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 June 2000
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A Guide to the Seminars, Workshops, Forums, Luncheons, Calendar and Product Announcements for the Twin-Cities IT Community MHTA JUNE ENTREPRENEURIAL LUNCHEON 3.0 Thursday, June 1 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Radisson South Hotel, Bloomington (Intersection of 494 &100) Topic: Raising Capital from Start-up through Venture Financing Come hear another Minnesota Success Story in financing the early venture. Hear how Interelate recently completed a $25 million dollar round of financing lead by Goldman Sachs. Speaker: Wade Myers, CEO of Interelate RSVP: events@mhta.org or on-line at http://www.mhta.org Cost: pre-registered: members-$30, non-members-$55; late registration/walk-ins: members-$40, non-members-$65 Strictly e-Business the Nation's Largest Regional Computer Show Minneapolis Convention Center Wednesday & Thursday, June 7 & 8 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This year Strictly Business Show has a decided e-Commerce focus and will feature a powerful line-up of speakers including experts from the Gartner Group, Microsoft, Novell, IBM and more. Pick up a copy of iBiz and drop off your business card for a free 1-year subscription when visiting the e-commerce theaters. For more information and a free exhibit hall pass visit the website at www.strictlyebusiness.expo.com or call 1-800-827-8009. Spring 2000 Round Table Hyperlinks: The New Law of Link Liability" June 8, 2000 12:00-1:30 p.m. @ Leonard Street & Deinard, 150 South Fifth Street, 16th Floor The Computer Law Association, together with Minnesota CLE and the Minnesota Intellectual Property Association, is holding its thirteenth Round Table program. This program is designed to provide an opportunity to discuss critical issues in computer law in an informal atmosphere. Cost is $25.00. For More Information or Sign-Up Contact: Computer Law Association, 3028 Javier Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22031. Phone 703-560-7747, fax 703-207-7028. MHTA EXECUTIVE SERIES Tuesday, June 13 5-5:45 p.m., networking; 5:45-7 p.m., program Radisson South Hotel, Bloomington (Intersection of 494 &100) Topic: "The Geek Squad Story" Speaker: Robert Stephens, Chief Inspector (Founder) of Geek Squad Cost: pre-registered: members-$15, non-members-$50; late registration/walk-ins: members-$25, non-members-$60 RSVP: events@mhta.org or on-line at http://www.mhta.org THE GREAT LAKES VENTURE CAPITAL CONFERENCE 2000 June 1, 2000 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fairmont Hotel, Chicago This non-profit, interactive forum brings together investors and high-growth companies from Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Attendees of the Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference will have an opportunity to network with the area's most promising entrepreneurs, investors and financial advisors who specialize in high-growth investments. The program features business plan presentations by pre-qualified entrepreneurs, private meetings between presenters and investors, and exhibits by companies seeking venture financing. Gold sponsors for the conference are divine interVentures, Freeborn & Peters, Gordon & Glickson P.C., KPMG LLP, and William Blair & Company. The MHTA is also co-sponsoring this event! For more information, call the conference hotline at 312-665-6099 or visit the conference website at www.glvcc.com. MHTA GOLF OUTING Monday, July 17, 2000 Northfield Country Club Tentative schedule: 10:30 a.m.: Registration opens 10:30 a.m.-noon: Driving Range open Noon: Shotgun start--followed by banquet PACKAGES AVAILABLE: Foursome Sponsor: Four golfers (one foursome)in the tournament, lunch for four golfers, dinner for four golfers, company name will appear in tournament program as a foursome sponsor, signage on one hole, four gift bags and polo shirts - Cost: $500 Individual golfer: one golfer in the tournament, lunch and dinner for one golfer, one gift bag and polo shirt - Cost: $150 Hole Contest Sponsor: Men's and Women's Longest Drive, Longest Putt, and Closest to the Pin on the front and back nine. (Room for eight total.)Sponsor provides the prize for the contest. Sponsor may have a greeter at the hole they sponsor. Cost: $300 If you would like to get a foursome or sponsor a hole in this year's outing, please email Sara Stark at sstark@mhta.org with the following: name, company, and key contact. We will contact you to get all four golfers' names, shirt sizes, etc. HURRY AND SIGN-UP...PACKAGES ARE FILLING UP FAST! The foursomes are first come, first serve-- Hope to see you there. Portfolio Series: A Program of the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce June 7, 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Minneapolis Convention Center, Ballroom B Come and find out just how high-tech friendly your home state is. A panel of three technology experts will discuss the future of high-tech start-ups in Minnesota, and how that's likely to effect economic development as a whole. The panel will include: Asim Beg, owner, Seleriti; Ron Eibensteiner, president, Wyncrest Capital; Jane Brown, president, MN High Tech Association. A free pass to the Strictly Business Show will be given with each Portfolio reservation. $25 for GMCC members, $30 for non-members. Register: Online at: www.minneapolischamber.org or Call (612) 370-9106. U of M Partners with Netdirect on New Secure E-commerce Web Site: University Dept.'s, Students, Staff and Faculty to Buy Tech Products Online Leading business-to-business e-commerce company, Netdirect Corporation InternationalÔ (OTC BB: VTCO) and the University of Minnesota have announced the launch of a new, secure e-commerce Internet site for University purchasing departments, students, staff and faculty. The new site offers a vast selection of technology-related products and services at special educational pricing. The University of Minnesota is the first major educational institution in the country to transfer its technology product sales to an Internet site. The University of Minnesota-Netdirect partnership will offer the entire University community, including its internal purchasing departments, an Internet site featuring 60,000 premier, name brand computer hardware products, 100,000 software titles and thousands of consumer electronic products (e.g., digital cameras, hand-held wireless devices, etc.). The new site, located at http://www.techmart.umn.edu, is expected to substantially replace the nearly $40 million in annual technology product sales that currently take place at the University. "We're proud to have been chosen by one of the country's largest educational institutions to create their technology products site," said Greg Appelhof, Netdirect's President and CEO. "The University is demonstrating outstanding leadership in providing its communities with easy access to leading technology products at affordable prices." Previously, technology-related products were sold in the University's bookstores. By moving the sale of these products online, the University community will have access to Netdirect's value-added services, which include detailed product and service information, product comparisons, free shipping and customer support. Additional Netdirect benefits include reliable product availability, extended warranties and on-site service contracts. "This partnership further validates our company's strategy to provide value-added services and positive customer experiences to affinity groups and their members. We think this partnership offers promising potential for other educational institutions nationwide," added Appelhof. In order to facilitate ease of purchase by University departments, Netdirect needed to integrate the University's complex internal purchase order system into an e-commerce system. Netdirect relied on a complete Microsoft platform, including IIS, COM, XML, SQL7, and ASP, to make the two systems operate seamlessly. "We're impressed with the way Netdirect and our partner CornerStone Consulting have applied Microsoft products to deploy this efficient and integrated business-to-business e-procurement solution," said Brian Lynch, e-Commerce Business Development Manager, Microsoft Corporation. Netdirect and the University believe significant opportunities for growth will arise through proactive marketing to the University's more than 100,000 purchasing departments, students, staff and faculty members. Netdirect intends to maximize these relationships by working closely with the University to promote the site launch and conduct ongoing weekly and/or monthly product promotions. The partnership enhances Netdirect's leadership position in business-to-business sales of technology-related products and services. Netdirect has several other co-branded and Community TechmartÔ private label Web sites that provide customized e-commerce marketplaces for professional and consumer associations and corporations. About Netdirect Corporation International: Netdirect is the e-commerce company that offers businesses and communities of interest a better way to purchase a full array of technology products with unprecedented, personalized customer service and affordable prices. The company generates revenue through product and service sales and advertising programs by creating technology marketplaces for businesses, associations and affinity groups that collectively reach millions of loyal business and consumer buyers. In addition, Netdirect operates several proprietary online sites, including www.netdirect.com, www.dtpdirect.com, and www.downloadstore.com. About CornerStone Consulting: CornerStone Consulting is an information technology consulting firm based in Minneapolis, Minn. The company provides business driven solutions in three areas; Internet & e-Commerce, Data Warehousing, and Automated Web Performance Testing. CornerStone has a rapid development framework that helps customers drive quick business value, and speed time to market with high impact solutions. For more information contact Clint Sawinski at 612-598-9630, or clint@cornerstoneusa.com New Minneapolis Based Job Site Launched! www.QuestCareer.com/ Recognizing the Internet as an effective means for job seekers to conduct all aspects of their job search, Quest (http://www.QuestCareer.com) has launched a Web site offering online career transition assistance. Job seekers can visit this site to receive assistance in their job search by reviewing resume writing tips (http://www.QuestCareer.com/tips.htm), a resume before-and-after example (http://www.QuestCareer.com/resume_make_over.html), and useful career articles. Job seekers can receive further assistance by hiring Quest to provide resume marketability critiques, resume writing services, guidance in selecting a career, job interview help, or ongoing career transition assistance and support. Offering career transition services via the Internet allows Quest to assist job seekers throughout the world by working with them via e-mail. Telephone consultations are also offered for those job seekers who prefer this approach. "Our online approach to providing career transition assistance allows our career transition consultants to work one-on-one with job seekers while providing job seekers with the ability to receive job search assistance at times that are convenient to their schedules," said Ann Hackett, president and founder of Quest. "Through our affiliate partners, we can provide job seekers visiting our site with additional online tools -- career assessment tools, a career bookstore, a resume distribution service, and access to salary surveys -- to offer them a truly one-stop shop for online career transition assistance." Contact: Ann Hackett: 952 929 4197 ahackett@QuestCareer.com FAX: 952-929-4588 To have your event or announcement considered for publication email an MS Word or ASCII text file to localbuzz@ibiz.net |
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