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As a service to industry executives, the Council provides access to speakers' powerpoint presentations for past programs. Presentations are generally posted within a few days after each event. If you are looking for a particular presentation that has not been posted, please contact us at 617-437-0600.

JUNE 2005
June 7
Mass Robotics Cluster Inaugural Meeting
MAY 2005
May 20
Technology Trends Forum: The Digital Home - What is It? How will it Evolve? What Impact on the Corporate Environment?
APRIL 2005

April 12
Spring Membership Meeting: Mikhail Gorbachev Addresses the Mass Software Council

On April 12, the Council was honored to host Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev as the keynote speaker at the 2005 Spring Membership Meeting. More than 750 people attended the event, including industry executives, public officials, the Boston business community, academic leaders, and the media. Check out the pictorial review below:

Here is some of the media coverage of the event:

Boston Globe article

Boston Herald article

Computerworld article

Internetnews.com article

SAP Info article

Mosnews.com article

Dan Bricklin's log

OCTOBER 2004
October 5
Technology Trends Forum: VoIP - What's Next?
SEPTEMBER 2004
September 9
Sales & Marketing Roundtable: Software Pricing and New Subscription Pricing
MAY 2004
May 20
Technology Trends Forum: RFID Technology and Opportunities
APRIL 2004
April 13
Technology Trends Forum: Software Offshoring
JANUARY 2004
January 27
Business Practices and Legal Issues: The Open Source Debate January 13
Annual Meeting and Economic Outlook

To view presentations and listen to audio from the event, please visit www.corporate-ir.net

SEPTEMBER 2003
September 18
Sales and Marketing Roundtable: Structuring a Team-Oriented Selling Culture September 17
Business Practices and Legal Issues: Good IP Practices for Early Stage Companies September 12
Fall Membership Meeting

To view presentations and listen to audio from the event, please visit www.corporate-ir.net

JULY 2003
July 17
Sales and Marketing Roundtable: The New Demand Creation Paradigm
MAY 2003
May 1
Business Practices and Legal Issues: Outsourcing and Offshore Development
FEBRUARY 2003
February 5
Corporate Governance & Risk Management for Small Cap and Private Companies
JANUARY 2003
January 23
Going Global: How to Take Your Company International
DECEMBER 2002
December 10
Legal Issues Series: Hot Topics
NOVEMBER 2002
November 4
IBM Factory Tour: Grid Computing
OCTOBER 2002
October 29
Web Services with John Landry October 18
Business Opportunities for Software and Internet Companies in Bio-IT
APRIL 2002
April 11
Money Talks: Where Should Savvy Software and Internet Companies be Investing?
MARCH 2002
March 21
Legal Series: Financing Issues - Stops Along the Investment Food Chain
JANUARY 2002
January 25
Financial Management: Valuation and Business Combinations
NOVEMBER 2001
November 29
Marketing Strategies on a Shoestring Budget November 9
The Corporate Security Audit November 2
Managing and Leading: The New Competitive Edge
OCTOBER 2001
October 22
ROI: Back in the Spotlight
October 10
Legal Series: Employment Law
October 4
Information Security Issues
SEPTEMBER 2001
September 28
IT Spending Outlook
APRIL 2001
April 30
Going International: Exporting Your Product
NOVEMBER 2000
November 28
How to Spend Cost-Effective Marketing Dollars Online

November 3
Best Practices and Strategies for Building Customer Loyalty through Personalization

OCTOBER 2000
October 19
Workforce: Recruiting and Retaining Diverse and Talented Employees

October 12
New Pricing Models in the New Business Economy

October 5
Taking Advantage of the Digital Signature Act
SEPTEMBER 2000
September 7
Legal Series: Risk Management
AUGUST 2000
August 10
Annual Social Event for Members

Members look forward to this event as it provides a great opportunity to meet, network, and socialize with colleagues in the software and Internet industry. This year's event at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was no exception, and attendees were especially enthusiastic about the added opportunity to view the Van Gogh exhibit!

Special thanks to our sponsors Deloitte & Touche, Silicon Valley Bank, State Street Global Advisors, and Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault.

JULY 2000
July 18
Executive Dinner Series with Guest Speaker Margaret Heffernan, CEO, iCast

After a networking cocktail hour and dinner, attendees heard Margaret's views on entertainment, building a niche in today's industry, and her story of success. Special thanks to our sponsor Sullivan & Cogliano.
JUNE 2000
June 29
Customer Series: Post-Sale Online Service and Support
MAY 2000
May 31
Marketing Series: Secrets of e-Branding Success
APRIL 2000
April 13
Legal Series: eCommerce
MARCH 2000
March 2
2000 Investment Conference Prep Session
DECEMBER 1999
December 16
Legal Issues: Hot Topics
December 13
Financial Series: Valuing Your Company
NOVEMBER 1999
November 3
Access to Capital: Angels
OCTOBER 1999
October 28
Inter@ct Executive Dinner
October 13
International Series: Partnering
SEPTEMBER 1999
September 30
Emerging Business Series: Establishing the Business Relationship
September 22
1999 Fall Membership Meeting
September 9
Legal Issues Series: Employment

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