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LOCATION:Washington\, DC\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:The conference is full and there will be no more resgistrations
 .&nbsp\; We regret that we can not accomodate everyone but we hope you can 
 join us next year!It is estimated that some 5 billion people in the middle 
 and bottom of the pyramid still lack access to even basic technology and th
 e opportunities it provides.&nbsp\; Experts agree that investments in techn
 ology are crucial to economic growth and development to raise this vast maj
 ority of humanity out of poverty.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;You are cordially invited t
 o Microsoft&#39\;s 2nd Annual Information\, Communication\, and Technology 
 (ICT) Conference.&nbsp\; In this in-depth\, two-day event you&#39\;ll learn
  about what top donor agencies\, NGOs and private companies are doing to mo
 bilize science and technology in the developing world.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Come h
 ear how technology can change the lives of the next 5 billion people.&nbsp\
 ; Join Microsoft along with development agency leaders\, private sector pra
 ctitioners and the NGO community in this discourse for ICT in education\, g
 overnance\, health\, disaster\, environmental sustainability\, and other re
 levant development platform concerns.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Speakers will include A
 ssistant Secretary of State Goli Ameri\, Millennium Challenge Corporation&#
 39\;s CEO\, Ambassador John D. Danilovich\, Special Envoy to the President 
 of the European Commission\, Mr. Jose Manuel Briosa e Gala\, and many more 
 senior level representatives from donor agencies\, corporations\, NGOs\, an
 d other key players in the ICT for Development industry.&nbsp\;Microsoft&#3
 9\;s ICT for Development Conference September 22-23\, 2008Ronald Reagan Bui
 lding and International Trade CenterAtrium Hall&nbsp\;Space is limited and 
 you must register to attend. &nbsp\;You are welcome to send this invitation
  to relevant colleagues who might also be interested to attend.&nbsp\;A fin
 al agenda with speakers will be available on&nbsp\;this site in the coming 
 weeks.&nbsp\;There is no cost to attend this conference and\, based on last
  year&#39\;s highly successful event\, we expect registration to close quic
 kly\, so you are encouraged to register early.&nbsp\; (If you cannot attend
  both days\, there are options to register for half day or one day sessions
 .)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;We look forward to hosting you on September 22-23.
SUMMARY:Microsoft ICT for Development Conference hosted by Microsoft and Mi
 crosoft Unlimited Potential
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