New York Leaders to Forecast Future of City's Technology Industry; New York New Media Association To Hold Panel Discussion & Career Fair.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2003 The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of New Media Association (NYNMA NYNMA New York New Media Association ) today announced that the organization's annual "State of the Industry Panel" will be held on May 21, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. Preceding the panel, a Career Fair with local technology employers will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The events, hosted by The McGraw-Hill Companies, will be held at that company's headquarters at 1221 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The panel, entitled "The Future of New York's Technology Industry," will focus on near-term prescriptions for improving business prospects in New York's technology industry. Panel participants will include Joe Fedele Entrepreneur Joe Fedele is the founder and CEO of New York-based online grocer FreshDirect. Previously, Fedele was the president of the uptown branch of Fairway, a local supermarket chain. , Co-Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Fresh Direct; Martin Kahn, Venture Partner, Rho Capital Partners; Scott Marden, President, Information & Media Services, McGraw-Hill; and David Wyss, Chief Economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the , Standard & Poor's. The panel will be moderated by Eric Goldberg, Principal, Crossover Technologies. At the Career Fair preceding the panel discussion, hiring executives from local technology companies including New York Times Digital, Sirius Satellite Radio
"New York's technology industry has to overcome the obstacles of the bursting of the technology bubble, the attack in New York on September 11, 2001, and the fear of a recession. This event will offer real solutions to these obstacles, in the form of new ideas as well as new jobs," said the event's host, Scott Marden, President, Information & Media Services, The McGraw-Hill Companies. "We hope that New York's technology community will take advantage of NYNMA's State of the Industry Panel to hear what the best minds in the business predict for the industry - and even gain a new position," said the event's organizer, NYNMA President Alice O'Rourke. Advance tickets to the Panel are $20 for NYNMA members ($30 on-site) or $35 for non-members ($45 on-site). The Career Fair is free to NYNMA members. For non-members, advance tickets to the Career Fair are available for $15 ($20 on-site). For advance tickets or more information, visit the NYNMA website at www.nynma.org. About the New York New Media Association NYNMA (www.nynma.org) brings together enterprises, emerging technology companies and funders to build the New York tri-state technology economy. NYNMA, a division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ), is a New York not-for-profit founded in 1994. About The McGraw-Hill Companies Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information services See Information Systems. provider meeting worldwide needs in financial services, education and business-to-business information through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has more than 350 offices in 33 countries. Sales in 2002 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com. |
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