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October 2005

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CT Technology Council to Recognize Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs Statewide; Seeks Candidates for Second Women of Innovation Program

Nominations Due by November 30

HARTFORD , CT / October 26, 2005 -- The Connecticut Technology Council, in an effort to recognize entrepreneurial leadership among women in the State is seeking nominations by Nov. 15 for its second annual Women of Innovation Program

“We want to recognize special women who are making a difference in the work place and in academia through their excellence in technology, science and engineering,” said Denise Savage of St. Paul Travelers, who co-chairs the Planning Committee for the Women of Innovation event. “These women are role models – current and future innovators and leaders in research; educators, managers or service providers in their fields. They can come from such fields as biotech, pharmaceuticals, telecom, software, computer hardware, electronics, alternative energy, nanotech, medical devices, IT, networks, communications and robotics among others.”

They are women who exhibit the extraordinary energy that powers a company or institution that will make a difference in the economic growth our State needs to accelerate. They are always hard working, entrepreneurial, inspirational to others and motivated to excel. Nominees may also be young women, ages 18 or younger, who have excelled as young inventors, and who are extraordinary and academically proficient in a science or technology curricula or have accomplished remarkable technology feats. The Council encourages Connecticut’s educators to submit these candidates.

The competition, which culminates on January 19, 2006 with the gala Second Annual 2006 Innovation Leadership Awards Dinner at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, is being planned by the Women of Innovation Planning Committee, 15 women entrepreneurs in leadership positions at major corporations, small-to-mid-size businesses and academia statewide. The committee is headed by Beth Alquist, a trial attorney and partner at Day, Berry & Howard, and Denise Savage a managing director who leads St. Paul Travelers’ Global Technology unit in New England and upstate New York.

Last year’s event drew 400 attendees to celebrate the achievement of 37 finalists and eight honorees. The committee’s goal this year is to increase that number significantly. “We want women leaders in this State to join in this effort and raise the level of awareness. We are making a difference and are anxious to keep women leaders in Connecticut,” said Alquist.

Nominations can be made at the Connecticut Technology Council Web site at www.ct.org or contact Mike Scricca at 860.289.0878 mscricca@ct.org or with questions regarding the program or how to nominate candidates.

ABOUT CTC

The Connecticut Technology Council is the State’s industry association for the technology sector. CTC’s mission is to “connect people, ideas and opportunities to the global technology and innovation community.” CTC provides members with business assistance and specialized programs, in addition to promoting and supporting public policies that position Connecticut to have a globally recognized “culture of innovation” that helps attract great ideas and entrepreneurs to in turn develop new jobs and wealth for the state.