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06/09/2003
By ROBERT MILLER / The Dallas Morning News
Michael N. Zarin of the U.S. State Department and Dr. Johan K.
Norvik of Hewlett-Packard will deliver keynote addresses at the
fifth annual Latin American Telecom & Information Technology
Conference Wednesday in Richardson.
Mr. Zarin is a member of the State Department's policy planning
staff and Dr. Norvik is director of marketing and solutions H-P's
Americas Network and Service Provider Business Unit.
The 7 a.m. conference at the Omni Richardson begins with breakfast
and registration will conclude at 2 p.m. The 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday reception is free with reservations required. Call Jennifer
Ullman , 972-791-7130 or visit www.ntgts.org/lac2003/.
Other speakers include Gregorio Canales, undersecretary of international
commerce for the State Government of Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Patricia
J. Paoloetta, partner at Wiley Rein & Fielding; Alejandro
Nieto, managing director of Latin America at EXE Technologies
Inc .; Raj Rajagopal, senior policy analyst with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas; Mario Carotti, vice president of marketing
and communications at NII Holdings Inc., and Avi Levy, senor
vice president of marketing at TTI Telecom.
Sponsors include the Nuevo Leon Trade Office, Haynes and Boone
LLP, M/C/C, Institute of the Americas, North Dallas Chamber of
Commerce, STARTech Foundation, University of Florida, United
States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Southwest chapter, and the
World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas.
The fee for the Wednesday conference, which includes breakfast
and lunch, is $135 for non- members.
Boy Scouts honor Perot
Ross Perot recently received the Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished
service to youth from the Boy Scouts of America at its annual
national meeting in Philadelphia.
It is Scouting's highest commendation for service to youth and
has been awarded each year since 1925. Mr. Perot's contributions
to scouting include more than two decades of sponsorship of the
Circle Ten Council 's Eagle class.
Miller sets address
Mayor Laura Miller will address the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce's
membership breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Doubletree Hotel
Lincoln Center.
Sponsors are Carter & Burgess Inc. and Ebby Halliday Realtors.
The fee is $30 for members and $35 for others. Discounts are
available for tables of eight. Call 214-368-6991, fax 214-691-5584
or e-mail chill@ndcc.org.
Challenge goes racing
Dallas Challenge, a nonprofit agency that provides intervention
services to at-risk teens, will hold its "first big fund-raising
event" at 6 p.m. Friday at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie,
says Zach Cannaday, Dallas Challenge spokesman and development
officer.
The event will take place in the Pavilion Garden with the admission
fee of $30 including a full buffet. For reservations, call 972-566-4680.
North Star Awards
The North Star Recognition
was recently presented to Bob Buford, Ebby Halliday Acers, Skywire
Software, Business Access LLC, Sabre
and Allegiance Telecom Inc. The honors were bestowed at the second
annual "Spirit of
Entrepreneurship: Ask What You Can Do for Texas!" event.
Allegiance Telecom, the Dallas-based phone company, filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 14.
E-mail bmiller@dallasnews.com
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