ÿþ<html> <head> <title>LA VOX September 17, 2001</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor"#FFFFFF" text= "#000000"> <table width="640" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" bordercolorlight="#999999" bordercolor="#000000" bordercolordark="#666666"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.old.larta.org"><img src="../images/lavox_top_bar.jpg" width="640" height="71" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="30%"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.ey.com" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_EY.jpg" border="0" width="120" height="25"></a></div> </td> <td width="19%"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.akingump.com/tech" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_Akin.jpg" border="0" width="60" height="60"></a></div> </td> <td width="23%"><a href="http://www.missionventures.com" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_Mission.jpg" border="0" width="120" height="45"></a></td> <td width="23%"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.grubb-ellis.com" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_Grubb.jpg" width="120" height="30" border="0"></a></div> </td> <td width="28%"> <div align="center"><a href="%20http://commerce.ca.gov/" target="_blank"><img src="../images/Logo_CalTTCA.jpg" border="0" width="120" height="28"></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <div align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>September 10, 2001 ~ v.3, n.40</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2301"> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr align="left"> <td height="2227"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div align="center"></div> </td> <td width="26%" valign="top"> <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org"><img src="../images/Logo_larta.gif" border="0" width="110" height="47"></a></font></b></div> </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" cellspacing="10" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="293"> <div align="left"> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">A Special Message from <b>larta</b></font></p> <p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>larta</b> joins the nation in mourning the loss and the tragedy of last Tuesday's terrorist attacks. We remember Edmund Glazer, of MRV Communications in Chatsworth, and Dan Lewin of Akamai in Cambridge, Mass, as well as <a href="http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1825%2526a%253D14440,00.asp" target="_blank"><font color="#FF0000">other members of the technology community that have been lost</font></a> to these horrific attacks. And to all the thousands of families affected by this national tragedy, we can offer only the comfort of the company of millions of us, rendered mute and despairing as our world was transformed. </font></p> </div> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Of course, we'll survive. Ours is a resilient culture. And people all around the world survive catastrophe and roiling despair all the time. </font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">And yet, we recoil from what <i>The New York Times</i>, <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/pl/NewsArticles/12Sept01NYTimes.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#FF0000">in a moving editorial</font></a><font color="#FF0000">,</font> calls &quot;history's rift,&quot; the moment at which our times changed. Whether we'll ever be able to look at our yesterdays without the dirt and debris of the moments after is unclear.</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">We have lost much. </font><font color="#FFFFFF"><br> </font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <table width="120" border="0" align="right" bgcolor="#FF6633"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=120 bordercolorlight="#999999" align="right"> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td> <p align="center"><img src="../images/Aboutlarta.gif" width="125" height="17"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#000000"><b><br> larta </b>is a trusted advisor to the technology and startup community of Southern California. <b>larta</b> is an independent, private nonprofit company originally created by California legislation.</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartau" target="_blank"> Sign up</a> for <b>Larta </b>University: The Bootcamp for Serious Entrepreneurs. Visit <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartau" target="_blank">www.old.larta.org/lartau</a>. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Download <b>larta</b>'s<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/index.asp?MainFrameName=reports/HeartOfGold.htm" target="_blank">Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California Report</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000">Download<a href="http://www.old.larta.org/index.asp?MainFrameName=reports/nanopages.htm" target="_blank"> The Nanotechnology Yellow Pages</a>: Industry Report and Directory</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000">746 W. Adams Blvd.<br> Los Angeles, CA 90089-7727<br> Tel: (213) 743-4150<br> Fax: (213) 747-7307</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org" target="blank">www.old.larta.org</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> </font></p> </td> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>Fortress Nano</b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br> <font size="2"><i>Can America erect a barrier around this fledgling field in order to boost &quot;competitiveness?&quot;</i></font><br> <font size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/2001/9-17_NanoPart2.htm" target="_blank">click here for the full article</a></font></font><br> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b> </b></font> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b>Coming this fall from larta: <br> <i>Nanotechnology Yellow Pages Update: <br> National and International Directory</i></b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">In May 2001, <b>larta </b>released the first-ever report on the fledgling nano industry, <i>Nanotechnology Yellow Pages: Industry Report and Directory</i>, focusing on Southern California. This fall, <b>larta</b> will be updating the report with a focus on the national and global evolution of the industry, the <i>Nanotechnology Yellow Pages: National and International Directory. </i>This report will provide analysis on nanotechnology from the investment and government perspective, as well as a new directory on domestic and overseas companies working in the field of nanotechnology.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/index.asp?MainFrameName=reports/nanopages.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information on the original report</a> </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b>larta in the news</b></font></p> <p align="left"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Wall Street's Relocation Worries Return</font></b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><br> Up until Tuesday, the idea of moving Wall Street out of New York seemed as nonsensical as relocating Hollywood to Nebraska. In the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster, however, many survivors in the financial industry are likely to reevaluate the systems and traditions that concentrate them in Lower Manhattan. And that, in turn, could revive previously rejected ideas for greater decentralization of the U.S. financial markets--turning the New York Stock Exchange's trading floor into a historical artifact. </font><br> <a href="http://www.thestreet.com/markets/marketfeatures/10001062.html" target="_blank"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">click here for the full article from <i>The Street.com</i></font></a></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b>Related information from larta</b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b> <font color="0" size="2">larta's Nanotechnology Working Group</font><br> <font size="2" color="0">larta</font></b><font size="2" color="0"> has started a Nanotechnology Working Group. Initiated in February of 2001, the Nanotechnology Working Group's mission is to create a central meeting point to foster the growth and development of the nanotechnology industry in Southern California. Members are made up of key technology leaders from Southern California's leading corporations, universities, and research laboratories in nanotechnology.</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></font><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">For more information on <b>larta</b>'s nanotechnology programs or publications, please contact <a href="mailto:lfoster@old.larta.org" target="_blank">Mr. Lynn Foster</a>.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b> </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>Nanotechnology Yellow Pages:Industry Report and Directory</b><br> The <i>Nanotechnology Yellow Pages </i>is both a directory and an overview of the nanotechnology industry. A result of six months of extensive research and interviews, the <i>Nanotechnology Yellow Pages</i> is the first-ever industry report on the science of the small with a focus on Southern California.</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/index.asp?MainFrameName=reports/nanopages.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information on the report</a></font></p> <p align="left"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"> Other articles</font></b></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b> An Unfathomable Attack<br> </b>Remember the ordinary, if you can. Remember how normal New York City seemed at sunrise, as beautiful a morning as ever dawns in early September. The polls had opened for a primary election, and if the day seemed unusual in any way, that was the reason &#151; the collective awareness that the night would be full of numbers. All the innumerable habits and routines that define a city were unbroken. Everyone was preoccupied, in just the way we usually call innocence.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/pl/NewsArticles/12Sept01NYTimes.htm" target="_blank">click here for the full article from <i>The New York Times</i></a></font></p> <p align="left"> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b><font size="3" color="#8E2F17">larta poll: What can larta do for you?</font></b><br> <b>larta</b> would like your feedback on what you like, don't like and would like to see from our work and our programs. <br> <a href="http://www.epoll.com/client/poll.asp?pollid=2233" target="_blank">please take a moment to give us your feedback by clicking here </a></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4" color="#8E2F17"><i><b>larta Announcements</b></i></font></p> <table width="100" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/LartaU"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/LartaU_seal.gif" width="100" height="100" border="0" vspace="1" hspace="1"></a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="0">Coming this October 10 and 11: </font></b><br> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Larta University: Partnership Strategies and Strategic Alliances</b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Companies have managed to prosper immensely from building the right partnerships, where businesses share valuable assets ranging from a customer base to marketing activities, from suppliers and procurement to product development. Effective partnerships, with identifiable activity and relations, distinguishes &quot;vapor&quot; alliances from those of substance. This investor-led workshop covers all phases and challenges of company partnerships, from negotiations to legal challenges, to planning. October 10 in Irvine and October 11 in Santa Monica.<a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartaU/Workshops.htm#Session5" target="_blank"><br> click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 24, 2001: Larta University &amp; Caltech present: Technology Commercialization</b><br> The process of moving technologies from the research space into the commercial marketplace is a challenging and intricate task. This Larta University workshop, co-hosted by Caltech, will provide insight on areas of commercialization and technology transfer to enable strategic, successful efforts. Topics include intellectual property and licensing, technology management, and more. Speakers include Rich Wolf of Caltech s Office of Technology Transfer, Bassil Dahiyat of Xencor, and Joel Balbien from Smart Technology Ventures. The workshop will be held at Caltech in Pasadena, from 8 am to 12 noon. Contact <a href="mailto:schao@old.larta.org" target="_blank">Stefanie Chao </a>for more information.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>Survey: The Region's Tech Economy</b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b> from the </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>California Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="2"><br> </font></b><font size="2">This survey is being conducted to help identify the concerns about the sustainability of California&#146;s technology-based economy and how its success can benefit even more Californians. </font><b><font size="2"><br> </font></b><font size="2"><a href="http://134.186.62.37/dsti/survey.html" target="_blank">click here to participate in this survey</a></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4" color="#8E2F17"><i>Recommended Fall Conferences</i></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#8E2F17"><b>postponed indefinitely - <br> </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>September 17-18: Asia-Silicon Valley Technology Investment Conference</b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><font color="#8E2F17"><i>On nanotechnology, microsystems, and MEMS</i></font><i><b>...</b></i><b><br> </b></font><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#8E2F17"><b>rescheduled as an Internet conference</b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b> - SmallTimes.com Brings Small Tech 2001<br> </b>Out of respect for the national recovery period, Small Times Media has restructured its Small Tech 2001: The Microsystems Advantage conference and tradeshow previously scheduled for September 18-21, 2001 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C. "Our show will go on but in a different format," said Jon Pepper, president, Small Times Media. "Rather than hosting a live event, we will present the content via the Internet and in Small Times magazine. A detailed schedule for these events will be posted soon on www.smalltimes.com, the daily news site covering small tech."<br> <a href="http://www.smalltimes.com/smalltech2001" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><font color="#8E2F17"><i>For those interested in tech-based economic development...</i></font><b><br> <font color="#8E2F17">rescheduled</font> December 3-4: State Science and Technology Institute's (SSTI) Annual Conference: Creating Opportunity: Tools for Building Tech-Based Economies <br> </b>With more than 20 sessions, this event will have something for everyone interested in tech-based economic development. This year, in addition to 12 great sessions on policies and practices for tech-based economic development, there are two new separate tracks of interrelated sessions on critical themes, Universities in Today's Tech-Based Economy and Resources for Building Tech-Based Economies.<b> larta </b>CEO Rohit Shukla will be a featured speaker at this high-profile event. September 19-21, Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Price of admission varies. <br> <a href="http://www.ssti.org" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <div align="center"></div> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><pmg_text_only></pmg_text_only><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/whatsnew.asp#Calendar"><img src="../images/eventscalendar_bar.jpg" width="360" height="77" border="0"></a></b></font></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"> This events calendar is provided as a service by <b>larta</b> on behalf of various partner organizations and about events vetted and endorsed by<b> larta</b>.</font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>September 18: LAVA's Investment Capital Conference Workshop Series</b><br> A well-prepared business plan is essential to the success of raising capital. A poorly prepared business plan can be a major reason for failure in raising capital. Today's capital markets have changed dramatically and the business plans and business models need to address these new realities. This Workshop will provide comprehensive guidance from business plan and strategy consultants, an angel investor and venture capitalist/investment banker on what the capital sources expect in a business plan, how to effectively market the business plan and how to effectively make presentations to investors.<br> <a href="http://www.lava.org/workshop-series/2001_0918.html" target="_blank">click for more information</a></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> </font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="0"><b>September 25 <font color="#8E2F17">(postponed from September 13)</font>: eBrew</b> <b>Networking Event</b> <br> eBrew is freedom from boring talks and rubber chicken--just great networking with great people, all focused on success in the high tech economy. Join leaders and innovators in wireless, IT, telecom, eCom, and Internet to discuss what's hot and what's not. eBrew is both fun and productive; eBrew is a marketplace for the exchange of ideas. UCLA Alumni Center, Westwood, 6-9 p.m.<br> <a href="http://www.gotoebrew.com" target="_blank">click here for more information</a> </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>September 28: Digital Media Wire Presents a Panel Discussion: &quot;Microsoft vs. AOL: The Battle of the Internet Titans&quot;</b><br> This panel of journalists, legal experts and others will discuss the increasing rivalry between these two monolithic companies -- and how their competition will affect the development of the Internet for years to come. Featured speakers include, Bob Badal, Attorney of Heller Ehrman, Mark Frauenfelder, Editor at <i>Wired</i> magazine, Jon Goodman, Executive Director of EC2 Incubator Project, and Jim Griffin, founder of The 'Pho' Group.<br> <a href="http://www.digitalmediawire.com/LAbattle.html" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 9: Stradling Yocca Carlson &amp; Rauth Presents: &quot;Protecting Your Ideas in a Roller Coaster Economy&quot;<br> </b>This breakfast seminar will feature a panel discussion on the importance of IP, negotiating IP rights in today's marketplace, valuation of IP and IP disputes. Feature speakers include K.C. Schaaf and Lawrence B. Cohn, and Ed O'Conner of Stradling, Yocca Carlson and Rauth, David E. Nolte, Partner of Andersen Business Consulting, and Rick Reiff, Executive Editor of <i>The Orange County Business Journal. </i>8-11 am, Hyatt Regency, Irvine. <br> <a href="http://www.sycr.com/pdfs/rollercoaster.pdf" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> <b>October 10 and 11: Larta University: </b> <b>Partnership Strategies and Strategic Alliances<br> </b> This investor-led workshop covers all phases and challenges of company partnerships, from negotiations to legal challenges, to planning. October 10 in Irvine and October 11 in Santa Monica.<a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartaU/Workshops.htm#Session5" target="_blank"><br> click here for more information</a></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 24, 2001: Larta University &amp; Caltech present: Technology Commercialization</b><br> The process of moving technologies from the research space into the commercial marketplace is a challenging and intricate task. This Larta University workshop, co-hosted by Caltech, will provide insight on areas of commercialization and technology transfer to enable strategic, successful efforts. Topics include intellectual property and licensing, technology management, and more. Speakers include Rich Wolf of Caltech s Office of Technology Transfer, Bassil Dahiyat of Xencor, and Joel Balbien from Smart Technology Ventures. The workshop will be held at Caltech in Pasadena, from 8 am to 12 noon. Contact <a href="mailto:schao@old.larta.org" target="_blank">Stefanie Chao </a>for more information.</font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 27: <img src="http://www.old.larta.org/images/tieCon2001.gif" width="400" height="56"></b><br> TiEcon 2001 is the premier annual gathering for these leading entrepreneurs and has assembled the talents of key industry visionaries who will provide their insight of new and emerging opportunities in the new economy. TiEcon 2001 is critical to aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs, corporate executives and senior industry professionals looking to better understand these dynamics of change, the influence of new technology, the competitive threats and the solutions required to navigate the ever-changing landscape. Featured speakers include Lars Nyberg, CEO of <br> NCR Corp., best-selling author Deepak Chopra, Bill Owens, CEO of Teledesic, and Hassan Ahmed, CEO of Sonus Networks.</font> larta members will receive a discount by registering before September 27. <br> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.tie-sc.org/tiecon2001/" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 29-30: Strategic Alliances Two Day Intensive Workshop - By The Larred Group &amp; Caltech<br> </b>The ability to determine mutually beneficial strategic alliances and successfully implement those alliances is fast becoming a sought after competency. This two-day executive program will help you develop a process for alliance creation and management. You will learn alliance success/failure factors from the experiences of over 1400 companies, thousands of executives, and groundbreaking research. A key part of the program is the discussion of a step-by-step process with documentation for the decision making, selection, implementation, and reformation phases of a strategic partnership. The program concludes with an interactive alliance workshop. Participants apply the elements of the process and derive &quot;take home&quot; experience for immediate application. </font><br> <a href="http://www.irc.caltech.edu/courses/sa.asp" target="_blank"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">click here for more information</font></a><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b></b></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="../images/masthead.jpg" width="432" height="144" border="2"></p> <p align="left"> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Copyright © 2001 <b>larta</b>. All rights reserved. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to those who may be interested. Permission to quote any proprietary part of this material is granted given proper credit. Distribution is allowed provided that no modifications are made to the original content.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>