Andres Carvallo to Speak at the APPA Business & Financial Conference 2007

The Business & Financial Conference is APPA's annual meeting for utility professionals in the areas of: Accounting & Finance • Customer Accounting & Services • Human Resouces & Training • Information Technology • Pricing & Market Analysis.
The Business & Financial Conference provides an excellent opportunity to network with your peers from across the nation, get the latest information, and hear from experts in the fields of business and finance. The conference offers more than 45 concurrent sessions and many networking opportunities, including roundtable discussions, continental breakfasts, and evening receptions.APPA's 2007 Business & Financial Conference is co-hosted with the Texas Public Power Association.

http://www.appanet.org/events/index.cfm?ItemNumber=17919&sn.ItemNumber=2043

Andres Carvallo to Speak at Innotech's Oregon CIO Summit 2007 in Portland

InnoTech, the region's most comprehensive business and technology event, offers two full days of conference sessions and one, focused day of exhibits (Thursday, April 26th only). This year's jam-packed agenda includes the return of the eMarketing Summit (now with two tracks!), the Oregon CIO Summit and IT Executives of the Year Awards, InnoTech's Happy Hour (a great networking opportunity!) on Thursday, April 26th, and, of course, the latest on Open Source, Agile, Security, and the latest, exciting innovations in business and technology.

http://www.innotechconference.com/pdx/Event/summit.php

In Memory of Bob Schwartz

As premier 100 alumni, we have come to build great relationships and respect for one another among the very best CIOs in the world. So when it was time to convene again for the 8th annual Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference in Palm Springs, CA., we had to pause for a moment and show our respects to a fallen friend, Bob Schwartz - CIO of Panasonic, who left us at the very young age of 55. Bob was a true friend, a mentor to many, a leader in the industry, a larger than life persona. And many of us that knew him celebrated life and professional successes together. But it was the little things on the golf course that brought incredible joy to Bob. We could still see him light up his cigar after a perfect shot for a birdie on the green in hole 17th at the Palms Golf Course at the Dessert Palms JW Marriot, one of his favorite holes ever. And he would say looking at Ron Milton....who is better than us Ron? Who?

So walking quietly and holding a poster picture of Bob towards the green on 17th, Ron Milton, Frank Enfanto, Matt Sweeney, Leo Leger, Dale Franz, Thornton May, Gregg Pinsky, Bill Laberis, Julia King, Don Tennant, Enzo Micali, Chris Johnson, Greg Smith, Matt Duffy, John Amato, Larry Thomas, Peter Wise, Derek Hulitzky and your truly followed a bagpiper to perform a ball ceremony, share a few words and to toast to our friend with his favorite scotch.

Full of emotion but with a confident tone of jubilation for Bob's legacy, we all performed a beautiful ball ceremony. One ball dropped near the cup for Bob and the rest of the balls simultaniously trown in the water that surrounds that beautiful hole. Right afterwards, Ron and Frank said very emotional and profound words that were fitting of Bob's larger that life style. And to end it, we toasted to our friend as we listened to the notes of amazing grace masterfully performed by our bagpiper.

So long Bob. We shall see each other again!