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CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERTS PANEL
"THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET"
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000
By Mr. John R. Patrick
Vice President, Internet Technology
IBM Corporation
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for Press Release
Open to the public.6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60
participants. Registration recommended.
ABOUT JOHN PATRICK
John
Patrick is Vice President of Internet Technology at IBM Corporation.
He joined the company in 1967 and spent the first half of his career
in various sales, marketing and management positions. He helped
start IBM's leasing business at IBM Credit Corporation and was senior
marketing executive for the launch of the IBM Thinkpad brand. Since
the early 1990's, Mr. Patrick has dedicated his time to fostering
Internet technologies. One of the leading Internet visionaries,
he is quoted frequently in the global media and speaks at dozens
of conferences inspiring new applications and innovative ways for
consumers and businesses to use the Internet to help meet their
goals. Mr. Patrick is spearheading a task force focused on the next
generation of the Internet. In addition, he serves as Chairman of
the Global Internet Project, a group of executives from a cross-section
of international companies working to ensure private sector leadership
in the development of the Internet. In addition, Mr. Patrick is
a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a senior
member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
and a member of the advisory boards of ThirdAge Media, space.com,
IntraLinks, and Neoteny. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
from Lehigh University, a M.S. in Management from the University
of South Florida and an LL.B in law from LaSalle University. An
individual who leads by example, you can access further information
about Mr. Patrick and his activities through his innovative personal
website: http://www.ibm.com/patrick.
DESCRIPTION
It is a given that the Internet is transforming business,
education, entertainment -- almost every aspect of our lives. And
we know that even larger changes are coming as the Internet becomes
faster, more robust, and more versatile. Mr. John Patrick, IBM's
Vice President of Internet Technology and one of the Internet's
leading visionaries, believes the next generation of the Internet
is about more than just high-speed networks. Mr. Patrick will delineate
his vision of the characteristics that will be specific for the
next generation of the Internet -- a network that will be fast,
always on, everywhere, natural, easy, intelligent and trusted. According
to Mr. Patrick, the NGi is going to have a profound impact on the
way people do business, the way they interact with others and, more
importantly, provide significant advances in ease-of-life. Finally,
Mr. Patrick will discuss new insight into where the B2B eMarketplaces
are headed.
ABOUT IBM CORPORATION
At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development
and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies,
including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage
devices and microelectronics. And our worldwide network of IBM solutions
and services professionals translates these advanced technologies
into business value for our customers. For further information please
refer to http://www.ibm.com.
REGISTRATION
To register please send name, title, company, email
address and telephone number to:
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com
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