Only a few tickets remain to hear keynote speaker Paul Otellini and see Bernard Daines and James LeVoy Sorenson inducted into UTC Hall of Fame
SALT LAKE CITY , Nov. 12, 2007 – The Utah Technology Council (UTC) today announced that only a limited number of tickets remain for the ninth annual Hall of Fame awards dinner with keynote speaker Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. The black-tie event on Friday, Nov. 30, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City will induct Bernard Daines, Father of the Gigabit Ethernet, and James LeVoy Sorenson, Medical Device Pioneer, into UTC’s Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame celebration, the largest technology gathering of the year, begins with a networking reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. For information on sponsorships, tables or individual tickets, visit www.utahtech.org or contact Mark Lehnhof at (801) 568-3500 or mark@utahtechcouncil.org. Proceeds help foster the growth of Utah’s technology community. “The annual Hall of Fame celebration is the premier technology event in Utah, if not in the United States, and we expect another sell out,” said Richard R. Nelson, president and CEO of UTC and chairman and CEO of the national Council of Regional Information Technology Associations (CRITA). “The event provides a tremendous opportunity to hear from Paul Otellini, who is one of the foremost leaders in our industry. We also pay tribute to two exceptional visionaries who are world-renown pioneers in technology.” The Hall of Fame event honors individuals with Utah ties who have made key contributions to the information technology and life science industries through new technology, innovation and leadership. These contributions have resulted in job growth, commercialization of technology and increased growth and development of the nation’s technology sector and economy. The UTC welcomes members of Utah’s technology industries, as well as business and community leaders, to join in honoring this year’s inductees. Paul Otellini joined Intel in 1974. He became the company's fifth CEO on May 18, 2005, succeeding Craig R. Barrett. Otellini previously served as Intel’s president and chief operating officer, positions he held since 2002, the same year he was elected to Intel’s board of directors. From 1998 to 2002, he was executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group. From 1992 to 1998, Otellini served as executive vice president of the Sales and Marketing Group. Previously, he served as general manager of the Microprocessor Products Group, leading the introduction of the Pentium® microprocessor that followed in 1993. Bernard Daines is widely recognized as an expert in Ethernet technology. His expertise covers many achievements and decades of work as a pioneering leader in the network communications industry. Additionally, from its inception until recently, he served as chairman and CEO of Linux Networx. James LeVoy Sorenson is an inventor, researcher and philanthropist who has more than 40 medical patents in his name. His inventions adorn almost every operating room and intensive care unit in the United States today. His latest project, the Molecular Genealogy Research Project, will allow future generations to compare their DNA, and Sorenson hopes, will help the world realize the “connectiveness of people.” This year’s inductees will be joining the prior Hall of Fame inductees Stephen Aldous, Alan Ashton, David Bailey, Bruce Bastian, Nolan Bushnell, Edwin E. Catmull, James Clark, David Evans, Philo Taylor Farnsworth, Jim Kajiya, Alan Kay, Spencer Kirk, Drew Major, Ray Noorda, Dinesh Patel, Shane Robinson, Kevin Rollins, David Spafford, Thomas Stockham, Jr., Ivan Sutherland, Homer Warner and John Warnock. Image of Daines http://www.utahtechcouncil.org/images/daines.jpg
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