ACG Boston Announces Dates for Fall Technology Conference; Over 500 Area Investment Bankers, Venture Capitalists and Technology Executives to Gather for Third Annual Event.

BOSTON -- ACG Boston today announced the 2004 date of its third annual Fall Technology Conference. The event, scheduled for Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at the Burlington Marriott Hotel, will feature keynotes and candid discussions by some of the area's most prominent financiers and executives of technology organizations, as well as a Capital for Technology marketplace with 30 leading equity investors from around the country.

Centered around an half-day theme of "Disruptive Technologies: Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play," speakers include:

--Howard Anderson, Founding Partner and Managing Director of YankeeTek Ventures;

--Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO of Research in Motion Ltd.;

--Jeffrey Citron, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Vonage;

--George Conrades, CEO, Akamai Technologies, Inc;

--Marty Mannion, Managing Partner, Summit Partners;

--Tom Crotty, General Partner, Battery Ventures;

--Rich D'Amore, General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners;

--Terry McGuire, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners; and

--Phil Brandler, Director, Natick Solider Center.

"ACG's Fall Technology Conference brings the area's most influential venture capitalists, equity investors, and technology executives together to discuss where technology investing is headed. By combining an afternoon of informative, compelling dialogue between experienced technology leaders with a Capital for technology marketplace featuring top-tier investors, ACG's Fall Technology Conference easily becomes a must-attend event for technology innovators and executives seeking capital, and investors seeking the best deals," said Jack Gaziano, Senior Vice President of Silicon Valley Bank and Chairman of this year's conference.

About the Association for Corporate Growth

The Boston Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth is the premier professional organization focused on corporate growth, corporate development and mergers and acquisitions and other topics relevant to corporate growth. With over 800 members, the Boston Chapter is the largest of 46 ACG chapters in North America, and holds 40+ events a year, sponsors a full-day annual conference, two half-day conferences, and encourages members to attend InterGrowth, the ACG annual national meeting. ACG's membership is comprised of corporate executives, private equity investors, lenders, and service providers such as accountants and attorneys.

For information on registration, contact ACG at 617-218-3333 or [e-mail].