ADVISORY/Weatherhead's Peter B. Lewis Building Dedication Week Includes Address to Alumni by Ciscos' Howard Charney.

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ADVISORY...for Saturday (Oct. 12)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:             A keynote address by Cisco Systems Senior Vice
                  President Howard Charney that will highlight the
                  Weatherhead School of Management's alumni weekend.
                  Titled "Managing at the Crossroads of Risk and
                  Opportunity," Mr. Charney will speak from his
                  experience advising corporations and governments
                  worldwide about utilizing the Internet to build a
                  competitive advantage in the global business
                  environment.

                  Cisco, in conjunction with Sprint, built Case
                  Western Reserve's next-generation computer
                  network--starting with the Peter B. Lewis
                  Building--that delivers the fastest connections of
                  any university in the world.

                  There is a $25 admission fee.

WHERE:            Peter B. Lewis Building
                  11119 Bellflower Road
                  on the campus of Case Western Reserve University
                  Cleveland, Ohio

WHEN:             Saturday, October 12, 2002
                  - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Keynote Address by Howard
                    Charney, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems,
                    Inc.
                  - 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Breakout Sessions featuring
                    Weatherhead faculty, regional business leaders,
                    and alumni

WHO:              Breakout session participants include:

                  - Dr. Richard Boyatzis, Chair, Dept. of
                    Organizational Behavior, WSOM, and author of the
                    best selling "Primal Leadership"

                  - Steven D. Bullock, Principal, The Bullock Group;
                    Former interim president, American Red Cross

                  - Fred Collopy, Chair, Dept. of Information Systems,
                    WSOM

                  - Linda Rae, General Manager, Keithley Instruments,
                    Inc.

                  - John Lauer, CEO, Oglebay Norton

                  - Sam Thomas, Senior Lecturer, Department of
                    Banking and Finance, WSOM

CONTACT:          Peggy Sobul
                  Director of Alumni Affairs, Weatherhead School of
                  Management
                  216/368-3247 or [e-mail]
                  For additional information about Weatherhead's
                  Alumni Weekend, as well as dedication of the
                  School's new Peter B. Lewis Building please go to
                  http://www.weatherhead.cwru.edu/pbl/