Get an Inside Peek at Medicis May 18, 2005 at Council Connect Event.

WHAT:     The Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the
          Arizona BioIndustry Association, announces Jonah Shacknai,
          founder & CEO of Medicis, as our next speaker in the Council
          Connect event series.  Hear the story of Medicis, his
          methodology of leading a successful pharmaceutical company,
          and his ability to do business in Arizona.

          Shacknai will also answer presubmitted questions from
          attendees. Don't forget to submit your questions when you
          register for this event.  Questions can be sent to
          [e-mail].


BIO:      Jonah Shacknai, founder, chairman and chief executive
          officer of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. since 1988, has an
          extremely well-diversified corporate and public service
          background. From 1977 until late 1982, Shacknai served as
          chief aide to the House of Representatives' committee with
          responsibility for health policy, and in other senior
          legislative positions. During his service with the House of
          Representatives, Shacknai drafted significant legislation
          affecting healthcare, environmental protection, science
          policy and consumer protection. He was also a member of the
          Commission on the Federal Drug Approval Process, and the
          National Council on Drugs. From 1982 to 1988, as senior
          partner in the law firm of Royer, Shacknai and Mehle,
          Shacknai represented over 30 multinational pharmaceutical
          and medical device concerns, as well as four major industry
          trade associations. Shacknai also served in an executive
          capacity with Key Pharmaceuticals Inc. prior to its
          acquisition by Schering-Plough Corp. In November 1999,
          Shacknai was selected to serve on the Listed Company
          Advisory Committee to the New York Stock Exchange (LCAC).
          The LCAC was created in 1976 by the New York Stock Exchange
          board to address issues that are of critical importance to
          the Exchange and the corporate community. In May 2002,
          Shacknai was honored with a Doctorate of Humane Letters by
          the NYCPM (affiliate of Columbia University College of
          Physicians & Surgeons), and in the fall of 2001, he received
          the national award from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley
          Forge(R). In January 2000, Shacknai was selected as
          Entrepreneurial Fellow at the Karl Eller Center of the
          University of Arizona. Shacknai is president and director of
          the Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation, a ranch centered
          around special needs children, and is an honorary director
          of Delta Society, a public service organization promoting
          animal-human bonds. He is also a director of the Southwest
          Autism Research & Resource Center and a member of the board
          of trustees of the National Public Radio Foundation. In
          1997, he received the Arizona Entrepreneur of the Year
          award, and was one of three finalists for U.S. Entrepreneur
          of the Year. Shacknai has served as a member of the National
          Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory
          Council of the National Institutes of Health, and on the
          U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission, both federal
          cabinet-appointed positions. Shacknai obtained a B.S. degree
          from Colgate University and a J.D. from Georgetown
          University Law Center.

WHERE:    Arizona Biltmore Resort (Grand Ballroom)
          2400 E. Missouri, Phoenix

WHEN:     Wednesday, May 18, 2005
          7-7:30 a.m. (Registration & Networking)
          7:30-9 a.m. (Breakfast & Program)

COST:     $40 Members/$50 Non-members

REGISTER: www.aztechcouncil.org