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approaches to raising capital, and the technology trends that impact your value, including SaaS, virtualization and the cloud. Create the <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>strategic advantage </span></strong>you need to come out of the economic downturn ahead of your peers. </span></p> <p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#111111'><a href="http://www.worldfinancialsymposiums.com/symposiums/register.php?sym_id=25">Register today </a></span></strong></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>What to Expect in San Jose on May 14th: <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>More tips on <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>how to position your company for the next round of venture funding </span></strong>from leading VCs and CEOs who have done it. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Preparing your software/IT company for an exit </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>- how to prepare your company for a sale during the downturn, while creating a lasting legacy. <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>The role of <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>debt as a financing option for software and IT companies </span></strong>during the credit squeeze. <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Has the IPO window opened? </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp; Is there an IPO in my future? <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>The nuts and bolts <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>valuation methodologies, due diligence, deal structures for software and IT </span></strong>updates and the latest trends. <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=382 style='width:286.5pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=378 valign=top style='width:283.5pt;background:#1C3664; padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#FFCC66'>SPECIAL OFFER for CEO and CFO Teams from the same company: </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'>CEO/CFO teams can attend for a special reduced combined registration fee of $395. Use registration code CEO-CFO2009. </span></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#111111'><a href="http://www.worldfinancialsymposiums.com/symposiums/agenda.php?sym_id=25#info"><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>WFS Agenda Preview </span></a></span></strong><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#111111'>Check back frequently for updates to the speaker and program lineup. </span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#111111'><br> <br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://worldfinancialsymposiums.com/about/members.php?group=1">Faculty: </a></span></strong>Some of the companies that have sponsored or spoken at past WFS conferences are listed below: <br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=412 style='width:309.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=227 valign=top style='width:170.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#111111'>Oxford Leadership Academy <br> Garage Technology Ventures <br> Apax Partners <br> Symantec <br> Battery Ventures <br> Edison Venture Fund <br> eBay <br> VantagePoint Venture Partners <br> RightNow Technologies <br> Vista Equity Partners </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=185 valign=top style='width:139.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#111111'>EMC <br> SG Cowan <br> HP <br> Intel <br> Summit Venture Partners <br> Geoffrey Moore <br> Adobe <br> Pequot Ventures </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><br> <span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></div> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.worldfinancialsymposiums.com/symposiums/register.php?sym_id=25"><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Register soon, seats are limited! 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