REMINDER/Wired Women Web and OregonLive.com Launch ``Smart Women, Smart Talk'' Webcast.

Lifestyle & Business Editors/Assignment Desks/High-Tech Writers

REMINDER...for Wednesday (Jan. 22)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Women's Networking Organization Hosts Interactive

Meeting to Share Insight, Gab and Guidance with Professional Women

What:





				

				
				 
				


    Starting January 22nd, Wired Women Web, a not for profit women's
technology organization, hosts Wired Women Webcasts on OregonLive.com.
The Webcast brings "wired women" together to network, learn and
interact like never before. The virtual monthly meetings feature
discussion on technology issues and trends affecting women in their
professional and personal lives.

How it Works:
    The Wired Women Webcast combines live audio and a chatroom on
OregonLive.com. The Webcast audience can ask questions in the chat
room to get "real time" answers, or questions can be submitted before
the Webcast via email. Beyond watching and listening, audience members
can interact with each other for networking and idea sharing. After
each Webcast, participants can visit the OregonLive.com Women's Forum
(www.oregonlive.com/forums/women) to exchange feedback and thoughts on
the show.

Who:
    Wired Women Webcast is hosted by Michelle Christopher, Founder of
Wired Women Web and an accomplished technology professional, and
OregonLive.com Producer, Alise Munson. The premier Wired Women Webcast
features Nigel Ballard of Joejava Wireless Consultancy discussing the
current state of Portland's wireless Internet access ports in Pioneer
Square. A debate has developed around the free wireless access
available in Pioneer Square from Joejava Wireless Consultancy and the
networks available through Starbucks and T-Mobile. Both groups want to
provide wireless Internet access in the same area -- one charges for
access, one doesn't. Learn what's going to happen next in this
evolving debate and why you need to know about wireless technology.

When:
       "Smart Women, Smart Talk" premieres Wednesday, January
        22, 2003, from 1:00pm - 1:30 pm PDT. (Participants are
        encouraged to log into the Webcast chatroom 10 minutes prior
        to the show if they do not already have the RealOne Media
        Player installed on their system.)

Where:
    The Webcast can be accessed at: www.oregonlive.com/live/wiredwomen

About Wired Women Web

Wired Women Web is a not for profit organization that encourages women to explore opportunities in the technology sector and to build successful careers that will allow them to play a positive role in the Information Age. The organization provides networking opportunities, career resources, educational training, professional presentations, and mentoring for members. Its programs help women learn skills to better both their personal and professional lives. For more information, go to www.wiredwomenweb.com.

About OregonLive.com

OregonLive.com launched May 23, 1997 and has grown to become the number one local website in Oregon and the online leader for local news and information. OregonLive.com averages over 21 million page views per month and has over 700,000 unique visitors per month. OregonLive.com's interactive content features the latest news, business, sports, weather, traffic and entertainment information. In addition, OregonLive.com has the largest number of local classified listings for jobs, homes and autos. OregonLive.com is the affiliate website of The Oregonian and Hillsboro Argus newspapers.