Time is running out to save money on THE premier electronic conference in the Northwest - the Third Annual Northwest EC 2000 conference. After Sunday, May 14th, the price goes up to $225. The conference is still worth that price, but you may as well sign up now - it's just over a week away! Check out the Northwest EC/EDI Roundtable website for more info on our organization (http://www.ecnw.org). When: Monday, May 22nd Where: Bellevue Doubletree Hotel Price: Only $175 ($225 if you register after May 14th) Includes: Keynote Speaker from Microsoft, 4 tracks of 5 sessions each on cutting-edge EC topics - (you can attend sessions from any track), an exhibit area showcasing the leaders in Electronic Commerce technology, breakfast, sit down luncheon, morning and afternoon break refreshments, conference materials and a chance to network with your peers. Our keynote speaker for this year's conference is Robert Angrisano, Sr., Principle Technologist at Microsoft Corporation. As Sr. Principle Technologist, Mr. Angrisano is responsible for working with customers and partners in explaining the advanced use of technology as it related to Ecommerce and business process automation. Here is a description of Mr. Angrisano's keynote address: ====================== MANAGING CHANGE AND BUSINESS PROCESSES WITH TECHNOLOGY Integrating business applications has always been extremely costly and time-consuming. But integrating applications is just a means to an end-the real end is integrating business processes. Companies that want to thrive in the 21st century must do a better job of integrating their processes, not only within their organization, but between them, their partners, and the customers they serve. Business processes should be automated and integrated within the context of other more tangible business objectives. Companies need to embrace the global marketplace to expand the market for their goods and services. While that indeed expands their possible reach, it also introduces fundamentally new information exchange demands for many - the need to maintain systems (or more systems than before) that are designed to run non-stop-24 hours by 365 days a year. Furthermore, organizations need to reduce cycle times, for physical as well as virtual processes, to reduce time to market and deliver against higher customer and partner expectations. ======================= Please let your friends and colleagues know about this outstanding educational opportunity. Register now to save money! We look forward to seeing you there. We're expecting this year's conference to be our best ever! To see the conference information online or to register, check out the conference website at: http://www.multicorp.com/nwst2000.htm or call the conference line at 1-800-516-9490. Again, here are the titles of the different speaking slots. Find more information by visiting the conference website above: EC FUNDAMENTALS TRACK - E-commerce Bootcamp - Developing and EC Strategy - The Politics of Electronic Commerce - How to select an Application Service Provider - Reality - Beyond Technology to Business Practices XML TRACK - XML/EDI for Dummies - XML-Based B2B Technologies - XML - Hype or Glory? - XML & EDI - B2B eCommerce Interoperability - XML Case Study EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - Web-Based EC - Using the Internet as Your EDI Backbone - Web Authentication & Security - Technical & Business Issues - The Un-VAN: The Integrated Solution for Driving High Velocity eBusiness - E-Business Framework for Trading Communities BACK OFFICE SOLUTIONS - B2B at Boeing: A New World - Achieving an End-to-End EC Infrastructure - Teaching Your Enterprise Applications to Speak E-Commerce - Electronic Commerce - Issues on the Legal Frontier - Integrating Business-to-Business Internet Storefronts Tim McMonigle President, NW EC/EDI Roundtable 206-923-0765 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝŘ signoff the EDI-L list, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
