17th Biennial International TDI Conference

San Mateo Restaurants:

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria Astaria Bogie's Restaurant The Fish Market Lure O'Neill's Irish Pub Pasta Primavera Ristorante Capellini Spiedo Ristorante 231 Ellsworth Viognier Allie's American Grille (SFO Marriott) American Bull Bar & Grill Chutney Grill (Doubletree Hotel) Coconut Bay El Torito's Elephant Bar

Kincaid's Bayhouse Restaurant Knuckles Sports Bar (Hyatt Regency SFO) Kuleto's Trattoria JW's Steak House (SFO Marriott) Prime on the Avenue Rocca Roti Indian Bistro Sapore Italiano Scalini's (Hyatt Regency SFO) Steelhead Brewing Company Stella Alpina Osteria Straits Swiftwater Café (Hyatt Regency SFO) Trapeze West Bay Café (Crowne Plaza SFO) Windows on the Bay (Sheraton) Zeyno

San Mateo County Recreational & Historical Sites:

ALLIED ARTS GUILD in Menlo Park. Designed after the famous Alhambra and Generalife gardens of Granada, Spain, Allied Arts Guild is a unique historical garden, cafe and shopping area, and a showplace for artisans. 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Phone: (650) 322-2405

SAN MATEO COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM The Museum features exhibits depicting the history of the Peninsula through the times of the Ohlone Indians, the Spanish explorers, the ranchos, pioneer logging, agriculture, dairy farms, whaling, and the Victorian era of great estates. The museum also boasts of San Mateo County's historic Courtroom and the largest complete stained glass dome on the West Coast. 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Phone: (650) 299-0104

FOX THEATRE which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Although used mostly for motion pictures, the theatre had a stage for Vaudeville and a pipe organ. In the 1950's, the theatre underwent extensive remodeling, especially the auditorium which was re-done in the art-deco style typical of many movie houses. 2215 Broadway Avenue, Redwood City. Phone: (650) 369-4119.

HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM The museum showcases the past, present and future of aviation with a wide array of aircraft, interactive hands-on displays, and multimedia presentations spanning the development of aviation since the early 1800's. 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos. Phone: (650) 654-0200.

MUSEUM OF SAN CARLOS HISTORY In a rebuilt firehouse, the Museum contains artifacts from the Indian and Spanish eras, the 1888 Train Depot and early San Carlos life. 533 Laurel Street, San Carlos. For days and hours of operation, call (650) 802-4354.

LATHROP HOUSE Built in 1863, the mansion is now a historic post-Civil War house museum. 627 Hamilton Street, Redwood City. Phone: (650) 365-5564.

RALSTON HALL The Victorian mansion completed in 1868 and furnished with priceless antiques is now the location of the Notre Dame de Namur University. 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont. Tours by appointment only. (650) 593-1601 ext 201.

COYOTE POINT MUSEUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION This delightful museum offers environmental exhibits in addition to aquariums, computers, games, films and a wildlife habitat which features native Bay Area live animals, birds and plants. The scenic grounds of Coyote Point Park provide a wonderful place for a picnic and outdoor recreation. 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Phone: (650) 342-7755.

BURLINGAME MUSEUM OF PEZ MEMORABILIA A collection of approximately 400 Pez candy dispensers plus Pez jigsaw puzzles, watches and books on the toy's history. 214 California Street, Burlingame. Phone: (650) 347-2301.

KOHL MANSION built for music and parties in 1914, is a 63-room Tudor-style home situated on an estate which belonged to Frederick Kohl, heir to the Alaska commercial shipping business. 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. Tours by appointment: (650) 762-1136.

FILOLI ESTATE A beautifully preserved Georgian Revival style house and magnificent gardens, Filoli (a location used for many films and the TV series "Dynasty") is a rare and historically important example of an early 1900's country estate. 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Phone: (650) 364-8300.

PULGAS WATER TEMPLE Modeled after temples erected near canals and waterways by the ancient Greeks, the Pulgas Water Temple was built in 1938 to commemorate the completion of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct.

Dr. Robert Tripp's WOODSIDE STORE is a relic of the early timbering operations in California. An early center of the logging community, the store also served as a post office and the area's first library. 3300 Tripp Rd., Woodside. For hours of operation, call (650) 851-7615.

PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE One of the tallest lighthouses in the U.S., it was built in 1872 following a string of shipwrecks. Highway 1 and Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero. (650) 879-0633

SANCHEZ ADOBE a restored 1848 rancho-era adobe which traces the various periods of California's past and is furnished with period pieces. 1000 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica. For tour schedule, call (650) 359-1462.

Half Moon Bay/Miramar/El Granada/Moss Beach/Montara Areas Of Interest:

JOHNSTON HOUSE California's last surviving "saltbox" house built in 1853 entirely of redwood pegs is now an interpretive museum with a community garden. 800 Higgins Canyon, Half Moon Bay. For tours, call (650) 726-7084.

HALF MOON BAY BREWING COMPANY in Princeton-by-the-Sea. The restaurant, built in a Cape Cod cottage style, contains 200-year-old wooden beams salvaged from old Southern Pacific Railroad trestles and features an anchor from a shipwreck which occurred in the late 1800's. 390 Capistrano Road, Princeton-by-the-Sea. Phone: (650) 728-2739.

MOSS BEACH DISTILLERY in Moss Beach. Now a popular restaurant on the Coast, the Distillery, built in 1917, is home to a legendary ghost and a history dating back to the speakeasy and bootlegging days. 140 Beach Way, Moss Beach. Phone: (650) 728-5595.

POINT MONTARA LIGHTHOUSE is a photographer's delight. The picturesque 1875 light station served as a naval training base during World War II. 16th St. and Hwy 1, Montara. Phone: (650) 728-7177

NURSERIES the coastside is the location for a huge number of fresh flowers/plants nurseries, Christmas tree farms and pumpkin fields. For more information on the various nurseries in the area, call (650) 726-4485.

JAMES FITZGERALD MARINE RESERVE offers one of the most diverse tide pool systems in the state - a variety of seaweed, crabs, sponges, sea anemones, mollusks, starfish and fish. Located off Coast Highway 1 in Moss Beach. (650)-728-3584

PESCADERO MARSH NATURAL RESERVE one of the largest and most important marshes in California, this wildlife sanctuary is a favorite of birdwatchers and other animal lovers. Highway 1 at Pescadero Road. (650)-726-8380

ELKUS RANCH located in Half Moon Bay and operated by the University of California Cooperative Extension Service for the purpose of educating children about coastal natural beauty, livestock and gardens. Visits by special arrangements only. 1500 Purisima Creek Road, Half Moon Bay. Phone: (650) 712-3151

LA NEBBIA WINERY boasts exceptional, award-winning wines blended by hand in the coastal hills of romantic Half Moon Bay. 12341 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay. Phone: (650) 726-9463.

State Parks:

ANO NUEVO STATE RESERVE site of the largest mainland breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seal. Phone: (650) 879-0227 BUTANO STATE PARK Phone: (650) 879-2040 PORTOLA REDWOODS STATE PARK Phone: (650) 948-9098

Tech Companies:

AGILENT Delivers critical tools and technologies that sense, measure and interpret the physical and biological world. Our innovative solutions enable a wide range of customers in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis to make technological advancements that drive productivity and improve the way people live and work. GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL A diversified biotechnology company with over $410 million in 2004 revenues. Genencor focuses on two markets: bioproducts and health care. For the bioproducts market, Genencor discovers, develops, and sells biocatalysts and other biochemicals for the industrial, consumer, and agri-processing markets. For the health care market, Genencor has drug development platforms in targeted biotherapeutics for cancer. NEKTAR (pronounced nectar) Provides a portfolio of leading drug delivery solutions that enable the development of high-value pharmaceutical products. INTEL For over 35 years, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers and networking and communications products. These products are used by industry members to create advanced computing and communications systems. Intel's mission is to do a great job for our customers, employees, and stockholders by being the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide digital economy. COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM The world's largest and most significant collection of educational, entertaining, and inspiring materials related to the history of computing, including hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, and media. 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View. Phone: (650) 810-1010

Transportation:

BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Caltrain SamTrans Bus System ABC Worldwide Limousine A Nationwide Ground Transportation Bauer's Transportation California Pacific Limousine Compass Transportation Gateway Limousines Gray Line San Francisco Lone Star Transportation Mercury Tours SuperShuttle Transportation Systems Super Sightseeing Tours and Charters Wheelchair Getaways