National Conference of IT Association Executives Comes to Cleveland.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004

James Cookinham, Chairman of the Council of Regional Information Technology Associations (CRITA), announced Cleveland, Ohio as the location for the Summer 2004 CRITA conference at the conclusion of the Association's biannual meeting in Southern California. CRITA is a consortium of 55 technology councils and associations that represent more than 22,000 IT companies in North America's leading high technology communities.

The Summer 2004 CRITA conference has the added appeal of shared programming with the Digital Cities Conference to be held that same weekend in Cleveland. A joint forum with between CRITA and the Digital Cities Conference attendees will provide an opportunity for leaders in both the public and private sectors to discuss the impact and the potential of regional digital infrastructure investment. According to James Cookinham, many regions, including Northeast Ohio, have begun to understand the benefits of implementing an aggressive technology agenda. "The Digital Cities Conference will showcase cutting edge technology applications in urban settings; the conference's goal is to expand the conversation about the role technology can play in improving the eco-system of cities," said Mr. Cookinham. "We're delighted to introduce CRITA Executives, whose membership represents the companies that develop and deploy technology innovations, to the representatives from the Digital Cities Conference."

CRITA arranges twice-yearly meetings for the executive leadership of local technology organizations. The Summer 2004 CRITA conference in Cleveland will be held July 29-31; future CRITA conferences are scheduled for Tampa, Florida and Waterloo, Ontario in Spring and Summer 2005, respectively.

For more information on CRITA, visit http://www.crita.org

For more information on NEOSA, visit http://www.neosa.org