Monday, February 21, 2000 ATLANTA ELECTRONIC COMMERCE FORUM "Partnerships for Growth" DINNER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Monday, March 6, 2000 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Crowne Plaza Ravinia 4355 Ashford-Dunwoody Road in Atlanta, GA Our featured speaker will be Andrew Bartels of GIGA. Andrew Bartels is an analyst covering electronic commerce trends and technologies. Prior to joining Giga Information Group, Andy held a variety of vice president positions at American Express in technologies, strategic planning and re-engineering. Most recently he was acting head of the Electronic Commerce Center of Excellence and vice president of e-commerce enterprise strategy and standards, covering both the Internet and smart cards. Earlier, Andy developed and implemented American ExpressÆ Internet payment strategy and led the implementation of technology for supporting the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) protocols. Prior to American Express, Andy worked as an economics researcher, writer and editor for various organizations, including Shearson Lehman Brothers; the U.S. House of RepresentativeÆs Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; and the Council on Wage and Price Stability in the Executive Office of the President. Andy earned a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in history from John Hopkins University. Title: Secrets of Success in E-Commerce Is E-commerce all about selling products over the Internet? For some companies, the answer is yes. But for most companies, e-commerce involves many more opportunities besides or in addition to Internet sales. The presentation will discuss business models for success (or non-success) in e-commerce, how companies can decide what to use the Internet for besides sales, how they can determine if the Internet is a threat or an opportunity, and what challenges they need to address to have a successful e-commerce strategy. ***************************************************************************** Networking Hour 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Dinner Buffet 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Speaker 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM To register please contact John Pendrak Phone: 770-645-3143 Fax: 770-459-8169 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John's voice number has changed since your last message) ********** Please Note ********** Fees: Free to current members (1999-2000). For non-members and guest the fee is $50 each. Everyone needs to register ASAP. Name: Company: Phone: E-Mail: Please, notify John Pendrak to cancel if you have registered and later discover that you are unable to attend. ###################################################### Please note that pre registration means we will incur cost for a meal for you. If your plans change and you will be unable to attend, please notify the secretary. Otherwise we reserve the right to bill you for the cost incurred ###################################################### AECF Platinum Sponsors - Cambridge Technology Partners Harbinger IBM Price Waterhouse Coopers Smith Gambrell & Russell AECF Gold Sponsors - Born Information Services AECF Silver Sponsors - AGL AECF Bronze Sponsors - Bank of America ###################################################### Directions to the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA 4355 Ashford-Dunwoody Road, 770-395-7700 Free covered self parking is available at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia. Valet parking is also available for $6.00. Check the electronic bulletin board in the main lobby for the location of our dinner meetings. Traveling NORTH on I-85 Take GA 400 NORTH (exit 29, Toll Road), go North to I-285 EAST. Proceed to Exit 21 (Ashford-Dunwoody Road) then turn LEFT on Ashford-Dunwoody Road and cross the bridge. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia will be on your immediate right. Traveling NORTH on I-75 Take Exit #81A (I-285 Bypass EAST). Proceed to Exit 21 (Ashford-Dunwoody Road) then turn LEFT on Ashford-Dunwoody Road and cross the bridge. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia will be on your immediate right. Traveling SOUTH on I-85 Take Exit #35B (I-285 Bypass WEST). Proceed to exit 21 (Ashford-Dunwoody Road) then turn RIGHT on Ashford-Dunwoody Road. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia will be on your immediate right. Traveling SOUTH on I-75 Take Exit #109A (I-285 Bypass EAST). Proceed to Exit 21 (Ashford-Dunwoody Road) then turn LEFT on Ashford-Dunwoody Road and cross the bridge. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia will be on your immediate right. Traveling WEST on I-20 Take Exit #35B (I-285 Bypass NORTH). Proceed to exit 21 (Ashford-Dunwoody Road) then turn RIGHT on Ashford-Dunwoody Road. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia will be on your immediate right. Traveling EAST on I-20 Take Exit #15B (I-285 NORTH). Proceed to Exit 21 (Ashford-Dunwoody Road) then turn LEFT on Ashford-Dunwoody Road and cross the bridge. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia will be on your immediate right. Traveling on MARTA Take MARTA to the Dunwoody station. You may then ride the complimentary Burgundy and Gray Ravinia shuttle across the street to the Crowne Plaza Ravinia. The shuttle picks up passengers every 15 minutes from the street level Taxi station at Dunwoody. Please, call the hotel bell station for immediate service after 6:00 PM at 770-395-7700. Also, check with the bell station for return service. 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