FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Anna Ehnmark
Technology Alliance Group (TAG) for Northwest Washington
P: 360-647-4220
aehnmark@tagnw.org
Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington and Whatcom Community College Announce "Predictions" Talk by noted speaker/writer/entrepreneur Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson, noted technology visionary, will enthrall the Whatcom County business and technology audience with his concise view of what's to come; noon, January 16th, Syre Auditorium at Whatcom Community College, in Bellingham WA.
Mark Anderson is one of the most influential technology futurists in the nation. His long-running weekly newsletter, Strategic News Service (SNS), counts a stellar readership, including the likes of Michael Dell, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Mark regularly comments on CNN TV, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Wall Street Review and the New York Times. He writes the "Future In Review" technology column for Fortune magazine, and chairs the annual FiRE Conference and SNS Project Inkwell.
Meeting fee includes lunch. We recommend that you bring colleagues/clients/friends for what is sure to be a thought-provoking and insightful hour with a leading mind. As seating is limited we recommend advance registration - this event has sold out every year!
Date and Time: Friday, January 16, 2009, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm.
Location: Whatcom Community College, Whatcom Community College, 237 West Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98226
Cost: TAG members and students $15.00, and $20 for non-members.
Register online at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/50674.
Questions? Contact Anna Ehnmark at aehnmark@tagnw.org or 360-647-4220.
About the Speaker - Mark Anderson
Founder & Publisher of the Strategic News Service® (SNS), President of Technology Alliance Partners (TAP), and Chairman of the Future In Review (FIRe) Conferences.
SNS was the first subscription-based newsletter on the Internet, and is read by technology industry leaders and investors worldwide. TAP, founded in 1989, provides trends and marketing alliance assistance to countries and companies interested in the convergence of telecommunications and computing. The FIRe Conferences are international meetings of leaders in technology, global economics, bioinformatics, and policy, for the purpose of generating an enhanced understanding of future markets.
Mark holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University and has taught at Stanford, Harvard, the University of Washington, and other universities. He is a Seybold Fellow and the founder of two software companies and the Washington Software Alliance (WSA) Investors' Forum, Washington's premier software investment conference. Mark is a past director of the WSA and currently chairs its Presidents' Group. He has also participated in the launch of many software startups.
A member of the Merrill Lynch TechBrains Advisory Board, Mark is also an advisor and/or investor in Space Exploration Inc., Voyager Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Ignition Partners, and others. He is the founder and chairman of SNS Project Inkwell, a global consortium of vendors dedicated to the accelerated deployment of appropriate technology onto pre-University desktops. He is the founder and president of Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance, a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation created to reduce Orca whale mortality rates.
About the sponsoring organizations:
Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington (TAG)
The Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington connects technology businesses to resources by offering educational programs, networking opportunities and other business services to the technology sector and its service providers. Our mission is to promote, educate, and advocate for technology businesses in Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties to help accelerating the development and growth of innovation driven and technology based industries in the region. For more information, please visit www.tagnw.org.
Whatcom Community College takes a comprehensive approach to course and program offerings, including liberal arts, professional/technical, basic education and personal/professional enrichment. Whatcom is recognized for its strength in preparing students for transfer and its emerging professional/technical programs. Whatcom is a state supported college, serving approximately 6,750 students per quarter through the efforts of talented faculty and staff and a student-centered philosophy often referred to as "The Whatcom Way". The College takes pride in a 41-year history and is accredited by The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. For more information on Whatcom Community College, please visit www.whatcom.ctc.edu.
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