SVISA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering ice skating in the Silicon Valley community.
Inspired by the star-studded Olympic history of Silicon Valley’s ice skating community, we know that accessible recreation is essential aspect of vibrant communities.
SVISA Timeline
2016: Incorporated by IRS as a 501c3
2017: First Anniversary Gala and led reopening of the San Mateo Nazareth Ice Oasis 🎉
2018: Second Anniversary Gala with Olympian Jeremy Abbott, Vincent Zhou, Alysa Liu, and more incredible skaters. Commended the ‘Committee to Save the Bridgepointe Ice Rink’
2019: Kick-started the *first ever* outdoor Sunnyvale Winter Ice Rink in Downtown Sunnyvale, partnering with Cityline, Google, Facebook, and the City of Sunnyvale. 🎉 Salon: Fire & Ice brought together influencers from all over Silicon Valley and a special message from 2002 Olympic Medalist, Timothy Goebel and National Champion Alysa Liu.
2020: Launched “Robots on Ice” a first for the Silicon Valley, combining Tech and Ice, partnering with Skydio, Olympian Polina Edmunds, Homebrew Robotics Club, SVCE, and Sunnyvale Rotary.
[Pandemic]
Late 2021: Relaunched, post-pandemic, “Robots on Ice” in partnership with Sunnyvale Winter Ice, Tremors, Robot Trio, Homebrew Robotics, Girl Scouts of Northern California, and many other great partners, netting 300+ attendees.
2023: Robots on Ice returned to Palo Alto’s Winterlodge in partnership with Tremors, Homebrew Robotics, and more.
2024: Robots on Ice moved to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Ice Center, adding high school robotics competitions with Aragon, Mills, and Menlo-Atherton robotics teams, with beautiful skating by Olympian Polina Edmunds, AR/VR Developer and 2x USFS Medalist Jo Seitz, and Robot Trio, Merklebot, Robot Comedy, and more.
Third annual Gala returns!
Keep your eyes out for our next launches!
Silicon Valley Ice Skating Association 