Salt Lake City, Utah – October 2, 2006 – The Utah Technology Council and four software companies from Saarland, Germany will host a breakfast to discuss new cutting-edge technologies at the Little America on October 10 at 7:30 a.m. UTC invites Utah’s local technology community to meet with top software CEOs who are a part of the gwSaar- Saarland Economic Promotion Corporation and are interested in collaborating and engaging with companies having similar or complimentary objectives. “We are excited to have gwSaar join us once again in Utah,” noted UTC President Richard R. Nelson. “To be able to network and share ideas with such a profound corporation is always an exciting opportunity for our industry.” Saarland, Germany is an international center of business located in the center of the European market and boasts a variety of international businesses and research institutes from Ford Motor Company and Intel to the Max-Planck Institute for Computer Science and German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. Participating will be: State Secretary Dr. Christian Ege, Ministry of Economics and Labor, Dr. Christian Ferdinand, CEO of Absint, Michael Scherbaum, CEO of inTrace, Dr. Tom in der Rieden, CEO of Verisoft, Prof. Dr. Phillip Slusallek, University of Saarland and Motama, Thomas Schuck, CEO of gwSaar, and Peter Hauptmann, COO of gwSaar. This event is open to the public, but reservations are necessary. The cost for UTC Members is $10 and non-UTC Members is $20. For more information or to register, go to http://www.utahtechcouncil.org/events/090506.htm.
About UTC
As the premier professional organization for Utah’s more than 3,900 technology companies, the Utah Technology Council, the power of UITA and ULSA, exists to form closer relationships with industry and community leaders, develop superior management talent, sharpen professional skills and help gain access to capital. For more information on UTC, please visit http://www.utahtechcouncil.org.
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