Hi all, here's an event that you may be interested in.

Event: Kaisha Society welcomes Mr. Jesper Koll of Merrill Lynch
Date:  Monday February 21, 2000
Time:  6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Description: Jesper Koll
Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Japan,
to speak on
A New Japanese Golden Age - From the Pain of Deflation to an Economics of
Opportunity

Monday, February 21th at the FCCJ.
Guest fee: 5.000 Yen


After years of complacency, corporate Japan has started to focus on what it
does best: change.

What are the forces propelling this change? Who are the winners? Who the
looser? Why you and your business should prepare to think the unthinkable
when thinking about Japan's economy.

Jesper Koll has been researching the Japanese economy since becoming a
resident of Japan in 1986.

Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in August 1999, he was a Managing Director of
Tiger Management L.L.C. and before he was the chief economist and head of
economic and market research for J.P.Morgan in Tokyo. Mr. Koll has been
serving on several Japanese government advisory councils, including the MITI
committee on "Big Bang 2001 - Japan's financial system reform".  Recently,
he was a member of the Economic Planning Agency council that deliberates
policy proposals to counter deflation.

For the first two years of his stay in Japan, Mr Koll was a research fellow
at the Kyoto University Economic Research Center and the Tokyo University
Institute for Social Sciences. After that, Mr.Koll served as an aide to a
Japanese Member of Parliament for two years.

Before his Japan specialization, he worked as an assistant economist for the
O.E.C.D. in Paris. He holds a Masters degree from The Johns Hopkins
University, SAIS. He graduated from the Lester B. Pearson College of the
Pacific in 1980. He is a native of Germany and was born in 1961.



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Startup Forum 開催と出場者募集のお知らせ


　Meta
Associatesでは、スタートアップ企業によるプレゼンテーション・イベント
「Startup Forum」の開催を準備中です。Startup
Forumは、グローバルなビジネスを
目指すテクノロジーベンチャーのスタートアップ企業によるビジネスモデル/ビ��ジネ
スプランのプレゼンテーション大会で、特に海外から来日しているベンチャーキャピ
(B
タル、個人投資家、インキュベーター、ベンチャービジネス支援企業をオーディエン
(B
スとして迎え、双方の橋渡しをすることで日本からのグローバルなビジネスの立ち上
(B
げを加速することを目的としています。
　プレゼンテーションと展示の出場者は広く募集し、応募は投資家を含む審査員によ
(B
り選考されます。応募フォームはこのアナウンスの最後にありますので、スタートア
(B
ップ計画中の方はふるって応募ください。

第１回応募〆切: 2000年2月18日
00:00のタイムスタンプまで
第１回開催予定: 2000年2月29日夜


内容
1. Pitching Stage
　スタートアップ企業によるステージでのプレゼンテーション
2. Demo Floor
　スタートアップ企業によるテクノロジー・サービス・製品・ビジネスプランの展示
(B
3. Schmooze Floor
　スタートアップ企業、投資家のための交流/ネットワーキング・パーティ

対象プレゼンテーション出場者/展示出展社:
　インキュベーターを捜しているスタートアップ計画中の企業
　ベンチャーキャピタルを捜しているスタートアップ企業
　エンジェル投資家を捜しているスタートアップ企業

対象オーディエンス:
　インキュベーター
　ベンチャーキャピタル
　エンジェル投資家
　ベンチャービジネス支援企業
　バイリンガル・ビジネスサービス


　Startup
Forumは、スタートアップ企業によるステージでのプレゼンテーション・
イベント「Pitching
Stage」、スタートアップ企業によるテクノロジー・サービス・
製品・ビジネスプランの展示「Demo Floor」、交流パーティ「Schmooze
Floor」の3
つにより構成されます。
　Pitching
Stageのステージでのプレゼンテーションは、1社につき15分間が割り当
(B
てられ、各社が連続して登壇します。プレゼンテーションはすべて英語で行われ、英
(B
語の不得意なプレゼンターには通訳を用意することでコミュニケーションを補足しまぼ�后�
　Demo
Floorでは、すでにサービス、製品、独自のテクノロジーを持つスタートアッ
プ企業が展示して解説することができます。また複雑なビジネスモデル/ビジネ��スプ
ランを持つ場合も展示できます。展示も基本的に英語での解説ができることを前提と
(B
しています。
　Schmooze
Floorは、プレゼンテーション・展示の後に、スタートアップ企業とベン
チャーキャピタル、個人投資家、インキュベーター、ベンチャービジネス支援企業な
(B
どが直接会話をかわすためのネットワーキング・パーティです。展示とパーティ間を
(B
移動できるようにする予定です。


Background:
　インターネットを代表とするテクノロジー・ベンチャー企業の立ち上がる場所とし
(B
て、特に1999年後半から、日本はヨーロッパ・アジアと並んで海外の投資家かぼ�蕕隆�
待を集め始めています。実際に、名前の知られたアメリカのベンチャーキャピタルが
(B
日本で活動中で、すでにいくつかの会社に投資が行われました。また昨年11月ぼ�冒牢�
したJ@pan
Inc.誌のように、日本のベンチャービジネスを英語で海外に紹介するメデ
ィアも登場しています。
　しかし、期待して来日してくる投資家と日本のスタートアップ企業の間には、明ら
(B
かな言語のギャップが存在しています。そのため英語ネイティブの起業家に対して先
(B
行して出資が行われるケースが比較的多く見られています。また、アメリカではポピ
(B
ュラーな、投資家をオーディエンスとしたスタートアップ企業によるプレゼンテーシ
(B
ョン大会のようなイベントがまだ日本では普及していないため、投資家とスタートア
(B
ップ企業がフォーマルに出会える場所を捜すことは、双方に追加の労力を要求してい
(B
ます。スピードの要求されるインターネットベンチャーの世界では、これらのギャッ
(B
プはビジネスの加速を阻害し、双方からチャンスを遠ざけていると考えられます。そ
(B
こでStartup
Forumは、これらのギャップを橋渡しすることを目的として考えられま
した。


予定会場
渋谷QFront 5F e-Styleと6F Ubusuna
1. プレゼンテーション: 5Fメインステージ
2. 展示: 5Fエスカレーター外側展示エリア
3. 交流パーティ: 6Fカフェバー Ubusuna


予定日時
第１回を2月29日夜に開催。
以後隔月で開催する計画です。


予定規模
1. Pitching Stage プレゼンテーション・イベント
　プレゼンテーション出場者: 4 - 8社。
　オーディエンス: 50 - 80人
　
2. Demo Floor 展示
　10社まで (1社につき2人までが参加できます。)
　
3. Schmooze Floor 交流パーティ
　70 - 100人


参加料金
- 一般参加者: \7000 (パーティ参加を含む) 事前登録優先
- プレゼンテーション出場者: \7000
(パーティ参加を含む。通訳依頼は\10000+)
- 出展社: ハーフサイズテーブル\35000/フルサイズテーブル\55000
    (1社につき2人のパーティ参加を含む)


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出場フォーマット

1. Pitching Stage
スタートアップ企業によるプレゼンテーション

フォーマット:
PE. プレゼンター本人が全部英語で行う場合
　プレゼンテーション   7分間
　Q&A   8分間
　参加料金: \7000 (1名。パーティ参加費を含む)

PJF. プレゼンターが通訳を連れてくる場合
　プレゼンテーション   15分間
　参加料金: \7000 (1名。パーティ参加費を含む。)
　(通訳の方の参加費\7000 は別に必要です。)

PJT. 主催者用意の逐次通訳で行う場合
(事前に通訳用原稿など資料の用意が必要です)
　プレゼンテーション   15分間
　参加料金: \7000 (1名。パーティ参加費を含む)
　通訳依頼料: \10000


2. Demo Floor
スタートアップ企業によるテクノロジー・サービス・製品・ビジネスプランの展示

フォーマット:
DFH: ハーフテーブル
DFF: フルテーブル
　展示に使用するコンピューター、パネル、パンフレット他は出展社持ち込み。
　展示は基本的に英語での解説を用意することが望まれます。
　会場のテーブル、AC100V電源、インターネット接続を利用の予定。
　出展料金:
　ハーフテーブル<120 x 67 cm> \35000
　フルテーブル<240 x 67 cm> \55000
　(1社につき2名が会場に入れる。パーティ参加費を含む)


3. Schmooze Floor
交流/ネットワーキング・パーティ

プレゼンテーションの後に、スタートアップ企業とベンチャーキャピタル、個人投資
(B
家、インキュベーター、ベンチャービジネス支援企業などが直接会話をかわすための
(B
ネットワーキング・パーティ。展示とパーティ間を随時移動できるようにする予定で
(B
す。パーティのみの参加は受け付けません。


応募方法
プレゼンテーション・展示の出場者は事前に募集し、投資家を含む審査員により選考
(B
して出場通知されます。応募フォームは英語で記入し、応募〆切は開催約2週間��前、
その後選考して約10日前までに通知する予定です。

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Future Infomation:
http://www.well.com/user/metaa/  (暫定)


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Meta Associates
141-0031 東京都品川区西五反田5-26-10広栄ビル301
Phone/Fax: 03-3493-7449
metaa@...




___________________________________________

Startup Forum Submission Form
スタートアップ・フォーラム応募フォーム
(英語でご記入ください)


1. Description of your business in one sentence
英文1行でのビジネスについての説明

2. Description of your business in 300 words
英文300ワード以内でのビジネス概略についての説明

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3. Name of your (future) company
企業名(予定名)

4. Target market
対象マーケット

5. Business development timeline
ビシネス開発の進行予定

6. Names of principal and business background
主要メンバーの名前とビジネス略歴

7. Description of technology used
使用する技術についての説明

8. Differentiation of your business to other competitors'
他の類似のビジネスに比較して優れている点(自己評価)

9. Possible risks
リスク要素について(自己評価)

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10. Contact address
連絡先住所


*The information filled in above form will be printed and released at the
event. It also will be kept undisclosed until the event date except item 1.
and 2. which will be used for jury purpose.
上記のフォームに記入された情報は印刷されイベント当日に公表されます。またこれ
(B
らの情報は、審査につかわれる1.と2.の項目を除いては、当日までは公顎��されません。


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Type of participation
出場形式
( ) 内にチェックしてください。

Presentation
( )  PE　プレゼンター本人が全部英語で行う場合
- Presentation on stage <Full English>
    ステージでのプレゼンテーション参加 (Yen 7000)


( )  PJF  プレゼンターが通訳を連れてくる場合 (with presenter hired
interpreter)
- Presentation on stage
     ステージでのプレゼンテーション参加 (Yen 7000)
- Admission for your interpreter
　通訳の方の参加費 (Yen 7000)


( )  PJT  主催者用意の逐次通訳で行う場合 (with host hired interpreter)
- Presentation on stage
     ステージでのプレゼンテーション参加 (Yen 7000)
- Interperter support option
     通訳依頼料 (Yen 10000)


AV needs
オーディオ・ビジュアルの使用
( )  VGA video output from computer
　VGA映像出力
( )  Sound output from computer <stereo miniplug>
　サウンド出力


Exhibit <includes Pass for upto 2 participant(s) >
     展示  <2人までの参加パスを含む>
( )  DFH    (Half table 120 x 67cm, Yen 35,000)
( )  DFF    (Full table 240 x 67 cm, Yen 55,000)


___________________________________________
Submission deadline: Feb 18, 2000, 00:00 time stamp
応募〆切: 2000年2月18日 00:00 のタイムスタンプまで

send to:
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Hi Ben,

Is it possible to post this message on JaPan interNETwork?
If not, can you recommend an appropriate place to
post such a message?

Thanks a lot,

Lester


関西の電子商取引とインターネットの会社について、
インターネットと電子商取引の情報とアイディアを
お互いに話しましませんか。東京の電子商取引の
グループがありますが（例えば、ビットバリー）
関西のグループはあんまりないと思います。そこで、
そう言うグループを始めませんか。もし興味がある
方がいらっしゃれば、是非私に日本語か英語で
電子メールを送って下さい：

lester@...

よろしくお願いします。

レスター・パトリック

I am wondering if there are any e-commerce or Internet
companies in the Kansai area which are interested in
getting together to exchange information and ideas.
Tokyo seems to have a number of groups (such as Bit Valley)
and it would be wonderful to start something in the Kansai.
If you are interested in trying to start such a group,
please send me an e-mail in Japanese or English to:

lester@...

Thank you very much,

Lester Patrick



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"Where Japanese Come to Know North American B&Bs."
http://pbclub.com (For Japanese Travelers)
http://pbclub.com/clients/ (For North American B&Bs)

1-9-18-103 Nakasuji
Takarazuka 665-0874
Japan

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ica@... [mailto:owner-ica@...]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 January, 2000 5:45 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: ICA New Ventures Group January 27 Meeting Reminder

            ICA: New Ventures Group Speaker Event

Topic:    "Producing a Strong, Realistic and Credible E-Commerce
            Business Plan"
Speaker:   Leo Keeley President & CEO - Japan InfoTech

Date:       Thursday, January 27th
Time:       Doors open at 6:30pm - talk begins at 7pm.
Location:   QFront (see below) - 5th floor
             (Note: The 6th floor cash bar will be open after the
speech
              and a limited amount of beer will be available
before
              for 500 yen each)
Cost:       ICA members - Y1000; non-members - Y2,000
             Reservation Not Required
Inquiries:  mailto:ckaster@...


This will be a highly interactive presentation and discussion
that looks at
both the cornerstones and common pitfalls in producing such a
document.  We
will focus on the important lessons learned gained from the real
world
mistakes and successes of others.


About our speaker:

Leo Keeley has spent more than 15 years in leadership positions
within the
Japanese IT industry.  In his several years with the Dun &
Bradstreet group,
Keeley served in a variety of capacities, including President/CEO
of Dun &
Bradstreet Software Japan and in the same roles with D&B
Technology Asia,
running development and sales operations in Japan, Korea and
Greater China.
He also served as Sales Manager for one of Ernst & Young's
Japanese
divisions.


At the beginning of 1998, Leo Keeley joined Platinum Technology
as
Chairman/President/CEO of their Japanese subsidiary.  Keeley and
his team
inherited a 30-person, $6.5 M per year, unprofitable business
and - in
little more than a year - transformed it into a 130-person,
profitable
business with a run rate of $40 million.  After Platinum
Technology was
acquired by Computer Associates, Keeley founded Japan InfoTech,
whose role
is to work hands-on with Western IT/web firms to build a solid
presence and
improve results in Japan.  Japan InfoTech helps companies solve
operational
problems and build a productive business in Japan without selling
their
souls to a predator.


Prior to coming to Japan, Keeley played three seasons of
semi-professional
football in the Eastern Football League.  Keeley holds a BS from
Bentley
College and an MBA in Finance from Suffolk
University.


New Location:

This month our meeting will move to a special location at the
brand new
state-of-the-art Qfront Bldg across the street from Hachiko exit
at Shibuya
station. The building has the alrgest TV screen mounted on its
face towards
the station, and has a Starbucks on the first floor.  Our meeting
will be on
the 5th floor.  This building houses the Digital Hollywood
organization, is
closely affiliated with Bit-Valley, and the 5th floor meeting
space is
a cutting edge streaming video broadcasting studio. There is also
a
cool bar on the 6th floor with reasonably priced drinks where we
will all
meet afterwards.

Map:    http://www.dejihari.com/location/index.html

>------------------------------------------------------------
>EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation---JOHOGEN Seminar
Invitation
>------------------------------------------------------------
>IMPORTANT: please register to the invitation by replying to
>      mura@...   and kobaya@...
>************************************************************
>This seminar announcement is available on-line at:
>http://www.eu.japan.co.jp/   [click on OUR NEXT SEMINAR]
>************************************************************
>EU-Japan Business Newsletter, January 2000 Edition:
>http://www.eu.japan.co.jp/japan/newstuff/new1gb1299.html
>************************************************************
>
>
>Dear Sir/Madam,
>
>The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is pleased to
announce the
>forthcoming Seminar entitled:
>
>"The Gold Rush of Venture Business in the Japanese IT Industry"
>
>by Bradley Bartz, President, JMAIL.CO.JP KK
>************************************************************
>DATE & TIME:  Wednesday 2 February 2000, 14h00,
>LOCATION (tentative): Conference room 4F, EU-Japan Centre
>Nikko Ichibancho Bldg, 13-3 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
>************************************************************
>On-line MAP available [click on Access Map] from
>http://www.eu.japan.co.jp/newstuff/index1.html
>SITE MAP AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (see reply form down below)
>------------------------------------------------------------
>Participation to the seminar is free of charge and registration
is necessary
>(registration form at the bottom of the mail).
>
>We appreciate if you could distribute the annoucement to
interested
>persons  (in particiular your IT/CIO/Information manager)  and
we look
>forward
>to
>seeing you at the seminar,
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Fabrizio MURA, Chief Information Officer
>The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
>
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>The Gold Rush of Venture Business in the Japanese IT Industry
>
>by Bradley Bartz, President, JMAIL.CO.JP KK
>
>Abstract
>
>Y2K is safely over and stocks, especially Internet Industry
stocks, are in a
>volatile rise. The Japanese Venture Capital market has awoken
after a long
>slumber (the market maybe just actually being born).  Money is
searching for
>what is yet a limited supply of venture businesses to bet on.
Any three
>smart people with a decent Japanese Internet business plan can
get a start
>right now.  Have you thought about taking the venture path?
>
>Year 2000 promises to be a boom for the Internet and
Communications Industry
>in Japan. In the seminar, I hope to discuss areas of growth for
Internet
>startups, where the money is invested and how M&As are growing.
The
>discussion will also focus on what I consider competition to our
free E-mail
>service:          http://WWW.JMAIL.CO.JP
>
>Speaker:
>
>Bradley L. Bartz, President JMAIL.CO.JP KK.  Mr. Bartz has given
close a
>dozen informative speeches at the EU-JAPAN Centre. Mr. Bartz has
been in
>Japan since 1989 and is considered a "serial entrepreneur" with
the
>beginnings of JMAIL.CO.JP KK in 1992. Over the years Mr. Bartz
has bought,
>sold, created, lost and won in the Japanese Internet and media
market. As of
>December 1999 JMAIL.CO.JP is servicing over 250,000 registered
Japanese
>users and Bradley is looking forward to developing different ASP
service
>using company owned Japanese domain names
>------------------------------------------------------------
>Participation is free of charge. The seminar will be conducted
in English
>only. An acknowledgment of registration (maps upon request!)
will be sent to
>registered participants.
>------------------------------------------------------------
>
>REGISTRATION FORM
>************************************************************
>In order to register,  please Fill in/Amend the following and
reply to
>kobaya@... and mura@... and
kobaya@...
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>I / We would like to attend the Johogen Seminar on Wed 2
February 2000
>1999, 14h00-16h00.
>I / We cannot attend but would like to remain on the mailing
list of future
>seminars.
>In the future, I would be interested in the following seminar
topics:
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>I / We need a map of the location:   Yes?    No?
>------------------------------------------------------------
>Name(s) and Position(s):
>Company Address:
>Tel:
> Fax:
>E-Mail:
>Line of Business:
>
>In this seminar, I am interested in a specific aspect/question:
>
>
>
>************************************************************
>This seminar announcement is available on-line at:
>http://www.eu.japan.co.jp/   [click on OUR NEXT SEMINAR]
>************************************************************
>EU-Japan Business Newsletter, January 2000 Edition:
>http://www.eu.japan.co.jp/japan/newstuff/new1gb1299.html

BitStyle rides again!

To: Ben 　 Miller
Subject: ■ - 2000年 2 月 2日 "Bit Style"のご案内
-■

※このメールはBit Valley Associationに個人会員登録されている方に
送信しています。

Ben　Miller　様

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  2000年2月2日 "Bit Style"のご案内
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[開催]2000年2月2日
[時間]PM8時〜PM11時
[会費]社会人3000円／学生2000円
[会場]Velfarre  [東京都港区六本木7-14-22]
　　　日比谷線六本木駅（4a番出口）より徒歩1分
　　　http://velfarre.avex.co.jp/about/location.html

[ゲストスピーチ]
・株式会社ディー・エヌ・エー　（http://www.bidders.co.jp/）
　南場智子　代表取締役　

・マネックス証券株式会社　　　（http://www.monex.co.jp/）
　松本大　代表取締役社長
他

＊事前申込みは不要です。



-------------------------------------------------------
"Bit Style 2000"
-------------------------------------------------------
[Date] February 2, 2000
[Time] 20:00 p.m. to 23:00 p.m.
[Place] Velfarre, http://velfarre.avex.co.jp/about/location.html
           7-14-22, Roppongi, Minato-ward, Tokyo.
[Access] Hibiya-line, Roppongi Station, one minute walk from 4a
exit.
[Fee] Adult \3,000, Student \2,000
[Speakers]
Ms. Tomoko Nanba, CEO of DeNA http://www.bidders.co.jp/
Mrs. Ooki Matsumoto, CEO of Monex  http://www.monex.co.jp/

Reservation is not needed.

配信担当　
小川淳
s-brain@...

FYI - These are the events for just one week associated with the
Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES).
Who knows what the MBA school is up to?  And there's Berkeley
(the entrepreneurs group at the business school is very active)
to consider as well.
~


Events 1/24-1/30:

MONDAY ----------------------------------------------------------
-----
GLOBAL Entrepreneurs' Challenge 2000: Be a part of the founding
team!
Expanding Entrepreneurial Horizons Worldwide, $250,000 in prizes!
Info session tonight: 7pm, Gates b01. food and drinks. free!
http://e-challenge.org

How to become a successful, venture-capitalist-backed
entrepreneur
Christine Comaford, Managing Director, Artemis Ventures
San Francisco, 6:30p
info@...

Successful E-Commerce with Kevin M. Hickey of Homebid.com
San Francisco, 6:30-9:30p
http://www.learningannex.com

VC One-on-One with Hummer Winblad
9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the SDF Center.
Sign up for 30 minutes with Bill Gurley or Dan Beldy
For details, send an E-MAIL to <julie@...>

TUESDAY ---------------------------------------------------------
-----
Stanford Entrepreneurs' Challenge
Workshop: How To Build a Stellar Founding Team
- Amy Vernetti, Human Capitalist at Garage.com
http://bases.stanford.edu/challenge00

THE MYSTERIES OF SILICON VALLEY UNVEILED
The Silicon Valley Networks Project of The Asia/Pacific Research
Center
at Stanford
Henry S. Rowen, Director, Asia/Pacific Research Center
Brown bag seminars are held on alternate Tuesdays 12:00-1:15 p.m
http://www.stanford.edu/group/APARC

WEDNESDAY -------------------------------------------------------
-----
BASES Interact Forum Dinner Schedule, Winter 2000
26-Jan  Contact.com Co-Founder, Arnon Dinur
http://www.contact.com/
http://bases.stanford.edu/interact/gsb_dinners/

Women's Technology Cluster
Executive Search with Daphne Albert, Executive Recruiter
Learn the ins and outs of recruiting your executive team and
finding
that CEO for your startup
http://www.womenstechcluster.org/seminars.html

Legal Recommendations on IP Protection and Business Formation
-David J. Plewa, Partner, Grey Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM, San Francisco
http://StartUpUniversity.com

THURSDAY --------------------------------------------------------
-----
How to Find Jobs in Start-ups
San Francisco, 6pm - 9pm
http://www.ar.org

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Negotiation Strategy & Tactics Seminar
http://www.sdforum.org/calendar.htm

Silicon Valley Webgrrls (SVW)
TOPIC: XML -- What a Designer Needs to Know.
TIME: 7:00-7:30pm Social; 7:30-9:00pm Program
SPEAKER: Teresa Martin, CEO/President and Co-founder, Project
Cool
http://www.projectcool.com

FRIDAY ----------------------------------------------------------
-----
IE292 Industry Thought Leaders Speakers Series
Every Friday, 4:30-5:45pm, Terman Engineering building auditorium
Jan 28th: Christy Jones, PC Order, Founder and President
http://www.stanford.edu/class/ie292/


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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ica@... [mailto:owner-ica@...]
Sent: Saturday, 15 January, 2000 10:15 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: ICA January Meeting

The next ICA meeting will be held Thursday, January 20, from
18:30 in the
brand new Qfront Bldg in Shibuya. (This is a NEW LOCATION, see
details
further below)

OUR SPEAKER - UPDATE

** Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, Bob Weingarten will
be unable
to attend. In his place Roger Boisvert will present to our group.
Roger
is very famous in the Tokyo IT world as the man who started the
first ISP in
Japan and as the founder of GOL.

On December 22, 1999 Exodus Communications completed their
acquisition of
Global OnLine Japan (GOL) in a blockbuster deal that was the talk
of Tokyo.
Roger will introduce Exodus to the ICA, explain why the Japanese
market is
important to Exodus's overall strategy, and talk about why, GOL
chose
Exodus as a partner.

Founded in 1994, Exodus Communications pioneered the Internet
Data Center
market and now ranks in Silicon Valley's top ten fastest-growing
companies
for the second year in a row. Exodus is a leading provider of
Internet
system, network management solutions and technology professional
services
for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations.


NEW LOCATION

This month our meeting will move to a special location at the
brand new
state of the art Qfront Bldg less than a one minute walk from
Hachiko at
Shibuya station. The first floor of the Qfront bldg has a
Starbucks and our
meeting will be in the event space on the 5th floor.  This
building houses
the Digital Hollywood organization, is closely affiliated with
Bit-Valley,
and the 5th floor meeting space is contains a cutting edge
streaming video
broadcasting studio. There is also a cool bar on the 6th fl with
reasonably
priced drinks.


MEETING DETAILS

If you would like to attend please RSVP by email by Tuesday
January 18 to
mailto:owner-ica@... . Please Note: There will be no
dinner.

Date:    Thursday evening, January 20
Time:    6:00pm - 7:15pm Bar open for drinks
7:15pm Presentation
8:00pm Q&A
8:30pm Drinks and Networking
Place: QFront
Map:    http://www.dejihari.com/location/index.html
Cost    Y1,000 members, Y2,000 non-members (no dinner will be
served)



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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ica@... [mailto:owner-ica@...]On Behalf
Of Darren McKellin
Sent: Monday, 17 January, 2000 7:30 PM
To: 'ica@...'
Subject: ICA: New Ventures Group, January 27 Event

Subject: ICA: New Ventures Group - January 27 Event

ICA: New Ventures Group Speaker Event

Topic:    "Producing a Strong, Realistic and Credible E-Commerce
Business
Plan"
Speaker:  Leo Keeley   President & CEO - Japan InfoTech

Date:       Thursday, January 27th
Time:       doors open at 6:30pm - talk begins at 7pm.
Location:   QFront (see below) - 5th floor
Cost:       ICA members - Y1000; non-members - Y2,000
Reservation Required: mailto:ckaster@...
<mailto:ckaster@...>

This will be a highly interactive presentation and discussion
that looks at
both the cornerstones and common pitfalls in producing such a
document.  We
will focus on the important lessons learned gained from the real
world
mistakes and successes of others.


About our speaker:


Leo Keeley has spent more than 15 years in leadership positions
within the
Japanese IT industry.  In his several years with the Dun &
Bradstreet group,
Keeley served in a variety of capacities, including President/CEO
of Dun &
Bradstreet Software Japan and in the same roles with D&B
Technology Asia,
running development and sales operations in Japan, Korea and
Greater China.
He also served as Sales Manager for one of Ernst & Young's
Japanese
divisions.


At the beginning of 1998, Leo Keeley joined Platinum Technology
as
Chairman/President/CEO of their Japanese subsidiary.  Keeley and
his team
inherited a 30-person, $6.5 M per year, unprofitable business
and - in
little more than a year - transformed it into a 130-person,
profitable
business with a run rate of $40 million.  After Platinum
Technology was
acquired by Computer Associates, Keeley founded Japan InfoTech,
whose role
is to work hands-on with Western IT/web firms to build a solid
presence and
improve results in Japan.  Japan InfoTech helps companies solve
operational
problems and build a productive business in Japan without selling
their
souls to a predator.


Prior to coming to Japan, Keeley played three seasons of
semi-professional
football in the Eastern Football League.


Keeley holds a BS from Bentley College and an MBA in Finance from
Suffolk
University.


New Location:


This month our meeting will move to a special location at the
brand new
state-of-the-art Qfront Bldg across the street from Hachiko exit
at Shibuya
station. The building has the alrgest TV screen mounted on its
face towards
the station, and has a Starbucks on the first floor.  Our meeting
will be on
the 5th floor.  This building houses the Digital Hollywood
organization, is
closely affiliated with Bit-Valley, and the 5th floor meeting
space is
contains a cutting edge streaming video broadcasting studio.
There is also a
cool bar on the 6th floor with reasonably priced drinks where we
will all
meet afterwards.

Map:    http://www.dejihari.com/location/index.html

To venture company watchers:

On the coming Wed., (Jan. 19), the Mobile
Contents Forum will hold a seminar covering
the business of website developers for i-mode
and other browser phones.  (The seminar is
members only, but will accept observers this time.
Contact the MCF at info@..., or 03-3442-9531
regarding the parcitipation as an observer.
  The MCF website:  http://www.mcf.to)

Speakers:
	 Mr. Nakamura, Giga Floppes president
	 Mr. Kumagai, IDS president
	 Mr. Kitahara, Coolsite president

Date: Jan. 19, (Wed.) 13:30 - 16:00
Venue: Sun Microsystem's SBS Tower 27F Atrium 11
in Setagaya Business Square

(This info was posted by:
Noriko Takezaki, J@pan Inc. magazine
Linc Media Inc. (noriko@...).
But please direct all the inquiries about this event
to the MCF.)

From: Yasuaki Kudo [mailto:yasu@...]
Sent: Saturday, 15 January, 2000 9:10 PM
To: Ben Miller
Subject: Venture Plaza
Here's the 'venture plaza'
http://www.kantou.miti.go.jp/vp2000/index.html

Sorry.  January ICA events to be at Qfront.  In particular, the
New Ventures Group session on writing a business plan will be
there.

Where's Qfront?

You know the square in front of Hachiko (the dog statue) at
Shibuya Station?

You will know you are in the right place when you see the four or
so big color Bladerunner-esque screens.

The biggest screen on the closest and newest bldg is Qfront.

It has a Starbucks on the ground floor and most of the rest is a
Tsutaya video/cd/etc. store.

http://www.dejihari.com/location/index.html


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Subject: New Ventures Announcement

ICA: New Ventures Group Speaker Event

Date:    Thursday, January 27th
Time:    doors open at 6:30pm - talk begins at 7pm.
Cost:    ICA members - Y500; non-members - Y1,000
Reservation Required: mailto: ckaster@...  (seating maximum
is 50)

Topic:    "Producing a Strong, Realistic and Credible E-Commerce
Business
Plan"
Speaker:  Leo Keeley - Japan InfoTech - President & CEO

This will be a highly interactive presentation and discussion
that looks at
both the cornerstones and common pitfalls in producing such a
document.  We
will focus on the important lessons learned gained from the real
world
mistakes and successes of others.

About our speaker:

Leo Keeley has spent more than 15 years in leadership positions
within the
Japanese IT industry.  In his several years with the Dun &
Bradstreet
group, Keeley served in a variety of capacities, including
President/CEO of
Dun & Bradstreet Software Japan and in the same roles with D&B
Technology
Asia, running development and sales operations in Japan, Korea
and Greater
China.  He also served as Sales Manager for one of Ernst &
Young's Japanese
divisions.

At the beginning of 1998, Leo Keeley joined Platinum Technology
as
Chairman/President/CEO of their Japanese subsidiary.  Keeley and
his team
inherited a 30-person, $6.5 M per year, unprofitable business
and - in
little more than a year - transformed it into a 130-person,
profitable
business with a run rate of $40 million.  After Platinum
Technology was
acquired by Computer Associates, Keeley founded Japan InfoTech,
whose role
is to work hands-on with Western IT/web firms to build a solid
presence and
improve results in Japan.  Japan InfoTech helps companies solve
operational
problems and build a productive business in Japan without selling
their
souls to a predator.

Prior to coming to Japan, Keeley played three seasons of
semi-professional
football in the Eastern Football League.

Keeley holds a BS from Bentley College and an MBA in Finance from
Suffolk
University.

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Subject: ICA January Meeting

The next ICA meeting will be held Thursday, January 20, from
18:30 in the
brand new Qfront Bldg in Shibuya. (This is a NEW LOCATION, see
details
further below)


OUR SPEAKER

On December 22, 1999 Exodus Communications completed their
acquisition of
Global OnLine Japan (GOL) in a blockbuster deal that was the talk
of Tokyo.
Our speaker is Bob Weingarten, the new Representative Director,
Exodus
Communications K.K.  Bob will introduce Exodus to the ICA,
explain why the
Japanese market is important to Exodus's overall strategy, and
talk about
why, Exodus, chose GOL as a partner.

As general manager for Asia Pacific, Bob Weingarten manages the
international business operations in the Asia Pacific region for
Exodus
Communications, a leading provider of Internet systems and
network
management solutions for enterprises with mission-critical
Internet
operations. He is resident in Tokyo and has 29 years of
experience in the IT
industry, with a concentration in Asian-Pacific markets.

Founded in 1994, Exodus Communications pioneered the Internet
Data Center
market and now ranks in Silicon Valley's top ten fastest-growing
companies
for the second year in a row. Exodus is a leading provider of
Internet
system, network management solutions and technology professional
services
for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations.


NEW LOCATION

This month our meeting will move to a special location at the
brand new
state of the art Qfront Bldg less than a one minute walk from
Hachiko at
Shibuya station. The first floor of the Qfront bldg has a
Starbucks and our
meeting will be in the event space on the 5th floor.  This
building houses
the Digital Hollywood organization, is closely affiliated with
Bit-Valley,
and the 5th floor meeting space is contains a cutting edge
streaming video
broadcasting studio. There is also a cool bar on the 6th fl with
reasonably
priced drinks.


MEETING DETAILS

If you would like to attend please RSVP by email by Tuesday
January 18 to
mailto:owner-ica@... . Please Note: There will be no
dinner.

Date:    Thursday evening, January 20
Time:    6:00pm - 7:15pm Bar open for drinks
7:15pm Presentation
8:00pm Q&A
8:30pm Drinks and Networking
Place: QFront
Map:    http://www.dejihari.com/location/index.html
Cost    Y1,000 members, Y2,000 non-members (no dinner will be
served)

This is for ACCJ (American Chamber of Commerce in Japan) Members and their
invited guests.


Event: When Marketing Meets Cyberspace: Making E-marketing Work for You
Date:  Wednesday February 09, 2000
Time:  7:45 am - 9:15 am
Description: When Marketing Meets Cyberspace: Making E-marketing Work for You
Wednesday, February 09, 2000

The future of your business is here today! Analysts predict that there will be
explosive growth in e-commerce in Japan in the year 2000 (dubbed "The Year of
the Internet") . . . which means that leveraging your company's position via the
Internet has become a critical issue, regardless of how you've been marketing
your products or services in the past. Marketing Programs and the Electronic
Commerce Subcommittee have joined forces to address this very timely topic from
a marketing point of view. We've put together a group of four panelists who will
address the various aspects to be considered when approaching the brave new
world of e-commerce--including how to incorporate e-marketing as a component of
an integrated marketing strategy, payment systems, measurement tools that can
help determine how efficient your e-marketing efforts are, and examples of
successful and unsuccessful strategies for Japan. Whether you're already up and
running, in the development stages, or still thinking about how you can take
advantage of the explosive growth of e-commerce, this panel discussion will
provide you with practical ideas and perspectives for more efficiently managing
your ventures on the Internet. Capitol Tokyu Hotel, B2.

Debbie Howard, Chair, & Kyle Cheriton, Vice-Chair, Marketing Programs
James Weisser, Chair, & Pascale Sinnaeve, Vice-Chair, Electronic Commerce
Subcommittee



7:45 AM, Capitol Tokyu Hotel
Members Yen 3800, Non-members Yen 4800
Deadline for registration Monday, February 07, 2000
Electronic Commerce Committee
Marketing Committee (KN)


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ACCJ (American Chamber of Commerce in Japan).  Event is for ACCJ members and
their invited guests.

Event: ACCJ (American Chamber of Commerce in Japan)
Date:  Monday January 24, 2000
Time:  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Description: The Role of Entrepreneurs in the New Economy

Monday, January 24, 2000

Timothy M. Stearns, PhD
Professor, California State University

Dr. Stearns will discuss how the world economy will be transformed in the next
decade by entrepreneurs. The convergence of new technologies, abundant
information, innovative distribution systems, and increased education have
established a foundation for an economic revolution to be led by entrepreneurs.
What this "New Economy" will look like and how entrepreneurs and large
corporations will co-exist are several of the issues to be addressed.

Professor Stearns has taught, conducted research, and consulted on the subject
of entrepreneurship, corporate restructuring, and management practices for
almost 20 years. He serves on the editorial boards of top journals in the fields
of management and entrepreneurship. Dr. Stearns has co-authored a textbook on
management and is the author of more than 50 research articles and
presentations. He has also taught and lectured on entrepreneurship, strategic
planning and corporate reengineering to public and private sector executives in
Thailand, Poland, Kazakhstan, Sweden, and the Peoples Republic of China. He is
currently developing a world class entrepreneurship center for applied research
and study in the Central Valley of California.

Dr. Stearns has a joint PhD in Management and Sociology from Indiana University.
He currently is Professor of Entrepreneurship at California State University,
Fresno and previously served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin,
Madison and Marquette University.

Dr. Stearns is President of Kids Invent Toys?, a company he co-founded providing
creative learning environments for children. Please join us for a very
informative presentation from a leading American scholar and practitioner of
entrepreneurship.

12 PM, Tokyo American Club
Members Yen 4000, Non-members Yen 5000
Deadline for registration Thursday, January 20, 2000
Human Resource Management Committee
Independent Business Committee
Programs Committee (KN)


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This event is for ACCJ members and their invited guests.  www.accj.or.jp
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Event: ACCJ (American Chamber of Commerce in Japan)
Date:  Wednesday January 12, 2000
Time:  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Description: E-commerce and Supply Chains: How Internet-based Technologies Can
Cut Costs and Boost Customer Satisfaction

Wednesday, January 12, 2000

Raj Subramaniam
Vice President, Electronic Commerce and Customer Service, Marketing and
Communications, Asia-Pacific Region, Federal Express

Your company sources parts, components and products from partners throughout
Asia. Your customers are located throughout the world, but they still expect
order fulfillment in the same time frame as local providers. Both your suppliers
and your customers use a wide variety of information systems to manage and track
orders. How do you source, assemble and distribute in this environment in a
manner that provides cross-platform visibility to all the members of your supply
chain while at the same time minimizing inventory carrying costs? Many companies
today are finding the answer lies in using Internet-based technologies in
combination with technologically savvy logistics providers. Come listen and talk
to Raj Subramaniam of Federal Express about how leading companies are using
these technologies to gain competitive advantage.

Federal Express is the world's leading express carrier and is a leader in the
use of information technology. FDX Corporation, Federal Express' parent company,
has moved upstream into supply-chain management with its purchase of Caliber
Logistics, North America's leading provider of third-party logistics solutions.


12 PM, Tokyo American Club
Members Yen 4000, Non-members Yen 5000
Deadline for registration Monday, January 10, 2000
High Technology Committee (HU)


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Hi all, here's an event that you may be interested in.

Event: How to Get a Better Valuation on Your Company from Foreign VC's
Date:  Wednesday February 02, 2000
Time:  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Description: Mr. Terrie Lloyd, president of LINC Media, Inc., will give us =
a seminar on how to get funding from foreign venture capitals.

The following are the key points to be lectured by Mr. Lloyd;

-Why use a foreign VC company?
-What are the good and bad points of foreign VC?
-What foreign VC companies are looking for (their "hot buttons")
-How much can you get?
-How to write a business plan

The seminar is done by English with Japanese interpretation, though it's no=
t simultaneous.

Participaton fee:10,000yen

Location:Tokyo International Forum G602, adjacent to Yurakucho St. on Yurak=
ucho Line or 1min walk from Yurakucho St. on JR line.

Tokyo-based LINC Media (http://www.lincmedia.co.jp) is a leading portal dev=
elopment and software engineering company with a client base of both foreign=
  Fortune 500 and Japanese multinational corporations. Among LINC Media�fs mo=
st heavily trafficked websites are www.daijob.com, a Japanese recruiting sit=
e offering opportunities in foreign companies, and www.layer-8.com, a portal=
  for Japanese software developers. The Layer-8 project is produced in conjun=
ction with New York�fs EarthWeb (Developer.com), and NTT subsidiary NTT Comw=
are Ltd. LINC Media recently launched an English-language magazine called J@=
pan Inc.(www.japaninc.net) to cover the new wave of Japanese e-businesses an=
d entreprenuers.

For those interested in this seminar, please reply with the following form =
to nakata@...;

Company name:

Name & Title:

Address:

Phone No.:

Fax No.:

E-mail:

For Inquiries please contact:

Kiyomitsu Nakata
nakata@...
Japan Consulting International, Inc.
http://www.jci-inc.com
Phone: 03-5946-7211 Fax: 03-5946-7244


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Event: Becoming a Millionaire  - a simple and effective route! -
Date:  Monday January 17, 2000
Time:  6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Description: Come and hear Mr. Chris Boulton give a talk on venture capital and
how 3i is tackling the opportunities in Japan. Also, Chris will demonstrate how
3i has helped to create so many millionaires!

3i is Europe's leading venture capital company, which makes share and loan
investments in growing businesses. Their main activity is investing in start-up
companies, growing businesses, management buy-outs, management buy-ins and share
purchases.

Location: Foreign Correspondence Club of Japan, 20th floor, North wing of the
Yurakucho Denki Bldg., next to JR Yurakucho station, accessible through exit A3
from the Hibiya subway station.

For more information see http://www.kaisha.gol.com

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Hi all, here's an event that you may be interested in.

This has been cut-and-pasted from the CODEJ (www.codej.org) mailing list.
==


Event: Practical AI Applications on the Web
Date:  Friday January 14, 2000
Time:  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Description: (Japanese after English)

The first Code-J meeting of the Millenium will be held on January 14th, the=
  second Friday of the Millenium.

Our speaker will be Dr. Sam Joseph. He will be speaking about cutting edge =
Artificial Intelligence applications and their use on the Web.  Dr. Joseph o=
riginally graduated with a degree in Physics and Astrophysics, receiving the=
  Raymond-Hide prize for Astrophysics.  This was followed by a Masters Degree=
  at Edinburgh University.

Dr. Joseph's Ph.D. studies focussed on Machine Learning with a particular e=
mphasis on Neural Networks and the development of Biological Neural Systems.=
   He subsequently moved to Japan under the auspices of a Toshiba Fellowship.=
  His current work concerns the integration of AI learning and intelligence i=
nto network computing and web-based applications.

Talk Title:  Practical AI Applications on the Web.

Rather than try to summarize his talk, I'll just paste a description in his=
  own words.

"For many years AI has been perceived to promise much and deliver little.

Part of the problem has been that AI creations have been operating in the a=
lien environment of the "real" world. The Web provides a platform in which A=
I systems can exhibit their "home-turf advantage" and produce tangible resul=
ts that translate into
real money.

This talk will review some of the key aspects of AI and Information Retriev=
al theory that relate to the Web and present a range of sites that currently=
  take advantage of AI tools." Dr. Sam Joseph.

Friday, January 14th, Doors open at 7:00 so come and network. Beverages wil=
l be served. The presentations will begin at 7:30.


Yebisu Garden Tower B1. Walk past the McDonald's and on your right you'll f=
ind a doorway which leads into Yebisu Garden Tower.  SGI's presentation hall=
  is just at the end of a short corridor leading from
the door.

Map: http://www.sgi.co.jp/YGP/index.html




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Mind Fund is an online think tank for positive and creative people
involved in building the digital economy to co-operate in understanding
the new common sence arising from the digital revolution and develop
ideas, plans and projects (both social and commercial) that are implied
by this understanding.

MindFund was set up by Adam Lindemann who has been working with some
great people in two ventures in both satellite/cable television and
internet e-commerce at Jupiter Programming and currently at Digital
Garage helping to build the digital economy in Japan.

MindFund intends to start its activities online but hopes that this
will lead to meetings between members offline as well.

Please register for membership at mindfund-subscribe@eGroups.com

This is a forward of a message from Gohsuke TAKAMA.  (fwiw:  JPNET > 450)
==

Event: STARTUP FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
Date:  Tuesday December 21, 1999
Time:  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Description: STARTUP FORUM PROJECT

Dear Angels from overseas, VCs from other countries, Hi-tech Incubators,
Internet technologists, Bilingual business providers and Bilingual media people:

Is this yet another networking event?  Yes, basically.  But there will be a
little more:

--

Meta Associates will be announcing the Startup Forum Project, which will be
launching sometime in early 2000.

The Startup Forum will be a venue for hitech startup companies to showcase their
technologies and business plans to investors from outside of Japan.

More information will be available at the party.

WHEN?:  21 Dec 99, Tuesday, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

WHERE?:  Newly opened cafe/bar "Ubusuna"   (Located on the 6th floor of the
QFront building in Shibuya.  You will see big signs of Tsutaya and Starbucks
from Shibuya stn.  http://www.qfront.co.jp/)

ADMISSION?:  Free

REFRESHMENTS?:  We will be able to provide some amount of food and drinks.  And
we suspect you will not be able to resist ordering from Ubusuna's exotic
Japanese food and drink selection.

QUESTIONS?: send email to  gt@...

See you there!

Gohsuke Takama
Meta Associates



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This has been cut-and-pasted from information received from the Commercial =
Service of the US Embassy in Tokyo.  (Please excuse any formatting ineleganc=
ies . . . they weren't in the original.)



Event: INTERNET EXHIBITION / SEMINAR
Date:  Thursday March 16, 2000
Time:  10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Description: Internet Software U.S.A. 2000 -- Exhibition and Seminar
U.S. TRADE CENTER TOKYO
MARCH 16 - 17, 2000

The Commercial Section, U.S. Embassy Tokyo, is pleased to announce its thir=
d "Internet Software U.S.A. Exhibition and Seminar."  It will be held at the=
  U.S. Trade Center in Tokyo on March 16 and 17, 2000.  Our last dedicated ex=
hibition, held in February 1999, attracted the interest of key industry stra=
tegic planners and purchasing officials in Japanese systems integrators, sof=
tware vendors, network carriers, trading companies, and government agencies.=


This upcoming event is designed to assist U.S. vendors of leading edge, Int=
ernet-related software in the areas of networking, middleware, database, sec=
urity, encryption, web site management, web site design, and electronic-comm=
erce applications.  Through this program, U.S. companies can gain access and=
  exposure in the rapidly growing Japanese market for Internet products and s=
ervices. Exhibitors will also have the opportunity to make presentations dur=
ing the two-day program, which will feature technical seminars in conjunctio=
n with exhibitions.



FACT SHEET

Date & Time:
Thursday, March 16 & Friday, March 17, 2000 (2 days)
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Location:
U.S. Trade Center Tokyo &
MIPRO Exhibition Hall (M-2, M-3)
The World Import Mart Building
3-1-3 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,
Tokyo 170-8630, JAPAN

Organizer:
The Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy Tokyo

Co-Sponsor:
Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization (MIPRO)

Supporting Organizations:
American Electronics Association of Japan (AEA Japan)


Background

The second Internet Software U.S.A. exhibition and seminar was held on Febr=
uary 18 and 19, 1999 at the U.S. Trade Center in Tokyo.  This was the only t=
rade show in Japan dedicated exclusively to promoting American internet-rela=
ted software technologies, and creating market access opportunities for U.S.=
  companies.  Exhibitors in the two-day event reported receiving more than 23=
0 sales leads from 600 qualified Japanese businesses.  In addition, technica=
l seminars by U.S. exhibitors drew an average audience of 200 Japanese busin=
ess contacts.  These seminars gave each exhibitor a valuable opportunity to =
explain the distinctive qualities of their products and technology to a qual=
ified audience.

In Japan, Internet use continues to grow exponentially, and American Intern=
et software applications enjoy an excellent reputation.  Internet Software U=
.S.A. 2000 will expand the number of U.S. companies participating, while sti=
ll providing each exhibitor the chance to deliver a seminar presentation (we=
  provide interpretation from English to Japanese for the seminars).

Last year's exhibitors appreciated both the volume and quality of the Japan=
ese visitors to the exhibition.  Once again the Commercial Service Tokyo wil=
l launch an aggressive promotional campaign to attract the target Japanese a=
udience.


Appropriate exhibitors:

American developers of Internet-related Software, including but not limited=
  to: Internet telephony, Encryption software, Search engines, Firewall/secur=
ity software, Internet consumer software, etc.


Participation Fee: US$ 3400.00 (� 360,000)

This Fee Includes:

(1) Exhibit Booth: Each participant will have a completely furnished 3 mete=
r(D) x 4 meter(W) booth including corporate identity sign, one round table, =
one reception desk and 4 chairs;

(2) Seminar: Every participating company will have the opportunity to deliv=
er a technical presentation (45 minutes in length) during the Exhibition.  T=
his will be an excellent opportunity to introduce your technology to the aud=
ience and attract attendees to visit your booth.  Audio-visual equipment wil=
l be available for use during the seminar;

(3) Exhibition Catalog: Each participant will be featured on an entire page=
  in the exhibition catalog which will be mailed to the target audience prior=
  to show opening and distributed during the show;

(4) Market Promotion: The Commercial Service of the U.S. Embassy will under=
take a country-wide market promotion campaign to attract prospective busines=
s partners including key industry end-users, manufacturers, system integrato=
rs, government decision makers, importers and distributors.  In addition, a =
pre-show press campaign will publicize and promote this event.

To Participate:
We invite you to join us as an exhibitor in Internet Software U.S.A. 2000. =
  Please complete the enclosed Reply Form and return it by fax as soon as pos=
sible, but no later than December 17, 1999 to 81-3-3224-5071.  We will send =
you an Application Form (Participation Agreement) and further information up=
on receipt of your reply.



For Inquiries please contact:

Ms. Jennifer Alston
Commercial Attache, Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy Tokyo
Phone: 81-3-3224-5066 Fax: 81-3-3224-5071

OR

Ms. Tamami Imai
Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy Tokyo
1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3224-5876 Fax: 81-3-3224-5071

Or...view our website:

http://www.csjapan.doc.gov



=====
REPLY FORM

Yes!  We want to participate in "Internet Software U.S.A. 2000."  Please fo=
rward further information along with the necessary application forms.


Company Name:


Name & Title:



Address:






Phone No.: 				 Fax No.:


E-mail:

? Special technical requirements for your exhibition:



Please contact our subsidiary, representative, or agent in Japan:

Name & Title:                                                              =


Company:                                                                   =


Phone: 			 Fax: 			                 E-mail:


Please return by December 17, 1999

FAX to:  Ms. Tamami Imai
Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy
Fax: 81-3-3224-5071



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Hi all, here's an event that you may be interested in.

Event: Christmas Party / Bonenkai
Date:  Wednesday December 15, 1999
Time:  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Description: RSVP to rsvp@...

Tokyo's hottest Christmas event for international hi-tech professionals.

For the first time, the Tokyo PC Users Group (TPC www.tokyopc.org), the
international Computer Association (ICA www.ica.gol.com), and Content Developers
of Japan (CODE-J  www.codej.org) will jointly host the Christmas party.

All international professionals that are interested in hi-tech, Internet and IP
technology, digital design and graphics, venture business, and networking
with Tokyo's coolest geeks are invited to attend.

The event will be on Wednesday, December 15, from 7;00 to 9;00 PM at the Nolita
Street Apartment in Harajuku.

The party will cost 5,000 yen per person and will feature a buffet dinner,
including turkey and other Christmas fare, open bar, DJ music, raffle, and a
special appearance by Santa himself. (Rumour has it that there will be at least
two Santas, one claiming to be the Wintel Santa (I am the Santa monopoly) and
the other a Macintosh Santa (I am faster, better, and more user friendly and we
can be different together),

The Nolita Street Apartment is a great cafe built in a refurbished apartment
house for distinguished foreign residents, and is located on a small hill three
minutes walk
from Harajuku Station. The Cafe has four floors of space, incuding a basement
snack bar, first floor deli/cafe, second floor art bar/cafe, and third floor
neo-techno lounge
bar. Words do not effectively describe the Nolita Street Apartments, but it is a
great space to hang out, party, and network, and in the three months since its
establishment
it is quickly becoming the coolest place for the high-tech, Internet saavy,
venture developer crowd to hang out.

RSVP in advance to reserve your place. Send an email to rsvp@... and list
the names of the people you will attend with.

Please visit the following URL for map and directions:
http://www2.gol.com/users/rsvp/

RSVP to rsvp@...


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EVENT:  Presentation on Venture Capital in Japan
ORGANIZATION:  Kaisha   www.kaisha.gol.com
SPEAKER:  Mr. Chris Boulton, President of 3i-Kogin Buyouts Ltd.
www.3i.com
TIME:  6:30pm-9:00pm
DATE:  Mon 17 Jan 00
PLACE:  FCCJ (Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Yurakucho
Denki Bldg)
INFO:  b.kestler@...

Of the 260+ on this ML, believe it or not, many (OK, make that
some...OK, make that several) do not have GOL as their ISP, and
therefore may have not received the following notice
(cut-and-pasted from the GOL weekly newsletter).



-----------------------------------------------------------
Holiday Parties
-----------------------------------------------------------
Put your party hat on and come celebrate the holidays with some
of Japan's coolest non-profit groups.

Find out where you can:

*party with international high tech professionals (CODEJ)

*sip wine with Foreign Executive Women (FEW),

*share Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream with Japan Webgrrls (Women
interested new technology)

Party details are at:

http://provider.gol.com/vol02/0247/parties.html



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following was posted.  (This is a cut-and-paste from the ICA
ML.)
==========

EVENT:
ICA New Ventures Group Educational Event

DATE:
Wed Dec 08, 1999

TIME:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)

TOPIC:
Brian Riordan of Broadview Ventures will speak about "Raising
funds:
IPO vs. Merger vs. Acquisition/Buy-out."

Only about 20% of recent US IPO Internet companies are beating
the DOW.
The rest are underperforming the DOW or are trading below the
original
IPO price. Selling your company may just be a much better way to
lock
in liquidity. What are you going to do? How are you going to
position
yourself and your company?  Find out from the company who
represented
Exodus in their acquisition of GOL, and Datacraft in their
acquisition
of PTS on what might be your exit strategy!

RESERVATIONS:
There will be no charge for this event, but RESERVATIONS are
necessary.
mailto:ckaster@...

LOCATION:
SGI, Ebisu Garden Tower B1 (next to the McDonalds)
Map: http://www.sgi.co.jp/YGP/index.html
==========


ICA NEW VENTURES GROUP
The New Ventures Group is a smaller group recently created
within the
ICA whose prime purpose is to provide a support forum for
technology
related start up businesses.   We are presenting two events each
month:
an educational-type speaker evening and social networking
evening.

The guiding principle behind the speaker events is the desire to
support the entrepreneur who may be technically savvy but less
knowledgeable about the actual business of setting up and
running a
business.  We will be drawing speakers from the fields of
venture
capital, finance, law, accounting, and media, to name just a
few.  They
will focus their content on "nuts and bolts" issues, and
important
Lessons Learned supported by case study and real world example.
The
events will be highly interactive, and hopefully will remain
free of
charge with a reservation.

Our social networking events are intended for making contacts
and
building business between all groups with a mutual interest in
new
business start-ups.


ICA � INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER ASSOCIATION
The ICA has been around since the early 1970's as a monthly
dinner/
speaker event attended by those who work in computing and IT
technologies.   The focus of the organization was on providing a
means
for individuals to gain a better understanding of emerging
technologies
and industry trends.  Since the industry itself has undergone
such
massive change and is now a mainstream force impacting the
broadest
reaches of personal and professional life, the ICA has also
shifted its
focus.

The IT revolution and opportunities created by it are as big and
far-reaching as the industrial revolution at the turn of the
last
century.   All of us in the IT world in Tokyo have been aware of
this
revolution for a while, and it is a very exciting time to be in
the "IT
game" in Japan.  As a group that covers the IT business and
business of
IT in Japan, the ICA is perfectly positioned to flourish over
the next
year and beyond.

The ICA is now no longer just about the specific IT
technologies, but
rather the business of IT in a much larger context. Our events
will
continue to profile new companies, products and services, and
the
people who make a difference. But we will also presenting those
who
have a something to say about the benefits and effect of IT on
business
models and the processes outside of the MIS/IT department.  One
such
example will be a greater focus on e-commerce over the next
year.  And,
as the `new economy' develops here in Japan, the ICA will
occasionally
present speakers who work outside of the IT industry yet have
worthwhile commentary to add.

The ICA Board hopes our organization will start conversations,
stimulate debates, provoke an occasional argument and bring
like-minded
individuals together.  If you come to our meetings and find
something
to apply in your work, something to talk about with your
colleagues,
something to help reframe a problem, something to disagree with,
then
the ICA is succeeding.


BROADVIEW:
Broadview is a leading global investment bank focused on the IT,
communications and media industries.  Through a network of over
250
employees operating across the US, Europe, Asia and Israel,
Broadview
assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and
private financings.  The firm is also a private equity investor
in
these industries in the US and Europe.

Key management members of the firm include Paul Deninger,
Chairman and
CEO, Victor Basta, managing director and management committee
member
who heads the firm's European practice; Alec Ellison, managing
director
and management committee member who heads the firm's Software,
Services, Media and telecommunications practice; and Steve
Smith,
managing director and management committee member who heads the
firm's
Hardware practice.  Broadview has offices in New York, Silicon
Valley,
Boston, London and Tokyo as well as an affiliate firm in Israel.

Broadview is the only investment bank specializing exclusively
in the
following five key sectors of the technology industry:  hardware
products; software products and services; telecommunications
services;
media and information services; and supporting products and
services.
Broadview guides clients through all facets of the M&A process
to
ensure that they achieve both short and long term objectives.

Broadview's approach is based on a comprehensive understanding
of the
technologies, companies and the key individuals behind those
companies
in the IT, communications, and media industries.  Nearly
three-quarters
of the firm's professionals have worked for technology
companies.  As
specialists in these industries, Broadview's professionals apply
authoritative knowledge to provide exceptional value to clients.
Broadview's widely respected IT M&A Report is a semi-annual
overview of
M&A activity in the IT, communications and media industries.

Through first half 1999, Broadview represented companies in 58
transactions with a total value of US $5.6 billion.  Recent
transactions the firm has completed include Sendit/Microsoft,
Metamor/GE Capital Consulting, Castle/Siemens, NEC/Packard Bell,
Lattice/Vantis, Havas/Cendant, Compuware/Viasoft, IBM/Mylex and
Texas
Instruments/Unitrode.

In addition to its advisory business, Broadview is also a
private
equity investor.  Broadview Capital Partners is a $200 million
fund
targeting late-stage investment and buy out transactions in the
US.
Kennet, a Broadview joint venture, is an $80 million fund
founded on
growth venture investing in Europe.


SGI
SGI is the world's leader in high-performance computing
technology,
dedicated to unleashing the power of human creativity. The
company's
systems, ranging from desktop workstations and servers to the
most
powerful supercomputers in the world, deliver advanced computing
and 3D
visualization capabilities to scientific, engineering, and
creative
professionals and large enterprises. In addition, SGI creates
innovative software for design, Internet, and entertainment
applications.  SGI provides solutions in several key industries,
including manufacturing, government, entertainment,
communications,
energy, the sciences, and education.

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Event: Dr. Hugo de Garis:  "The Technological and Human Implications"
Date: Mon Dec 06, 1999
Time: 6:30 am - 8:30 am
Description: A Millennium Presentation by Kaisha Society

"The Technological and Human Implications of Evolutionary Artificial
Intelligence" by Dr. Hugo de Garis Director, Brain Builder Group ATR Human
Information Processing Laboratories

Forget the coming great earthquake to Tokyo or California.  Forget even the
global warming.  The Armageddon story in the new millennium you really want to
watch out for is the Gigadeath Artilect War: A war in which two large groups of
humanity will fight over the development of super intelligent, unpredictable,
highly and rapidly evolving, artificial machines, resulting in 1 billion human
deaths

This is not a cheap copy of the Terminator movie script by some wacky scientist.
Dr. Hugo de Garis http://www.hip.atr.co.jp/~degaris/) is the head of Brain
Builder Group at the ATR Human Information Processing Laboratories in Kyoto and
the designer of the CAM Brain Machine (CBM).  He is one of the most respected
and sought after scientists (even by U.S. military intelligence folks) who is
working at the frontier of evoluationary artificial
intelligence.  (Selected world press coverage of Dr. de Garis further below.)

The consensus among most leading scientists in the various AI fields, such as
biosilicon, DNA chips, and Cam-Brain Machine (CMB), all admit to the power and
the unpredictability (i.e., non-programmability) of the artificial intellects
(ergo "artilect").  The possible consequences (both positive and negative) of
the developments to come in the next 20 years is very real.

Dr. de Garis chose Japan as his place of research, because he believes that
Japan has the capital and the will to "invest in a major national brain building
project equivalent to the size and energy of NASA."   In fact, an NTT lab across
the street from Dr. de Garis' lab will buy the 1st generation CBM for further
research of their own.

The Brain Builder Group's current  project goal is to build  a billion-neuron
artificial brain by the year 2001.  The CAM Brain relies on a special kind of
microprocessor to build its neural network.  It uses a major advance in
computing called Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), which are chips that can
rewire their innards. Unlike transistors etched permanently in the silicon of
normal microchips, the transistors in FPGAs can connect any number of ways after
receiving software instructions.

Ironically, he is also someone who is voicing strong concerns about the
possibility of a gigadeath war (that's 1,073,741,824 deaths for you and me)
that such a technology may trigger.

Come to our December meeting to find out why Dr. de Garis is pushing artificial
intelligence to new frontiers and at the same time is fearful of where it may
lead to.

"I feel I am part of the artilect problem,  since I am helping to create them. 
Sooner or later,  humanity will have to choose - do we build them or not.   've
already chosen." -- Dr. Hugo de Garis

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5,000 yen for non-members.
Monday, December 6, 6:30-8:30PM
at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, 20th floor, North wing of the
Yurakucho Denki Bldg.,
next to JR Yurakusho station, accessible through exit A3 from the Hibiya subway
station.

Homepage: www.kaisha.gol.com
Email:  kaisha@...
Hotline:  03-5562-0382

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Worldwide Media Coverage of Prof. Dr. Hugo de Garis Head of Brain Builder Group
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS (These and other media coverage are listed and linked at
http://www.hip.atr.co.jp/~degaris/press/west/index.html)

TV AND RADIO

"Artificial Life," on the program "The Site", 13 August 1997.

CNN, "Swiss Scientists Warn of Robot Armageddon," February 1998

BBC, "Best brain boosts artificial life,"  7 January 1999

BS1 Japan, "The Challenge of Artificial Life," 27 March 1998, a Japanese-French
co-production.

ARTE (German-French TV satellite program for arts and culture, co-produced with
Japan's NHK), "Life as it Could Be," March 1998.

PRINT

NEW YORK TIMES (Sunday Magazine),"Robokitty," 1 August 1999

TIME Magazine, "We could never be sure," February, 1998

THE WASHINGTON POST,"Robokitten Pounces On the Cutting Edge," 18 January 1999

BUSINESS WEEK, "Machines will be smarter than we are," Idea #12 of Cover Story
"21 Ideas for the 21st Century,"  17 August 1999

WIRED, "The Brain Builder," December 1997

SCIENCE (Journal), "Computer Design Meets Darwin," September 26 1997, p1931

THE OBSERVER, "Playing God," 6 June 1999

DER SPIEGEL, "Gefahr fur Mann und Maus (Danger to Man and Mouse)," 18 January
1999

LE MONDE, "Entretiens, 2000 (Interviews, 2000)," September 1999

THE SYDNEY HERALD TRIBUNE, "Playing God," 24 July 1999

Science News, "On the Origin of Circuits," 4 Sept 1999, Vol. 156, p 156-158

THE JAPAN TIMES, "Inching Toward the Pinnacle," 27 June 1999, Editorial

THE JAPAN TIMES, "If it only had a brain," 20 June 1999,  p 9

NEW SCIENTIST, "Life as we know it : For good or evil, the world's most
powerful artificial brain is taking shape," 9 January 1999, editorial



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