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 China
and The WTO: One Year Later
China has been undertaking market and trade reforms since the late
1970s, but the nation's accession to the WTO in December 2001 marked
the remarkable progress the country has made in integrating itself
into the global economy.
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Ten
Common Business Writing Mistakes, by Gary Seigel, speaker at the
Janaury 30 Larta University workshop, Less is Better: Persuasive
Business Writing That Creates a Powerful Impact (previously
published in Realty Times)
In my travels across the country, teaching business professionals
how to uncover and correct grammatical errors in their speaking
and writing, I have discovered that no matter where we live---from
Los Angeles to Bangor ---we all tend to make the same mistakes over
and over again.
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~Available
today from Larta Research
The 2003 Federal Technology Funding Guide, sponsored by the Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation
Larta has published its latest edition of the most comprehensive
resource on government-facilitated programs for R&D, Winning
Government Money, The 2003 Federal Technology Funding Guide.
The report is recognized as the nation's leading survey on technology
funding by the federal government (over $90 billion per year). With
interest in government funding for technology at an all time high,
this publication serves a relevant need for companies seeking this
kind of assistance.
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~Other
Larta Announcements
February
7: China Compass Conference, Navigating U.S. - China Business
Opportunities
China Compass Conference (C3) is a major conference that
brings together executives, investors, innovators, and strategic
players interested in market trends in U.S.- China business
and the reality of doing business today. C3 features incisive
and provocative minds at the forefront of business and finance
in the US and China. Speakers include DONALD TANG (Bear Stearns
Asia); RICHARD PENG (China Development and Listing Promotion
of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited); RICK RAPPAPORT
(WestPark Capital); DONALD STRASZHEIM (Straszheim Global Advisors,
Inc.); WILLIAM OVERHOLT (RAND; author of "The Rise of
China"); DESMOND SHUM (HanQing Investment Co.; former
Chief Representative, ChinaVest); and more.
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Larta University
January-February 2003
January
29: Mergers and Acquisitons
This session will provide you the knowledge necessary
to take your business through the "path to liquidity".
The course will discuss (i) what makes a successful acquisition
candidate and what a business can do to maximize value before
the sale process and (ii) how the M&A process works and how
to maximize value during the sale process. Instructor: Adam
Roseman, Barrington Associates.
more
information >
January
30: Less is Better: Persuasive Business Writing That Creates
a Powerful Impact
In
this three-hour, interactive workshop, you'll learn that the
longer you take to say things, the weaker you come across
and the more you risk blurring important ideas. Dr. Gary Seigel,
trainer, writer, and entrepreneur, will show you fast, easy
methods to organize ideas, delete excess words and sentences,
target your audience, re-phrase complicated ideas into persuasive
language, and reinvent your writing so that the message is
always readable and appreciated. Instructor: Dr. Gary Seigel,
The Writing Institute.
more
information >
February 4: Management Law 101
This seminar will teach company leaders the fundamental employment
laws, which if violated can lead to six and seven figure exposure,
as well as management techniques to develop a cohesive, forward-moving
work force. The discussion will include discrimination, harassment,
disability, and basic wage and hour laws, as well as fundamental
company policies and more.
more
information >
February
18 - May 28: PricewaterhouseCoopers Expert Access Series
In its seventeenth year, the program offers courses covering
a variety of practical accounting and finance topics for businesses
of all sizes. Choose from a list of classes or choose all
for a reduced rate. Courses: Start-Up Accounting and Tax Issues;
Accounting Issues for Emerging Technology Companies; Stock-Based
Compensation and Equity; and Revenue Recognition.
more
information >
~Other
Articles
Sponsored By:
Business,
Investment, and Entrepreneurship:
China:
Kicking Info Tech Booty (Wired)
China will soon become the world's largest Internet
and information economy, surpassing the United States,
the president of one of the Chinese government's two
main telecommunications companies predicted at the World
Economic Forum.
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SEC
Lawsuits in Silicon Valley Rise 57% in 2002 (Los
Angeles Times)
The region's increase in insider-trading cases is more
than double the nationwide figure. One lawyer says the
agency is being overzealous.
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Security:
Pros
try to track vicious 'Slammer' worm (CNN)
Computer experts are trying to determine if a virus-like
attack on the Internet over the weekend originated in
Hong Kong as the president of South Korea, the hardest
hit nation, ordered officials to safeguard that nation's
computer networks.
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Digital
Media:
6
Retailers Plan Venture to Sell Music on the Web (New
York Times)
Six of the largest music retailers plan to announce
on Monday that they are joining forces to sell music
that can be downloaded from the Web. The
retailing group, called Echo, consists of Best Buy,
the nation's No. 1 electronics retailer; Tower Records;
the Virgin Entertainment Group; Wherehouse Entertainment;
Hastings Entertainment; and Trans World Entertainment,
which operates the FYE store chain. The six retail companies
will each own an equity stake in Echo that together
will make them majority owners.
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Verizon ordered to name piracy
suspect (Silicon Valley
News)
A federal judge in Washington
ruled Thursday that Verizon Internet Services must turn
over to the record industry the name of a subscriber
who allegedly downloaded 600 songs from the Internet
in a single day. The ruling is a big victory for the
industry and opens a new, more personal front in the
recording industry's war on piracy.
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article >
Plug
(the Product) and Play (Washington Post)
From
Nickelodeon's Jimmy Neutron to the Army's terrorist
busters, online games allow advertisers to capture attention.
In creating advergames, marketers have jumped on a hot
consumer trend: electronic gaming. Last year revenue
from the electronic gaming industry ($10.3 billion,
according to the NPD Group) was bigger than movie ticket
revenue ($9.37 billion, reports Exhibitor Relations).
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article >
Nanotech
and Bioscience:
10
Emerging Technologies That Will Change the World
(MIT Technology Review)
Technology Review
identifies the developments that will dramatically affect
the way we live and work—and profiles the leading
innovators behind them, including Paul Alivisatos, a
chemist at the University of California, Berkeley.
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article >
Beckman
Coulter Develops Protein Discovery Systems (Bio.com)
Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE:
BEC) today introduced two new systems for protein discovery:
ProteomeLab PF 2D, an automated, two-dimensional fractionation
system for high-resolution analysis of complex protein
mixtures, and ProteomeLab PA-800 Protein Characterization
System for the automated, high-resolution analysis of
proteins. The new instruments are the first introductions
in Beckman Coulter's new ProteomeLab™ initiative.
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article >
Forget
the glass ceiling, women are on nanotech's ground floor
(Small Times)
A handful of women’s professional groups see nanotechnology
playing a role in their members’ future. Some want
to ensure women entrepreneurs get a foothold into an
emerging industry while it is rife with opportunity.
Others recognize nanotechnology offers tools that women
business leaders can use to improve products, services
and their bottom line.
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*********** Events Calendar ***********
This events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about
events vetted and endorsed by Larta.
January 28: JETRO 4th Tuesday Technology Exchange presents, Will
The Fuel Cell Revolution Really Happen Soon Enough?
The
talk will provide an overview of the current fuel cell technologies,
focusing on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFC), their component
materials, H2 production, the infrastructure and recent activities
of the industry, and key factors involved in determining the commercialization
of PEFC.
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January
28: UCLA Extension presents, Digital & Hollywood, How
Do We Pick Up The Pieces and Move Forward?
First boom, then bust. Is sanity next? Where do you fit in? The
Internet, wireless, iTV, mobile, broadband and other new technologies
still represent a future new world of entertainment. Digital content
delivery remains a compelling concept…but how and when? As
with any nascent industry, the answers are in the experience.
Join us for powerful and stimulating conversations from the battlefront
with panels of senior executives as we explore the question: thrive
or simply survive? The course includes a field trip/private presentation
at the Digital Cinema Lab in Hollywood.
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information >
January
29: Growth Capital Conference VII
FGCC VII is for executives, professionals and organizations, including:
Established Firms Seeking Capital, Accountants, Advisors, Attorneys,
and Capital Providers. Larta offers a major discount for GCC VII.
Register by January 24 and save $30. Mention LARTA in Conference
Code and Comments. Pay $19 instead of $49. 7:00 am-9:00 am at
the Olympic Collection in West Los Angeles.
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February
5-7: Infocast presents, NBIC Convergence 2003
The convergence of nanoscience, biotechnology, information
technology and cognitive science ("NBIC") offers immense
opportunities for the improvement of human abilities, social outcomes,
the nation's productivity and its quality of life, and also represents
a major new frontier in research and development. The NBIC Convergence
2003 conference will feature a remarkable panel of nationally
recognized experts, and will analyze the opportunities NBIC convergence
presents for human performance improvements, including work efficiency,
learning, sensory and cognitive capabilities, communications,
human-machine interface, life extension, defense and human health.
The conference will be co-chaired by Mihail C. Roco, Ph.D., Senior
Advisor, NSF, and Chair of the National Science and Technology
Council's subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology;
and Carlo D. Montemagno, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Institute for
Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CMISE) and the Chair of the Department
of Bioengineering at UCLA.
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February 9-10: IBF Conference presents, 2nd Annual Nanotechnology
Investing Forum
IBF Conferences and the NanoBusiness Alliance have gathered
the leading nanotech investors and the leading research institutions
in nanotechnology. Hear from the experts about the opportunities,
challenges and potential opportunities of investing in nanotechnology
today.
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information >
February
11-13: The NASA Medical Technology Summit presents, Forging
Partnerships to Commercialize Emerging Technologies
NASA invites you to participate in the NASA Medical Technology
Summit: Forging Partnerships to Commercialize Emerging Technologies.
This one-of-a-kind event will showcase more than 20 NASA technologies
that have commercial applications in biomolecular sensors, physiological
monitoring, diagnostic instruments and techniques, therapeutic
devices, and advanced instruments. Don't miss this exciting opportunity
to learn how your company can partner with NASA to jointly develop
or license some of the hottest technologies NASA has ever developed.
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information >
February
18: Orange Coast Venture Group February 2003 Breakfast Program
presents, We Are Your Exit: Corporate Strategic Investment
How do major corporations select and value acquisitions? What
milestones do emerging companies need to meet in order to achieve
a successful M&A exit? At the OCVG February Breakfast Program,
you’ll hear insights from leading OC executives who have
the unique perspective of having “been there, done that."
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