'Take Stock in Massachusetts'; the Dot.commonwealth Road Show Travels to Worcester and Central Massachusetts.Business/Technology Editors LYNN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2001 The Dot.commonwealth(TM) travels to Central Mass on Friday, March 23rd making its fourth stop in a series of statewide road shows positioning Massachusetts as a center of technology leadership and innovation. This stop will highlight the region as one of the established pockets of technology in Massachusetts. The program is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Accelerating the New Economy." A special focus of the half-day event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. (WPI WPI - Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) will be on Internet2 a consortium led by over 180 universities including WPI to recreate the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered the growth of today's Internet. (See attached day's agenda) The program will kick off with an invitation-only breakfast forum to discuss the role of Internet2 and new economy issues. The program will continue on to Alden Memorial Hall with invited speakers and a series of CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. presentations from the area's hottest companies. ` Breakfast Forum Speakers: Edward Alton Parrish, president, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Elizabeth Ames, director, economic development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Matt Harris, president, Village Ventures, Inc. Main Program Speakers: Congressman James McGovern James McGovern is the name of:
Howard Anderson, senior managing director, YankeeTek Ventures Frank Loew, president, Consortium of Worcester Colleges A Sampling of Regional Companies to Be Spotlighted by CEOs Include: --Blackstone Technologies: Blackstone Technologies provides companies ranging from aggressive start-ups to progressive Fortune 1000 firms with a broad suite of information technology services. It's three-pronged approach combines eBusiness, Integration, IT Staffing and IT Infrastructure Services to give its clients reliable, customized and complete IT Solutions. --Bulbs.com: bulbs.com is the result of market analysis and creative ideas on the part of its staff to apply state of the art technology to simplify the process of purchasing light bulbs. Its professional team includes individuals with strong backgrounds in e-commerce, customer support, merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. , marketing and sales. They have created a website tailored to the purchasing habits of demanding, commercial and corporate customers, while remaining user-friendly and applicable to the smallest business or the individual consumer. --Mosaicad.com: Mosaicad.com has created a mosaic tile tile, one of the ceramic products used in building, to which group brick and terra-cotta also belong. The term designates the finished baked clay—the material of a wide variety of units used in architecture and engineering, such as wall slabs or blocks, floor production system utilizing the power of modern computer technology. The company produces mosaics ranging from large public murals and monuments MONUMENTS. Permanent landmarks established for the purpose of ascertaining boundaries. 2. Monuments may be either natural or artificial objects, as rivers, known streams, springs, or marked trees. 7 Wheat. R. 10; 6 Wheat. R. 582; 9 Cranch, 173; 6 Pet. 498; Pet. to smaller mosaics and insets that help customers personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. their architectural surfaces with a beautiful, durable and very unique medium. Also to be spotlighted are the Center for Advanced Fiber Optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber Applications, Massachusetts Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Initiatives, the Massachusetts Innovation Center and the Worcester InfoTech Corp. About the Dot.commonwealth Coalition: The Dot.commonwealth Coalition was formed in 1999 and includes the five leading technology associations in Massachusetts: Massachusetts Software and Internet Council, Massachusetts Interactive Media Council, Massachusetts Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Council, American Electronics Association The American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry in the United States. , New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Council and Massachusetts Electronic Commerce Association. For more information, please visit the Dot.commonwealth's website at www.dotcommonwealth.com
"TAKE STOCK IN MASSACHUSETTS"
THE DOT.COMMONWEALTHTM ROAD SHOW
TRAVELS TO WORCESTER AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
Schedule of Events
Friday, March 23, 2001
8:30-9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
Alden Memorial Hall
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA
9:05-9:10 AM Welcome by Edward Alton Parrish, President WPI
Welcome by Tom Hoover, Worcester City Manager
9:10-9:20 AM Formal Presentation
Joyce Plotkin, co-founder of the Dot.commonwealth
Coalition and president of
Massachusetts Software & Internet Council
9:20-9:35 AM Spotlight:
Internet2 Demonstration
9:35-9:55 AM Formal Presentations
Joseph D. Gormley, Massachusetts Biomedical
Initiatives
Mark Love, Worcester InfoTech Corp.
Robert Ansin, Mass Innovation Center (Fitchburg)
Martin Drexhage, Center for Advanced Fiber Optics
Applications (CAFA)
10:00-10:20 AM Keynote Speaker
Howard Anderson, senior managing director,
YankeeTek Ventures
10:20-10:45 AM Formal Presentations
Frank Loew, president, Consortium of Worcester
Colleges
Ron Ranauro, CEO, Blackstone Technologies
Tana Scouras, president and CEO, Vitel Software
Thomas McGovern, CEO, Lightband Communications, Inc.
Lance McKee, CEO, Mosaicad.com
Steve Rothschild, CEO, Bulbs.com
10:45-10:55 AM Congressman James McGovern D-Worcester
10:55-11:00 AM Closing Remarks and Networking
Coffee and refreshments to be served
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