The second day in the North America continent.
All the pictures were taken in the campus of Stanford University.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Reported By　Tooru Ono


The first day of the conference began at eight O'clock in the morning in the
 breakfast meeting in which coffee, bread, cake, and fruit are set on the
 table in buffet style. All participants are exchanging each other in
 standing or in sitting on a few seats by holding foods in their hands as
 they like. There are many Japanese, indeed. Please come and talk to me who
 keep silence, it makes me feel relieved, surely. 

The front entrance of Stanford University(?).
 I have seen it frequently by pictures. There's not much traffic on the road
 probably because of the early morning(eight o'clock), don't you? I talk to
 Mr. Aizu.  







　　

The famous tower. I recall I have once climbed it many years ago.　


　Also the picture of the front entrance which is frequently introduced by
 post cards. You can see orange roofs, green lawn, and deep blue sky of
 California make a beautiful contrast, can't you?

　
　
　
　
　
Many relief on the buildings make me naturally
 feel age, tradition, and the goodness of a private university.

　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
Any how, the university was founded by Mr.
 Stanford who made big money through the construction of a transcontinental
 railroad, indeed.... 
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　


A breakfast meeting.　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

Ms. Yanagizawa of Nomura think tank.　
I met her yesterday, she is always tough.　
We had a lively conversation on our exchange in Oita.　
　
She kindly explains people around us that we are taken by this digital camera
 and Miss Tomonari of COARA will instantaneously put them into the home
 page.　






　The first panel discussion. Mr. Harry Saal is in the center.
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

Ms. Lipnack who published "Networking."　
He is asking people around him saying, "I have given a birth to an
 electronic net in  Boston of Massachusetts where we have as many high-tech
 industries as silicon valley, but it doesn't go well like here, why? What
 shall I do then?"　







Mr. AZMANN of Malaysia takes lunch.
　Lunch-box style lunch at the school restaurant.
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　


Candle shaped chandeliers are hung down from the bare beam structure of the
 ceiling.　
　

　
　
　
　
　
　
Ms. Lipnack sits next to me.　
　He talked to me, "Mr. Ono, we have met several years ago, haven't we?" "In
 Tokyo?" "No." "Oh, in ENA?" "Yes, yes!" We nodded each other.
As I expected, he remembered my speech I made at the networking conference
 held about five years ago in San Francisco.　





　
Mr. Harry Saal sits beside me.　
He says "This is a so-called USA lunch box." He looks like to remember
 "Bentou" in Japanese.　







　

　the courtyard in front of the school restaurant.
I see many nice spaces of courtyard style, I envy them, indeed....　








　

A small open space.　
　Mr. Iwasaki of ＮＴＴseems to study abroad here in Stanford since several
 months.
　I often catch sight of people who look like Japanese.
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

The building makes me impressive by their number of corridors.　








　

The conference room looks like a popular large lecture room of the
 university that I can see anywhere else, or a rather an auditorium. 　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

Now, my turn has come. Mr. Aizu is busy in taking care of me. Thanks him.　
　
　


　
　
　
　
　
　

The conference went on by genuine American style that required raise hand to
 speak out. I could barely have three chances of speaking including the
 first self-introduction. Mr. Kuk-Hwan from South Korea finally had only one
 chance of speak in the first. Did I appeal myself too much despite I by
 myself couldn't speak English?

　





After the panel discussion, many Japanese came to talk to me all the way.　
　Of cause some Americans kindly came and shook hands with me. I really
 appreciate them.