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GLOBAL CONGRESS OF ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGIES TO KICK OFF JULY 4-7 IN SAN FRANCISCO

 

YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. The global congress of Armenian technologies (Armenian Technologies Congress - ArmTech 2007) will first be held in San-Francisco on July 4-7, reported Tony Moroyan, Viasphere International Inc. Executive, ArmTechCongress President.

"This is the first Congress and an exhibit in the IT sector. They are intended for professionals, interested in integrating the global Armenian community in the developing technological sphere," Moroyan said.

According to him, the Congress is aimed at encouraging professional contacts and establishing mutually beneficial relations among representatives of the active business.

"An Armenian activity at such a level is to be held in the Silicon Valley for the first time. Participating in it will be representatives of all segments of high and information technologies, not only the currently active but also new spheres that are currently under development, as well as projects that have not yet been implemented," reported Moroyan.

According to him, there will be participants also from Europe, Brazil, Canada and other countries.

"We anticipate success in this undertaking, and already plan to regularly hold this activity once in two years," said Moroyan.

In his turn, Director General of Viasphere Technopark, one of the congress organizers Aram Vardanyan pointed out that according to the existing plans, 50 companies will participate in the Congress.

Armenia used to have good traditions in the IT sector. It is necessary to Armenia to restore its rating in this sector, and this congress will contribute to it.

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Here is the site of the congress http://www.armtechcongress.com/ for all those who want to register or learn more about it!

 

I'm sure that this congress will bring armenian specialists of the diaspora and armenia closer and hopefully the organizers will make this an annual one!

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SOME 50 COMPANIES TO ATTEND ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS - 2007 IN SAN FRANCISCO

 

YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. Some 50 companies are to attend Armenian Technology Congress - ArmTech - 2007 in July in San Francisco, Vahan Movsisyan, director of Armenian Development Agency and co-organizer of ArmTechCongress, said Wednesday at a press conference.

In his words, these companies engage in information and nanotechnologies, science, organic chemistry, bio technologies, energy and alternative technologies.

Movsisyan said 25 to 30 projects will be presented to U.S. potential investors.

ArmTech - 2007 will be held on July 4 to 7.

The congress aims to promote professional contacts and establish mutually beneficial ties among businessmen.

Not only Armenian and U.S. companies, but also those from Europe, Brazil, Canada and other countries will attend the event.

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Global Armenian Technology Congress to Debut July 2007 in San Francisco

 

Date: 5/24/2007

 

Contact: AGBU Press Office

Phone: 212.319.6383

Fax: 212.319.6507

Email: press@agbu.org

 

 

ArmTech '07 to Feature Technology and Business Programs and Worldwide Connections for Professionals, Executives, and Entrepreneurs

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, USA and YEREVAN, Republic of Armenia - May 23, 2007 - The Armenian Technology Congress (ArmTech) announced the launch of ArmTech '07, a global high-technology-focused event to be held in San Francisco July 4-7, 2007, at the Fairmont Hotel. This is the first high technology congress and exhibition designed for professionals interested in engaging in the global Armenian community and the rapidly rising technology sector of Armenia. Designed to promote both professional networking and valuable connections for operating companies and entrepreneurs, the event will feature presentations of the technology achievements and challenges of Armenia by numerous operating companies, service providers, academic institutions, and government officials from the U.S., Armenia, and around the world.

 

Speakers in advanced technology tracks will present perspectives on key future innovations and challenges, and business programs will focus on pivotal trends. Scheduled keynote speakers include high level officials from the Armenian government, including His Excellency Vardan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs; executives from operating corporations in Armenia and university representatives; as well as counterparts from the U.S. and other countries that include the Honorable Joe Simitian, California State Senator; Dr. Chi-Foon Chan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Synopsys, Inc.; Dr. Robert Brodersen, Professor, UC Berkeley - Wireless Research Center; and André Andonian, Director, McKinsey & Company in Europe.

 

"The time is right for an international event to draw together professionals who want to engage in the global Armenian community and support the rapidly rising technology sector of Armenia," said Tony Moroyan, the founder of ArmTech Congress and a principal executive of venture and incubation activities including Viasphere International in Armenia. "ArmTech, envisaged as recurring every two years, is an unprecedented opportunity to obtain business and professional information and make key connections spanning the high tech industry, as well as with government representatives from Armenia and within the U.S., major players in the financial and services sectors, and leading academics."

 

"We are very pleased to participate in the first global Armenian Technology Congress, ArmTech '07, across several government departments and with the support of numerous Armenian companies and institutions," said Vahram Nercissiantz, chairman of the Armenian executive committee of ArmTech '07 and Chief Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Armenia. "The technology sector in Armenia offers highly leverageable, sophisticated resources and investment opportunities, and this event brings together the full spectrum of that offering with leaders and entrepreneurs who can participate to great advantage. ArmTech '07 will highlight the increasing value of international engagements and Armenia's readiness to contribute to global technology progress."

 

More about ArmTech '07

 

ArmTech Congress '07 has attracted the support of an impressive list of sponsors. "Diamond Sponsors" for the event include VivaCell, the leading mobile telecommunications provider in Armenia; and Synopsys, Inc., (NASDAQ: SNPS - News), a world leader in semiconductor design software. A founding sponsor is Viasphere Technopark, the first commercial technopark in Armenia. Other corporate sponsors include: Sonics, Inc.; Impeva Labs, Inc.; Morgan Stanley, and Ponte Solutions, Inc. Main organizational sponsors of the ArmTech Congress include Armenian Development Agency (ADA), Armenian Professional Society (APS) San Francisco Bay Area, USAID (CAPS Program), and Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). Among the affiliates are IT Development Support Council (ITDSC), Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Armenia (CCIA), Armenian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC), Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA), Canadian Armenian Business Council (CABC) and Canada Armenia Business Council (CABC Toronto), Armenian High Tech Council of America (AHTCA) and Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE)

 

ArmTech Congress '07 will showcase several Armenia-born high technology start-up companies seeking investment and partnerships.

 

The ArmTech Congress web site is www.armtechcongress.com.

 

The ArmTech '07 Technical and Business Program

 

Plenary Session keynote speakers include:

 

* His Excellency Vardan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Armenia

* Mr. Vahram Nercissiantz, Chief Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Armenia

* Dr. Chi-Foon Chan, President & Chief Operating Officer of Synopsys, Inc.

* Dr. Robert Brodersen, Professor, UC Berkeley - Wireless Research Center

* Mr. André Andonian, Director, McKinsey & Company in Europe

* The Honorable Joe Simitian, California State Senator

* Mr. Tony Moroyan, Chairman & CEO of Impeva Labs, Inc.; Managing Director of D-Age; Chairman of Viasphere Technopark

 

Program topics presented by invited speakers and panels will include the following:

 

* Adequacy of Telecommunication and Internet Infrastructure

* Semiconductor Technologies: Pushing the Limits

* Human Capital: Supply and Demand in High Tech Education

* Research & Development: Fostering Academic and Industry Collaboration

* Digital Media: Content & Delivery

* Monitoring, Optimization & Security: Networks, Logistics & Assets

* Renewable & Alternative Energy: Challenges & Opportunities

* Biotech & Fine Chemical Technologies: Emerging Trends

* Enterprise IT & Business Intelligence

* High Tech Investment Environment, Challenges & Opportunities: Silicon Valley & Armenia

- This will include several Armenia-born high technology start-up companies seeking investment and partnerships.

* Professional Synergies: Networking, Collaboration & Future of ArmTech Congress

* Corporate Exhibitor Presentations: Products & Technologies

 

About Armenian Technology Congress

 

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the Armenian Technology Congress was founded by technology and business professionals to foster professional growth in the worldwide Armenian technology community, and to promote the growth of Armenia's rapidly rising technology sector. The organization welcomes liaisons with other entities that are similarly aligned and has no political affiliations. The development of a repeatable international technology and business conference, ArmTech '07, is the current focus of the organization. For more information, please visit www.armtechcongress.com.

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ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON HIGH TECHNOLOGIES IN SAN FRANCISCO

 

ARKA News Agency, Armenia

June 25 2007

 

YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. Armenia will participate in the international

scientific conference on high technologies in San Francisco

at the beginning of July, said Vice-President of International

Inter-professional Armenian Association (G21A) Daniel Yeremyan.

 

"Armenian companies will be able to present their achievements in

the IT-sphere during the conference organized by G21A," he said.

 

Yeremyan said that the matter concerns new software that opens up

possibilities to present images, texts and voice playback.

 

"In particular, due to these technologies, it will be possible to

implement banking payments through mobile network instead of plastic

cards," he said.

 

He also added that the previous similar conference was organized in

Paris, on March 31. Armenia was presented alongside such countries

as Romania, Bulgaria and India.

 

"Armenia found its place on the world market of new technologies, which

is accounted for by specialists' higher education as well as Armenians'

ability to create new proposals on the basis of imagination," he said.

 

G21A founded in 1981 is an inter-professional, non-governmental

association which has a consolidate role among professionals of

Armenian origin and Frenchmen - friends of the Armenian nation -

who occupy with various activities (directors of enterprises, leading

personnel, industry, merchants, craftsmen, "active" pensioners, etc.).

 

The objective of he G21A is to unite resources to support social and

professional spheres, form and transfer professional skills to future

generations, inform about the possibilities to improve the Armenian

economy and culture by means of modern communications.

 

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ARMTECH 2007” CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN SILICON VALLEY

 

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, ARMENPRESS: “ArmTech 2007” Congress - Pan-Armenian First International High Tech Industry Conference – will kick off in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley from July 4 to 7 under the slogan “Learning from the Past and Inventing the Future”. Around 500 international leading organizations will participate in the event.

Armenian delegation will be headed by the Chief Economic Adviser to the President of Armenia Vahram Nercissiantz. The 70-member delegation will consist of Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Chairman of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Radik Martirosian, General Director of the Armenian Development Agency Vahagn Movsisian, Director of Viasphere Technopark Aram Vardanian and others. Around 50 Armenian companies will participate in the Congress.

The initiator and organizer of the “ArmTech 2007” Congress is the President of “Viasphere International” company Tony Moroyan. The chief office of the Armtech Congress is in the Silicon Valley and was established by specialists of technology and business spheres to support the development of Armenian technology in the world as well as to promote the quick development of the technology sphere in Armenia.

“It is a right time to organize such like international event which will gather specialists who would like to get involved in the global Armenian community and support Armenia’s dynamically developing technology sphere,” Tony Moroyan said.

The head of the Armenian delegation Vahram Nercissiantz said that “The technology sphere in Armenia offers quite applicable and combined means as well as investment opportunities. This event presented the complete idea of this offer,” he said.

The organizational committee of “ArmTech 2007” is chaired by the Armenian Development Agency (ADA). Specialist of public relations department of ADA Suzanna Gevorgyan told Armenpress that it will be a high-quality and large event during which a lot of speeches and reports will be presented.

“The past of the Armenia’s technology sphere will be presented as we have inherited quite much from the Soviet Union. Besides, successful investments in Armenia will be presented,” she said.

She also noted that the agency has dedicated a special issue of its “Forum” magazine to the “ArmTech 2007” Congress. All the materials of the magazine have been prepared with the support of the Armenian “Armenpress” and “Arka” news agencies.

The chief sponsors of the event are “Viva Cell” company, American “Synopsys” corporation and first commercial technopark in Armenia “Viasphere”. Technical sponsors are USAID “CAPS” program, Association of Armenian Professionals, Armenian General Benevolent Union, Armenia’s Trade-Industry Chamber, American Armenian High Technology Council.

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High technologies needed for further development of Armenia’s economy

09.07.2007 18:38 GMT+04:00

 

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In his speech at ArmTech2007 first congress in San Francisco RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian pointed out Armenia’s development, stability of the country and his perspectives. The RA FM underlined the great importance of high technologies for the further development of Armenia’s economy. Vartan Oskanian also stressed the importance to use those technologies in social sphere, including education and healthcare. The Armenian Foreign Minister introduced changes of new generation reforms and perspectives of country’s development conditioned by those reforms. He particularly underlined that the society carries the responsibility both for success and mistakes. In his speech Vartan Oskanian touched upon also regional problems and introduced relations between Armenia and the Diaspora in separate directions.

 

The next session of the congress is scheduled for 2009. Synopsys, Impeva, PDF Solutions, Virage Logic, chief managers from Morgan Stanley, Mckinsey & Company, as well as Armenian Center of Development participated in works of the congress.