Hi!<p>I am in the bay area hosted by Oracle, as the winner of the Thinkquest Digital media competition. I have two more days left here and I would really like to visit the big companies in the area(the offices, not just the campus) and other smaller start-ups. I am studying engineering at the University of Manchester so I am really interested in this field.<p>I was wondering if anyone can help me get a visitor's pass or give me some directions on where to go/what to do. If you want more information about me ask for my e-mail in the comments.<p>Thanks,
Dimitris
It's a bit late notice now, but check out Meetup.com. There are tons of things going on, usually hosted by a company at their offices. The Ruby group is particularly active and has some stuff for tomorrow: <a href="http://www.sfruby.info/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfruby.info/</a>
for the smaller startups, just find contact emails and reach out to them individually. pretty sure a few will bite, if anything, to see if you're interested in a job at least.