect, serve, empower and support NEDians and the NED University” holds regular monthly meetings.
Silicon Valley NEDians has also been instrumental in launching a number of organizations around networking and community building, including, The Pakistan-American Cultural Center, The Pak Alumni Social Network, OPEN of Silicon Valley.
Join the Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDIANS-SV Or lookup on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/NED-Alumni-Association-of-Silicon-Valley/