Caucus Systems Selected to Create and Host Virtual Bootcamp for Springboard 2000 Mid-Atlantic Forum; National Initiative for Women-Led Entrepreneurial Companies Expands Reach with Caucus' Virtual Event.Business Editors ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 Caucus caucus: see convention. Systems, Inc., a leading provider of virtual collaborative environments, today announced a partnership with Springboard 2000(TM) to create and host its first Virtual Bootcamp, July 10-21, at www.caucus.com/bootcamp. The Virtual Bootcamp will extend Springboard 2000's reach, providing information to hundreds of entrepreneurs through a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. for conversation and collaboration via the Internet. Under the terms of the agreement to provide the first Virtual Bootcamp, Caucus will create a dynamic online environment in which experts will share valuable information about a variety of topics from how to make an effective venture pitch to what is important to include in a good business plan, and more. Through the Virtual Bootcamp, entrepreneurs will be able to engage experts in discussions specific to their challenges. Participants will have the experience of an extraordinary networking opportunity at their own scheduling convenience and without ever leaving their desktops. The online event also will highlight opportunities to have conversations, build relationships and have fun through the Welcome Center, Networking Cafe, Resource Room, Exhibit Hall, question and answer sessions, and more. More than 250 investors at Springboard 2000's Mid-Atlantic Forum to be held July 11-12 at America Online See AOL. in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. will hear presentations from 40 women entrepreneurs, selected out of an initial 300 companies that applied. The online Virtual Bootcamp will extend Springboard 2000's reach to hundreds of women entrepreneurs who will not be able to attend the face-to-face events. The Virtual Bootcamp will feature Ms. Michela Abrams, the president of Business 2.0 magazine and previous president of Computerworld, as the keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. speaker. The event, which is free to participants, (register at www.caucus.com/bootcamp) will also feature presentations and roundtable discussions with the region's premier venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. , service providers, and successful entrepreneurs. "Caucus Systems has a unique way of creating innovative, interactive environments that stimulate conversations, learning and networking, making it possible for us to expand the reach of an important service to the greater entrepreneurial community," said Amy Millman, executive director of the National Women's Business Council and one of the hosts of Springboard 2000: Mid-Atlantic. "Caucus enables us to expand the experience of the Springboard 2000 Bootcamp by creating unique, virtual collaborative environments that structure online conversations and deliver rich learning experiences to participants." "Caucus specializes in transforming critical meetings and business processes into effective online experiences," said John Casey John Casey may refer to:
Springboard 2000 creates forums to increase investment channels for women-led entrepreneurial companies and facilitate investment by corporate, angel and institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. . The first Springboard 2000 venture capital forum showcasing women entrepreneurs took place in Silicon Valley, California earlier this year and featured presentations from 26 women entrepreneurs. Over 80 percent of the participating companies reported that they have received funding or are in final negotiations in the four months following the event. About Springboard 2000 A national initiative, Springboard 2000 is presented by the National Women's Business Council, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and the Center for Women and Enterprise. It is designed to accelerate investments in women-led businesses and increase deal flow for investors. For more information about Springboard 2000, please visit the Web site at www.springboard2000.org. About Caucus Systems Caucus Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of virtual collaborative environments for global 1000 companies. Caucus' unique technology platform derives from its expertise in structuring virtual teams and business conversations to maximize performance and outcomes. Caucus products and services allow team members to structure conversations and collaborate virtually, any time or any place. The company specializes in transforming critical business processes and activities into effective virtual experiences where knowledge is created, exchanged, and transferred. Caucus delivers to clients the new paradigm for doing business in the global economy, through collaborative environments that are scalable, flexible, secure and readily incorporate enterprise applications. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IBM), Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ), and Warner Lambert (NYSE: WLA WLA Women's Land Army WLA West Los Angeles (California, USA) WLA Wisconsin Library Association (Madison, WI) WLA World Lottery Association WLA Western Lacrosse Association WLA Wasteload Allocation ), and other organizations around the world are already relying on Caucus' innovative technologies and expertise to bring teams together in virtual collaborative environments that achieve superior results. Caucus is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For more information on Caucus Systems, visit www.caucus.com or call 703-761-2328. |
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