Cuil Blog

There are quite a few Irish expatriates in the San Francisco Bay Area, including in Silicon Valley tech companies, I have discovered, courtesy of a group called the Irish Network of San Francisco and Enterprise Ireland, a government agency that assists Irish entrepreneurs and endeavors overseas.

Last night, the two entities jointly hosted a panel discussion to coincide with the ongoing Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Cuil CEO and founder Tom Costello was invited to participate, along with execs from Google, Yahoo, Skydeck and Dial2Do. The panel, which was moderated by former Financial Times columnist and now Silicon Valley Watcher blogger Tom Foremski, covered a number of tech policy issues, from net neutrality to online privacy policies.

About 100 folks attended, many of them having come to the Valley from Ireland within the last few years, including a number of the panelists themselves. While the discussion was interesting, I suspect the attendees showed up at least as much to socialize and network with friendly faces and familiar accents. I dare say a good time was had by all, myself included. And, yes, Harp was served….