fuse2005 Conference Will Showcase Existing Technology-Enabled Business Opportunities in Central New York October 17-18

fuse2005 Conference Will Showcase Existing Technology-Enabled Business Opportunities in Central New York October 17-18

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Will Deliver Opening Keynote at Two-Day Conference to be Held at Syracuse Oncenter Complex

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- fuse2005, a regional conference highlighting the existing technology base and related business growth opportunities in Central New York will be held at the Oncenter Complex in downtown Syracuse October 17 and 18. A significant number of the invitees will represent national and global companies. The conference will open at 3 PM on October 17 with a keynote address delivered by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat, New York).

"Our goal with fuse2005 is to bring together senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, academics and other professionals with a focus on the 'big picture' of how the world-class resources we have right here in Central New York are enabling new opportunities locally as well as nationally," said Dave Montanaro, Chairman and CEO, USA Datanet. "Our intent is to stimulate the audience to accelerate the expansion of the technology base and continue to bring new business opportunities, talent and capital to this region."

fuse2005 will feature an executive roundtable and multiple technology-driven business panels featuring local and global technology and business leaders. Topics for the day will include key areas of Central New York excellence: medical technology and bio sciences, information technologies, broadband communications, information security, and the commercialization of academic and other research.

In addition to demonstrations of selected technologies, fuse2005 will feature a PitchFest with 12 to 15 entrepreneurs presenting business proposals to a panel of investors. Entrepreneurs seeking between $500,000 to $5 Million are currently being invited to submit executive summaries to a selection panel, which will choose the most promising opportunities for presentations at the conference on October 18. There will also be time allocated later in the day for all attending investors and entrepreneurs to continue the dialog and network.

"fuse2005 is the type of vehicle that's needed to demonstrate how Central New York is repositioning and reenergizing around emerging technologies," said Jim Carrick, President and CEO, Strategic Computer Solutions, Inc. "fuse2005 will help to generate attention and focus on many of the existing organizational initiatives in Central New York, e.g. IC Connect, the Central New York Technology Development Organization (CNYTDO) and Central New York MedTech among others. Moreover, fuse2005 will play a role in helping Central New York retain and attract talent."

fuse2005 partner and platinum sponsors include DestiNY USA (www.destinyusa.com), Strategic Computer Solutions, Inc. (SCS) (www.scsinet.com), Verizon (www.verizon.com) and USA Datanet (www.usadatanet.com).

fuse2005 gold and silver sponsors include Advance/Newhouse; Devorsetz Stinziano Gilbert Heintz & Smith, P.C. (www.devorsetzlaw.com); Interregnum (www.interregnum.com); Niagara Mohawk (www.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk); New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (www.nystec.com); Syracuse Technology Garden (www.syracusetechnologygarden.com); Syracuse University CASE Center (http://case.syr.edu/); State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry (www.esf.edu) and Time Warner Cable (www.timewarnercable.com)

fuse2005 supporting organizations include Syracuse University (www.syr.edu); Cornell University (www.cornell.edu); Central New York MedTech (www.cnymedtech.org); Griffiss Institute (www.griffissinstitute.org); IC Connect; CNYTDO (www.cnytdo.org); Whitman School (http://sominfo.syr.edu/) and the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (www.spacetechsolutions.com).

Visit the fuse2005 website at www.fuse2005.com for more detailed conference and registration information, including the conference agenda. For questions on fuse2005, contact Nasir Ali, Vice President for New Venture Development, Syracuse Technology Garden, at 315-474-0910, x7901 or nasir@fuse2005.com

Media Contact:
Martha Jane Brounoff, Principal
Brounoff Communications
315-682-1609, martha@fuse2005.com

Source: Syracuse Technology Garden

CONTACT: Media - Martha Jane Brounoff, Principal, Brounoff
Communications, +1-315-682-1609, martha@fuse2005.com, for Syracuse Technology
Garden; or for questions on fuse2005 - Nasir Ali, Vice President, New Venture
Development, Syracuse Technology Garden, +1-315-474-0910, ext. 7901,
nasir@fuse2005.com

Web site: http://www.fuse2005.com/

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