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******************* AT THE CENTER *****************
************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center **********
************ Monday, October 9, 2000 ****************

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing support:

EXECUTIVE SPONSORS:

* Amdocs, Inc (http://www.Amdocs.com)
* Deutsche Telekom (http://www.dtag.de/english/index.htm)
* Fujitsu (http://www.fujitsu.com)
* Hewlett-Packard Company (http://www.hp.com)
* IBM Corporation (http://www.ibm.com)
* SAP (http://www.mysap.com)
* Sun Microsystems (http://www.sun.com)

AFFILIATE SPONSOR:

* Metiom, Inc. (http://www.metiom.com)

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
Past copies of our newsletters and directions to the Center are available on the website.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE CENTER UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

 ***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
"PROTECT YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL"

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is pleased to announce the second Executive Seminar "Protect Your Human Capital" in an ongoing series "Creating Wealth in a Knowledge Economy" in collaboration with its Knowledge Network Partner, High Performance Resources (HPR).
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 30 participants. FINAL CHANCE TO REGISTER. Open to the public.

***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000:
"INTERNET CLUSTER ANALYSIS 2000"

By Praveen Madan, Principal, A.T. Kearney & Jennifer Schoeneman, Manager, A.T. Kearney
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000
SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATION
at the Pub and invites Silicon Valley executives to an Executive Seminar & lunch buffet in San Jose on Tuesday, October 10 at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. Further information below.

***INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000
"WHAT’S ALL THE HYPE ABOUT VOICE? APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTH MARKET"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60 participants. FEW SEATS LEFT! Register now. Open to the public.

***CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT PANEL: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2000
"GOING FOR GOLD: CREATING THE OLYMPICS WEBSITE: CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FOR MEGA-WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT"
By Dr. Willy Chiu, Vice President, High Volume Website Design, IBM Corporation
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60 participants. Registration recommended. Open to the public.

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2000
THREE GOLD PASSPORT PACKAGES VALUED AT $1,795 EACH TO THE DEVCON ON NOVEMBER 12-15, 2000 IN SAN JOSE WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE PANEL ON OCT. 24.
Must be present to win. further information below.

***SPECIAL PUB: THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2000
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center "ghoulishly" hosts the International Pub Gathering of Witches, Wizards and Warlocks! Bring your costume and come join the fun!
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open to the public.

***CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERTS PANEL: MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2000
"LEGACY SYSTEMS IN THE NEW ECONOMY: CHALLENGES & INTEGRATION"

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60 participants. Registration recommended. Open to the public.

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NOVEMBER 12 - 15, 2000
"XML DEVCON 2000"
Registration Necessary. Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, CA. Further information below.


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***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
"PROTECT YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL"

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is pleased to announce the second Executive Seminar "Protect Your Human Capital" in an ongoing series "Creating Wealth in a Knowledge Economy" in collaboration with its Knowledge Network Partner, High Performance Resources (HPR).
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 30 participants. Registration necessary. Open to the public.

FEE

$25.00 (Payable day of seminar by cash or check)
(No charge to Sponsors of the Silicon Valley World Internet Center)

OVERVIEW

The most important management challenge today to building an organization is how best to protect your human capital.  The Saratoga Institute estimates that for every 4 individuals whose earnings are between $80 to $120K per annum, the cost of replacement exceeds $l million! This seminar will explore the 'Best Practices' currently being used and developed for protection of human capital as well as how your company can implement a process for retaining your human capital. This seminar will also discuss protection economics and the factors responsible for human capital loss.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Mid- to high-level management from rapid growth organizations (dot.coms and small companies) seeking to understand how to better attract, retain and convert human capital to shareholder value.

ABOUT HIGH PERFORMANCE RESOURCES (HPR)

High Performances Resources is a strategic, growth consulting firm specializing in developing programs for the attraction and retention of human capital. This series, "Creating Wealth in the Knowledge Economy" stems from their course recently conducted at Georgetown University's MBA program. HPR is a Knowledge Network Partner of the Silicon Valley World Internet Center.

REGISTRATION
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com


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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000:
"INTERNET CLUSTER ANALYSIS 2000"

By Praveen Madan, Principal, A.T. Kearney & Jennifer Schoeneman, Manager, A.T. Kearney
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.

While Silicon Valley is the clear leader of the Internet industry, there are competing "cluster regions" across the United States and the World that have rapidly gained momentum as dynamic centers for Internet companies. Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network in partnership with A.T. Kearney, Inc. has completed a study of the Global Internet industry with a focus on the competitiveness of Silicon Valley. The study reports that Silicon Valley might be reaching a turning point in its growth, and local governments are holding the keys to the future. At the Pub, come learn about the study which is based on input from more than 100 Internet executives around the nation and looks at Silicon Valley's current role in the Internet Economy and, more importantly, its role in the future.

ABOUT A.T. KEARNEY

A.T. Kearney (http://www.atkearney.com) is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing management consulting firms. With a global presence that includes 62 offices in 37 countries, spanning major and emerging markets, A.T. Kearney provides strategic, operational, organizational and information technology consulting. A.T. Kearney is the high-value management consulting subsidiary of global information technology services leader EDS.

ABOUT PRAVEEN MADAN


Praveen Madan is a Principal with A.T. Kearney's Global Communications and High-Technology practice. He advises early-stage and large technology companies on e-services strategy, business development, market entry strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and channel development. He has consulted extensively for major clients in the internet market as well as traditional hi-tech markets. Praveen is based in A.T. Kearney's Silicon Valley office.

ABOUT JENNIFER SCHOENEMAN

Jennifer Schoeneman has been consulting with A.T. Kearney for over 5 years. Based out of A.T. Kearney's San Francisco office, one of Jennifer's primary focuses has been on marketing and channel strategy for pillar companies in Silicon Valley. Having conducted both Internet Cluster Analysis 1999 and 2000, Jennifer has spoken directly with Internet executives around the nation and has seen the changing attitudes in the different cluster regions.

For more information contact:
Praveen Madan
Santa Clara Office
Tel: 408.330.3506
or
Jennifer Schoeneman
San Francisco Office
Tel: 415.912.5371

SPECIAL NOTE: PANEL ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000

A panel of distinguished public and private sector leaders will convene on Wednesday, October 11, 2000 to discuss the survey's findings, its implications, and recommendations for Silicon Valley. The panel will also answer questions from the media and the audience. This morning panel discussion includes breakfast and is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. It will be held at the Vintage Room, behind the California Café at the Stanford Barn.

For more information or to register please contact:

Lisa Bruner
Fax: 408.271.7214
Em: L_bruner@jointventure.org

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***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000
SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATION
at the Pub and invites Silicon Valley executives to an Executive Seminar & lunch buffet in San Jose on Tuesday, October 10 at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. Further information below.

An executive delegation from South Africa seeks conversation with Silicon Valley executives in the IT/Telecommunications markets for collaborative and investment partnerships in the following areas:

1. Voice/Data Telecommunication Service Providers (video, satellite and radio frequency)

2. eBusiness Solutions Development

3. LAN/WAN Services/ ISP connectivity using a variety of technologies

4. Network and Server System Integrator and Management Services, Point of Sale and other areas

5. Knowledge Management, Distance Education and Intranet Markets

A group of executives representing the following companies/organizations from South African will be at the Pub on Thursday:

BCS-NET (www.bcsnet.co.za)
CHOICE TECHNOLOGIES (www.choicetech.co.za)
HRK TECHNOLOGIES (www.hrk.co.za)
INNOVATION HUB – www.innovationhub.co.za)
VESTA TECHNOLOGIES – www.vesta.co.za)
INTA VISION (www.intavision.com)
BRIGHT SPARK (www.mimik.com)
ANIMATION4AFRICA
MMR EQUITY CAPITAL (PTY)LTD

South Africa is recognized as the "Gateway" into Africa, Europe, Middle East and Australia. The South Africa Market ranks 20th in the world in the IT sector and is home to innovative companies in software and telecommunications markets. Software growth in South Africa, which has consistently been higher than the world average during the past two years, is expected to show growth of at least 20 percent during the next three years. Over 90 percent of the nation's IT industry is located in Gauteng Province where most multinational IT companies have a presence, including many Silicon Valley companies.

EXECUTIVE SEMINAR & LUNCH BUFFET

To learn more about business and partnering opportunities, you are invited to attend the following executive seminar and lunch buffet:

Tuesday, October 10, 2000
8 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. with guest speakers and lunch
Fairmont Hotel
170 South Market Street
San Jose, CA
Tel: 408.988.1900

NOTE: THIS PROGRAM NOT HELD AT THE CENTER.

This program is hosted by Hewlett-Packard Company & co-sponsored by the City of San Jose, Chamber of Commerce of San Jose, State of California, Silicon Center for International Trade Development, and the International Business Incubator.

For further information and company profiles, please contact:
Trudy Kester
Event Coordinator
Tel: (408) 351-3307
Fax: (408) 351-3332
Em: tkester@jps.net


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***INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000
"WHAT’S ALL THE HYPE ABOUT VOICE? APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTH MARKET"

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the public. Limited to 60 participants. Registration recommended.

There is a limit of 60 participants

Fee: $10 (payable by check or cash day of program)
(No fee to Sponsors of the Center)

This Interactive Panel Discussion is a follow-up program to the Think Tank Session on voice-driven enterprise applications that took place at the Center on September 13, 2000. A panel of experts from the Think Tank Session and others will be discussing the deployment of voice and speech-recognition technologies and applications for consumers and enterprises.

PANEL

Moderator:
Bryan Mekechuk, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, VOCI CORPORATION

Panelists:
Jeff Kunins, Manager, Developer Products & Evangelism, TELLME NETWORKS, Inc.

Richard Swan, Director, Director, Corporate Research Center, SAP Labs Inc. Palo Alto

Foad Vafai, Product Manager, International Products, NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS

Jack Chang, President and CEO, BLUE SILICON

DESCRIPTION

Speech has long been the "holy grail" of human-computer interfaces in pop culture. From "Star Trek" to Disney World's "Home of the Future," we have always expected voice to be the ultimate way we would desire to interact with our automated assistants. Two aspects turn out to be true. First, that powerful speech-driven applications are a reality today. Second, that voice is not the "ultimate interface" for all applications; designing effective voice user interfaces presents real challenges which are distinct from those in the visual realm. In the past 12 months, a new breed of companies, and consequently new markets, have sprung up around the convergence of "Voice" and "the Web." These companies capitalize on 1) recent advances in pure, speaker-independent speech recognition that enable a broader class of commercial-grade applications, and 2) on the massive global investment companies have recently made in "Web-ifying" their backend infrastructure. There has been an emergence of companies that deliver a range of both consumer and corporate services.

Traditional Web services use technologies like Perl, ASP, or WebSphere to dynamically generate HTML by executing database queries and other logic on the server. The emerging VoiceXML standard brings this paradigm to the phone, giving developers an easy, integrated way to deliver a voice-enabled version of their services that completely leverages their existing Web investment.

An interactive dialogue between the panelists and the audience participants will focus on voice technologies and applications for the next 12-18 month markets.

REGISTRATION
To register, please contact:
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com

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***CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2000
"GOING FOR GOLD: CREATING THE OLYMPICS WEBSITE: CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FOR MEGA-WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT"

By Dr. Willy Chiu, Vice President, High Volume Website Design, IBM Corporation
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60 participants. Registration recommended. Open to the public.

Further information in next week’s newsletter.

REGISTRATION

In the meanwhile, to register, please contact:
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com

NOTE: THREE GOLD PASSPORT PACKAGES VALUED AT $1,795 EACH TO THE XML DEVCON 2000, NOVEMBER 12-15, 2000 TO BE GIVEN AWAY ON OCT. 24 AT END OF PANEL AT THE CENTER BY DR. WILLY CHIU

Must be present to win.

Three "Gold Passport" registration packages to the DevCon this November in San Jose will be given away at the end of the Panel on October 24. Each package is valued at $1,795 and provides access to all keynotes, sessions, and exhibitions during the four days.

All those who register for the October 24 Panel will be automatically entered to win. Must be present to win.

For further information about the XML DevCon, refer to:
XML DevCon
Doubletree Hotel
November 12-15, 2000
San Jose, CA
http://www.xmldevcon2000.com)

 

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***SPECIAL PUB EVENT: THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2000

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center "ghoulishly" hosts the International Pub Gathering of Witches, Wizards and Warlocks!

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open to the public.

Come celebrate the Halloween Pub with the Center! Help the witches, wizards and warlocks feel at home. Come in a costume. Harry Potter will be there! Hope you will too!

 

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***CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERTS PANEL: MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2000
"LEGACY SYSTEMS IN THE NEW ECONOMY: CHALLENGES & INTEGRATION"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60 participants. Registration recommended. Open to the public.

Come interact and challenge our experts on the topic of legacy systems. Further information in next week’s newsletter.

PANEL EXPERTS

Mark Cathcart, Technology Strategist, Corporate Technology Strategy, IBM CORPORATION

Ray Paquette, Chief Technology Officer, ENSEMBLE SYSTEMS

Moderated by Colin Wiel, Co-Founder & Chairman, MILO

REGISTRATION

To register, please contact:
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com

 

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***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NOVEMBER 12 - 15, 2000
"XML DEVCON 2000"

Registration Necessary. Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, CA. Further information below.

The XML DevCon 2000 is a technical program that includes the expertise of: the co-inventors of SQL, SGML, and XML, an ACM Fellow, a Turing Award winner, a Seybold Fellow, an STC Honorary Fellow, and a W3C Fellow; 29 authors of books about XML, XHTML, Java, and databases; and members of a variety of W3C XML Working Groups.

INFORMATION
XML DevCon
Doubletree Hotel
November 12-15, 2000
San Jose, CA
http://www.xmldevcon2000.com)

EXPECTED ATTENDEES
Programmers, application developers & engineers
Software architects & systems analysts
Database managers & administrators
Internet application developers
Corporate webmasters
Web development managers

SAMPLE OF SPEAKER SESSIONS

Monday, November 13
8:40 - 9:25 a.m.
"XML & Web Services: Bringing Order to B2B on the Web"
By Bob Sutor, IBM Director, e-business Standards Strategy

Tuesday, November 14
10:40 -11:40 a.m.
"The Future of Software Development: What and How"
By: Tim Bray, Paul Brown, Peter Coffee, Kevin Dick, Jim Gray, Norbert Mikula
Moderated by Ken North

Tuesday, November 14
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
"We're not Finished Building the Web"
By Tim Bray, CEO, Antarctica Systems
Wedneday, November 15
8:35 - 9:20 a.m.

"Pouring Cold Water on Burning Questions"
By Charles Goldfarb

EXPOSITION HOURS

Monday, Novenber 13: Noon to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Novenber 14: Noon to 6:00 p.m.

 

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***JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY PUB
Come join us for our weekly pub, every Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The Pub Talk begins at 6 p.m. The Pub gathers 100-120 mid- to high-level executives every week and, as always, is a great place to come and meet people from the Silicon Valley and all over the world. Representatives from small start-ups and major companies to venture capital and academic join in the exchange at the Center Pub. It's...

"The best reason to take off work early on Thursdays."

For directions, please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
and click on "directions" in the navigation bar.

The dress is casual and there is no fee to attend. Just bring your good ideas!

Companies with an interest in giving a Pub Talk should contact Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's Director of Programs, by email (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).

 

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For inquiries or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara K. Dean, the Center's Program Manager, by email (sdean@worldinternetcenter.com).