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GE Panel for ACM
Temple University
March 19, 2003 11:30 am

Scott Stoddard, Executive Account Manager, GE Medical Systems
John Wilson, GE Medical Systems
Russell Ashton, Manager, GE Corporate Initiatives Group
Timothy Richards, VP, Business Development, GE Support Services, LP

GE visited Temple University to share their own experiences with the MIS students. The spoke about how they moved through GE and what they did before GE. They spoke about the Leadership program at GE and touched on some job openings there. The students received answers to their questions about GE and working in the IT field.


Microsoft VS .NET Training Event
Speakman Hall
Temple University
August 14-15, 2002

Microsoft presented a two day seminar on .Net technologies on August 14-15,2002. The seminar was intended to provide Temple faculty and students with a background in the technologies which is sufficient to facilitate the development of course materials, and potential research agendas. The seminar consisted mostly of lectures and discussions, but also included some hands-on demonstration projects.

Specific topics included:

  • An overview of the .Net framework and underlying concepts
  • The .Net languages
  • Visual Studio .Net
  • Integration with other architectures
  • ADO.Net
  • ASP.Net
  • XML Web services
  • Deployment and security

The instructor was Sheldon Fernandez of Infusion Development, an author of many books on .Net.

Microsoft .NET Launch held at the Liacouras Center
Temple University
March 5, 2002

The launch of Microsoft's new development environment, Visual Studio .NET took place at the Liacouras Center on Temple University's main campus. All attendees received the full version of Visual Studio .NET Academic, a full version of Windows XP Professional, and other valuable items. Microsoft gave an overview of the .NET Framework and a live demonstration of Visual Studio .NET. The event also featured a live band, Hooter (Temple's Mascot), and food and drink. Over 1100 college students, high school students, and faculty members attended.

Research Workshop: What is really new in E-business?
March 30, 2001
8:00am to 1:30pm
Speakman Hall 201
Participation: Open by invitation only.

What is really new in E-business? What is new from the IT perspective? What is new from the marketing perspective? What is new from the business model (strategy) perspective? And of course what is not new?

IBIT and MIS Formation

October 11, 2000
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Speakman Hall
Temple University

A ribbon-cutting ceremony announcing the Institute for Business and Information Technology and the formation of the formation of the Department of Management Information Systems was held on Wednesday, October 11, 2000. The keynote address was delivered by Paul Gray, Professor of Information Systems, Claremont Graduate University. The first floor lounge in Speakman Hall was full with guests, students, faculty and administrators.

Following the virtual ribbon-cutting, guests toured the new Institute for Business and Information Technology where many new, high-tech learning devices were displayed; including our eBusiness Lab designed with the latest in computer technology.

wireless dotCombat: the sequel

October 3, 2000
Crystal Tea Room in the Wanamaker Bldg.
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA

Visit the web site.

AACSB Continous Improvement Symposium

Sept. 17-19, 2000
Tampa, FL

IBIT was invited to present at a session entitled "E-Business Continuous Improvement Initiatives - Fox School". IBIT was also the exclusive sponsor for the conference.

AACSB Management Education E-Commerce Conference
June 2-3, 2000
Boston, MA

The IBIT Executive Team, along with Senior Associate Dean Rajan Chandran, has been invited to present at the AACSB Management Education E-Commerce Conference, June 2-3, 2000 in Boston, MA. The session is entitled, Curriculum Development / Program Revision Processes - "Adding an E is not E-nough"

MIT Enterprise ForumSatellite Broadcast from MIT’s Kresge Auditorium
Wednesday, May 31, 2000
7:00 PM

Kiva Auditorium
Ritter Hall Annex
1301 Cecil B Moore Ave.
Philadelphia PA 19122-6091.

The MIT Enterprise Forum, INC, Satellite Broadcast from MIT’s Kresge Auditorium on Wednesday, May 31, 2000 will feature a panel of successful entrepreneurs who will discuss Building Value Through Entrepreneurship.

The program will be comprised of :

• Howard Anderson
founder and president of The Yankee Group and co-founder of Battery Ventures and YankeeTek, as moderator.

Panelists will include:

• Alain Hanover
president and CEO of InCert Software Corporation;

• Jonathan Seelig
founder and vice president of strategy and corporate development, Akamai Technologies, Inc.;

• Laura Beth Trust
owner, with her husband, of a chain of Finagle a Bagel restaurants and Finagle Land; and

• Frank Zenie
chairman, VelQuest Corporation.

Temple University's Kiva Auditorium will be Philadelphia's downlink site for this live broadcast from MIT beginning at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. The cost is $10.00 (payable at the door).

eBusiness ToureBusiness Tour - Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Radisson Hotel Valley Forge

The Institute for Business and Information Technology and the MIS Department of the Fox School are proud co-sponsors of this comprehensive, one-day conference designed to help small and medium sized businesses understand the potential of, and learn how to conduct business on, the Internet. Scheduled speakers include Warren V. "Pete" Musser, Chairman & CEO, Safeguard Scientifics; Dr. Munir Mandviwalla, Director, IT Programs, Chair of MIS, Fox School of Business, Temple University; Dean Sivley, SVP Product Development and eCommerce, VerticalNet; and many other executives from regional and national e-business organizations.

Temple Alumni and students will receive a 50% discount on the registration.

EventsFourth Annual Executive Management Conference
E-Commerce in Financial and Insurance Services:
Strategies and Opportunities for the New Millennium

Wednesday, April 12, 2000
This year's conference focuses e-commerce technologies, marketing strategies and regulatory forces, particularly as they relate to the financial and insurance services industries. Tyler Mathisen, co-anchor of CNBC's Market Watch, newscast, will facilitate discussion among experts from business, industry and government. The conference is being held in conjunction with the Twelfth Annual Risk, Insurance and Actuarial Science Awards for Excellence Luncheon.

Visit the web site.


Visit the New Media Supplement to the event.

E-Friendly Pennsylvania: A Bold Vision for the Commonwealth as the Keystone of an Electronic Nation

Thursday, March 23, 2000
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
As the marketplace of bricks and mortar transitions to a world of clicks and mortar, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aims to position itself at the forefront of that change. At a daylong conference on March 23, 2000, the Fox School of Business and the Legislative Office for Research Liaison (LORL) presented perspectives on the state of e-business and made recommendations on making Pennsylvania an e-Friendly state."

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