"It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for
  their presentation is provided or available." ��Thomas Mann, 1896

Adjusting Technology Management
to Cope with Change and Crisis

A Business Forum Panel Luncheon

With Expert Panelists Sponsored by

  Alliance Integration, Inc., Compel, Concept Engineering Group, DuMonde Solutions, Inc., 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kanbay, Inc., L.A.P.D., One Community, Inc., Pinnacle Strategy Group, Polak International Consultants, Inc., Vision Consulting USA, Inc. & WorldFree, Inc.

Those accepting our invitation to join us in Los Angeles included:

CFO - 18KSCI-TV * President - 1st Look Interactive * President - Advanced Mediation Services President - Alex Kwechansky & Associates * Director, Compensation & Benefits - Alpha Therapeutic Corporation * CFO - AMTEC Systems Corporation * President - Amtec Systems Corporation Executive Director - Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services * Associate Director - Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services * Director of Information Services - Archdiocese of Los Angeles * Vice President of Human Resources - BAE Systems Corporation * Operations Manager - BAE Systems Aircraft Controls Inc. * Program Manager - BAE Systems Aircraft Controls Inc. * Employment Training Coordinator - Bresee Foundation * Manager - Bresee Foundation * Manager Information Systems California Water Service Company * Manager - Cambridge Technology Partners * Vice President IT Canoga Perkins Corporation * Director, Parish & Community Services - Catholic Charities of Los Angeles * Director of Internal Audit - Cedars Sinai Medical Center * Director, IT - Cerwin-Vega! Inc. CEO - Ciance Corporation * Information Technology Director - City of Torrance * Assistant City Manager City of Torrance * Vice President/Manager - City National Bank * Project Manager - City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power * Physician Relations, Community & Media Director - CTSi / Landmark * President Dawson Design * Data Processing Manager - DHX Inc. * Director of Finance - Distribution & Auto Services Inc. * CEO - Dragon Fly Technology Transfer Company * President � EnCabler Inc. President Executive Careers Ltd. * Director, Business Implementation � Experian * Vice President, Internal Audit Experian * Senior Administrative Analyst - Food Services Branch, Los Angeles Unified School District Director - Forum for Women Entrepreneurs * Principal - Global Business Accelerators * Director, IT Hydro-Aire Corporation * Director of Marketing - ICONIX Software Engineering, Inc. * CEO International Fieldworks, Inc. * VP Information Technology - Investor's Business Daily * VP, Human Resources Jacobs Engineering Corporation * CEO - Jalva Media, Inc. * Chairman - Kamer Consulting Group Vice President - Kenzer Corporation * Senior Manager � KPMG * Administrator, Information Services LAC+USC Healthcare Network * President - Leslie Kushner Interior Design MIS Director - Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce * Director, Internet Services - Los Angeles County Bar Association * Director of Human Resources - Los Angeles Educational Partnership * Senior Management Analyst - Los Angeles World Airports * Manager - LSD, Los Angeles County * President Lyon, Popanz & Forester * Principal - Management Enterprises International * VP & Manager, International Operation Department � Manufacturer�s Bank * Vice President, International Officer Manufacturer�s Bank * VP, General Counsel � Maxicare * VP & CFO - Mika Company * Director of HRIS Nestle USA Inc. * President - NewHomeSeeker.com * Director Compensation, Benefits & HRIS - Nissan North America, Inc. * MIS Director � Norman Krieger Inc. * 1st Vice President - Pacific Mercantile Bank Director Financial Control - Paramount Pictures Corporation * President  - Pareto Principals, Inc. * Chief Human Resources Officer - Pepperdine University * Director / VP, Human Resources - PFF Bank & Trust Vice President - Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations Inc. * Chairman - PROBE Science, Inc. President - Prolific Consulting, Inc. * Human Resource Director - Public Storage Corporation * Director Economic Affairs - Quebec Trade Office * Software Project Lead - Sempra Energy Corporation * VP Marketing  - Software Magic, Inc. * Director / VP, International Human Resources - Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. * Data Analyst, International Human Resources - Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Human Resources Coordinator - Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. * President - Strategic Workplace Solutions * GM - Tara Graphics, Inc. * President - TechGnosis, Inc. * President - The Blaine Group Inc. Member of Technical Staff - The Boeing Company * Controller - The Los Angeles Country Club Director HR Strategy, Planning & Administration - The Los Angeles Times * President  - The Veritas Group * VP, Interpersonal System Specialist - The Veritas Group * Western Regional Real Estate Manager The Wall Street Journal * Manager - The Wall Street Journal * Vice President Human Resources Transamerica Corporation * Manager of Business Recover Planning - Transamerica Corporation * Director Transamerica/AEGON * Vice President, Information Technology - Transamerica Retirement Services Vice President of Human Resources - Turner Construction * Director of Information Systems UDT Sensors, Inc. * Vice President - Unique Business Systems Inc.* Human Resources Director University of Southern California * International Trade Specialist - US Dept of Commerce * Sr. Trade Specialist - US Dept. of Commerce * CIO - Vice President - Walt Disney Imagineering Inc. * Principal - Webley & Associates * VP Human Resources - Wherehouse Music Inc. * Human Resource Manager - XEROX The Document Company * Manager, HR and IR - XEROX Corporation * Marketing Director - ZemLogix Inc.

For the benefit of our members and supporters who were unable to attend the meeting we offer the following white papers from the panelists, with links & follow-up contacts.

Alliance Integration Inc.    Disaster Recovery Begins With Having a Plan

DuMonde Solutions Inc.    HRIS, PeopleSoft, Web Strategies and all that . . .

Pinnacle Strategy Group   Maximizing HR Contributions To Company Success

Pinnacle Strategy Group   Information Services Amid Change and Uncertainty

Polak International Consultants Inc.   The Globalization of  Human Resources

VISION Consulting Inc.  New Strategies in Risk Management

      Los Angeles, California 

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