ADVISORY/Portable Power Conference & Expo Opens Call for Papers.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (March 12)

Portable Power Conference & Expo

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    WHAT: IDG World Expo has issued a Call for Papers for the upcoming
        Portable Power Conference & Expo, taking place in San
        Francisco, California, September 12-14, 2004. Those interested
        in presenting a conference session or tutorial at Portable
        Power are invited to submit a proposal for consideration.

    WHEN: The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, March 12, 2004.

    HOW: Visit the Portable Power Web site
        (www.portablepowerconference.com) and click on "Speaker" to
        learn more about speaking opportunities at Portable Power.
        Submit a proposal online at
        http://www.portablepowerconference.com/portablepower/V40/
        index.cvn?id=10037&p_navID=67
        (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy
        and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL
        address field.)

    GUIDELINES: The conference program at Portable Power Conference &
        Expo in San Francisco will explore the unique power issues of
        emerging handheld business and consumer devices, as well as
        the battery and power technologies that make these small
        devices possible. Portable Power brings the industry together
        to address all aspects of power and its impact on wireless,
        electronic devices. IDG World Expo is looking for conference
        sessions that focus on:

    -- Advanced display technology for laptops and cell phones

    -- Semiconductor devices that support rich multimedia messaging
    for wireless

    -- Ergonomic product design for rich media small PDAs and wireless
    handsets

    -- Li-ion update

    -- Fuel cell technology

    -- Battery safety

    -- Smart battery technology

    -- Voice I/O

    -- Portable electronics in homeland security

    -- Advanced man/machine interfaces

    -- Next generation Li-ion