The effort to connect the bay of Naples to the Bay Area of San Francisco, initiated by Unite the Two Bays in 2013, made a further leap forward toward full implementation last May when a number of endeavors launched last year came to fruition. First it was the donation to the San Francisco Academy of Art University of the costumes and the artifacts that were brought from Naples for the exhibition Treasures from Naples’ Teatro di San Carlo. Donated on April 26, 2014 with a quiet ceremony at SFAAU’s Post Street location the costumes, and the rare jewelry, were put immediately to good use, as the photos following can attest.
- A SFAAU student modeling Teatro di San Carlo’s Costumes
- A SFAAU student rendering of Teatro di San Carlo’s Costumes
- A SFAAU student rendering San Carlo’s costumes
- Group photo
- Model view from the stage with professor taking a picture
- Amelia Antonucci, and Paolo + Roan Pontoniere with models taking a picture of the professor taking a picture
The bilateral exchange intensified on May 10 – 23, 2014 with Naples hosting the second edition of From Vesuvio to Silicon Valley which, rebranded as GoGlobal Now brought startuppers, incubators, venture capitalist, public administrators, politician, journalists and corporations from across Europe–and the US–to Naples to discuss innovation, and to jump start the Startup European Partnership program–which strives to connect major corporations with startup companies–launched recently by the European Union:
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- Naples’ Mayor Luigi de Magistris welcoming stratuppers
- Marco Marinucci of Mind the Bridge introducing the meeting
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- Alberto Onetti of Mind the Bridge offering a piece of advice to startuppers
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In a sign of total reciprocation a few days later–on May 19, 2014–in San Francisco Unite the Two Bays held Napoli – San Francisco Act II, a fundraising event meant to support From Vesuvio to Silicon Valley 2014 and 2 Universities by the Bay
- Lucia Purpura-Pontoniere of the Red Shoes providing musical entertainment
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- General view with Luciano Chessa on the left and Aliseo Purpura-Pontoniere in the background
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- Flavia Purpura-Pontoniere of the Red Shoes providing musical entertainment
- The New Dive
- Amelia Antonucci of Campania Felix, LLC, and UTB
- A verbose introduction causing Mario Fusco to seek refuge into reading
- Everybody’s relieved that the introduction is over
- Alessandro Baccari and Friend sharing an enchanting smile with the photographer
- The Red Shoes in action
- Paolo and Patrizia Barettoni with Carla Anisman and Amelia Antonucci
- Marco Marinucci, Amelia and a Friend
- In the series of the best smiles: Alessandro Baccari, Sharon Meagher, and Paolo Barlera, director of the Italian Cultural Institute of SF
- It should have been at the beginning: everybody’s taking seat
- Three young Italians seeking fortune in Frisco
- Campania Felix’s Managing Directors
And last but not the least Napoli replied on May 25 – 26, at the Castel dell’Ovo with “Biophysics of Amyloids and Prions”, an international scientific meeting inspired by Unite the Two Bays and organized under the banner of “2 Universities by the Bay” by the University of California San Francisco and the Universita’ Federico IIdi Napoli. First event marking a five year long collaboration established by the 2 Universities, the two day meeting aimed to provide a sweeping view of current research in the field of small peptides analysis to understand the role of amyloids and prions in dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis formation. Attended by more than 100 of the world foremost researchers in the field, the meeting was sponsored by US and Italian corporations and has laid the basis for future collaborations between the industry and academic institutions on both sides of the ocean.
- Naples’ Castel dell’Ovo
- It will soon begin
- UCSF’s Bill De Grado opening the meeting
- Pro. Stanley Prusiner lecturing on a unified understanding of prions and amyloids
- General view with luncheon speaker Dr. Roberto Crea in the foreground
- Dr. Roberto Crea speaking on Biotech, the Mediterranean diet, and the brain
- Where it all began
- Dr. Crea reminiscing about the first years at Genentech
- Prof. Prusiner and dr. De Grado toasting to the future of 2 Universities by the Bay at Naples’ Tennis Club
- Prusiner, De Grado and Pontoniere
- CreAgri’s Poster
