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August 2004	Provided for Members of the Greater Richmond Technology Council
	August 13th Good Morning Technology! Breakfast Series
August Breakfast Lead Sponsor	The Greater Richmond Technology Council will hold its "Good Morning Technology Breakfast" on August 13 at The Place in Innsbrook. Our speaker will be Lemuel C. "Lem" Stewart, Jr., Chief Information Officer, Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). Details Register

The Greater Richmond Technology Council's 2004 Business Partners Join these companies and become a GRTC Business Partner! Details	Genworth Financial Greater Richmond Partnership Keane, Inc. SyCom Technologies TEKsystems Virginia Asset Management, LLC Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology
	TechLinks 2004 - ONLY 3 SPONSORSHIPS REMAINING!
Thank you to our TechLink 2004 sponsors! Philip Morris USA Apex Systems, Inc., Bell Industries Tech.logix Group, Blue Canary LLC, CapTech Ventures, Computer Resource Team, Dominion Resources, ESI, IndigeTech, Microsoft, SiloSmashers, SyCom Technologies, TEKsystems, Tournament details	One way to ensure your company gets a foursome at this year's tournament is to become a TechLinks sponsor! We have three (3) Sponsorships Remaining! This year's captain's choice tournament will be held on Monday, September 13th at two of the region's premier courses Royal New Kent and Stonehouse. The TechLinks Golf Tournament is a fun and enjoyable venue to forge relationships and gain exposure for your company. Last year's tournament was a blast and we have the photos to prove it! Contact the Council office about sponsoring this tournament.
	Regional Technology Events of Interest to GRTC Members
	August 19th, 2004 NCTC Technology & Toast Dr. France Belanger is Director of the Center for Global E-Commerce and Associate Professor and Alumni Research Fellow in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Virginia Tech. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations. Her current research interests focus on the use of telecommunication technologies in organizations, in particular for distributed work and electronic commerce. Register September 15, 2004 VPTC Wireless Networking Symposium The Virginia Piedmont Technology Council (VPTC) is presenting a wireless networking conference on September 15, 2004 , at the Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville , VA. This one-day statewide event offers information, demonstrations, keynotes, and workshops dedicated to wireless networking technology - the benefits, uses, deployment, and the future of the technology. To register or reserve your exhibit space, visit www.vptcfallsymposium.com.
	Second Annual Commercialization Workshop
For additional information, please contact Dr. K.C. Das kcdas@msn.com at 804/897-0454. You may access complete agenda and registration information at: http://www.sw.edu/pac.html	Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) Office of Research will host a workshop on August 12 that is designed to equip small high tech firms in our state with the business concepts and methods essential to sound planning for commercializing new high tech products and achieving company growth. Members of VCU’s Business School faculty will also provide instruction in key dimensions of the business planning process. Though not intended for academic credit, the content offered is, in effect, a short course in small high tech enterprises. To assure contact with the real world of SBIR competition, founding CEOs of leading Virginia companies are featured to share their SBIR experience as high tech growth companies.
	How Business Wire Can Help You Promote Your Company
Full list GRTC Affinity Programs offered to Membership	Any press release sent over Business Wire by a GRTC member will automatically post to the appropriate BW news feed(s) on GRTC Web Site. Business Wire has offered GRTC Members a large array of benefits. Check them out and start promoting your company today!
	Upcoming Events
Member of GRTC, please submit your events to be listed in TechLink	August 10 Association of Information Technology Professionals 11-13 IndigeTech Exhibiting at the Virginia Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Summer Conference 12 Second Annual Commercialization Workshop 13 Good Morning Technology! Breakfast Series - Register 19 NCTC Technology & Toast September 13 TechLinks 2004 - details 15 Virginia Piedmont Technology Council Fall Symposium 22 The Central Virginia Local Interest Group of the IT Services Management Forum (itSMF) 26-28 COVITS 2004
	Member News
Please email your company news to included in the next TechLink	CAPtONEs Live Comcast channel 6 from 9 to 10 pm for 6 live show Cherry, Bekaert and Holland, L.L.P Wins Award from the Association for Accounting Marketing
	GRTC Membership. What's in it for you?
	Information ... Networking ... Marketing ... Community Involvement ... Affinity Programs ... The Technology Council exists primarily to bring value to its members and promote the regional technology community. Click here for many of the opportunities offered. We welcome new ideas and suggestions on how we can increase the value of being a Council member.
	Member to Member Discounts
	One of the many benefits of being a Tech Council member is discounts you receive for goods and services provided by other members. If your company is interested in providing discounts to Tech Council members, please contact the Tech Council office. Velocity Micro Welcomes Greater Richmond Technology Council Members! Need a PC for your home or home office? How about a notebook to stay productive on the go? Velocity Micro has you covered. GRTC members enjoy a 6% discount on our entire product line. Details
	New Members
Membership Application Member Benefits Not sure if your company is a member? Check the GRTC Member Directory	Integrated Data Corporation North American Color Productivity Point International Strategic Ranking LLC Virginia Tourism Corporation
	Renewing Members
Update your Member Profile	Advanced Concepts Training Corporation AdvanTech BEA Systems CACI Data Concepts Deloitte & Touche Eiden Systems Corporation EMSCO, INC IBM Keiter Stephens Hurst Gary & Shreaves MCI Oakhurst Systems, Inc. Spencer Systems, Inc. Virginia Business Systems Virginia Economic Development Partnership - Tom Garnett

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