The year was 2005. Around the start of the web 2.0 era. LinkedIn just went from less than 100,000 to 1M members. Business networking was limited to Ivy League business school alumni associations, vendors driven tech gatherings, industry associations, and the classic clubs: from your dad's Rotary to exclusive "co-member nominated" business councils.

Local Chambers of Commerce and international trade commissions were struggling to keep up with the increased speed and dynamism of the New Economy. Three San Francisco professionals thought they could change the way Italians networked in Silicon Valley. Now, with the 10th Anniversary Party just celebrated at Campari America in San Francisco, the opportunity for past and present members of the Business Association Italy America to reunite and cheer to these years' achievements presented itself.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano