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Dallas Regional Chamber
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8th annual State of Technology Luncheon
Mission Possible: The New Age of Security
When: Thursday, May 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Where: Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 North Olive Street, Dallas
Cost: $75 - $125
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The 8th Annual State of Technology Luncheon engages more than 700 industry leaders and executives in regional and global issues affecting the technology arena. Hosted by the Greater Dallas Chamber's Technology Business Council, this year’s luncheon program is “Mission Possible: The New Age of Security." The program will feature Entrust Chairman, President and CEO, F. William Conner, Microsoft Corporation Senior Security Strategist, Kai Axford and Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Security Agent Robert Schuett discussing the evolution of security and new advancement in the industry.
The event is May 8, 2008 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel (formerly the Adam’s Mark Hotel), 400 Olive St., Dallas TX, 75201. The exhibit area will open at 9:30 AM and close at 1:45 PM. The luncheon will begin at noon.
The exhibit hall will host over 40 companies’ cutting-edge products and services. The exhibits offer attendees a hands-on experience with products emerging in the region. There is no charge for the exhibit hall.
The State of Technology Innovation Showcase will feature Platinum sponsors Microsoft Corporation, Research In Motion/BlackBerry, TechBA, and Verizon Wireless; Gold sponsors Sprint Nextel; Premier sponsors ANI Direct and Time Warner Cable; and Standard sponsors Catapult Systems, Dallas Business Journal, ExponentHR, Global Data Vault Corporation, Integrated Services, Inc., PageSoutherlandPage LLP, Printer Medic, The University of Dallas, The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Wells Fargo.
For more information, call 214-712-1951 or email tech@dallaschamber.org. Luncheon tickets are $75 for Chamber members and $125 for general admission. Luncheon tables of eight and exhibit sponsorships are still available. For more information or to register, visit www.DallasTBC.org.
Information from Greater Dallas Chamber
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Event posted April 23, 2008
Last updated April 23, 2008
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