Hi Jeff,
Glad to get your RSVP!
1)We are organizing many of these launch events on the fly, as responses and expressions of particular interests/focus come in. We'll soon have a wiki-version after we fill in the blanks a bit more. But meanwhile, a direct answer:
The time/place for the kickoff event Monday with Miller is one thing we do know:
When: April 25, Monday Where: UCSD campus Calit2 (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology) La Jolla CA
Time: 4PM - 8PM light refreshments (no-host)
NB: This event is anomalous because it is in La Jolla (north San Diego. We plan to have a couple of shuttles going from San Diego -> LA the next day (Tuesday morning), which should help. But also there is a nice train route SD-> LA along the coast, and the usual commuter air, rental-car gambits are easily managed if you prefer those.