NVCA President to Discuss "State of Venture Capital".CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. Partners with NVCA NVCA National Venture Capital Association to Host Feb. 1 Discussion at UNC-Chapel Hill RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today announced that Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), will discuss the "State of Venture Capital" from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, at UNC-Chapel Hill's Carolina Club. NVCA is a national trade association that fosters a greater understanding of venture capital and supports entrepreneurial activity and innovation. The special event on Feb. 1 - hosted by NVCA in partnership with CED - is free and open to the public. During his talk, Heesen will discuss recent investment activity and provide a snapshot of the venture capital landscape in 2007. "This event will shed light on venture capital trends from a local, regional and national perspective," said CED President Monica Doss. "As a long-standing partner with NVCA, we look forward to having Mark Heesen in town to speak with the Research Triangle's entrepreneurial community." Heesen works closely with the venture capital community, developing NVCA policies and strategies, and directing the Association's national legislative and regulatory efforts. Since 1991, Heesen has worked on behalf of the venture capital community to enact a wide range of policies that benefit the venture capital and entrepreneurial communities, including a significant capital gains differential, securities litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. reform, accounting treatment of stock options and merger accounting, reform of the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. pre-market approval process, among others. After Heesen's comments, there will be a Q&A session followed by a networking reception. While there is no cost to attend on Feb. 1, advanced registration is required. 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 limited attendance event, please email CED's Annie Smith-Bova at asmithbova@cednc.org. About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, headquartered in Research Triangle Park with a divisional office in Wilmington, is a private, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in various North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. innovation centers. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org. |
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