> Below is the electronic brochure announcing the June meeting for the New > England Electronic Commerce Users' Group. Formerly known as the New > England EDI Users Group, we are celebrating our ten year anniversary > during this two day conference. The first day, June 8th, will be a day of > presentations in our traditional format. The second day will be a seminar > of wide e-commerce appeal on June 9th. Our new web site for NEECOM is > still under construction, so you will be diverted to our existing > NEEDI.org site for another week or two. Please follow instructions for > registering below. Act fast as space is limited. > > Hope to see you there! > > Michelle Boudrot > NEECOM Officer at Large > > > Ten Year Anniversary Meeting - June 8-9, 2000 > > Day One > > ... Annual Membership Meeting > > ... Standards: Present/Future Perspective > > ... 1990-2000 A Retrospective on EC/EDI > > ... EC within the Logistics Function > > ... Corporate Financial Portals > > ... eBusiness: The 'e' is Silent > > ... XML: An Interactive Panel Discussion with the Experts > > > Day Two > Full-Day Tutorial > > ... Enabling Technologies and Techniques for eBusiness > Rachel Foerster & Associates / > Bellerophon, Ltd. > > Introduction > The New England Electronic Commerce User's Group (NEECOM) is a nonprofit > organization established in 1990. We were formerly known as NEEDI, the > New > England EDI Users' Group. While our name has changed, our mission remains > the same. We focus on the practitioners of EC/EDI. Our members include > manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, insurance companies, motor carriers, > universities, banks and government agencies. The common thread is our > interest in EC/EDI and related technologies. We welcome companies of all > sizes, who are at any stage in their implementation of Electronic > Commerce. > > > The Goals of NEECOM: > ... To provide a forum for technical and business presentations; > ... To inform and educate the business community; > ... To share information and new ideas; > ... To increase the opportunity for personal contacts and networking; and > ... To expand the regional scope of Electronic Commerce. > > Meetings > NEECOM generally meets three times a year. Topics will vary depending on > the interests of the group. Programs cover: basic education, advanced > topics, case studies, current issues and industry updates, and are > presented by a variety of guest speakers. > > Contacts > Wayne Marshall, NEECOM President > EDI Specialists, Inc., 800 821-4644 > > Susan Watson, NEECOM Treasurer > Polaroid, 781-386-6319 > > For additional information and directions, visit our web site: > http://www.neecom.org > > > > Agenda for: June 8, 2000 - Day One > > 8:00 Registration/Continental Breakfast > > 8:30 Annual Meeting & Opening Remarks > NEECOM President, Wayne Marshall, EDI Specialists > > 8:50 Standards: Present/Future Perspective & The EC Institute: > Lisa Clowers, Vice President of Public Affairs, DISA > This session will provide a business and future perspective of the X12 > and > XML standards. > An update of the work of other groups such as UN/CEFACT, ebXML, Biztalk, > and the W3C will also be discussed. In addition, the progress and > timeline > of the EC Institute will be presented. > > 9:15 1990 - 2000 A Retrospective on EC/EDI > Bill Cafiero, Senior Consultant (retired), GE Global eXchange Services > This presentation takes a humorous look at various aspects of EC, from the > early X12 meetings in the mid-1980's through the latest flavor of the > week, > XML. Bill will draw on his experience as a vendor of EC services to show > how the service providers have changed and adapted to new technologies. > Bill will also show examples of user application of EC techniques to > illustrate the changes we have all seen in the past ten years. > > 10:30 Break > > 10:40 EC within the Logistics Function > John Amaral, Director of Research and Development, Celarix > Sam Presutti, Director of EC Messaging, Celarix > This session will focus on the various EC technologies, transactions, and > process flows used to "EC-enable" a company's logistics function. This > presentation will also detail the different types of trading partners > involved as well as the role of a third party to help manage a company's > logistics operations including procuring transportation services, managing > logistics, and evaluating ongoing performance. > > 11:20 Corporate Financial Portals > Mary Ruhl, Product Manager, Politzer & HANEY > Greg Meade, Senior Account Executive, Politzer & HANEY > Financial professionals at corporations are managing many relationships > with financial institutions, suppliers, customers, and internal > departments. They need a way to centralize information for > simplified management of their daily work activities. This session will > illustrate the value of > using Internet technology to aggregate information and financial functions > into a single portal. > > 12:00 eBusiness: The 'e' is Silent > Carol Rozwell, Senior Vice President of E-Business, Nykamp > Consulting > Enterprises of all sizes need a plan to transform their business in order > to prosper in the > connected economy. We will look at how doing business on the Internet will > drive new business models and allow enterprises to achieve greater > customer > intimacy. > > 12:30 Lunch with Topic Tables > > 1:45 XML: An Interactive Panel Discussion with the Experts > A distinguished panel of guests will discuss the pros and cons of XML. > This is intended to be a free-wheeling discussion with ample opportunity > for audience participation. Topics to be covered include: > XML Standards, Practical Applications of XML, Transitioning from EDI to > XML > Panelists: > Bill Cafiero, Senior Consultant (retired), GE Global eXchange Services > Tim Cronin, Principal Consultant, Avicon Group > Kate Fessenden, Research Director, Enterprise XML, The Aberdeen Group > Rachel Foerster, Principal, Rachel Foerster & Associates > Joe Heroux, Senior Consultant, GE Global eXchange Services > Adam Malik, Senior Education Specialist, XML Solutions, > Andy Moir, EConcert Manager, Rosetta Net > Sam Presutti, Director of EC Messaging, Celarix > > 3:45 Adjourn > > > > > Agenda for: June 9, 2000 - Day Two > > 8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast > > 9:00 Enabling Technologies and Techniques for eBusiness: A One Day > Seminar > > This seminar is designed to introduce the attendees with the > concepts necessary to begin preparing to implement an eBusiness capability > within their enterprise. The seminar will introduce the techniques used > in > planning, and the tools used in developing, an enterprise wide eBusiness > effort. Attendees will be introduced to the modern technologies on which > eBusinesses are now being built. Finally, the attendees will comprehend > the value in analysis and modeling as the foundation on which the > eBusiness > is fully developed. > > Tutorial Instructors: Rachel E. Foerster, Principal, Rachel > Foerster & Associates > Michael R. McFarren, Chair & CEO, Bellerophon, Ltd. > > > The Framework > > ... Strategic Planning > ... Requirements Analysis > ... Project Planning > > The Technologies > > ... EDI > ... XML > ... OO > > The Techniques > > ... Process Analysis > ... Modeling (UML) > ... Architecture > > > Lunch is included and will be served at 12:00. The seminar will end at > about 4 PM. > Meeting Registration > To avoid an additional walk-in registration fee of $20, all registrations > must be received by June 5, 2000. All questions concerning registration > should be addressed to Susan Watson 781-386-6319. > Please note that membership begins anew each calendar year. Register and > renew your membership at the same time! Check our web page to see if you > are a current member. http://www.neecom.org > > Note: Member companies may send one attendee to Day One at 1/2 the member > rate. > > Company > > Member Non-Member > > Name: > > > Address: > > > City: State/Zip: > > > Phone #: E-Mail: > > > Please attach names of additional registrants. > Check and indicate number attending. > DAY 1 > _ Member Fee (limited to 1) ___1___ x $25 = ___25_ > Member Fee _______ x $50 = ______ > Non-Member Fee _______ x $95 = ______ > > DAY 2 > Member Fee _______ x $95 = ______ > Non-Member Fee _______ x $195 =______ > > The Registration Fee is non-refundable. > We accept company and personal checks as well as the following credit > cards: > > American Express Visa Master Card > > Name on Credit Card: _______________________________________________ > > Billing Street Address: __________________________ ZIP Code____________ > > Credit Card #: _____________________________ Exp. Date:__________ > > Signature: > > > Checks should be made payable to: > New England Electronic Commerce Users' Group (NEECOM) > P.O. Box 661 > Milford, ME 04461 > > Space Is Limited! > Please Respond Before June 5, 2000. > > > > Membership & Fees > Membership is open to all companies that have an interest in EC/EDI. The > nominal annual dues entitle the company representative and any number of > employees to attend activities and meetings at member rates. Membership > is > based on a calendar year (January through December). > > > Member Non- > rate Member > rate > > Annual dues (Once a year) $150 N/A > Meeting fees (3 times a year) $50 $95 > Second Day (Once a year) $95 $195 > > Company Name: > > > Type of Business: > > > Representative's Name: > > > Position: > > > Company Address: > > > Internal Address: > > > City: State: Zip: > > > Telephone: Fax: > > > E-mail: > > > We accept company and personal checks as well as the following credit > cards: > > American Express Visa Master Card > > Name on Credit Card:_______________________________________________ > > Billing Street Address:__________________________ ZIP Code____________ > > Credit Card #:_____________________________ Exp. Date:__________ > > Signature: > > > Checks should be made payable to: > New England Electronic Commerce Users' Group > P.O. Box 661 > Milford, ME 04461 > > 2000 NEECOM Conference Schedule > > June 8, 9 > October 25 > > All Meetings will be held in the following facility: > > Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center > 366 Main Street > U.S. Route 20 > Sturbridge, MA 01566 > 508 347-7393 > > For additional information and directions visit our web page at > www.neecom.org. > > Additional Membership Benefits > > Members of the New England Electronic Commerce Users' Group enjoy the > following benefits: > > ... Discounted "member" rates for all NEECOM meetings > ... Discounted rates for education and conferences > ... Periodic discounts and/or trial subscriptions to EC-specific > publications > ... 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