Conference on Education Technology Finance Set for D.C. on May 6 and 7.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- The transforming impact of technology on education in America, the second-largest industry in the nation, will be the focus of The Second Annual Education Technology Finance & Investment Institute. The program will take place on Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7, at The Sheraton City Centre Hotel, located at 1143 New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). Ave., NW, in Washington, D.C. The conference will provide corporate executives, private equity investors, 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. , bankers and attorneys with information about the latest trends and hottest companies in the education, learning technology and on-line learning business. "Technology is changing the process of teaching and learning from a local business to an international industry," said Neil E. Handwerker, president of New York-based Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Information Services See Information Systems. Inc., the conference producer. "It's essential that investors gain the necessary knowledge to evaluate opportunities for investing in learning technology companies." Speakers at the forum include the CEOs of publicly owned Publicly owned can refer to:
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firms. The conference will help attendees learn how to find the right opportunities in the education technology marketplace, explore the future of education publishing, assess how the Internet is bridging the gap between school and home, and report on research trends involving e-commerce and education. For more information or to arrange for a complimentary admission (editorial staff members only) to the conference, please call Daryn Teague at 661/297-5292. |
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