CFIC Spotlights Women in Technology at the March Venture Forum.Business Editors/Technology Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002 Join the Central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. Innovation Corporation (CFIC CFIC Campaign Finance Information Center CFIC Central Florida Innovation Corporation CFIC Canadian Food Industry Council CFIC Central Flight Instructor Course CFIC Christian Friends of Israeli Communities CFIC Canadian Forest Industries Council ) and our event sponsor, Business Wire of Florida, at the annual March Venture Forum to spotlight women in technology! Many of Central Florida's top high tech business executives are women, and their success stories are noteworthy. CFIC's Annual March Venture Forum will showcase three distinguished female panelists that will discuss their high tech careers, how they got their start, and what helped them make it to the top. The panelists include Beverly Kitaoka, Group Senior Vice President for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ). Kitaoka has over twenty-six years experience in the research, development, and management of commercial and Department of Defense (DoD) software-intensive systems. She devotes time to multiple colleges and universities around the country and provides internships and jobs to several students through Applied Software Systems Engineering Technology (ASSET) Group, an SAIC program she developed with over 400 employees and annual revenue of more than $60 million. ASSET Group was recognized as one of Central Florida's Top 25 Family Friendly Companies for the past three years, and regarded by the State as one of the "Best Florida Employers for Working Women." Other panelists include Dr. Pamela McCauley-Bell, President and owner of Tech-Solutions, Inc., a small business that provides technical consulting and research services. In addition, she is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida “UCF” redirects here. For other uses, see UCF (disambiguation). UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University with the goal of providing highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy . Dr. McCauley-Bell became the first known African-American female to be granted a Ph.D. in the field of Engineering in the state of Oklahoma. Last year, she received the "Millennium of the Year 2001" award by the Millennium Woman Foundation. Other honors include the Saturn/Glamour Magazine "Women Making A Difference Award" 2000 and "Outstanding Woman of Color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color in Technology Award for Educational Leadership" in 1999. The final panelist is Lilian Myers, partner of eGlobal Strategies, a company formed to help clients discover new opportunities and provide planning and support. Myers was a co-founder of Visteon Corporation, a software development company. She also spent five years with Microsoft working with independent software vendors. Myers serves on the board of directors for the Technology Industry Development Governance Board for the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida and the Children's Home children's home n → centro de acogida para niños children's home n → foyer m d'accueil (pour enfants) children's home n Society of Florida. The Venture Forum is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2002, from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at the Radisson Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. in Downtown Orlando Downtown Orlando, Florida is far removed from the famous attractions that draw tourists to the region. There are several areas of downtown Orlando:
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. for this event call CFIC at 407/277-5411 ext. 21, no later than Noon on Monday, March 4, 2002. The cost for pre-registered EBN EbN abbr. east by north Noun 1. EbN - the compass point that is one point north of due east east by north Members is $25, and for non-members it is $30. At the door, the fee is $30 for EBN Members and $35 for non-members. Please note that all no-shows and cancellations under 24 hours notice will be billed. The mission of the Central Florida Innovation Corporation is to enhance the region's economy by creating, building and strengthening high growth potential, high wage companies. For additional information, visit our web site at http://www.cfic.org. Founded in 1961 by its president, Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most executive, Business Wire has network access to more than 60 international and national newswires, financial information providers, and web-based news services throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The company electronically disseminates full-text news releases simultaneously to the news media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the global investment community. Business Wire has 26 U.S. offices, London, Frankfurt and Brussels offices, and reciprocal offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.businesswire.com. |
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