School Spirit ~ by Gina Larson

About 20 people gathered at Dewey Flatiron on Tuesday night prepared to get schooled. The lesson of the evening? Spirits. Scott Lima of FutureBrands LLC held class in the upstairs lounge and lectured the audience about the strict guidelines makers follow to yield Bourbon (51 percent corn minimum), Scotch (12 year aging process) and that South of the Border specialty, tequila (minimum 60 percent agave).

My fellow classmates and I were riveted by the jars of unfinished brews and starter potions that Scott passed around the room. Afterwards, the graduates were invited to experiment with various liquors from FutureBrands stable of 135 liquor brands, including Absolut, Vox, and Jim Beam.

The recess gave me the perfect opportunity to catch up with Stephen Gilberg, CEO of HappyHours.com, the host of our evening. Steve said that business was going well, but he was hoping to enroll more people. "Maybe I'm competing with Madonna," he shrugged. I also talked with Dietman Petutschnig, CEO of Nunet Solutions, who said that despite the lack of enthusiasm towards the Web, there is still an interest in streaming - "where it makes sense." After a few more sips of my delicious apple-tini, I felt that it was time to dismiss myself.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2001, 8:30 PM until Midnight. American Friends of The
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their families who have been exposed to alcoholism, violence, poverty and
other social problems. For Information/Reservations, contact Tani Schwartz
at 212-472-0040/tschwartz@afhu.org,or visit www.afhu.org.

The Cyber Scene in San Diego ~ by Lilia Phleger Benjamin

Well it has been quite a summer here in San Diego.

We've managed to avoid mass rolling blackouts, and "June Gloom", our yearly overcast weather, has finally left us.

As has Cliff Numark, former president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Technology Alliance http://www.sdrta.org/! He resigned due to family responsibilities, and is now replaced by the highly qualified Tyler Orion. Cliff was an integral part of the San Diego scene...and though he says he'll visit, Los Angeles seems awfully far away. Speaking of the SDRTA, their flagship event - The Big eSchmooze - is taking place at the Torrey Pines Glider Port on August 23rd. If you only go to one networking event a year, go to the eSchmooze. It's crowded, it's noisy, and the lines for food and cocktails are long...but absolutely everyone will be there and you'll kick yourself if you aren't!

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...Talking about a scene, the one that everyone thought was going to be a replay of Seattle turned out to be nothing but a peaceful gathering of a few protestors and hordes of journalists. I'm talking about BIO2001, one of the largest biotech/life sciences conferences in the world. Fanned by media hype, local shopkeepers hunkered down and prepared for battle, but the protestors stayed home, the weather was great, and the conference was a success...

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Webgrrls Pursuit of Passions

If you'd ever wanted to know what passions women have, you should've been at the Webgrrls Women Series on "Passion, Pleasure & Profits" on Thursday, July 26th. (Or you can go read an issue of Cosmo). The speakers for the evening were HipGuide's Sly Tang, Daily Candy's Marcy Swingle and myself. Prompted with creatively poised questions by the Webgrrls diva and director of the NYC chapter, Eileen Shulock, we discussed our businesses, how we started them, what motivates and scares us and what's next. Webgrrls NYC director Eileen Shulock was, as always, a most gracious and witty moderator for questions posed afterwards as well. Attended by over 100 women from all areas of technology and business in the city, the evening was a well-rounded insight into the fun aspects of the Internet industry and was an empowering experience for all involved.

The Night Spa Treats Musical Women

With Madonna in town, J-LO performing last week on NBC's Today Show and hype about all the alpha-women in the music industry, Christine Courtney Communications in conjunction with Girl's Night Out, hosted the first of their quarterly parties that will provide a creative environment for networking and celebrate the accomplishments of women in the music industry.

M-Girls Mobile Messaging, which is provided by Upoc, hosted a late-night girl jam at Spa on Wednesday, July 25th. With tantalizing offers for...

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Yo! Lawyers in da House!

Just when you thought it was safe, and that the money-grubbing dot-comers were holed up in their homes, there's a hot new clique ready to take over the too-cool-for-school slot. You'd never guess it by their clean shaven exterior, but lo! and behold New York's lawyers are taking the club scene by storm! In an unprecedented move, the New York Lawyers and Friends Network and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Entertainment Committee hosted a special party for NYC area lawyers and everyone else interested mixing business and pleasure. And who isn't interested in that?!

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It's my Party Now!

While some New Yorkers were uptown trying to figure out who and what was going on with this year's upcoming elections, another set of New Yorkers were trying to figure out what was going on with one character in the Mayoral races. The Women's National Republican Club hosted a "Mike for Mayor" reception and talk on Tuesday, July 24th at their New York headquarters.

Michael Bloomberg's candidacy has garnered a lot of attention because of his focus on education for our children. In fact, while Mike is on the Republican Ballot for the primary in September, he has established his own Education First party as well....

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Willkommen! Bitte, How do I start abroad?

Zum Schneider was humming, slightly crammed with those fresh new faces from abroad. The occasion was a beer tasting at the trendy East Village bar and eatery, hosted by the very cordial Volker Detering, COO of EventMe! Volker provides a welcoming of sorts for new arrivals to the Big Apple. "Many people who attend my events are all alone and we provide them a place to meet others like themselves. It's a good way to do business as well."

...The crowd was mostly European with some representation from the Middle East. I expected to see a line of beers on a table, and the participants sipping various imports....

See all the happy people at: http://www.startabroad.com/party_2001_07/

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Converse with the Politicos

It's hot out now, but the political races for Mayor of the Big Apple and other lead roles will be heating up even more in the coming months. In an effort to serve its constituency, the non-profit nonpartisan election forum for NYC voters, SavvyVoter.org, partnered with E-thepeople, their national counterpart and a nonpartisan site as well. E-thepeople works with over 400 online newspapers, television stations and Internet portals to bring government closer to the public. The two sites decided to partner with the Daily News and host a reception to kick off the 2001 NYC edebates.

Held on Tuesday, July 24th at Club 101 on Park Avenue, a respectable number of people attended to discuss the impending debates and hear comments from leaders of the involved parties....

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Swashbuckling and Sushi ~ by Gina M. Larson

It was one of those oppressively hot summer nights in New York City where the heat and humidity are like a lovely warm blanket to keep you warm on a winter night-except it's July and you don't want a blanket. Answering the cry of in and out of work dot-comers and non-comers alike, HotJobs hosted their annual summer party drawing 150 people. Cyber Scene writer Gina Larson braved the heat to check it out...

The staff at HotJobs knew how to stay cool this week. On Tuesday, July 24th the crew, led by their fearless leader and CEO, Dimitri Boylan climbed aboard The Peking. Although the three-mast ship stayed parked at Pier 17, the breeze coming off the East River was strong enough to peel off the sticky sweat baked on by the city heat.

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The Courtney Report on Her West Coast Excursion: Part 5

Part Five - LA bound

Leaving overcast, drizzly and foggy San Francisco I arrived in sunny LA to be greeted by an older man who asked me: "Young lady, do you know you just sat next to two very famous actors?"

I glanced at the Barbie and Ken couple sitting next to me in the rental car pickup van. "No."

He pursued with, "Do you watch day-time TV?"

"No."

"Do you watch TV at all?"

"No." I remain brief but am thinking to myself, "Look buddy. I just pulled an all-nighter at a wwwacky web party and I am working behind a computer all day long. I don't have time (or interest) to watch day-time TV shows!"

"Well, they just flew in from Orlando and I am their writer!"

(How much more must I learn of these people?)

"Oh. That's nice."

Welcome to LA.

The day progressed much less jarringly and ended on a sweet note as I enjoyed a leisurely networking dinner at Rix in Santa Monica for the Digital Commerce Exchange. Hosted by Ben Mendelsohn and Janine Parker guests enjoyed two hearty appetizer orders each, thanks to sponsorship by Response magazine. I chatted with InternetWire's Michael Terpin; The Walt Disney Company Digital Industry Relations, New Technology and Development VP Philip Lelyveld, Kenneth Papagan; NTV president Linda Thurman and WireBreak Entertainment CEO David Wertheimer. Careerbuilder Manager, WestCoast Advertising Sales (and Cyber Scene LA contributor) Keren Taylor was enjoying dinner with her husband and friend at the next table, and we chatted for a bit afterwards as well. The scene over by Shutters, where Mike Terpin and I met up with Traffic411.com CEO/Founder Lisa Osborn and R&D Graphics & Marketing Denise Denison-Erkeneff, was picking up. After a cocktail of seltzer waters and revolving conversations we adjourned for the night. After all, Friday and the weekend still have numerous activities to be enjoyed!

The Courtney Report on Her West Coast Excursion: Part 4

Part Four - Wednesday Wonders Won't Cease As We Go To The Webby's

There were a few themes that threaded the fabric of this year's 5th Annual Webby Awards: endurance, a sense of accomplishment for having staying power and unwavering belief in the ultimate longevity and success of the Web, the Internet and what we're all doing.

While this year's Webby's felt smaller and more subdued than last year's, the theme of "Gutsy" prompted people to express themselves liberally in their dress and speech. Although most men were clothed in mostly black or dark suits ranging from traditional to modern, the two stand-outs were John "CockyBastard.com" Halcyon Styn, who strapped on white "ass-less" chaps, lace stretch briefs, a URL-branded t-shirt and his signature pig-tails and Randy "Peter Pan" Constan, who wore a traditional green Peter Pan outfit. Google.com guys roller bladed around with silver lame capes floating after them. EssEff-er microstar Justin Hall wore a crisp cream suit, burgundy polka-dotted bow tie and no shirt. Visionary Howard Rheingold was in a signature loud-crazy suit jacket (green, yellow and pink paisley-very 1960s). And of course, Webcast host Sam Donaldson was just the most outrageous, crazy guy ever in his classic charcoal pin-stripped suit, crisp bright, white shirt and grey-silver tie. What a guy!

Not many women were truly gutsy in their attire either, but the notable exceptions were the lithe bodies in wide fishnet body stockings with latex coverings, Botticelli-shaped women in curve-hugging latex and body sparkles and semi-dominatrix-types in stereotypical outfits. The Webby's seem to draw a large Burning Man festival crowd as well and after the ceremony the after-party antics were what seemed to be in anticipation of the bacchanalian experience to come over Labor Day.

Here are some highlights from the show....

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Cyber Scene Spotlight: Part Three - More Wondrous Revelations @ the W

Wednesday was the day of W's (W Hotel, Webby Awards, A Workout in the fitness center). In the late afternoon on Wednesday, July 18th, I met with W Hotel CMP, director of Sales and Marketing Bill Tremper. Coming from a career spanning fourteen years at six hotels in the hotel industry, Bill has proven himself as being one of the more inventive "do-ers" in his field. Having worked at more traditional properties like the Marriott, Tremper stood out with his creative ideas and aggressive action-oriented approach. Only ten months into his tenure at the San Francisco W, he already has identified and initiated change. Knowing full-well that "people expect change from a design and style source," which the W represents, the SF W will be set into motion of evolving change. Staying within W standards, of course, they will be changing the colors and the artwork in the lobby. Digital art and flat screens will project new exhibits and there'll be a DJ spinning tunes based on the mood of the gathered crowd.

With a nose for sales and marketing, Bill is also implementing...

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The Courtney Report on Her West Coast Excursion: Part 2

Part Two - Lunch with the BBC and Mayor Willie Brown

Part of the thrill of business travel is the opportunity to partake in the pleasurable pastime of dining in a city's trendy, upscale, noted (fill-in-the-blank) establishments. Having enjoyed the hotel's happening bar, I also partook in a fine lunch at the XYZ Restaurant with BBC America PR manager Josh Weinberg and BBC America.com publicity manager Matt Marshall on Wednesday, July 18th. I learned about their efforts of putting original content in addition to existing BBC content on their site. We chatted about events and news stories of the day and I learned more about the state of convergence and ITV in the UK.

Meanwhile, San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown sat down at the table next to us and in his deep, melodic voice ordered the spinach salad and pecan-crusted chicken. And coincidentally I learned over the course of my stay in EssEff that the W is apparently the hotel of choice for three of California's mayors, all of whom also seem to have children out-of-wedlock. I wonder why the W is the welcome way station for these mayors' wandering and love wagering?

The Cyber Scene in Denver ~ by Suzanne Lainson

On Tuesday, July 17, I attended the Colorado Internet Keiretsu (http://www.cik.org) roundtable on business in Asia held at the SOFTBANK (http://www.sbvc.com) offices. The presentation was made by Ed Roberto, president/ CEO of Asia Online (http://www.asiaonline.com). His job at the company was to aquire businesses. He bought 18 companies in 15 months. The company raised $143 million in three rounds. Back then it was easy to raise money, but the company also burned through a lot of it. The business plan was to offer Internet business solutions to medium and large organizations in the Asian-Pacific region...

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Thursday, July 19, it was the Internet Chamber of Commerce (http://www.icc.org) barbecue at the Westmoor Technology Park. The most notable feature: the weather. Dark clouds came rolling in, gale force winds blew up, and people were hanging onto poles to keep the tents from blowing away. I considered leaving but I hadn't eaten yet, and I was at least going to get some food before I headed back to my car. As it turned out, most people decided to stick around, and by the time I had finished eating, the wind had died down a bit. The entertainment looked promising: Boa & the Constrictors (http://www.boablues.com), a jump blues band. I read that they have played in Europe, so I wanted to hear them, but the wind made that all but impossible. Maybe some other time....

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The Courtney Report on Her West Coast Excursion: Part 1

The Courtney Report on Her West Coast Excursion:
Part One - Cocktails with Courtney kicks off the Webby Awards Reception

San Francisco has always been kind to me and this trip was no exception. The weather was gloriously warm and sunny. It's a pleasant surprise as I usually forget "the city" is chillier than the stereotypical constantly warm, sunny California climate. My accommodations were also a giddy luxury as I was able to set up temporary residence at the hip W Hotel. And from my 19th floor king-sized quarters I had a perfect view of the idyllic Yerba Buena Gardens, the Metreon, SF MOMA and the Mosconi Center. I even got out to enjoy some of the day and typed a bit as I lay outstretched on a fine blue W Hotel blanket in the center of gardens. Church bells rang, in recognition of some passing of time or event and couples lounged in the warm sun.

When I arrived yesterday, July 17th, I checked into the W and did the typical business traveler routine: made calls, answered email and unpacked. Since my cocktail party was starting earlier this night I showered, dressed and got ready for my cocktail party and headed over to the Foreign Cinema. The Webby Awards Luncheon had ended and I had just enough time to do my usual run-around as I set up and dispersed the "good-luck-pixie-dust" confetti. InternetWire, the sponsor for the party, was well represented by chairman Michael Terpin and Western Region VP M. Reynolds Morgan, who also set up.

With over 400 rsvps the Foreign Cinema was a unique venue for our event, as they had several large drinking and dining rooms. Guests begin arriving as we were finishing setting up so the night got rolling early. Mojitos and complimentary Bombay Sapphire drinks were flowing and I'd ordered hors d'oeuvres to satiate some early hunger pangs (at least till the alcohol kicked in) for the guests. Unfortunately the Foreign Cinema and I do not share the same point of view on quantity for value (i.e. there weren't as many seared-tuna-on-toast-points as I expected).

Nonetheless many SF dot-com old timers as well as some newcomers came to check out our national cocktail happening. Among the guests who have proved to be dear supporters were the visionary NRW PR Chairman Bill Ryan, community builder Craig Newmark (of Craig's list), marketing and ad-guru analyst Michael Tchong, sfGirl.com Patty Beron, Edelman PR Global Technology VP Colette Ballou and Hambrecht & Quist's Kirsten Bartok, writer and editor Caroline Waxler, Technanogy EVP Scott Mize and my good friend Lisa Jouris. TechTV's Guest Relations & Booking director Cathy Brooks added color and vivacity to the party with her bubbly bon mots and blue rabbit fur vest.

Read about all the other fabulously witty cocktailers....

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Cyber Scene Spotlight: AOL Time Warner Foundation President, Kathy Bushkin

While the dizzying array of assets that AOL-Time Warner share are easily recognized by businessmen and consumers alike, the company's commitment to social causes is probably less familiar.

But make no mistake about it; this new media empire isn't your usual large capitalist conglomerate. While other multi-million dollar companies have held their purse-strings tight, CEO Gerald Levin and Chairman of the Board Steven Case are happy to spread the wealth by actively partnering with charities and organizations and drumming up support amongst their staff for community volunteerism.

The social mission and work of the company is entrusted into the very capable hands of Kathy Bushkin. As president of AOL Time Warner's Foundation and a Senior Vice President of AOL Time Warner, Kathy is perhaps one of the most influential humanitarians in America today. Her work and influence are felt nationwide, "a perk," she says, "no other job can match."

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The Natives Get Restless

The media was out in droves and there were clips of interviews of Silicon Alley stars like Kyle Shannon of Agency.com on MSNBC then next day. NYNMA had done another banner job of promoting their annual Town Hall event on Thursday, July 12th. As was done in prior years, NYNMA shared the stage, so to speak, with the WWWAC organization to bring together a full community experience.

The glitterati panelists included the sage Kevin Werbach of Release 1.0, a youthful grandfather of the Alley Kyle Shannon and the spritely TV businessman from AOLTV Robert Friedman. Acerbic David Kirkpatrick of Fortune magazine moderated and indulged Robert for a volley on advertising on the web. BlackPlanet.com's Omar Wasow roamed the floor with the mike to aid the townspeople with their questioning. Deb Schultz, Sorceron's Howard Greenstein and other illuminati shared the responsibility and facilitated questioning.

Among the questioners were...

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The Cyber Scene in Denver ~ by Suzanne Lainson

On July 11 it was another big night for both events and music. Dave Matthews was playing at the University of Colorado football stadium, the Front Range Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (http://www.fwe.org) was meeting at trendy Sacre Bleu in Denver, and the Front Range Alliance (http://www.frontrangealliance.com) was meeting in downtown Boulder.

I passed on Dave Matthews because arena shows aren't my thing. I was all set to attend the FWE event when Larry Nelson, who heads up the Grassroots Initiative (http://www.grassrootsinitiative.com), invited me to the Front Range Alliance meeting. All he had to mention was that it had been organized by Brad Feld, of SOFTBANK (http://www.sbvc.com), and Jared Polis, of BlueMountain.com fame, and I was interested. Plus the location was so appealing -- four stories above the Pearl Street Mall at the Holme Roberts & Owen (http://www.hro.com) offices. Truly a great location to spend a summer afternoon: a view of both Pearl Street and the Flatirons. We stood on the terrace, enjoyed the food and wine, and savored the moment.

It was a very high powered crowd. I spotted Brad and his wife, Amy Batchelor, Juan Rodriquez, co-founder of both Storage Tech and Exabyte and co-founder and chairman/CEO of Ecrix (http://www.ecrix.com), Catharine Merigold, a principal with Vista Ventures (http://www.vistavc.com/), Pamela Bergeson, founder/chairman of Bid4Vacations.com (http://www.bid4vacations.com), Dave Secunda, founder of PlanetOutdoors, Jerry Lewis, editor of the Boulder County Business Report (http://www.bcbr.com), Steve Segal of Cooley Godward (http://www.cooley.com), Sara Gutterman of Boulder Ventures (http://www.boulderventures.com), Chris Wan of SOFTBANK, Dan Murray, marketing director of Persona (http://www.persona.com), Erika Brown, founder of NetGoddess (http://www.netgoddess.com), Derrin Smith, CEO of GetGo (http://www.getgocorp.com), and Eric Kirby, CEO of Veripost (http://www.veripost.com). Mark Weakley, of HRO, mentioned that his fellow attorney, Suzy Thevenet, helped to set up the event and then joined her sister on vacation in Croatia....

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A sea of activities

It’s summer in the city and the days are hot and sticky. But that doesn’t prevent the city from its usual pace of conferences and ability to address hot and sticky issues. For instance, the Fancy Food show is going on at the Javits Center. I’m sure there’s lots of hot and sticky things going on there. And the movie “Legally Blonde” is having a hot promotion with its “Go Blond for a Day” at Gotham’s two Vidal Sassoon salons. Michael Chaut of Monday Night Magic told me their 200th show was Monday, July 9th, where those talented magician-maestros extricated themselves from some other sticky situations.

And then there was the 6th Annual New York City Venture Capital Conference and Showcase that started on July 8th and continued through the 10th. Lots of sticky issues about launching, building, financing, structuring, restructuring, capitalizing, recapitalizing and surviving were addressed at this three-day VC power fest. Attending a conference on a Sunday is not usually high on my list of things to do, it was, however, a weekend highlight for about 200 of the attendees who did show up and listen to the workshops. I popped over to catch the beginning of the wine and cheese networking reception, and saw conference organizers and exhibitors put the last minute touches on booths and banners. And I chatted with just a few guests to get a sense that this conference promised to pack a punch with powerful information and networking. Shazam!

I-Hatch Ventures managing principal Derek Reisfield reported that his panel, with Silicon Alley Venture Partners managing director Stephen Brotman and Advantage Capital Partners SVP Elliot Fishman, on “Creative Strategies for CEOs/CXOs” was well attended. He was deep in conversation with a young upstart so I let them continue. I didn’t get far, however before I was descended upon by the informative trio of New York Insider Magazine’s technology editor Trent Gough, Black Cat Media Associates president Allen Leider and American Commentary Global News Service editor-in-chief Stanley Hersch. Stanley expertly and deftly shuffled a deck of cards while Trent and I caught up on various summer escapades and travels. And while I was learning about where to make my tresses blonder (see above) Stanley then placed one of those ancient and ceaselessly amazing party toys in my palm – it was the Fortune Teller Miracle Fish. Well, the fish diagnosed me as "In Love," then "Passionate" and then "Fickle." Trent and Allan were "In Love," and Stanley stopped his fish before we knew his diagnosis too--"love."

Ah well, Love is a fickle thing, no? Meanwhile consultant Vincent Yeh came over to chat and TechKnowMan Rich Garboski barreled over to announce some pre-press news (just wait and you’ll hear it here first very soon!). There were a few dozen men still mingling and chatting, but this reporter knew it was going to be a busy week, and she needed to get back to relaxing the rest of the Sunday afternoon away.

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Publisher's Note ~ Previews

Greetings lovely Cyber Scenesters! I know you're all still out there, enjoying the lovely summer days-swimming, sunning, tennis-ing and golfing. And, as you should be! Summer is a wonderful time to slow down and look at all the pretty flowers, smell their fragrant blossoms, watch a cardinal fly down onto a lush green lawn, stroll leisurely after a lovely dinner and watch the ocean waves lap up onto the beach.
Meanwhile, the city churns away at its usual frenetic pace in bright glaring sun that exposes all its beauteous and beastly features. Industry events are slowing down too, taking advantage of the slow down in the economy as well. And I have been luxuriating in a pace I haven't enjoyed in quite a few years.

However, I do have a treat for you. Next week you'll get to read an exclusive Cyber Scene Spotlight on AOL/Time Warner Foundation president Kathy Bushkin. This is the beginning of a new feature for our publication. Starting on a monthly basis we'll be featuring a notable leader in our world, whose influence and efforts are making a difference.

So with that-hope you all had a Happy Independence Day, have a great weekend and see you all around!

Shakers & Stirrers and Bits & Bytes

Foundation Names Harper as Adjunct
The Progress & Freedom Foundation has named Jim Harper, founder and principal of PolicyCounsel.Com, an Information Age public policy consulting firm, and the Editor of Web-based privacy think-tank Privacilla.org, as an adjunct fellow. As such, Harper will research privacy issues, particularly policy issues at the state level. In addition to his work at PoilcyCounsel.com and Privacilla.org, Harper has served as counsel to committees in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The Progress & Freedom Foundation, founded in 1993, studies the impact of the digital revolution and its implications for public policy. Sounds right up Jim's alley!

Colonna Names to Entrepreneurs Board
Jerry Colonna, managing partner and co-founder of well-known VCs Flatiron Partners, has been named to its Advisory Board of the Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs Club. SAEC, which started as an online discussion forum and networking group for entrepreneurs in 1999, provides its 3,100 members with such programs as new business-plan submissions and the speaking management guidelines of the Straight-talk. Colonna has been named to Upside Magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People of the New Economy and Forbes ASAP's list of the best VCs in the country. Flatiron Partners is his second venture capital investment firm; Colonna was a founding partner of @Ventures. He currently serves on the boards of directors of AppGenesys Inc., Planet Out Partners Inc., Electron Economy Inc., and Standard Media Inc;, publishers of The Industry Standard magazine and the advisory board of The New York Times Digital. Check out SAE at http://www.SAEClub.com.

Webby Awards Honors Lifetime Achievement
Vint Cerf knew way back when that the Internet would be big. That's why he co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. And it's also why the Webby Awards will honor him on July 18th with their first Webby Lifetime Achievement Award. Cerf, known as one of the "fathers of the Internet," is now senior vice president of Internet Architecture and Technology for WorldCom. Cerf will receive his award from The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences during The Fifth Annual Webby Awards, which will be Webcast live from the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House on ABCNEWS.com. ABC News' Sam Donaldson will host The Webby Awards pre-show, which begins at 10 pm ET on Wednesday, July 18th. Tony Award-winning Actor Alan Cumming will host the ceremony. Congratulations, Vint!

IC3D Hits the Venture Trail
The 6th Annual NYC Venture Capital Conference will welcome IC3D as on of eight companies chosen to present at the event on July 10. (http://www.nycventureconference.com/advisory/advisoryboard.html). As a presenting company, IC3D will discuss its business with a panel of VCs and the audience for 20 minutes, then answer questions from the VCs for 20 minutes and answer questions from the audience for 20 minutes. Members of the IC3D management team are calling this an "amazing opportunity" to reach the venture capital community and to recruit additional managers. They have invited Dupont, which has officially expressed interest in IC3D. Good luck, IC3D!

Razorfish Earns Kudos in Britain
Razorfish, Inc., and Eardrum, one of the United Kingdom's sound specialists, earned several awards from the British Interactive Media Awards (BIMA) held recently in London. The two companies collaborated on a project that won the Getty Images Award for best use of design and creativity and the prestigious 'Judge's Choice' award, chosen from all other entries combined. Established in 1985, BIMA is a national trade association representing the interactive media industry in Britain. Eardrum provides creative expertise in sound, commercial production, programming, and sound design for radio, television and all new media. The challenge for Razorfish was to create a business-to-business site that would showcase the impact that audio could play within an on-line user experience. The Razorfish-Eardrum project demonstrates sound's potential as an integrated design feature aimed at encouraging creative agencies to give sound design greater consideration in web based projects. Perhaps we'll be hearing a lot more over the Internet in years to come.

Medical Records Go Online
Imagine your doctor looking up your medical records online? That may not be as far-fetched as it sounds. EZMedicalOffice.com has unveiled a free, integrated Web-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR), ICD-9 Coding and Prescription application, offered exclusively to licensed physicians and other healthcare professionals. The company says the technology will improve patient care and reimbursement. Doctors will be able to spend less time with charts and more time with patients. Managed care and insurance companies will get more accurate information in a more timely manner. Let's hope so!

The Cyber Scene in Denver ~ by Suzanne Lainson

With the Fourth of July falling right in the middle of last week, no one scheduled any tech events. That left ample time to take in some music and I ran into others doing the same. On July 5, while at the Boulder Theater hearing Wendy Woo (http://www.wendywoo.com) open for Karla Bonoff, I ran into Brian Nevin, drummer for Big Head Todd and the Monsters (http://www.bigheadtodd.com). After saying hi to Wendy, he was headed over to the Fox Theater to hear Blues Traveler (they had already done Red Rocks the night before). Another person at the Bonoff/Woo concert was John Robinson of design/ad firm ProMotif (http://www.promotif.com).

On July 6, the blues band Tempa and the Tantrums (http://www.tempaandthetantrums.com) were in Boulder playing to a full house at En Vie. At their show I ran into Jim Primock, vice president of the Colorado Blues Society (http://www.coblues.com), who is a big fan, as am I. About Tempa he has written, "She has character and expression like I've heard only in singers like Lannie Garrett and Koko Taylor." (Taylor, being, of course, the queen of Chicago blues.) I'd describe Tempa's voice as sultry and her range extends to blues, jazz, R&B, and cajun. She and her band can hold their own in environments as diverse as biker bars, blues festivals and jazz clubs.

Over the weekend, there was the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, featuring three days of live music. Wendy and her band were at that event so I stopped by and ran into Steve Swoboda of Ereo and Alex Teitz of FEMMUSIC.com (http://www.femmusic.com). Then on July 10 Jen Hofmeister, of LH3 (http://www.lh3.com) which does PR for the Denver Film Society (http://www.denverfilm.org), invited everyone to head to Red Rocks to hear Opie Gone Bad (http://www.opiegonebad.com) and see the largest public showing ever of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I didn't make it, but she told me that more than 2,500 braved the rainy weather that eventually cleared and left. As Jen noted, the "witching weather" was perfect for the movie. The event featured four different Rocky Horror Picture Show casts, which she described as amazing! "They performed perfectly in sync with the movie. They sold little packets of rice and bread and other Rocky Horror accoutrements. Various cast members walked through the crowd shouting out call back lines. The crowd was very into it. Nobody left early." Then she added, "It was a true cinematic experience, complete with retro 'snack bar' advertising and a Woody Woodpecker cartoon." I've already got tickets for the next Film on the Rocks, July 16, which features blues singer Nina Storey (http://www.ninastorey.com) (whom I would describe as Aretha Franklin on overdrive) and From Hear to Eternity. Five bucks. Such a deal.

July 10 was also the night that the Rockies Venture Club (http://www.rockiesventureclub.org) had its monthly meeting in Denver and the Rocky Mountain Internet Users Group (http://www.rmiug.org) and the Colorado Internet Keiretsu (http://www.cik.org) held a combined meeting at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which sits atop Table Mesa Road and offers a spectacular view of Boulder.

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