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The First Fest Countdown
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Sponsors 1st ACT City if San Jose  PureMatter Inc. History San Jose Chamber of Commerce  San Jose Org
Come back to this site on 01.01.10 at 10 am to find out the winners,chat live with the judges and share what makes us a valley of firsts!
Celebrate San Jose/Silicon Valley as the “Valley of Firsts”.

This annual “virtual festival”, held each New Year's Day, offers a chance to nominate - then celebrate - the innovative, historical and unique achievements that originated nowhere else but in our Valley.

Nominations for the 2010 First Fest are now open! Click the “Nominate” button to get started, may the best first win!

Leigh Weimers, First Fest founder
First Fest is the brainchild of noted San Jose journalist Leigh Weimers, who is fascinated by the many “Firsts” in this Valley. More >
Stephen Gary “Woz” Wozniak
His inventions and machines are credited with contributing greatly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s. More >
The World's First 'Wave'
The World's First 'Wave' “Krazy George” Henderson, a former San Jose State University Cheerleader, launched and initiated the first “wave”. More >