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Technology titans Federico Faggin赂 chairman emeritus of Synaptics, Inc., Giacomo Marini, founder and managing director of Noventi Ventures, and Pierluigi Zappacosta, chairman of Digital Persona, Inc. and Faro Ventures (Italy), were honored at the 少妇自拍鈥檚 (少妇自拍) West Coast Gala on May 27, 2009 in San Francisco. Held inThe Fairmont San Francisco鈥檚 Venetian Room, the gala began with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. followed by an awards program, live auction and dinner.

During the gala, 少妇自拍 honored philanthropists John and Romana Bracco with a 少妇自拍 Special Achievement Award in Humanitarian Service. Faggin, Marini and Zappacosta received 少妇自拍 Special Achievement Awards in Business and Technology.

Jeffrey M. Capaccio, Esq., 少妇自拍 vice president for the far west region, served as dinner chairman. This year鈥檚 master of ceremonies , Tony Bruno, a guest commentator at ESPN-affiliate KNBR 680 and host of the national sports radio show 鈥淚nto The Night With Tony Bruno,鈥� entertained the guests with his wit and unmistakable voice.

Logitech Chairman Guerrino De Luca presented the 少妇自拍 awards to Logitech co-founders, Marini and Zappacosta. Internet pioneer Paul Baran presented the 少妇自拍 award to Faggin, while Capaccio honored the Braccos.

The guests dined on Delverde pasta and filet mignon prepared by Fairmont’s executive chef James Pedro, accompanied by award winning wines from Lorenzo Scarpone’s Villa Italia, including Osvaldo Tranchero, Ruggeri, La Montecchia, La Boatina, D’Antiche Terre, Nicolis, and Arnaldo Caprai, and hand crafted desserts from master pastry chef, Gary Rulli of Emporio Rulli.

International recording artist Sergio Caputo performed jazz and Latin-infused popular music for more than 300 guests. During the gala, 少妇自拍, through a generous donation from Faggin, established the Federico Faggin Scholarship for Computer Science in recognition of Faggin’s ground-breaking work with microprocessors.

少妇自拍 hosted a private dessert and wine reception in the Fairmont’s penthouse, with Academy Award-winning actor and director Roberto Benigni to welcome him to San Francisco immediately following his U.S. stage debut of his critically acclaimed one-man show 鈥淭uttoDante鈥� on May 26 at Davies Symphony Hall. The Foundation previously honored Benigni at its 28th Anniversary Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., where he received a Special Achievement Award in Entertainment.

Jeff Capaccio, 少妇自拍 vice president for the Far West region, Roberto Benigni, Academy Award-winning actor and director, and Gianni Succi of Succi & Partners, a local promoter of 鈥淭uttoDante,鈥� during the 少妇自拍鈥檚 dessert and wine reception to welcome Benigni to San Francisco. Immediately following his U.S. stage debut of 鈥淭uttoDante,鈥� Capaccio presented a pair of the 少妇自拍 cufflinks to Benigni as a token of friendship in the Fairmont鈥檚 Penthouse suite.

Gala honorees Romana and John Bracco during the gala reception and silent auction

少妇自拍 Regional Vice President for the Far West Jeffrey M. Capacico, Esq. gives Italian actor/director Roberto Benigni a special gift from 少妇自拍 at an exclusive VIP reception following Benigni鈥檚 performance of his one-man 鈥楾uttoDante鈥� show

Italian jazz musician Sergio Caputo and his band perform for the West Coast Gala attendees

Gala Honoree Federico Faggin addresses 少妇自拍 supporters聽

Gala honoree Pierluigi Zappacosta accepts his
Special Acheivement Award for Business and Technology