NEWS 01.23.08 2:06 PM Google Party Entices With Wii, Ice Cream
Washington locals are still buzzing about Google’s office launch party, nearly a week later. The event, held at the company’s New York Avenue and 11th Street location last Thursday, was planned by Google event coordinator Michelle Rosen and hailed by Washingtonian reporter Garrett Graff as “the swankiest ‘office’ party Washington has seen in years.”
According to Politico's Shenanigans blog, a host of V.I.P.s showed up for the fete, including Google C.E.O. Eric Schmidt, Washington Post Company chairman Don Graham, Bob Woodward, Vivek Kundra (mayor Adrian Fenty's chief technology officer), and power brothers John and Tony Podesta. The reception took over the company's 31,000-square-foot office, including a designated nightclub area lit with Google’s corporate colors. Also on-site: a game room equipped with foosball and Nintendo Wii's Guitar Hero.
Occasions Caterers handled the menu, offering everything from mini burgers and duck wraps to peanut-butter squares and mini ice cream cones, as well as vodka and cranberry test-tube cocktails (dubbed YouTubes). According to Graff's report, Capitol Hill gifting rules watered down the swag to be had, with guests being offered business-card holders or Google-emblazed baseball caps on their way out.
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