NEWS AND EVENTS

DATE:   Monday, November 8, 2004

TIME:    7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Westin Waltham Hotel

70 Third Avenue

Waltham, MA  02451

(Exit 27A, Rt. 95)

FEE:       $45.00

You are cordially invited to attend a seminar on "Building a World-Class Board of Directors," the second program in this season's Eckert Seamans Technology Initiative Series.  How can a young company recruit the best directors?  How does the entrepreneur work with the directors to leverage their expertise and connections?  How are directors compensated?  How should the board membership be changed as the company grows?  For the directors, what are their duties, and what is their exposure to liability?  What does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act mean for a private company, and how can it affect the company's prospects for being acquired?  These important questions and more will be covered by a panel of experienced entrepreneurs, directors, consultants and attorneys.  For questions regarding this seminar, please call 617.342.6800.

          PANEL

• Joe Caruso, President, Bantam Group, Inc.
• Tod Loofbourrow, President and CEO, Authoria, Inc.
• Rick Lucash, Partner, Eckert Seamans
• Peter Miller, President, Growth Associates International/Co-Director, MIT Venture Mentoring Service

Seminar sponsored by: