''Economic Crossfire'' at Wescon/95; industry experts discuss economic issues facing businesses today.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 1995--Wescon/95, America's largest and most highly acclaimed international OEM electronics exhibition and conference, Friday announced a panel of industry experts to head the Wescon/95 ``Economic Crossfire'' event, taking place Nov. 7 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Moderated by local media personality Jim Goldman of NBC's affiliate KRON KRON Knowledge Representation Oriented Nets , this event will feature five high-profile business experts in a dynamic discussion of the economic issues facing California's high-tech industry today. Panelists include Becky Morgan, chief executive officer of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network (JVSVN); Jeanette Garrity, executive vice president and chief economist at Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. ; Tom Thornhill, chief semiconductor analyst for Montgomery Securities; Irwin Federman, U.S. Venture Partners; and Len Perham, president and 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. of Integrated Device Technology IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI) was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California and operating a fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components. Inc. California Gov. Pete Wilson is also slated to address attendees on California's economic outlook through a live video conference. ``Now more than ever, today's business leaders are faced with managing a multitude of economic changes affecting the way they do business,'' said Jim Goldman, moderator for the Wescon/95 ``Economic Crossfire'' event. ``Wescon's `Economic Crossfire' brings together an array of experts to discuss these economic challenges and today's most poignant business issues.'' This event will take place Nov. 7 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Attendees are encouraged to preregister by calling 800/877-2668, ext. 218. There is a $25 registration fee to attend. The Economic Forecast Event is sponsored by The Business Journal of San Jose and Silicon Valley, the Business Times of San Francisco and Comerica Bank. About Wescon Wescon is co-sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay Council and Los Angeles Council of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) and the Northern and Southern California Chapters of the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA). To register for this important industry event, as well as other Wescon/95 events, contact the Wescon show office at 8110 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90045; telephone 800/877-2668 or 310/215-3976; fax 310/641-5117; E-mail marileep@earthlink.net. You can also register electronically on Wescon's Web site at http://wescon.com/wescon/. CONTACT: ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. Marilee J. Potthoff, 310/215-3976, ext. 251 or Impact Communications Allison Niday, 408/439-1773 or IDT Inc. Tami Maggio, 408/492-8699 |
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