The Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council (MARBC), Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, Innovation Philadelphia and Eastern Technology Council are pleased to announce, as the major of event of the 3rd Semi-Annual Russian-American Innovation Technology week, Russian participation and the Russian-American Technology Entrepreneurship Conference at the regional IT trade show, Philadelphia ITEC.

Philadelphia ITEC is part of the nation's largest series of regional business to business IT events. ITEC provides an educational platform featuring an interactive show floor, technology-specific Conference Tracks, Vendor Sessions, and Keynotes from industry experts. Philadelphia ITEC will be held from November 9-10 at Valley Forge Convention Center.

The Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council with the support of the Russian Venture Capital Association will organize Russian companies' participation at ITEC throughout the exhibition period at Booth #718. In addition, the MARBC will present panel discussions on Russian high technology capabilities and topics in Russian - American business relationships on November 10 at 1:30 - 4:00 pm in ITEC Theater 1. Andrey Dolgorukov, Trade Representative and Minister Counselor of the Russian Federation in the USA, and Paul Smith, retired Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, will give keynote remarks.

The Russian-American Technology Entrepreneurship Conference at ITEC will serve as the leading event in the Russian-American Innovation Technology Week, to be held from November 7-11, 2005. RANIT is a semi-annual event, which brings together new businesses, established corporations, venture capitalists, and scientists from the U.S. and Russian innovation technology communities. This fall, the 3rd Semi-Annual RANIT will also include a symposium on Russian-American Business Opportunities, and participation in the Diamond State Ventures Forum in Wilmington, DE.

Participation in the Russian-American Technology Entrepreneurship Conference is free of charge. MARBC provides Russian program participants and our invited guests with a complimentary pass to ITEC (Priority Code TCNPA502). Both contact with MARBC and on-line pre-registration with ITEC at www.goITEC.com are necessary. For more information about the Russian program and registration, please contact Val Kogan, Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council by phone: (215) 708-2628, email: val@ma-rbc.org, or visit the MARBC website at http://www.ma-rbc.org

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