The purpose of this newsletter is to stimulate interest in tracking and analysis of events that might lead to long-term trends. Having lived in California for the last 41 years, I firmly believe that all trends, good or bad, start here and will eventually reach the rest of the nation and the world in a year or two. I also believe that spotting trends early and being able to act on this information is beneficial to all organizations. In this newsletter we report on events in areas such as science and technology, media, economy and markets, politics, legislation, structures and organizations, the way we see them from San Diego. Occasionally, we might hazard to identify a trend, but we leave a lot of that up to you, the reader. We also welcome comments and suggestions from you, not only on what we said, but also on what we might have missed. I hope that you as the reader will find this useful. I am looking forward to hearing your comments.

Dr Ulf Brynjestad
Consul for Sweden, San Diego
Managing Director, International Resource Center

The staff of the Consulate of Sweden and the International Resource Center in San Diego publishes this newsletter. The purpose of the newsletter is to stimulate interest in research, technological breakthroughs and investment trends in the high-tech-, information technology- and life science arenas of San Diego. The views expressed in this newsletter are not the official views of the Swedish Government.

The newsletter is published once every month. It will be revised continually to fit the interests and needs of the subscribers. If you have any suggestions or comments please don’t hesitate to contact us at sandiego@consulateofsweden.org