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Reminder - Cisco Honors U.S. Students and Instructors at Networking Academy 10th Anniversary Salute

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 09:00 CDT

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 Who:       Cisco(R) Networking Academy(R) participants including students            and instructors from 50 states and the District of Columbia.            Education and Government leaders. What:      An event marking the tenth anniversary of Cisco's Networking            Academy program, which over the past decade has provided more            than 2 million students in 160 countries with IT and networking            skills essential to succeeding in the global economy. Since 1997            in the U.S. alone, over 460,000 Networking Academy students have            successfully completed a course and been equipped with the            Internet technology skills required to help ensure U.S.            competitiveness and innovation in the 21st century. When:      Oct. 2-3, 2007            Oct. 2 Events:            --------------            8:30 - 11:30 AM    Event Kick-off and Keynote Speech:                               Alan Kay, President, Viewpoints Research                                Institute                               A pioneer of object-oriented programming,                                personal computing, and graphical user                                interfaces            5:30 - 7:30 PM     Reception with John Morgridge                               Cisco Chairman Emeritus                               Andrew Mellon Auditorium                               1301 Constitution Avenue NW            Oct. 3 Events:            --------------            2:00 - 3:30 PM     Keynote and Industry Panel:                               "Importance of Technology Education and                                Innovation on US Economic Competitiveness"                               Moderator: Tony Carnevale, Senior Fellow,                                National Center on Education and the Economy            5:00 - 7:00 PM     Reception with John Chambers, Cisco Chairman                                and CEO                               Cannon Caucus Room, Cannon House Office                                Building                               Corner of New Jersey and Independence Avenues            Editors Note: Cisco executives and Networking Academy            instructors and students will be available for press interviews            throughout the two-day event. Where:     Renaissance Mayflower Hotel            1127 Connecticut Avenue NW            Washington, D.C. How:       Press please RSVP by contacting Robyn Jenkins-Blum, Cisco,            408-853-9848 or e-mail rojenkin@ciso.com 

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