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Tie SC Monthly Event:The Future of Telecom, and Issues of Raising Capital
Want to meet the founders of Stamps.com and Luminious Networks? It's your chance to meet Dr. Mohan Ananda and Alex Naqvi talk about how they started their companies and what's in next for them. Dr. Ananda will talk about How to Raise Capital in Today's Economy and Mr. Naqvi will address The Future of Telecom. SEATS ARE LIMITED!! Register before it's too late. We closed seating few days ago, but have re-opened it. HURRY!!!!
August 29th TiE Event @ UCLA, 6pm
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JETRO Los Angeles seeking applications for Invest In Japan Study Program
JETRO Los Angeles office will be nominating interested candidates from to participate in this program. The participant should be a senior level executive decision maker who seeks to expand or establish business in Japan. The primary criterion for inclusion in this program is the willingness of the participant to establish an office (small or large) or other infrastructure (repair facility, manufacturing plant, distribution warehouse etc.) in Japan. JETRO will arrange meetings with Japanese companies who can assist in the investment process of the overseas companies. JETRO will also introduce potential joint venture or technology licensing partners as well. For more information or to request an application, send an email to Masaru Nishiura, Director of Business Development.

Larta in the News

O.C. tech community, universities must strengthen ties, study says (Orange County Register)
According to a report to be released (last) Wednesday, Orange County needs to strengthen the relationship between its universities and the local tech community or its status as a high-tech hot spot will be short-lived.
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New Rules Prolong Search For Corporate Directors (Wall Street Journal)
The once-routine task of finding a new director has become a time-consuming process for companies as demands for accountability rise and a host of new corporate-governance standards loom.
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Digital Media :

Hollywood, Tech Piracy Efforts May Curtail Choices (Los Angeles Times)
Meeting the demand for secure content could limit consumers' use of TV shows, movies and songs.
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Internet Video Game War Looms (Reuters)
A battle of the titans to watch this fall could be the competition between Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft for dominance of the Internet video game market.
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The Even-More-Compact Disc (New York Times)
The record industry wants you to buy your music on a new kind of disc. Unlike a CD, the format will greatly restrict your ability to make digital copies. It will cost more than a prerecorded CD. And it will require you to invest a few hundred dollars in a new player.
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Nanotech:

OLEDs get ready to light up the market for flexible screens (Small Times)
Small tech is heading to the small screen. Displays made of glowing plastic molecules called OLEDs promise brighter and cheaper alternatives to liquid crystal displays. Made of nanostructured polymer films, OLED screens based on technologies developed by companies such as Cambridge Display Technology and Kodak are beginning to hit the market.
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Tech Education:

Bridging the Tech-Education Gap (Wired)
Many tax-paying parents want their kids to have access to technology in school. Their kids also want to use the Net more in class. But a computer doesn't automatically mean a good education, says one educator.
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Is our children learning? (Red Herring)
Each year more than $5 billion is spent on computers in the classroom. But it's the tech companies that benefit.
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This events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about events vetted and endorsed by Larta.

September 3-4: SCSC: VentureNet 2002
VentureNet is Southern California's premier software and information technology capital conference. It is the primary forum where the region's most promising companies get to meet and present to prospective investors and strategic partners from around the country.
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September 10: Tech Coast Life Science Innovation Conference
This premiere and unique conference, presented by Venture Point Tech Coast SBDC, provides essential information, strategies, and contacts enabling life science companies and start-ups to maintain fast growth, while minimizing the sacrifice of precious equity. The conference's mission is to help local companies successfully access capital for R&D from the NIH, Homeland Security, and US DoD's SBIR Programs. This conference also connects California companies to many other crucial technology, financial, and strategic resources available. The conference will bring answers, tools, and resources to capitalize on the new intellect, advances and markets that are emerging.
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September 10-26: Frontier Associates presents The Leader Workshop
Normally conducted for only one organization at a time, the Leader Workshop will be offered in September 2002 to participants from multiple organizations. The purpose of the Leader Workshop is to empower people to lead, manage, and work with others to produce breakthrough results in their organizations.The Leader Workshop has been conducted for more than 30 organizations, including for-profit, not-for-profit and government organizations.
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September 18-20: Integrated Nanosystems 2002
The Integrated Nanosystems 2002 is a special forum bringing together a multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers, representatives from the government and the venture community to discuss issues related to research, education, government and private funding, as well as commercialization.
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