Technolink News Letter

MEMBERS MAKING THE NEWS
NOVEMBER 2001 NEWSFLASH

A Special Message From Ssusan Forte O'Neill, Editor

Thank you for the many responses we received on "What Freedom Means to You". This topic actually became the overall theme of the thought provoking Trend Watch 2001 gathering held at the end of October. Several of our visionary panelists, including Ross DeVol , Milken Institute and Dr. Chris Thornberg, UCLA Anderson Forecast shared their economic concerns resulting from the events of 9-11 which accelerated the dot.com bust; while some of our life sciences innovators David Rozzell of BioCatalytics and Dr. Paul Kennedy, of VivoMetrics provided solutions for prevention against potential biological fall-out. Balanced by the legal insights of Carol Lucas, Fulbright & Jaworski and financial investments and opportunities shared by Alex Suh, California Technology Ventures.

All-in-all, "every cloud has a silver lining" and each Visionary reminded us all to continue leading our normal lives as this too shall pass….

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY LAUNCHES MARS ODYSSEY MISSION WITH GREAT SUCCESS !!!

The United States returned to Mars on October 23, 2001 as NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey fired its main engine and was captured into orbit around the red planet.
2001 Mars Odyssey is an orbiting spacecraft designed to determine the composition of the planet's surface, to detect water and shallow buried ice, and to study the radiation environment. JPL manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science , Washington, D.C. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. For more information on JPL, please contact: Merrilee Fellows at 818.548.8680

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON: THE HONORABLE CHRIS COX
Writes About Our Nation's Freedom

Congressman Chris Cox, 47th district, California, in an article to run in the October 15th issue of Forbes Magazine, writes about the importance of maintaining our civil liberties. Congressman Cox addresses the recent assault on our Nation's freedoms -- political, religious and economic. He asks us to consider the potential side-effects of some laws being proposed (in order to help win the war), which could erode our freedom. Cox warns of the danger of adopting new criminal procedures for short-run effect and stresses the importance of testing each proposal under the Constitution. He emphasizes that the battle against terrorism is an occasion not for doubting the Constitution, but for respecting it.

To learn more about Congressman Cox, refer to his profile page on this website and hyperlink directly to his Congressional site.

STAYING AHEAD OF THE WIRELESS COWBOYS: AT&T WIRELESS ADDS MORE SPEED, RELIABILITY AND BANDWIDTH TO SERVICE…

AT&T Wireless partner, BroadCloud Communications Inc., a provider of high performance wireless solutions, signed a global software licensing agreement with Dell. The agreement enables Dell to ship BroadCloud's patented technology, called SURE connect and SURE exchange, breakthrough products that boosts the reliability, speed and bandwidth of wireless connections. BroadCloud's products were selected as key components for Dell's wireless mobile computing solutions, targeted for rollout in Europe in 2002. For more AT& T Wireless information and innovations contact: John White at 562.468.6843

TECHNOLINK ASSOCIATION
FINANCIAL NEWS AND MORE

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT INTERNET DEFAMATION?

John O'Malley , Partner, Fulbright& Jaworski L.L.P. recently shared some of insights on Internet Defamation. "Free speech is critical to a free society and is protected on the Internet as it is elsewhere. But what do you do if others are disparaging your company, trying to drive stock prices down or run you out of business?"
Here are some steps you can take:
1. Breaking Through Internet Anonymity. Using "John Doe" complaints claiming defamation, those victimized by defamation may employ the subpoena power of the courts to compel disclosure by ISP's of identities of anonymous "authors" of defamatory material. ISP's will respond to subpoenas and provide the identities of their customers.
2. Libel and Slander Claims. False statements of fact - - as distinguished from opinion or parody - - may be actionable under traditional defamation law. The ISP is usually not liable for defamation under the federal Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. §230. Authors of defamatory material, however, may be liable. For more information on this issue contact:
John O'Malley at 213.892.9200 or e-mail jo'malley@fulbright.com.

THE CITY PASADENA EXPANDS ENTERPRISE ZONE

In response to Pasadena City Council's direction provided on August 6, 2001 which specified the creation of citywide incentives to encourage research facilities, the following will take place:
The Zoning Code modifications will create a consistent citywide land use definition for

Research and Development businesses and link two new development standards to that land use. These two new development standards will allow minor increases in building height and roof top appurtenance coverage through a Minor Conditional Use Permit process. The Chapter 4 modifications will apply to the Construction tax waiver for the South Fair Oaks tech companies and replace it with a citywide waiver for only the improvements classified as Research and Development. Modifications to the original Enterprise Zone ordinance will allow current city enterprise zone (Northwest) incentives to be applied to Research and Development projects throughout the state enterprise zone (as expanded in 1999). For more information, please contact: Eric Duyshart, City of Pasadena, 626.744.4660

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TECHNOLINK ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS MAKING THE NEWS

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OPENS
AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODEL

The Village @ Indian Hill, an innovative educational model for the 21st century, recently celebrated its official opening. The mission of the Village @ Indian Hill is to provide student housing within a highly interactive project-based learning environment, to ensure continued state-of-the-art professional development, and to partner with the public and private sectors to promote economic development as a whole.
Comprised of approximately 600,000 square feet on 50 acres, the
Village @ Indian Hill houses a state-of-the-art conference and technology center; elementary school with approximately 1,700 students; a high school academy with approximately 120 students; a world renowned NASA/JPL educational math, science and technology teacher resource center; and a state-of-the-art high-technology school and training facility for students, teachers, parents, and the community at large. For more information on the Village and Partnership opportunities contact: Pomona's Superintendent, Patrick Leier at 909. 397.4800 or visit www.pusd.org.

THE TECHNOLINK ASSOCIATION
Co-operative Supporter
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BUSINESS ECONOMICS
PRESENT

"The Southern California Economy: Will Businesses Survive the Events of 2001?"
Wednesday, November 14, 2001 o 11:30 Registration o Lunch Begins Promptly at Noon
OMNI Los Angeleso 251 South Olive Street oDowntown, Los Angeles

SPEAKERS: Mr. Ross DeVol, Director of Office of the Chairman; Director of Regional and Demographic Studies Milken Institute: An economic think tank whose objective is a better-informed public, more thoughtful public policies and improved economic outcome.

Ms. Janel Huff, President, Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County: promotes economic growth in this industrial/tech region that is one of the 10 most wired cities in America.

MODERATOR: Ms. Laurie Matthias, Economist & Editor, Payden & Rygel: an institutional investment firm with $37 billion in assets under management for corporations, pension funds, public funds and foundations.

$35.00 NABE and Technolink Association members · $45.00 lunch for guests.

For more information contact: Forte Designs at 949.443.4026 o e-mail: info@fortedesigns.net owww.technolinkassoc.org
Register directly with Meena Kishnamsetty (213) 346-5028

EDITOR: SSUSAN FORTE O'NEILL - STAFF REPORTER: JULIE MIYOSHI SHAPIRO
CONTRIBUTING REPORTER: JOE SUSCA • DESIGNER: VALERIE GERDES