 E3:
Excitement, Expectations, Earnings
In an attempt to please the growing and increasingly sophisticated
interactive entertainment audience, console manufacturers
and game developers pulled out all the stops at last week's
Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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 Coming
Soon from Larta Research: Electronic Games Industry White
Paper
This report examines current trends and market conditions
in interactive entertainment, and includes the latest industry
statistics, recent announcements by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft,
and analysts' forecasts for the future of the industry.
 Now
Available: The Medical Device Industry
The U.S.
medical device industry has been a bright spot in an otherwise
gloomy economy. The U.S. medical device industry is the largest
in the world, representing an estimated 5,750 companies and
generating over $55 billion in 2002. The industry is expected
to grow at a compound annual rate of 9% in coming years.
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information >
 Technology
Guide Helps Companies Find Government Funding
Larta has published its latest edition of the most comprehensive
resource on government funding programs for technology R&D,
Winning Government Money: 2003 Federal Technology Funding
Guide. Sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
the report is recognized as the nation's leading survey on
technology funding by the federal government (over $90 billion
per year), and is indispensable for technology companies seeking
federal funding.
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information >
2003
Nano Republic Conference
Larta's 2003 Nano Republic Conference July 10th is
a leading national conference on Nanotech commercialization.
Industry leaders will cover practical issues of engineering,
design, and integration. Learn about the most promising Nanotech
products and services, and meet companies that are using Nanotech
today.
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information >
May
21: Economic Research Briefing: Electronic Games Industry
The
worldwide electronic games industry represented a colossal
market of $20.7 billion in 2002, fueled in part by a surge
in sales of game consoles. The industry is expected to grow
even further as new game systems emerge and gaming software
improves. Larta hosts an Economic Research Briefing with Keith
Boesky, Founder of the Video Game Department at International
Creative Management. The briefing will explore trends in the
interactive gaming industry and review major announcements
at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Location:
Downtown Los Angeles
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information >
Teleseminar available! Participants receive the speaker's
PowerPoint presentation and instructions to dial in for a
teleseminar.
click here to register for teleseminar >
May
28: PwC Expert Access #4: Revenue Recognition
Revenue recognition continues to be a serious concern
in the financial community, particularly in the tech sector.
This course will focus on the key revenue recognition principles
that can be used by emerging technology companies.
Location: Irvine
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information >
June
3: Successful Negotiation #1
This first session provides participants with a professional,
structured approach to negotiation that increases the likelihood
of success and decreases adverse consequences of negotiation.
Taking a holistic approach, participants learn how to prepare
effectively, how to commence and conduct a negotiation, and
how to use special methods and tactics that professionals
commonly employ.
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
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information >
June
11 & 12: Entrepreneurship Series #2: The Road Map: Writing
an Effective Business Plan
This session covers all phases of business plan development,
including: identifying objectives, understanding what investors
look for, the value proposition, tailoring strategies to a
specific market and economic context, and creating the elements
of a business plan.
Locations: Irvine and West LA
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information >
June
26: Successful Selling: Creating an Effective Sales Process
for Software Companies
This three-hour boot camp helps software companies learn how
to use a defined sales process, and turn the prospect who
is “not looking” into a buying customer. Participants
will create specific and customized scripts to assist in the
selling process, and will learn how to get past the “gate
keepers” and control sales costs.
Locations: Downtown Los Angeles
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information >
Nanotech
Gets Down to Business (Wired)
Venture capitalists, burned by the dot-com debacle,
are leery of jumping on the nanotech bandwagon. But
several companies and the government are investing in
the latest wave of nanotech patents.
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Administration
Urges Keeping Online-Tax Ban (Washington Post)
Treasury Secretary John W. Snow told a packed house
of local technology executives yesterday that the administration
is asking Congress to continue its five-year-old moratorium
on Internet taxes.
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article >
Wi-Fi
Means Business (BusinessWeek)
The up-from-the-streets movement is catching on in the
corporate world. Will the new wireless networks pay
off?
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article >
Studios
Broaden DVD-copying Fight (C/Net News.com)
Hollywood's major movie studios have turned up the legal
heat on makers of DVD copying software.
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article >
Homeland
Security Restructuring to Raise Cyber Profile (eWeek)
After months of escalating criticism from the IT industry
that the Bush administration is devoting insufficient
resources and attention to cyber-security, the fledgling
Department of Homeland Security is already restructuring
to give network safety a higher profile.
full
article >
Earth's
Best Friend: Corporate America? (BusinessWeek)
With Uncle Sam too strapped to foot the bill for environmental
R&D, it's falling to business, which is more often
finding the effort worthwhile.
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article >
This
events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about events vetted
and endorsed by Larta.
May 19-20:
UCLA WINMEC Wireless Internet, Data and Enterprise Application
Conference
This two-day event will bring together leading wireless experts
from industry and academia to provide a comprehensive overview
of the Wireless Internet space. The conference attracts experts
from the entire value chain - mobile operators and carriers, researchers,
media content companies, telematics, mcommerce, application developers,
vendors, portals, consultants, investors and more.
more
information >
May 19-21:
ASME 3rd Annual MEMS Technology Seminar
Five courses, exhibits, and NASA Microdevices Lab Tour offered.
more
information >
May 20:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Shaking the MoneyTree: Q1 2003 Results
Join PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry
experts for the release of the Q1 2003 results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture
Economics/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Survey.
RSVP by e-mail to: la.oc.marketing@us.pwcglobal.com
by Monday, May 19, 2003.
May 20:
Orange Coast Venture Group: If I Build It, Will they Come?
Generating Sales in Today's Economy
Learn how to develop business strategies that increase revenue
opportunities and how to build a strong sales force that can turn
market opportunities into revenue. Top sales and marketing executives
at some of Southern California's most successful companies will
tell you how to generate sales in today's tough business environment.
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>
May 20:
Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum: Venturing in Fuel Cells
Please join the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum for a critical look
at the micropower and portable fuel cell industry. Our panel of
investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and market analysts will
examine venture opportunities for micro or portable power for
our homes, offices and recreation.
more
information >
May 21:
Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum: New Trends in Wireless
Applications: Coming to America
Join us on the beautiful campus of California State University
Channel Islands to examine the latest trends in mobile media messaging,
a segment of the wireless industry that has gained significant
traction across Europe and Asia, but up until now has not enjoyed
widespread success in the United States.
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information >
May 21:
AeA Forum: What Issues Are Currently Facing Electronics Companies
From An Investor Perspective?
American
Electronics Association is sponsoring this forum to examine how
the public markets’ perception of the electronics industry
has changed and how a CFO can ensure their business is meeting
current investor demands.
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information >
May 22:
Corporate Investment and Strategic Alliance Conferences
The Corporate Investment and Strategic Alliance (CISA) Conferences
are the oldest, largest and most successful conferences in the
U.S. dedicated exclusively to companies seeking corporate funding
from and/or strategic alliances with Fortune 1000, NASDAQ 100,
International 200, or other large public or private corporations.
RECEIVE $50 OFF WITH CODE "ORG3".
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information >
May 22:
FWE Annual Venture Dinner
Join FWE San Diego for the Second Annual Progressive Venture
Dinner. The 2003 event will build on the success of last year's
inaugural dinner, where 45 prominent venture capital providers,
20 professional service providers, and more than 80 high-growth
men and women entrepreneurs gathered for an evening of insight
and networking.
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May 29:
SCSC eBusiness Executive Roundtable
Software Council of Southern California invites you to their Executive
Roundtable, a new eBusiness Annual Event featuring three prominent
business leaders from the Orange County's eBusiness community.
The CEOs and top level executives shall confer with their peers
on issues that are affecting their firms' strategic direction
and operation and the eBusiness economy at large.
more
information >
June 6:
Seventh Annual Central Coast Venture Forum
Meet over 200 angel investors and venture capitalists at the largest
venture forum held in the central coast. Learn about hot companies
with compelling business plans and exciting technologies with
innovative business models. Meet an extensive network of leading
business principles and investment professionals.
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information >
June 10-15:
YPGN Success 101 Business Academy
Young Professionals Global Network (YPGN) will host its first
annual Business Academy where college students and recent graduates
can receive a concentrated introduction to business techniques
and expert guidance in their entrepreneurial endeavors. The Business
Academy will offer instruction, interaction, and outstanding networking
opportunities with keynote speakers, industry panelists and a
Career Fair.
more information
>
Larta's full event calendar
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Larta
currently has the following job opportunities available.
Interested
candidates please email resumes to jjohnson@old.larta.org.
Programs
and Marketing Coordinator
We are seeking an individual possessing strong interpersonal
skills, some experience in conference and event marketing,
excellent oral and written communication skills, solid
organizational skills, and computer graphics and web
design capabilities.
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Business
Development Associate
Business
Development Associate will assist the Business Development
Director with sales, new business sourcing, and marketing.
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Programs
Coordinator
Programs
Coordinator will help the Programs Director administer,
expand, and market Larta University training programs.
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