Technology Experts, Financiers to Gather for Photon Forum 2006.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Science researchers, entrepreneurs and investors will gather in Cambridge, Mass. to learn how science and finance can benefit each other in the rapidly expanding field of optics. This Photon photon (fō`tŏn), the particle composing light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation, sometimes called light quantum. The photon has no charge and no mass. About the beginning of the 20th cent. Forum event will take place April 24-26, 2006 at The Charles Hotel, located adjacent to Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. . The two-day conference brings optics researchers and technologists together with angel investors, venture capitalists and others looking to invest in promising new technologies. The agenda balances academic and financial information with social and other networking opportunities that will enable investors, venders, intellectual-property scouts and entrepreneurs to meet each other face to face. "Our goal is to impart groundbreaking technological concepts in a succinct, engaging format," said Kathleen Perkins, chief executive officer of Breault Research Organization, one of Photon Forum's co-producers. "Careful attention to the content and format of Photon Forum presentations helps to make the content understandable and memorable. Not all conferences go through that type of process. Attendees will leave with a very clear overview of the technologies discussed," she added. Keynote speakers at Photon Forum 2006 will include Dr. Steve Eglash, senior associate of the venture capital firm Worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Technology Partners, Inc.; Dr. Michael Lebby, executive director of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association; and Dr. Fred Leonberger of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, (MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) Center for Integrated Photonic Systems. Other topics to be discussed at the April conference include educating start-up companies about investor interests and expectations, overviews of promising research and development projects in optics and photonics, and creation of business plans for science-based companies at all stages of development. About Photon Forum 2006: Photon Forum 2006 is produced by PennWell Corporation and Breault Research Organization. Event sponsors include Raytheon, the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. Science and Technology Park, Lasertel, Laser Focus World, OpticsReport, Small Times, Strategies Unlimited and KMI KMI Kerrigan Media International, Inc. KMI Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut KMI Key Management Infrastructure KMI Knowledge Management Institute (George Washington University) KMI Keep Me Informed Research. The elegant Charles Hotel, located adjacent to Harvard University, will serve as backdrop for the international conference. More information is available at www.photonforum.com or (520) 721-0500 Ext. 189. |
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