REMINDER/University of Central Florida ORBIT Briefs Executives on IT Business Value in Uncertain...

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REMINDER...for Friday (May 9)

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003

University of Central Florida ORBIT Executive Briefing - May 9, 2003

Helping technology, IT and business executives find ways to increase

the value, productivity and financial return for their organizations, the UCF Office of Resources for Business & Information Technology (ORBIT), (http://www.orbit.ucf.edu), will present a briefing titled "Achieving & Sustaining IT Business Value in an Uncertain Economy" on Friday, May 9.

To be held at the Westin Grand Bohemian in Orlando, the Executive Briefing is the 5th in a series of "Business Strategies & Best Practices in Information Technology Management Impacting the Florida High Tech Corridor."

Keynote Speaker Bill Miller, VP of Information Services at Harris Corp. in Melbourne, will be joined by Gary Henkel of Time Customer Service, a Division of AOL Time Warner in Tampa, and Bill Metz of Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. Tupperware's CIO Bob Wagner, Collegis' Bill Moran, and NTS' Dr. Marilyn Buckner of Atlanta will also be participating.

To review an agenda and to register online, visit http://www.orbit.ucf.edu. For further information, contact Tatiana Londono at 407-882-0264, or via e-mail: tlondono@mail.ucf.edu

Date:                   Friday, May 9, 2003

Time:                   7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Location:               Westin Grand Bohemian
                        Johann Strauss Ballroom
                        325 South Orange Avenue

Address:                Orlando, FL 32801
                        407-313-9000

                        Tatiana Londono
Contact Information:    Phone: 407-882-0264
& Agenda/Web Site       Email: tlondono@mail.ucf.edu
                        Web Page: http://www.orbit.ucf.edu

Assisting technology and IT executives increase the productivity and financial return for their organizations, the Office of Resources for Business & Information Technology (ORBIT) hosts Executive Briefings and customizes corporate services for IT Best Practices. UCF ORBIT's mission is to provide world-class resources, content, and knowledge based information through partnerships with business and IT companies in the Florida High Tech Corridor (http://www.FloridaHighTech.com). In addition, UCF ORBIT is committed to achieving recognition for offering the highest quality content and IT business solution programs available anywhere in the world.

A key component of ORBIT's mission is to support UCF's goal as America's leading partnership university and promote economic development in the Florida High Tech Corridor. ORBIT's core competencies are IT Best Practices, Business Alignment and Organizational Change Process, Project Management, 6 Sigma & Lean and Leadership. UCF ORBIT supports sustained performance excellence for domestic and international businesses and organizations in the Corridor.