ADVISORY/ 'Take Stock in Massachusetts' the Dot.commonwealth Road Show Makes Its Final Stop in Springfield.Business/Technology Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (June 1) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Western, MA to Be Highlighted as "Pioneering the Next Generation of IT Companies" The Dot.commonwealth travels to Pioneer Valley on Friday, June 1st making its final 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 will take place at Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Technical Community College better known as STCC (pronounced "stick" by locals) is a two-year community college in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. and feature Raymond C. Kurzweil, 2001 winner of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT prize The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, presented by the Lemelson-MIT Program(endowed in 1994 by Jerome H. Lemelson, and administered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is awarded yearly to inventors from the United States for outstanding achievement. for Innovation and Invention. The program will also feature a panel discussion on what it will take for the next generation of IT companies to succeed, as well as a series of invited speakers 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. presentations from the area's hottest companies. The half-day event will culminate with refreshments and a tour of Springfield Technical Community College's Technology Park. Main Program: Congressman Richard Neal
Richard Edmund Neal Andrew Scibelli, president, Springfield Technical Community College Allan Blair Allan Walker Blair (1900 – 1947) was a professor at the University of Alabama's medical school who is best known for allowing himself to be bitten by a black widow spider in order to investigate the toxicity of its venom in humans. , president, EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. of Western Massachusetts Panelists: Panel Moderator: David K. Scott, chancellor UMASS- Amherst Dr. James Kurose, chair, department of computer science, UMASS- Amherst Tripp Peake, Long River Venture Fund William Hanley
Keynote Address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. : Raymond C. Kurzweil, inventor, entrepreneur and renowned author A Sampling of Regional Companies to Be Spotlighted by CEOs Include: --Court Square Data Group, Inc.: Headquartered in Springfield, MA, CSDG CSDG California Small Denomination Gold (coinage) CSDG Configuration Systems Development Group is a full service systems consulting and software development firm providing quality enterprise systems consulting software and development. --Cyberlore Studios, Inc.: Cyberlore is the creator of Internet games bringing Internet gaming to a whole new realm with its outstanding programming, design and art resources. Its games proclaim a dedication to innovative gameplay, dynamic visuals, and products that are just plain fun! --Equal Access Networks: Equal Access Networks builds, owns and operates independent broadband infrastructure networks that service business and industry in underserved rural and suburban markets. --Profile Systems: A privately-held company based in Western Massachusetts, Profile Systems is dedicated to helping companies and their partners realize the maximum benefit from their electronic commerce initiatives. Providing electronic catalog, product data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. and vendor-managed inventory (VMI VMI Virginia Military Institute VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VMI Vertical Motion Index VMI Valtakunnan Metsien Inventointi (Finnish: National Forest Inventory) VMI Video Module Interface ) software/technology solutions since 1994. --Video Communications, Inc.: VCI VCI Verband Der Chemischen Industrie (German: federation of chemical Industries) VCI Virtual Channel Identifier (used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VCI Veterinary Council of India VCI Virtual-Circuit Identifier delivers technically advanced business solutions to the television broadcast industry with open, standards-based solutions designed for modern broadcast business practices. VCI developed the first PC-based traffic system and introduced a completely redesigned client-server system Client-server system A computing system that is composed of two logical parts: a server, which provides services, and a client, which requests them. The two parts can run on separate machines on a network, allowing users to access powerful server resources that integrated the core business functions of sales, traffic, and accounting. 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 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 Council and Massachusetts Electronic Commerce Association. For more information, please visit the Dot.commonwealth's website at www.dotcommonwealth.com
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ROAD SHOW
"POINEERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF IT COMPANIES"
Schedule of Events
Friday, June 1, 2001
7:45-8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
1 Armory Square
The Quadrangle in front of Scibelli Hall
Rain Location: The Conferencing Center, 7th Floor,
Scibelli Hall Springfield, MA
8:30-8:45 AM Welcome by President Andrew Scibelli, president, STCC
8:35 AM Welcome by Allan Blair, president Economic Development
Council of Western Massachusetts
8:45 AM Formal Presentation
Larry Weber, co-founder of the Dot.commonwealth
Coalition and CEO, Weber Shandwick Worldwide
8:55 AM Congressman Richard Neal
9:10 AM Panel Discussion "The Next Generation of IT Companies:
What will it take?"
Panel Moderator: David K. Scott, chancellor
UMASS-Amherst
Panelists:
Dr. James Kurose, chair, department of computer science,
UMASS-Amherst
Tripp Peake, Long River Venture Fund
William Hanley, president and CEO, Militech
9:40 AM Formal Presentations
Keith Parent, CEO, Court Square Data Group, Springfield
Joe Minton, CEO, Cyberlore Studios, Northampton
Daniel Kelley, CEO, Equal Access Networks, Springfield
Mark Parent, CEO, Profile Systems, West Springfield
Lowell Putnam, CEO, Video Communications, Inc.,
Springfield
10:00 AM Keynote Speaker
Raymond Kurzweil, artificial intelligence inventor and
innovator
10:35 AM Closing Remarks and Networking
Coffee and refreshments to be served.
Optional company tours throughout Technology Park.
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