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AT THE CENTER
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing support: EXECUTIVE
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NETWORK PARTNERS Check out the Center's Web site: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com Past copies of newsletters and directions to the Center are available on the Web site. All programs are held at the Center unless otherwise noted. CABLE
& WIRELESS SURVEY
CABLE
& WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENT: JANUARY 2002 PUB
TALK: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002 WORKING
GROUP SESSION: TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2002 WORKING
GROUP SESSION: WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002 CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAM PROCEEDINGS AND SUMMARIES
Cable and Wireless, a sponsor of the Center, is in the process of developing a new Web site. As part of the design process, Cable & Wireless is conducting a survey to get feedback from a limited number of participants. As part of the Center's community, we invite you to participate in the survey and provide valuable feedback to one of the Center's sponsors. The online survey takes 20 minutes to complete. As a thank you, you will receive a gift certificate worth $15 to Amazon.com. On behalf of Cable & Wireless and the Center, many thanks! TO
RECEIVE YOUR PASSWORD & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
CONFERENCE
INFORMATION IBM developerWorks
Live! combines IBM's three most successful conferences: At IBM developerWorks Live!, you will attend one conference instead of three and still benefit from the breadth of learning experiences you have previously enjoyed. This saves you time and money in 2002. This conference will be a forum for IT executives and Web developers who are increasingly becoming the decision makers within their organizations. With over 400 hours of technical sessions, hands-on labs, "Meet the Developers," birds-of-a-feather sessions, and expert speakers in the general sessions, you will be provided with the tools you need to lead the next generation of development. There are over 200 sessions listed on the Agenda Builder. You may browse the information as a guest, or using the ID and password received at registration time, you may build your own personalized agenda for the conference. http://developerworks.cybercentral.com/ibm0502/web/login.jsp Also, while you're at IBM developerWorks Live!, visit the Solutions Center -- a showcase of IBM e-Business technology and Business Partner solutions and services. This outstanding information hub will provide you the unique opportunity to see and touch the latest technology. We'll also have system, Web, and solutions experts on hand, so you can discuss issues important to you, one-on-one, and get the answers you need. A list of sponsors and exhibitors can be found on the conference Web site. CONFERENCE
ENTERTAINMENT CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION: SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO CENTER'S ONLINE COMMUNITY Come join us in May!
Cable & Wireless, an Executive Sponsor of the Center, would like for your business to run more efficiently with eMessaging Solutions provided by Cable & Wireless. Communicate more effectively via eMail - keep in touch with customers, prospects, shareholders or any other community with Cable & Wireless eMessaging Solutions. Cable & Wireless has the capacity to handle your largest eMail broadcasts by providing personalization tools to create messages that build a one-to-one relationship with your audience as well as having the accountability of the industry's most comprehensive delivery reports, allowing maximum reach with minimum expense. FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING:
The bottleneck in drug discovery has shifted from data collection to data integration and analysis. In fact, poor data integration is seen as a key factor reducing R&D productivity. Trying to solve the life science data integration problem using traditional IT approaches is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole -- it doesn’t work. At this Pub, come learn how geneticXchange's K1 System is providing a revolutionary way to solve this problem, enabling rapid access to - and integration of - complex, dispersed scientific data. The business results are accelerated time to market, reduced risk, and elimination of a long-standing barrier to the drug discovery process for biotech and pharmaceutical companies. ABOUT
JEFF EDWARDS ABOUT
GENETICXCHANGE FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
As a result of a series of programs last fall, the Center is hosting a Working Group session during winter and spring 2002 on "Dynamic Information Integration." A group of 10-12 continuing participants will analyze and discuss various aspects of dynamic information integration over the next several months, including: • The role
and importance of explicit models
THIRD WORKING GROUP SESSION The following questions -- among others -- will be discussed over wine and light hors d'oeuvres: • Is there
a need for a generic solution to combine data mapping with business
rules? In what sort of situations is this needed? FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo
Moderated by Dr. C. Budd Colby, Colby Biomedical Consultants The objective of the Working Group session is to gather 8-10 thought leaders to exchange knowledge on the pain points (challenges) currently faced by biotech companies in structuring and processing clinical trials. The solutions biotech companies are using to meet these challenges will also be discussed as well as what critical technology solutions are still needed. The pace of new drug development and rapid growth of biotech companies means a surge in clinical trials -- the expensive and time consuming process of testing medical drugs. Clinical trials, occurring in three overlapping phases and last several years each, are used not only to demonstrate the drug's efficacy, but also to determine its risks and side effects, measure effective doses, test various methods for delivering the drug, and even experiment with different manufacturing methods. The right strategic business decisions and compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug and Evaluation Research (CDER) are key to the success of clinical trials, inevitably getting new drugs to the U.S. market. With the rapid pace of new drug development and plethora of biotech companies, what is the impact on the structure and process of clinical trials? The following questions, among others, will be discussed at this Working Group over wine and light hors d'oeuvres: • What
are the most felt pain points (challenges) faced by biotech companies
with structuring and processing clinical trials in: FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo Or Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
To access proceedings, summaries, and other publications from the Center, visit (http://www.worldinternetcenter.com/Publications/proceedings.html). The following proceedings and summaries are accessible on the Center's Web site: • Tell
Me Where It Hurts: A Check-Up For Health Care Business Needs In summer 2001, the Center designed and produced a series of Think Tank Sessions on mobile commerce. Topics ranged from market opportunities, to who or what is driving the industry, to a drill-down look at the nature of and markets for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). Although the focus of the three sessions was the U.S. market, interesting lessons and models lie in the work being done by telcos as well as wireless and mobile companies in Europe and Asia. In fall 2001, the Center produced a two-part series on data and information integration. The series began with a Think Tank Session entitled "Artificial Intelligence (AI): Is It Real? AI & Supply Chain Management." Participants examined the usefulness of AI and agent technology in analyzing and quantifying data for efficient business decision-making. Later, the Center's Symposium, "Data-to-Cash: Business Opportunities Emerging from an Ocean of Data," delved into the subject of mining relevant information from the plethora of data afforded to businesses from technology. On March 13, 2002, the Center produced a Think Tank Session to examine the state of business needs in the health care industry. Specifically, this program focused on the most critical technology- and business-related pressure points (challenges) of small- and medium-sized healthcare organizations (HCOs) as well as for the system integrators (ISIs) and software vendors (ISVs) that interact directly with HCOs. In addition, the session addressed the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) on the pushing the industry towards digitizing patient and other data. For information on producing a knowledge exchange program or other services to assist your company identify new markets and trends, contact Dr. Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's Senior Director, Client Services (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com or 650.462.9800).
The Pub Talk begins at 6 p.m. The Pub gathers 80-100 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's Pub. It's...
For directions, please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com and click on directions. 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 or obtaining additional information about current Center services should contact Dr. Venilde Jeronimo, Senior Director, Client Services (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com). For inquiries about upcoming Center programs, send an email to mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
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