New York Investors Conference Declared a Success.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The New York State Investors Conference, a unique event bringing the financial community, New York State based companies, institutional pension funds and the lobbying community together, took place June 6th and 7th at the Albany Marriott in Albany, New York. Themed "Invest in New York State", this conference received significant encouragement from the financial community and regional and state legislators.

The 2005 conference provided a forum for 20 New York-based companies to present and respond to questions about the performance, strategic initiatives, and future outlook of their organizations to interested investors. There were over 100 participants at the conference. The participating companies included:

Albany Molecular Research (NASDAQ: AMRI)
Angio Dynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO)
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO)
CH Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: CHG)
CharterMac  (AMEX: CHC)
CONMED Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD)
Convergence Technologies, Inc. (Private)
DayStar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSTI)
EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: EVCI)
E-Z-EM Inc. (NASDAQ: EZEM)
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB)
Intermagnetics General Corp. (NASDAQ: IMGC)
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: KERX)
MapInfo Corp. (NASDAQ: MAPS)
Mechanical Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTY)
MOD-PAC CORP. (NASDAQ: MPAC)
ON2 Technologies Inc. (AMEX: ONT)
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG)
U.S.I. Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: USIH)
Zanett Inc. (NASDAQ: ZANE)

State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, Monday's luncheon keynote speaker, stated, "We have taken tremendous measures to make New York State more economically competitive and strengthen the state's economy. It's outstanding companies like you that make our job easier -- you bring great jobs to the state, present tremendous investment opportunities, and pump dollars back into our economy. Look around you -- the time to be in New York is now, it's a great place to invest, work, and raise a family."

Rene M. LeRoux, Executive Managing Director and Founder of the New York State Investors Conference stated, "The conference was a great success for the presenting companies. Our theme of 'Invest in New York' was well received by the investors and analysts who attended the conference. It has laid the groundwork for future events showcasing the investment opportunities in New York State and created solid structure for next year's conference and the New York State Stock Guide."

Sponsors of the event included Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), Readers Digest Association Inc. (NYSE: RDA), Martha Steward Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), MapInfo, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAPS), Brown McMahon & Weinraub LLC, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, Kei Advisors LLC, Cablevisions Systems Corporation, MessageBank, LLC, PKS Advisory Services, LLC, Quinlan & Company Advertising, The Wall Street Transcript, Northwestern Mutual, Thomson Financial, Empire Information Services, and Albany Strategies.

Business Wire was the News Distribution Sponsor for this event.

The 2006 New York State Investors Conference will be held May 15 - 16, 2006 at the Albany Marriott in Albany, NY. The New York State Stock Guide, which will feature approximately 400 publicly traded companies headquartered in New York State, is planned for publication in the fall of 2005.

For more information about the conference and the NYS Stock Guide, log on to www.nysinvest.com.

The New York State Investors Conference, founded by Mr. Rene M. LeRoux, Kei Advisors LLC and Brown McMahon & Weinraub, LLC, was formed to extend the awareness of the wide breadth of companies in New York State that promote economic growth and opportunity in New York and around the world. The managements of these companies present to an audience of institutional investors, analysts and financial advisors from throughout New York, the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. The conference specifically includes special invitations to those that manage the $200 billion under management in NYS pension funds. NYS companies feature an extensive variety of industries and represent a large spread of market capitalization.