Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to Deliver Keynote Address at the Video Industry's January 2001 VSDA Convention in Las Vegas.Entertainment Editors VSDA VSDA Video Software Dealers Association Convention 2001 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com ENCINO, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 Capitalizing on opportunities in the world of digital technology and delivering superior customer service will be the message at the video industry's annual 2001 VSDA Convention as Amazon.com Founder 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. Jeffrey Bezos presents the 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. . The VSDA Convention featuring the Home Entertainment Expo and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Festival 2001 will be held Jan. 7-9, 2001, at the Venetian Hotel/Sands Exposition Center in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The keynote address will be delivered during the show's opening General Session, to take place Sunday, Jan. 7, from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. The announcement was made today by Bo Andersen, president of the Video Software Dealers Association, and Tracy Harris Tracy Harris (born August 24, 1958) is an American artist. She was born in Lawton, Oklahoma and grew up in Dallas, Texas, later moving to Long Island, New York in 1992, upon her marriage to American minimalist artist, Dan Flavin. , group show director of Advanstar Communications Inc. VSDA and Advanstar are partners in show producer Home Entertainment Events, chaired by Andersen. Bezos has always been interested in anything that can be revolutionized by computers. Intrigued by the amazing growth in use of the Internet, Bezos created a business model that leveraged the Internet's unique ability to deliver huge amounts of information rapidly and efficiently. In 1994, he founded Amazon.com, the leading online retailer, which offers authoritative selection and a wealth of product information. "Superior customer service is both a cardinal virtue cardinal virtue n. One of the four paramount virtues in classical philosophy: justice, prudence, fortitude, or temperance. Noun 1. and a key companion of success in retailing today," said Andersen. "I know of no more innovative trend setter in this area than Jeff Bezos. We are very pleased to have him as our keynote speaker. His willingness to share his philosophy and expertise in this area brings tremendous value to our convention and to our retailers." Before heading west to start Amazon.com, Bezos worked at the intersection of computer science and finance, leading the development of computer systems that helped manage more than $250 billion in assets for Bankers Trust Company. He also helped build one of the most technically sophisticated quantitative hedge funds on Wall Street for D.E. Shaw & Co. He graduated summa cum laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. , Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton in 1986. In addition to the keynote address, Amazon.com will host an informal roundtable with Bezos and Jason Kilar, Amazon Video & DVD general manager. Bezos and Kilar will be available to answer questions about Amazon.com Video & DVD stores during the roundtable, which will take place on Sunday, Jan. 7, from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information or to RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. , please contact: Emily Glassman, Amazon.com, 206/266-7180. The VSDA Convention & Expo General Session will also feature a "State of The Industry" address by Andersen. The VSDA Convention will host an Entertainment First Day of educational seminars beginning Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The exhibits will open Sunday, Jan. 7 and run through Tuesday, Jan. 9. The Convention includes a full Education First! day of seminars on Saturday, Jan. 6 -- offering video retailers four full days of educational forums. VSDA Convention Home Entertainment Expo & DVD Festival 2001 corporate sponsors are: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) and (Paramount Video) is a home video company founded in 1976. It is a division of Paramount Pictures, which in turn is owned by Viacom. , Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, and Warner Home Video/HBO Home Video. Taking place concurrent (but not affiliated with) the popular Consumer Electronics Show, the VSDA Convention's Home Entertainment Expo & DVD Festival 2001 features an all new expo floor with over 200 exhibitors, a comprehensive educational conference program which includes a full Education First! Day of "need-to-know" business seminars before the Convention opens -- four full days of seminars in all, new DVD products galore, program suppliers, buyers from a broad range of storefront and online retailers, filmmakers of the future, digital-delivery decision makers, parties and other networking events, and plenty of other profitable opportunities. This is the only Convention that brings the big business of home entertainment under one roof, at the spacious Sands Expo Center/Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Established in 1981, the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) is a not-for-profit international trade association for the $17 billion home entertainment industry. VSDA represents over 3,000 companies throughout the United States, Canada, and 22 other countries. Membership comprises the full spectrum of video retailers (both independents and large chains), as well as the home entertainment divisions of all major and independent motion picture companies, video game and multimedia producers, and other related businesses that constitute and support the home entertainment industry. The VSDA Convention and the East Coast Video Show are organized through Home Entertainment Events (HEE HEE Higher Education Establishments ), a joint venture between the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) and Advanstar Communications Inc. to own and produce conferences, trade shows and other events in support of the home entertainment industry. Home Entertainment Events also produces the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Adult Video News Magazine (AVN). 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