Mark, come on down to the Standard road show next month at the Four Seasons Aviara .
Its only a couple of miles from my house, so I'd love to watch you and Meeker pimp together.
Oh, if you can't afford the $4,400, I'll pick it up for you.
Btw
What did Meeker say about Exds...I'm in at 1.80-1.85 so I'd dying to know.
>The Standard Announces Details for Third Annual Internet Summit in Carlsbad, CA, July 23-25
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2001--
Steve Ballmer, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, Gerald Levin, Terry Semel
and Others to Reflect On the Turbulent Economy of the Past Year and
the Future of the Industry At The Standard's Most Prestigious Event
Standard Media International ("The Standard") today revealed the details for its third annual flagship conference, Internet Summit, to be held at The Four Seasons Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, Calif. from July 23-25. A gathering of 400 senior-level executives from large corporations, entrepreneurial start-ups, the financial world and government, Internet Summit will explore the lessons learned during the past year and discuss a roadmap for the future.
Hosted by The Standard's Chairman John Battelle, the executive producers of Internet Summit are Bill Gurley, General Partner of Benchmark Capital, and Mary Meeker, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley.
The theme of this year's conference, "Answering Big Questions," will examine, among other issues, the following topics: what's next from the biggest names in software; the Internet past, present and future; what's at the heart of great leadership; is there any visibility in the financial markets; how much is enough bandwidth; what do customers really want, and how can we manage for the long run. Each of these topics will be addressed in formal keynote sessions, smaller roundtables, or Q&A panels. In addition to these discussions, there will be numerous opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas.
"We are going through one of the most turbulent periods in the history of technology and Internet Summit is an appropriate time for us to step back and reflect on what we've experienced and learned," said Battelle. "We are delighted to have such a influential group of business leaders in one place to discuss the changes that have taken place and, more importantly, to evaluate what the future may bring."
Participants will include: Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft; Dan Benton, Chairman/CEO, Andor Capital Management; Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com; Michael Capellas, Chairman/CEO, Compaq Computer Corporation; Bill Coleman, Chairman/CEO, BEA Systems; Jim Collins, Author, Built to Last; Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Computer; John Doerr, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers; Scott Kriens, Chairman/President/CEO, Juniper Networks; Mike Krzyzewski, Head Basketball Coach, Duke University; Gerald Levin, CEO, AOL Time Warner; Scott McNealy, Chairman/CEO, Sun Microsystems; Walt Mossberg, Personal Technology Columnist, Wall Street Journal; Ray Ozzie, Chairman/CEO, Groove Networks; Chuck Phillips, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; Bill Rossi, Vice President/General Manager, Wireless Networking, Cisco Systems; Stratton Sclavos, CEO, VeriSign; Terry Semel, Chairman/CEO, Yahoo!; John Sidgmore, Vice Chairman, Worldcom; Ravi Suria, Managing Director, Duquesne Capital; Dave Vucina, CEO, Wayport; Meg Whitman, President/CEO, eBay; Jerry Yang, Co-Founder and Chief Yahoo, Yahoo!.
This year's Founding Sponsor is Fenwick & West LLP, along with Platinum Sponsor IBM. Compaq, Morgan Stanley and Vignette are Gold Sponsors, and Alexander Ogilvy, Burston-Marstellar, Doubleclick and Imperial Bank are Event Sponsors.
Internet Summit 2001 is open to attendees by invitation only. For more information, a copy of the schedule, and to request an invitation, please visit www.thestandard.com/summit or call 800/255-1444. Cost of attending Internet Summit is $4,400.
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Headquartered in San Francisco and located on the Web at www.thestandard.com, The Standard is the essential source for business intelligence on the Internet Economy. Through The Industry Standard, its weekly newsmagazine; TheStandard.com, its daily news outlet and business intelligence resource; its conferences and events; and its e-mail newsletters, research, recruiting and market-making offerings, The Standard provides a new breed of business leaders with the information and resources they need to succeed in the Internet Economy. The Standard has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., and London, and is owned by Standard Media International, a private company majority owned by IDG. |
