ADVISORY/Science Adviser to President Bush to Address UCI Event 'California: Prosperity Through Technology'.

Calendar Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Monday (May 17)

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2004

EVENT:    In a day-long symposium hosted by The Henry Samueli School
          of Engineering, visionaries and industry leaders will
          discuss business sectors essential to California's -- and
          the nation's -- future prosperity: energy, aerospace,
          medical and information technology. Speakers will also
          address the increasing importance of outsourcing and
          globalization to the state's economy.
          The keynote lecture, scheduled for 8:50 a.m., will be given
          by John H. Marburger, III, director of the U.S. Office of
          Science and Technology Policy and science adviser to
          President George W. Bush.

Symposium topics include:
--  Emerging hydrogen future and role of electricity in California's
    prosperity
--  Why aerospace is a technical and economic engine for Southern
    California
--  Innovations in medical technology and the pharmaceutical industry
--  Homeland security
--  Living in a wireless world
--  The impact of engineering education to California's economy

For a complete agenda, visit http://ucitech04.eng.uci.edu.

DATE:     Monday, May 17

TIME:     7:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

LOCATION: Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and
Engineering, 100 Academy Way, on the UCI campus. A map of the UCI
campus can be found at www.uci.edu/campusmap/.