The 2005 Upper Great Plains Technology and Trade Show is scheduled Oct. 10-11 at the Fargodome.
The seventh annual conference will feature keynote speakers Hugh Panero, president and CEO of XM Satellite Radio; Irwin Jacobs, co-founder and chairman of Qualcomm Inc.; and Art Collins, chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc.
"I'm really pleased with the lineup we've put together for this year's Technology Conference and Trade Show," said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who has sponsored the show since its inception.
"This provides local business leaders and all North Dakotans an opportunity to network, strategize and create a vision for their future," Dorgan said.
There will be more than 175 exhibitors and a Youth Summit for Online Safety sponsored by Microsoft and i-Safe America.
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Pre-registration is required by going to Web site www.upper greatplainstechnology.com.
NDSU sponsoring satellite series
North Dakota State University will host the 11th annual Luminary Series "Leading to Greatness: Building True Success Wherever You Live and Work" on Nov. 2
The global satellite presentation featuring world business leaders will be from 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fargo Holiday Inn, 3803 13th Ave. S.
Among the speakers will be former General Electric chairman and CEO Jack Welch, Fortune 25 chairwoman and CEO Carly Fiorina and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, author of the best-selling book "Leadership."
NDSU is hosting the one day event in cooperation with Fortune Magazine.
For more information call (800) 289-0051 or visit Web site www.luminaryseries.com .
Beer industry provides 5,000 jobs in N.D.
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An economic impact study shows the beer industry is a major source of employment in North Dakota.
The National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Beer Institute recently released the 2005 Beer Industry Economic Impact study.
The beer industry provides 5,523 jobs for North Dakota residents and generates more than $99 million in annual wages and $59 million in excise and consumption taxes, the survey shows.
"The economic climate of North Dakota would be drastically different if not for the beer industry's impact here," said David Rehr, NBWA president.
Nearly 1.8 million Americans are employed directly and indirectly by the beer industry.
