From Russia, With a Solution; Esther Dyson Featured at Conference on Russian-based Software Development.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2001 "Software Development in Russia - Opportunity for U.S. Business," a one-day conference organized by The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, Inc., occurs April 11, 2001 at the Holiday Inn in Newton, Massachusetts The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east. According to the 2000 census, the population of the Newton was 83,829, making it the tenth largest city in the state. . The program is designed to inform American-based companies about value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. and joint development opportunities provided by the Russian software industry already taken advantage of by many Fortune 500 companies. Along with learning about the advantages of IT production and R&D centers in Russia, attendees will also hear from leading high tech visionary, Russian enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. and investor, Esther Dyson  should be added to this article, to conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.Please discuss this issue on the talk page. . "Many major American companies have discovered that Russia offers a high-quality alternative for offshore software development," said Daniel Satinsky, Esq., President of the URSCCB. "Taking advantage of this Russian talent pool, many businesses are entering the world software market previously dominated by India, Ireland and Israel. Our conference is a unique opportunity to look behind the headlines to see how Russian intellectual talent can help solve the critical shortage of skilled programmers and developers currently facing 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. ." A highlight of the day's events will be a luncheon keynote presentation by Esther Dyson, "Let's Face the Issues...By Someone Who Did." A twenty-minute Q & A Session will follow her speech. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from top industry strategists and executives who will provide a comprehensive overview of Russia's emerging role in the global software industry and the real state of current business conditions in Russia. Session topics and speakers include: American and foreign company experience in Russia: -- Brian Phelps
-- Dr. Jan Dauman, Director of the Central European Trust-InterMatrix, "Competitive Advantages of Development Centers in Russia" -- Ron Lewin Dennis Ronald "Ron" Lewin (born Edmonton, London, 21 June 1920)[1] is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Bradford City,[2] Fulham[3] and Gillingham, where he made 191 Football League appearances. , Managing Director, Terralink and Chair of the IT Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, "Presentation of AmCham White Paper on Russian Software Industry" Maturity, reliability and capability: -- Jeffery Flanagan, Director of Business Development and Marketing, Luxoft, "Russian Business Environment, Certification and Project Management" -- Alexander Kozlenko, VP of Marketing, Actis, "Communications Infrastructure and Security" -- Alexander Egorov, CEO, Reksoft, "Overcoming Business Cultural Differences" -- Aleksei Sukharev, President, Auriga, Inc. "Russian Software Industry in the 90's" Diverse Alternatives-Associations and Regional Centers: -- Arcady Khotin, President, Arcadia and Representative of Fort-Ross Informational Technology Services (St. Petersburg) and Maxim Tambiev, President, IIG IIG In Ieder Geval (Dutch: Anyway) IIG Iraqi Interim Government IIG Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (Navi Mumbai, India) IIG Infinity Incentive Group (Scottsdale, AZ) Group, "How Associations Can Provide Capacity and Project Management for International Customers" -- Valery Kalachkev, President, TELMA, Ltd. (Nizhny Novogorod) and Andrew Kritchmara, President, Incap (Yaroslavl), "Regional Companies in the International Market" High Level Research Capability: -- Randall Beatty, Deputy Executive Director of the International Science & Technology Center of Moscow, "High Level Research Capability Through Former Military Research Institutes" Key Legal Issues: -- Mark Stein, Esq., McDermott, Will and Emery -- Arthur George, Esq., Baker and McKenzie For more information or to register to attend, visit www.usrccb.org. About USRCCB The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, Inc. (USRCCB) is a specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. trade promotion organization for companies and professional individuals involved with economic activity in Russia and the other republics of the former Soviet Union. Founded in 1995 to promote business and trade with Russia, the Chamber has assisted numerous local businesses in obtaining the concrete, up-to-date information they need to participate in the Russian market. |
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