TechVenue.com's Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10/28-11/04/2005

TechVenue.com's Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events
of the Week for 10/28-11/04/2005

Hello and welcome to TechVenue.com's (mostly weekly) Events Blogcast Forecast.

Friday, October 28th-November 4th, 2005

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EUROPE:

British Autumn is now official since Saturday, and this week, on Friday,
November the 5th, it's Guy Fawkes Day...

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Guy Fawkes Day - See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

Guido Fawkes (April 13, 1570–January 31, 1606), most commonly called Guy Fawkes,
was a member of the group of Roman Catholic conspirators who attempted to carry
out the Gunpowder Plot. The conspirators had planned to assassinate King James I
and all the members of both branches of the Parliament of England. To do this,
the House of Lords was to be blown up during the formal opening of the 1605
session of Parliament. Guy Fawkes was primarily responsible for the latter
stages of the plan's execution. He was discovered before its completion,
however. Following an interrogation, Fawkes and his co-conspirators were
executed for treason.

In the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, parts of
the USA, and formerly Australia, the Gunpowder Plot is commemorated annually on
Guy Fawkes Night, also called Bonfire Night. For some it is a celebration of the
plot's failure, for others it marks the loss of a folk hero.


NEWS OF THE WEEK (NOW):

CHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
Winners of the IEXcellence Awards were presented at the 2005 EMEA TotalView®
Workforce Management User Conference held at the Queen Hotel in Chester, England
(Oct. 18-20). Egg plc was recognized for Best Practices.

See:
http://www.iex.com/Press/iexevent.htm

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NEW YORK:

News Of The Week (NOW):

New York City Technology Forum
http://www.govtech.net
A Government Technology Executive Leadership Forum
November 1-2, 2005 New York Marriott Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
OPENING REMARKS: Gino P. Menchini, Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, City of New York
OPENING KEYNOTE: John Petersen, Futurist, Founder of the Arlington Institute


Event Of The Week (EOW):

ORGANIZATION NAME: BrainStorm Group
EVENT NAME: BrainStorm New York 2005
EVENT START DATE: 11/1/2005 8:30:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 11/4/2005 5:30:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Times Square, Manhattan, 1605 Broadway, New York,
NY 10019
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Strategies and Techniques for Successful Process Innovation
and for Developing, Managing and Governing Service-Oriented Architecture
See: http://www.brainstorm-group.com
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Linda O'Donnell
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 508-393-3266
CONTACT EMAIL: lod@brainstorm-group.com

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BOSTON:

News Of The Week (NOW):
Boston based CrunchTime! Information Systems, a developer of enterprise back office software for the restaurant and hospitality industry, was named One of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in North America on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 - See: http://www.crunchtime.com

Event Of The Week (EOW):

ORGANIZATION NAME: Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
EVENT NAME: SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
EVENT START DATE: 11/03/2005 8:00:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 11/03/2005 12:30:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: 11/3 Waltham, MA
Microsoft New England District Office
201 Jones Rd., Sixth Floor
Waltham, MA 02451
phone: 781-487-6400
EVENT REGION: US - Southwest
EVENT DESCRIPTION: In this free, half-day event you’ll learn how the top new
features of SQL Server 2005 will help you create and manage large-scale,
mission-critical, enterprise database applications—making your job easier.
EVENT SPEAKERS: Joe Yong, Chief Architect, Scalability Experts
EVENT COST: $0
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm
EVENT CONTACT NAME: subs@windowsitpro.com
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 800.793.5697
CONTACT EMAIL: subs@windowsitpro.com
MUST ONE RSVP?: No
INVITATION ONLY?: No
EVENT NOTES: Learn how the top new features of SQL Server 2005 will help you create and manage large-scale, mission-critical, enterprise database applications. Find out how to leverage SQL Server 2005’s new capabilities to
best support your business initiatives. Register today!

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CHICAGO:

News Of The Week (NOW):
eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPD), a leading developer of electronic marketplaces and
trading technology for the global capital markets, announced today that it
launched its first annual worldwide Texas Hold 'Em charity poker tournament in
Chicago, Illinois as part of a philanthropic initiative to give back to one of
the many communities in which it does business:
http://www.espeed.com

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Thursday, November 3 2005 8:00am - 5:00pm
Usability Professionals Association (UPA): World Usability Day 2005
http://www.humanfactors.com/home/WUDchicago.asp
Will bring together User Experience practitioners and business stakeholders to discuss the relevance of the field, celebrate success stories and inspire future collaboration.

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SILICON VALLEY:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Two companies in the region Ranked on 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 / 500 List of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in North America and Silicon Valley

EVault - http://www.evault.com was
named #5 in Silicon Valley, #33 in North America

2Wire - http://www.2Wire.com was Named
#7 in Silicon Valley, #51 in North America

both by Deloitte Technology
http://www.deloitte.com


Event Of The Week (EOW):

InfoBayArea.com & Muybueno.net Monthly Business Mixer is a MEGA BUSINESS MIXER
this month - Toy Drive, Cooking Demo, Chocolate Tasting, Fashion Show, Food
Fest, Live Music, Dancing, Gifts & Prizes...
http://www.infobayarea.com or
http://www.muybueno.net

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SPECIAL EVENTS:

ORGANIZATION NAME: Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
EVENT NAME: SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm
(Next event: 11/3 in Waltham, MA)

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Technology News This Week (TNOW):

USA Economic activity expanded at an energetic 3.8 percent annual rate in the
third quarter, providing vivid evidence of the economy's stamina even as it
coped with the destructive forces of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

At the same time, nearly a third of Internet users are cutting back on time
spent surfing the Internet and a quarter say they have stopped buying online
altogether, according to a study from Consumer Reports WebWatch.

Certainly, there is no direct corrolation between these two figures, but it does
seem to lean towards a conclusion that online spending, cut by 1/3, does not
bring our whole economy to a screeching halt. That's good news - the Internet is
still coming out of it's infancy in many respects - I'd rather have a mature
(online) construct to do business in than one that cannot recover quickly and
hurt the economy.

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Career News This Week:

U.S. employment costs rose 0.8% in the third quarter, Wage and salary increases,
however, have fallen, coming in at a 2.3% rise in the year ended September 2005.
Hmm. Could these be related?

Check your career "oil" and run your position by a salary survey or a trusted
recruiter (oxymoron?) - you deserve to know if your lack of salary increases are
due to an internal offset for rising benefits costs.

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Humorous News This Week:

Well, I'll continue with my short run of "dumber 'dan dum criminals" stories:

ZAGREB (Reuters) - A phone call to his mother led to the downfall of a suspected
German robber, who was arrested in Croatia after fleeing his homeland and
eluding police for nearly two weeks.

Croatian police said the security guard made off with 7.2 million euros he was
supposed to deliver to a German bank and fled to the Adriatic coast -- where he
had apparently always dreamed of living.

After managing to evade a police and Interpol manhunt for 10 days while hiding
out in the coastal Croatian city of Zadar, the suspect was nabbed after making a
phone call to his mother, the daily Jutarnji List reported Tuesday.

Most of the money was still in his car as he only bought some clothes and shoes,
police told the newspaper.

"We believe all the money was in the trunk of his car, but we are still counting
it," the police chief was quoted as saying.

The 38-year-old father of three had a life-long dream of buying a house on the
Adriatic sea, one of his former colleagues told the German press.

Sheesh! was Momma's boy calling her to make Momma proud?

...Have a great weekend and a better week ahead!

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BLOG PODCAST FILE LINK: http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechVenue_10_28_2005.mp3
Humorous music provided by the zany movie: Shaun Of The Dead - the only comedy, horror, romance, "goth girl chick flick" great mess of a movie I know of that could actually be a good date movie the last weekend of October. ;-)

TechVenue.com Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10/24-10/29/2005

TechVenue.com's Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10/24-10/29/2005
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EUROPE:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
London Unix User Group: BCS OSSG: "Open Source Software Quality in Practice"
Thursday, October 27 2005 6:00pm
ORGANISATION: London Unix User Group BCS OSSG: Open Source Software Quality in Practice 27 / 10 / 2005 at 18:00
Southampton Solent University (formerly Southampton Institute) HC024, Herbert Collins Building, East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14
In this talk organised by the BCS Open Source Specialist Group, Mark Taylor,
Executive Director of the Open Source Consortium, and Dr Graham Oakes,
independent consultant, speak on "Open Source Software Quality in Practice".
URL: http://www.ukuug.org
EMAIL: luug@ukuug.org

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NEW YORK:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Technology Companies Not Adding Jobs - Sector Lags Behind Rest Of Economy October 19, 2005
NEW YORK -- Technology is one of the few areas of the economy that has failed to add jobs consistently over the last 12 months. Even worse, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, is the fact the pace of tech-sector job cutting through the third quarter is nearly 20 percent ahead of last year. During the July-through-September period, technology firms announced more than 41,000 job cuts. That's up 4.3 percent from the second quarter.
A turnaround may be coming, though. CGC Chief Executive John Challenger said spending on new software, information technology services and computer equipment is up this year and expected to increase again in 2006.

Ok - play both sides CGC - we all know there's a big budgetary "use it or lose IT" aspect to this buying in the 4th quarter of 2005 - decision-makers are throwing thechnology, not PEOPLE at attempts to solve problems. Consultants are mopping IT up with hourly rates as they pick up the slack from skeleton IT crews. Get real and hire real people.

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Thursday, October 27 2005 6:00pm - 8:00pm
NYSIA Database Professionals Council: Oracle 10G, SQL Server 2000, mySQL 4 - Which is Right for You?
http://www.nysia.org
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BOSTON:
News Of The Week (NOW):

Analysts See Positives With IT Companies
By BRIAN BERGSTEIN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 13, 2005; 2:10 PM
BOSTON -- With earnings-reporting season in full swing, analysts are seeing some positive signs for information technology companies. In its latest quarterly check on the sentiment of U.S. and European corporate tech buyers, Prudential Equity Group LLC determined that IT spending in 2005 apparently will be stronger than it was last year..." - let's hope that means spending on people's SALARIES as well!

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, October 26 2005 6:00pm - 8:30pm
MITX Fireside Chat Series - Meet Jeremy Allaire & J.J. Allaire

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CHICAGO:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Cub Foods Launches Biometric Payment Technology In All Chicago Stores
Customers Can Purchase Groceries with the Touch of a Finger
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2005--Cub Foods East Region today announced that it is launching biometric payment technology in all 24 of its Chicago stores. The new technology, provided by Pay By Touch, is free to shoppers and will allow them to pay for their groceries with a finger scan that is linked to their financial accounts.

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Telcom Conferences
1) 7:30am - 4:30pm Northern Illinois University (NIU): Telecommunications Policy Conference
2) 8:00am - 5:00pm VoIP Conference & Expo at Illinois Institute of Technology

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SILICON VALLEY:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Array Networks, creator of secure, accelerated IP access solutions, has been named to the Rising Star category of Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Silicon Valley, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations.
To qualify for the Technology Fast 50 Rising Star category, companies must have had operating revenue of at least $50,000 in 2002 and $1,000,000 in 2004, be headquartered in Silicon Valley, and be a "technology company" (defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenue, or devotes a significant proportion of revenue to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify).
http://www.fast500.com

Event Of The Week (EOW):
It's a double threat twin event in two locations:
Tuesday, October 25 2005 7:45am - 10:00am
Crains: BtoB Magazine's NetMarketing Breakfast San Jose
Thursday, October 27 2005 7:45am - 10:00am
Crains: BtoB Magazine's NetMarketing Breakfast - San Francisco
What: Network with your peers over a continental breakfast *Learn from marketing experts as they present best practices in e-mail, e-commerce, online advertising, search marketing, webcasts and more *Ask the questions you want answered during the Q&A
http://www.btobonline.com
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SPECIAL EVENT:

Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm
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Technology Front News This Week:
U.S. stock futures gained, suggesting a higher market open on today - Friday, after Web search company Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations, boosting optimism about technology shares. Google's stock rose 13 percent to a record high of $342.56 before the opening bell after it posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday. Investment companies First Albany Capital, Lehman Brothers and RBC Capital lifted their price targets on Google to $450, according to MarketWatch. It is the highest estimate to date on the stock.

Googleplex Stock Price?
The stock is doing well - yes, but it won't reach "Googleplex" - so be wise, remember our industries recent stock arena demise? Don't tell us Wall Street's going to be going buck wild just because Google is doing well - don't you think investors remember to last week and can balance things out regarding the, in reality, *weak* yet ultra-marketed and PR'd relationship deal made between Sun and Google? Hmmm. Could it be "SunGoo"? As the editor of eWeek so aptly & tounge-in-cheek named the arrangement.
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Career News This Week:

Motorola Sues Former President Over Move to Nortel Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) --
Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of mobile phones, sued former President Mike Zafirovski over his decision to join Nortel Networks Corp. as chief executive officer. The suit, filed 10/18 in state court in Chicago, claims that Zafirovski violated employment agreements with Motorola by agreeing to work for another telecommunications company. The suit asks that Zafirovski be blocked from working for Nortel for two years, Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel said today in a
statement. Nortel wasn't named as a defendant in the suit.

Well, I'll say this - if (especially as a Boomer) you can hold on to your integrity while climbing up the ladder in IT - consider yourself blessed. If you can just hold on to a job in IT working under a Boomer - consider yourself extra-blessed!
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Humorous News This Week:

Man Stops Carjacking With Hot Coffee
BLUFFTON, S.C. - A would-be carjacker got quite a jolt when he picked the wrong car to try to steal, Jasper County deputies say. The suspect tapped the window of the car Wednesday morning with a gun and motioned the driver to get out, Chief Deputy Roy Hughes said.
The driver of the car had just bought a cup of hot coffee. So he slammed his door into the carjacker's legs, threw the coffee on him possibly burning the suspect's neck and face, and wrestled him to the ground, Hughes said. A shot was fired during the scuffle, but no one was hurt. The driver managed to get the gun from the suspect and point it at him, Hughes said.
The suspect ran into the wood behind the store, the chief deputy said.

Why the woods? I suspect to relieve himself after having all that coffee...

;-)
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http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechVenue_10_21_2005.mp3

Music Samples from: Uberzone's "Believe"

4th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards & Interviews - TechVenue.com Events Coverage

4th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards & Interviews - TechVenue.com Events Coverage

http://ChicagoInnovationAwards.com

Co-Sponsors Kuczmarski & Associates & Chicago Sun-Times

By: David Flint
An inspiring event - very positive and real. The venue, food, drinks and conversations were genuinely good and plenty. Pomp and circumstance replaced by humility and vision. To begin, the video greeting from Microsoft founder and CEO Bill Gates was uncanny. Why uncanny? Well, by definition it was "peculiarly unsettling" - his short talk had a refreshing humility from the west coast and a sense of bowing to the natural innovation of the "heartland" as he described Chicago. Eclipsing Bill was Mr. Casey Cowell, founder of U.S. Robotics and one of the world’s leading technology innovators, who delivered an uncommon keynote address tonight. Why uncommon? Again, by definition it's "rare, wonderful & remarkable" when a speaker can make you feel like your sitting with him and his family in their living room talking about his companies history over coffee. He also weaved in valuable bits of advice, benchmarks to strive for, and actual methods and strategies that could be practically implemented by anyone attempting to fuel innovation.

It's a testament to the heartland when speakers also sandwich their speech by mentioning their wife and family both when they begin and end their time at the podium. About family support, post event I was privileged to speak with several of the wives of the winners of these awards and it was a running half-joking comment that there could be matching "Inspiration" awards for the wives and families of these hard working "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids" husbands. ;-) Finally, Mr. Cowell received the well deserved 2005 Chicago Innovation Award for Vision and Leadership.

Here are the 2005 Award Winners - in no particular order:

Motorola: RAZR V3
Abbott Labs - PathVysion - helping to provide better diagnoses and more accurate treatments to combat
breast cancer.
Novarra - nWeb Mobile Browser - democracy of access to the Internet via cell phones.
Intellext: Watson 2.0 - intelligent search engine in enabling today's business to work smarter, giving search engine technology a whole new dimension.
Solvent Systems International - Grease Gator - Aqueous parts washer 'revolutionizing' cleaning systems
by going "green" with a new paradigm of industrial cleaning.
LISC: The New Communities Program - by engaging hundreds of ordinary people LISC is harnessing public, private, and non-profit sectors to make a difference.
USG: DUROCK Tile Membrane - new thinner, stronger waterproof layer of floor protection
Vibes Media - iRadio Text Messaging Platform - creating new channels of communication between radio
stations and their audiences
Laminar Technologies, LLC - TurboTap - reinventing the beer experience, one pour at a time.
(I see this being applied to a lot more than beer - but what a great way to start! -DF)
City of Chicago: Millennium Park - Chicago reinventing itself once again to incredible levels of art, fun and function.

Way to go innovators of Chicago! - and of course, the White Sox! - both at the top of their game in the heartland.

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MP3 Audio Podcast Link:

http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/CIA2005.mp3

(Music intro/interlude credits: Dream Academy & Sunchyme - Life in a Northern Town - Dance Mix)

TechVenue.com Events Forecast & News - Week of October 14th-21st, 2005

TechVenue.com Events Forecast & News - Week of October 14th-21st, 2005
 
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Hello and welcome to TechVenue.com's (mostly weekly) Events Blogcast Forecast.

Friday, October 14th-21st, 2005
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EUROPE:

Event Of The Week (EOW):
ORGANIZATION NAME: MIT Institute Cambridge
EVENT NAME: Innovations in Telecommunications
EVENT START DATE: 10/17/2005 2:00:00 PM
EVENT END DATE: 10/18/2005 4:00:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Moller Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
EVENT REGION: Intl - W. Europe
EVENT THEME: Business Focused
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The pressure for the telecommunications industry to innovate
has never been greater. This seminar will bring together researchers and
industry experts to review developments and roadmap the future of the
telecommunications industry.
EVENT PURPOSE: Telecommunications business leaders, IT specialists, consultants,
polciy makers, government and senior academic researchers.
EVENT SPEAKERS: William Webb, Ofcom; John Nevins, BT Group Chief Technology
Office; Phil O'Donovan, Cambridge Silicon Radio; Barbara van Schewick, Technical
University Berlin; Lorenzo Valeri, RAND Institute; Russell Cyr, CEO, BitWave;
Mikael Sandberg, BoStream
EVENT COST: £300
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://www.cambridge-mit.org/cgi-bin/default.pl?SID=5&SSID=293&CALEVID=173
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Jackie Ouchikh
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 01223 448765
CONTACT EMAIL: t.ouchikh@cmi.cam.ac.uk
MUST ONE RSVP?: Yes!
INVITATION ONLY?: No
PROPER ATTIRE: Business Casual
REFRESHMENTS: Full Dinner
BUSINESS CARDS: YES - Bring Business Cards
EVENT NOTES: The structure of the telecommunications industry has changed
fundamentally over the past 10 years. Telecommunications Operators have
significantly reduced their commitment to fundamental research, and have been
developing strategies based on exploiting new ideas through spinouts and joint
ventures. The established telecommunications equipment and system providers have
been challenged by competition arriving from data networking and IT. 

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NEW YORK:

News Of The Week (NOW):
"Troubles in the technology sector pushed Wall Street's major indexes to their
lowest levels since mid-May this week, with Apple Computer Inc. and a downgrade
of Intel Corp. leading the market down. Investors' worries about consumer
spending intensified after Apple reported lower-than-expected third-quarter
revenue. The market got more troubling news with Prudential's downgrade of
Intel, which said the company could face disappointing revenues and margins for
as long as the next year." ...and with the Video iPod coming to market?  What's
it gonna take for people to get confident again? Rudolph lighting the way?

Event Of The Week (EOW):
ORGANIZATION NAME: Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
EVENT NAME: SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
EVENT START DATE: 10/20/2005 8:00:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 10/20/2005 12:30:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: New York, NY
Microsoft NY-NJ-CT District Office
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10104
Phone: 212-245-2100
EVENT REGION: US - Southwest
EVENT DESCRIPTION: In this free, half-day event you’ll learn how the top new
features of SQL Server 2005 will help you create and manage large-scale,
mission-critical, enterprise database applications—making your job easier.
EVENT SPEAKERS: Joe Yong, Chief Architect, Scalability Experts
EVENT COST: $0
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm
EVENT CONTACT NAME: subs@windowsitpro.com
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 800.793.5697
CONTACT EMAIL: subs@windowsitpro.com
MUST ONE RSVP?: No
INVITATION ONLY?: No
EVENT NOTES: Learn how the top new features of SQL Server 2005 will help you create and manage large-scale, mission-critical, enterprise database applications. Find out how to leverage SQL Server 2005’s new capabilities to best support your business initiatives. Register today!

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BOSTON:

News Of The Week (NOW):
Analysts See Positives With IT Companies
By BRIAN BERGSTEIN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 13, 2005; 2:10 PM
BOSTON -- With earnings-reporting season in full swing, analysts are seeing some
positive signs for information technology companies.
In its latest quarterly check on the sentiment of U.S. and European corporate
tech buyers, Prudential Equity Group LLC determined that IT spending in 2005
apparently will be stronger than it was last year..." - let's hope that means
spending on people's SALARIES as well!

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, October 19 2005 5:30pm - 8:30pm
MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will host a "Lab Fab" roundtable with three MIT
professors at the cutting edge of tissue engineering, material science/photonics 
and molecular architecture. 

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CHICAGO:

News Of The Week (NOW):
Chicago City Council Tax Increment Financing Agreement Approval Paves Way for
University Technology Park At IIT
CHICAGO, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment
Agreement approved by the Chicago City Council paves the way for the opening of
University Technology Park At IIT (UTP), on the campus of Illinois Institute of
Technology (IIT). The park, made possible by $6 million in state grants and $75
million in public and private funding, including a $25 million commitment from
IIT, marks the largest commercial investment in Chicago's South Side since the
completion of new Comiskey Park/US Cellular Field in 1991. UTP will generate
approximately 2,500 jobs at all levels of technical, professional and support
expertise over the next decade. 

The University Technology Park Incubator will open this month with one-third of
the space already leased to start-up companies All Cell Technology and Solar
Phocus Technology. 

"University Technology Park At IIT is an exciting opportunity to encourage
businesses and academia to share their intellectual as well as scientific
resources and facilities," said Lew Collens, President of IIT. "UTP will be an
important element in the continuing redevelopment of the South Side and the
growth of the region's technology economy."

Event Of The Week (EOW):
ORGANIZATION NAME: Kuczmarski & Associates & Chicago Sun-Times
EVENT NAME: Chicago Innovation Awards
EVENT START DATE: 10/18/2005 5:30:00 PM
EVENT END DATE: 10/18/2005 9:00:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: The Goodman Theatre,170 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60601
EVENT COST: $0
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://www.chicagoinnovationawards.com
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Lynn Crandall
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 312-988-1553
CONTACT EMAIL: lcrandall@kuczmarski.com
EVENT REGION: US - Midwest
EVENT THEME: Business Focused
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The event will honor 10 Chicago-area companies for this past
year’s most innovative new products and services.
EVENT PURPOSE: Leaders in business, academic and government communities
EVENT SPEAKERS: There will be a video greeting from Microsoft founder and CEO
Bill Gates. Casey Cowell, founder of U.S. Robotics and one of the world’s
leading technology innovators, will deliver the keynote address.

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SILICON VALLEY:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Silicon Valley grows up: Tech industry matures, stabilizes
By Michelle Kessler, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley has long been the kind of place where offices
have slides, khakis are formalwear and the hottest companies in town spell their
names in big, multicolored letters..."
This article was published in a dozen different publications this week.
It has several opinions posited in it that try to explain why things are
looking "up" - well, you can try to explain things like:

"Consolidating. Tech companies spent $207 billion on tech mergers and
acquisitions last year, up from just $65 billion in 2002, says researcher The
451 Group." ... "When a market is young, there are enough new customers for
everybody. Once growth slows, "Companies acquire other companies to get their
customer base," Krause says.

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Saturday, October 22 2005 8:30am - 4:30pm
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): IEEE Consultants'
Network Business 2005 Seminar (CBS-2005)

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SPECIAL EVENT:

ORGANIZATION NAME:  Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
EVENT NAME:  SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm 

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GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS:

A fairly new project "Imagine Ancient Rome" presents some 50 multimedia projects
showing Rome's greatest monuments as they used to be.

"These monuments were meant to be visited, but now they are just a bunch of
random ruins," said Bernard Frischer, a University of Virginia professor who
worked on two of the projects. "What you want to do is put it all back
together."

Well, for modern times, Penny Edecker of http://CityRealm.com in Chicago is doing even
better - visual "Superman" style fly and walk-thru's of a cities every detail,
including hotel rates and other detailed information.  This all available
on DVD and Online - Her email is: onepenny@CityRealm.com 

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CAREER NEWS:

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Employment Situation Summary
http://www.bls.gov 

Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-35,000) in September, and
the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The measures of employment and
unemployment reported in this news release reflect both the impact of Hurri-
cane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August, and ongoing labor
market trends.  Over the 12 months ending in August, payroll employment grew
by an average of 194,000 a month and the unemployment rate trended downward.

Employment Rant:
Regarding this data and the Silicon Valley news of the week...

This "Big Fish" eating "Little Fish" jazz doesn't mean there is growth - only
attrition... which then can lead to malnutrition in the larger companies - you
know the kind, when you walk thru the floors of executive buildings and scores
of cubicles are bare the the bone.

Buying smaller companies doesn't buy you R&D, marketing, IT improvements or
better sales figures - investing in people does that for a company or region.  

So, a word to the older set of Boomers out there who are biding their time 'till
retirement by looking savvy and buying up competitors while they make middle
managers do the job of three people - get out of the way and retire - or better
yet, take the time to mentor someone under you to take over the bloated fish
of a company you're over feeding!

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Humorous News:

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is moving towards requiring owners of potentially
dangerous animals, such as crocodiles and pythons, to have microchips implanted
in their pets in case the animals get loose, officials said on Thursday. 

The move follows a recent wave of incidents around the nation in which animals
such as pythons, crocodiles and giant salamanders have been found wandering
loose, frequently on the streets of densely populated cities.

In one notorious case, a man lost track of his pet python after he took the
animal "for a walk" in a park and the snake fled when the man fell asleep on a
bench. He was quoted by one TV station as saying he was surprised the snake
disappeared because it wasn't that kind of snake.

The Environment Ministry is drawing up a law that would require tiny cylindrical
microchips -- 1 centimetre (0.4 inch) long and 2 millimetres (0.08 inch) in
diameter -- implanted under the skin of some 650 animal species, a ministry
official said.

Each microchip would carry information making it possible to trace the owner if
the animal goes missing.

Hmmm...I could think of a few people that scientists might add to that
650 animal species list... ;-)

Have a great weekend and a better week ahead!
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Podcast MP3 Link:

http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechVenue_10-14-2005.mp3

"Writing About Technology" Panel: Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) - Internet Research 6.0 Generations Conference

"Writing About Technology" Panel: Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) - Internet Research 6.0 Generations Conference

This is one of many panels and presentations that were available over these several days of the event. I was flattered to be asked to be on this panel called: "Writing About Technology" with several sharp people in media:

Eric Gwill, Chicago Tribune; Jeff Young, Chronical of Higher Education, Michael Krauss of the Chicago Sun-Times, and myself representing both TechVenue.com and the Chicago Sun-Times.

We covered many topics relating to how media, blogging, and acedemia interact positively, and how sometimes they are like two ships passing in the night - we all learned a few good lessons together - take a listen to the podcast below!

EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://conferences.aoir.org/index.php?cf=3

Panel Audio Podcast Link:
http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/Panel_AoIR_6_2005_56.mp3

Interview with Association of Internet Researchers (AoiR) Co-Founder Steve Jones, PhD

Interview with Steve Jones, PhD, co-founder of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoiR)

Prior to being on a panel discussing "Writing about Technology" (see next Blog/Podcast) I was able to sit down with Steve and discuss the history and future vision he has for the organization - it's an encouraging interview that will be sure to inspire many to embrace collaboration 1st rather than just competition in business dealings...

The Association of Internet Researchers is an academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It is a resource and support network promoting critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope.
The website is: http://www.aoir.org/

Biography
Steve Jones, Professor of Communication, Adjunct Professor of Electronic Media, Research Associate in the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at the University of Illinois - Chicago and Adjunct Research Professor in the Institute of Communications Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign, is the author of numerous books, including Doing Internet Research, CyberSociety and Virtual Culture. A social historian of communication technology, his books have earned him critical acclaim and interviews for stories in Time, the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsweek and many other newspapers and magazines. He has also been interviewed on radio and TV, and has been a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" and "Sounds Like Science."

Jones earned his Ph.D. in Communications Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. He is co-founder of the Association of Internet Researchers, and has made numerous presentations to scholarly and business groups about the Internet and social change and about the Internet's social and commercial uses, and serves as Senior Research Fellow to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Jones is co-editor of New Media & Society, an international journal of research on new media, technology, and culture. He edits New Media Cultures, a series of books on culture and technology for Sage Publications, and Digital Formations, a series of books about the Internet and modern life. He has provided Internet consulting services to High Tech Resources, Inc., Thrifty Car Rental, The Wallis Group, Walsh Associates, American Greetings, Ogilvy Interactive, The Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors, and Dave Beson Seminars, among others.

Audio Interview Link: http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/SteveJones_AoIR6_0_56.mp3

TechVenue.com's Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10-7 thru 10-14 2005

TechVenue.com's Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10-7 thru 10-14 2005


ABOUT US UPDATES POST EVENTS

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Hello and welcome to TechVenue.com's (mostly weekly) events blogcast forecast.October 7th-14th, 2005
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EUROPE:

London, Oct 6 (PTI) The United Kingdom needs to upscale its skills in
science and technology sectors to meet challenges posed by countries like
India and China, Liam Fox, Shadow Secretary of state, has said. "While in
the UK, interest in science subjects is flagging, India has a surplus of
science and technology graduates. The UK needs to upscale its skills to meet
the challenges posed by countries like India and China," Fox said while
speaking at a reception for the 'Conservative Parliamentary Friends of
India' at the annual Conservative Party conference in Blackpool.

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NEW YORK:

TERRORISTS using pushchairs packed with explosives are planning an attack on
New York City's subway network within days, city leaders warned today.

...Hairbrained plan, we hope it never works.



U.S stocks set to bounce higher after Sept. jobs report (MarketWatch via
Yahoo! Finance)


Business Technology Partners (BTP) today announced the completion of a
comprehensive technology relocation project for the New York Career
Institute (NYCI) to its new headquarters at 11 Park Place in New York. BTP
managed the overall technology relocation and upgrades to many technology
systems. Designed to improve both the school's business operations and
its computer labs and other student workspaces, the new space includes
private offices, classrooms, lab rooms, administration areas, a library and
a data center.


Event Of The Week (EOW):

New York Systems Administrator Association (NYSA)
http://www.nysa.org/
Dr. Steven M. Bellovin
"Realistic Security"
Many security systems fail, not for technical reasons but because they fail
to take into account the way people really use computers. A realistic
security policy may not be the theoretical best; in the real work, though,
it's likely to do far better. We present some examples of things that have
been done wrong in the past, along with suggestions for improvement.

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BOSTON:

Boston Investment Firm Buying Tampa-Based Software Company TA Associates
Inc., a Boston-based investment firm that specializes in buying technology
companies, said Wednesday that it is buying Tampa-based Information
Technology Solutions from Intuit Inc. for $200 million.

Event Of The Week (EOW):

Software Quality Group of New England (SQGNE) Steve Rakitin Software Quality
Consulting, 10/12/05, Project Retrospectives

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CHICAGO:

CHICAGO, Oct. 6 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for
vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, will be showcasing the
expansive capabilities of its digital maps at the upcoming 12th Annual World
Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) taking place November 6 - 10
in San Francisco, CA. NAVTEQ is leading and enabling the development of a
wide variety of intelligent transportation technology demonstrations at the
show.


Event Of The Week (EOW):

ORGANIZATION NAME: Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
EVENT NAME: SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
EVENT START DATE: 10/11/2005 8:00:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 10/11/2005 12:30:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Downers Grove, IL
Microsoft Midwest District Office
3025 Highland Pkwy., Suite 300
Downers Grove, IL 60515
phone: 630-725-4000
EVENT REGION: US - Southwest
EVENT DESCRIPTION: In this free, half-day event you’ll learn how the top new
features of SQL Server 2005 will help you create and manage large-scale,
mission-critical, enterprise database applications—making your job easier.
EVENT SPEAKERS: Joe Yong, Chief Architect, Scalability Experts
EVENT COST: $0
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE:
http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm
EVENT CONTACT NAME:
subs@windowsitpro.com
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 800.793.5697
CONTACT EMAIL: subs@windowsitpro.com
MUST ONE RSVP?: No
INVITATION ONLY?: No
EVENT NOTES: Learn how the top new features of SQL Server 2005 will help you
create and manage large-scale, mission-critical, enterprise database
applications. Find out how to leverage SQL Server 2005’s new capabilities to
best support your business initiatives. Register today!

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SILICON VALLEY:

SAN MATEO, CA, Oct. 6 - VoiceObjects, the leader in Voice Application
Management Systems (VAMS), announced today that it has completed the legal
formalities necessary to become a US company, and has established its
worldwide headquarters in Silicon Valley.
http://www.voiceobjects.com/

Event Of The Week (EOW):

Professional and Technical Consultants Association
October 13, 2005: Talking Your Walk, with Cox Ferrell
A unique 5-step prospecting system that will make you a better spokesperson
for your consulting practice – and yourself.
http://www.patca.org/


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ONLINE:

Thursday, October 6 2005 - Saturday, October 8 2005

InXpo: eComXpo Virtual Tradeshow for eCommerce

Virtual tradeshow for eCommerce marketers brings exhibitors, speakers and
attendees from around the world together to meet the needs of affiliate,
search and interactive marketers at their second online virtual tradeshow on
October 6- 8, 2005. Over 200 exhibitors, sponsors, and presenters will be
networking with over 3,000 attendees, completely online.

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SPECIAL EVENT Of The Week:

ORGANIZATION NAME: Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
EVENT NAME: SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm


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GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS and ANALYSIS:

For those of you that are closely familiar with the anatomy of the
technology or Internet "bust" that burst our bubbles back around 2000 - I
hope you were taking notes, as an article in the October issue of Forbes by
Financial Strategy writer A. Gary Shilling states that although "the price
run-up has been thrilling...I see a real risk that these prices will fall,
occasioning some very unpleasant economic aftereffects."He feels that "The
real threat is that prices will get so high that potential buyers will stand
aside and nervous speculators will dump their properties on the market" and
that "housing-related stocks are on borrowed time..."So, what's the point?
Well, learn from our industries recent history and cash in on real estate
any way you can, as safely and wisely as you can taking note of the timeline
and effects that the tech bust had and still have.Now, I know someone who
may or may not agree with this assessment - but in any case is very uniquely
qualified to speak on the issue, as he lived and worked in both the
technology and real estate industries here in the USA and in Japan where he
saw first-hand Japan's real estate issues of the 1990s.His name is James
Robinson and he can be reached by visiting: http://propriusltd.com/
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CAREER NEWS:

Businessweek reported in their 9/26 Issue that Microsoft is having some
employee attrition issues lately, if you don't care why, well why not take a
chance and apply - now's a good time.

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PODCAST SOURCE LINK:

http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechVenue_10-7-2005.mp3

Regional IT 2005-6 Hiring Trends & Tech Workers Mix

Well, we're late with this week's report and podcast - but in the meantime, I thought I'd re-cap the New York hiring stats and ask anyone who has 4th quarter IT hiring trend data for New York and Silicon Valley - feel free to send it my way. We'd all like to see which way the wind is blowing so we can all be sure it's not just hot air ;-)

After listening to me drone on for 1.5 minutes, don't miss the fun Tech Workers Mix "Anthem" Song!

This Weeks MP3/Podcast Link/File:

http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechWorkersMix.mp3