It is unseasonably hot in the Bay Area. Time to lap up your vitamin D and forget about the dismal economic climate. Tonight, reps from high tech, life sciences, and the non-profit world dish about where to place your money and your time for a plausibly successful 2009. To channel the positive energy, head to the the Westin San Francisco Airport from 5:30-9 p.m. The Silicon Valley Engineering Council is having an open house. Geek out about emerging technologies at the SEMI Global Headquarter from 6-9 p.m. And Bambi Francisco, the telegenic business journalist turned cofounder/CEO of the startup social networking site Vator.tv, will be at the November Startup SIG. To find out how Francisco's venture is doing now that she is free from the shackles of journalistic integrity, head to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from 6:30-9 p.m.

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