invitation whartonetevent apr 20 plsrsvp vice christie hello followup previous invitation attend next wharton et event rsvp replying email attent always welcome designate someone else limit number attendees company _ _ _ yes plan attend _ _ _ attend _ _ _ someone else organization attend name _ _ _ _ best regards michael tomczyk managing strategic partnerships friday april 20 2001 8 30 400 pm location room 1206 steinberg dietrich hall wharton school philadelphia designed conference insight building event present current industry experience best practice firms well recent research findings best practices strategies developing managing alliances mergers high tech acquisitions include research progress ongoing long term studies alliances acquisitions part research activity conference fee emerging technologies management research program mack center working identify develop best practices competitive strategies management approaches industry decision makers industries created transformed emerging technologies industry partners include bank montreal charles schwab dupont enron general motors glaxosmithkline hewlett packard ibm independence blue cross mckinsey nsa procter gamble sprint 3 xerox agenda included information also found website http emertech wharton upenn edu please call email questions comments aspect event 215 573 7722 agenda managing strategic partnerships insight building conference including new wharton research best practices successful strategies achieving corporate growth alliances mergers acquisitions friday april 20 2001 8 30 4 30 1206 steinberg dietrich hall wharton school presented industry partners guests emerging technologies management research program mack center managing technological innovation faculty research presentations harbir singh paul schoemaker lori rosenkopf phanish puranam prashant kale industry best practice presentations sun microsystems cybersource broadview pfizer agenda conference topics 8 00 8 30 continental breakfast informal networking 8 30 8 45 introduction strategic partnering growth innovation 8 45 10 00 managing strategic networking 10 00 10 30 break 10 30 11 30 building partnering skills capabilities 11 30 12 00 success failure factors strategic partnering 12 00 1 30 working lunch strategies 1 30 2 30 small group reports 2 30 2 45 break 2 45 3 40 managing high technology acquisitions 3 40 4 00 summary key insights future research goals 4 00 adjourn directions take taxi corner 37 th walnut intersection turn left take broad walkway onto campus turn left first intersection see lifesize statue ben franklin sitting park bench locust walk steinberg dietrich hall large brick building immediately behind ben turn left proceed walk come large entrance cantilevered steps right side walk room iw room 1206 information desk straight back entrance guide room staying inn penn directly across street campus walnut 36 th 37 th take walnut street exit hotel restaurant turn right entrance walk 37 th street cross street continue onto campus following directions paragraph wharton 30 40 minutes airport 10 15 minutes 30 th st train station 15 20 minutes hotels center city michael tomczyk managing director emerging technologies management research program 1400 sh dh 6371 wharton school philadelphia pa 19104 6371 tel 215 573 7722 fax 215 573 2129 website http emertech wharton upenn edu