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HERNDON, Va., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC will host a special evening of networking and hockey for local entrepreneurs at all stages of their careers at the Washington Capitals v. Ottawa Senators game on Dec. 16, with a portion of the tickets sold to benefit the Equal Footing Foundation.
Among the special guests at this evening to connect entrepreneurs in the region are Ted Leonsis, Owner of the Capitals, Vice Chairman, AOL LLC, and President, AOL Audience Business; and Raul Fernandez, CEO ObjectVideo; and other top technology entrepreneurs from the region.
Here are the event details: Time: 5:00 pm Registration & Pre-Game Reception; 7:00 pm Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators Location: Dewar's 12 Clubhouse -- Verizon Center, 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC Cost: Upper Level $55.00; Lower Level $90.00 Registration: Register online at http://www.nvtc.org/.
In addition, the Entrepreneur Center @NVTC is pleased to be a sponsor of the Equal Footing Foundation's competition for students ages 8-18 who participate in the Fairfax County Computer Clubhouse program. The goal is to challenge youth to create and design computer games in a project-based teamwork environment. The challenge champion will be announced at the Capitals game on March 27, 2007 and the winning computer game will be available for download on the Washington Capitals Kids Corner site http://www.washingtoncaps.com/fans/KidsCorner.html).
Throughout the Capitals season, NVTC members can purchase tickets with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Equal Footing Foundation. The Capitals have posted a link for the season-long ticket promotion at http://www.capstickets.com/nvtc.html.
The Entrepreneur Center is a resource center for emerging technology companies and individual entrepreneurs. The goals of the center are to provide a clearinghouse of resources and services for the entrepreneur at every stage of his or her lifecycle -- from fostering entrepreneurship in students, to mentoring the first-time entrepreneur, advising the returning entrepreneur and engaging the seasoned entrepreneur in venture philanthropy. The Entrepreneur Center is supported by the Northern Virginia Technology Council. To learn more about The Entrepreneur Center, visit http://tec.nvtc.org/. To learn more about NVTC, visit http://www.nvtc.org/.
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia and is the largest technology council in the nation. NVTC has about 1,100 member companies employing more than 188,000 employees. Its membership includes companies from all sectors of the technology industry and the service providers that support these companies, as well as universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies. NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community with networking and educational events, specialized services and benefits, public policy advocacy, branding of its region as a major global technology center, initiatives in targeted business sectors and in the international, entrepreneurship, workforce and education arenas, the Equal Footing Foundation that focuses on venture philanthropy and public/private partnerships, and The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC to mentor new technology entrepreneurs. Visit NVTC at http://www.nvtc.org/.
Northern Virginia Technology CouncilCONTACT: Michelle Snyder, Director of Communications and Public
Relations of Northern Virginia Technology Council, +1-703-268-5153,
msnyder@nvtc.org
Web site: http://www.nvtc.org/
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