CED Announces Three Demo Company Awards at InfoTech 2002; Panelists Will Select Top Demo Companies.Business Editors The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ) is doing something slightly different this year at its InfoTech 2002 conference. CED announces three new Demo Company awards to be given at InfoTech 2002 to the most outstanding demo companies. Top-notch panelists who are renowned investors, CIOs and journalists, will be the judges and will present their award after each panel. The following awards will be given: -- Investors' Choice -- CIOs' Choice -- Journalists' Choice The panelists will be high-caliber. Last year's panelists included Mike Brooks Mike Brooks is a television news correspondent for CNN, currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. He appears regularly on Nancy Grace's show, and gave significant coverage of the Anna Nicole Smith paternity controversy, as well as the Virginia Tech massacre. , general partner, Venrock Associates; David Guzman David Guzman is a Canadian professional soccer player currently playing for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer as a developmental player. Guzman attended Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School (Toronto Ontario) , and went to the University of Louisville on a soccer , CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Owens & Minor; and Walt Mossberg, personal technology columnist columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. , the Wall Street Journal. "InfoTech 2002 is broadening its focus from young entrepreneurial companies to include the entire spectrum of entrepreneurial development from university labs to the innovative entrepreneurial development of larger companies," said Kevin Flynn, partner at Daniels & Daniels and Selection Committee chair. "Historically, the added exposure from participating in the demo room has been a great boost for young companies. This year, we have the added benefit of review by industry leaders and analysts." The final deadline for companies to apply to demo is July 11. Companies that demo will gain exposure among more than 800 investors, national and regional media, potential strategic partners and IT professionals. Scheduled for October 29-30, 2002, in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , InfoTech 2002 will continue a 12-year tradition of showcasing the best of North Carolina's multi-billion dollar IT industry, one of the leading regions in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In addition to company demos, the conference will include extensive networking opportunities, exciting featured speakers, and interesting panel sessions. For more information on applying to demo or general registration, visit www.cednc.org/infotech/2002. About CED The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 5,000 members representing 1,200 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. For more information, visit www.cednc.org. |
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