By Tom Foremski for SiliconValleyWatcher

I'm enjoying speaking on panels, and I seem to be doing at least one per week.

I'm really looking forward to this one: I'll be on a panel with Joe Trippi, Howard Dean's famous Internet strategist, September 15, at New York University Impact '05-New Channels of Influence.

Mr Trippi is credited with figuring out how to use blogging software to galvanize large numbers of young people into political action. Even though his technical skills are legendary for their rarity, Mr Trippi understands that it's not about technology; what counts is how you use it.

Andy Plesser and Kent Holland, of the New York firm Plesser Holland Associates are organising the conference. And because I'm doing it for couch space in Andy's basement, and a Jet Blue flight, Andy says SiliconValleyWatcher readers can save $100 off the $475 conference price. So, mention SiliconValleyWatcher and save $100 when you visit Impact '05.

And I just found out who else is going to be there. He was probably one of the top ten most prominent people in Silicon Valley over the past two years...

Yes, Jim Finn will be there, the former comms chief at Oracle, now back at his alma mater IBM.

And, that's not all, Google's top advertising strategist, Patrick Keane will be there too...

A stellar conference line up, plus autumn in New York? How can you resist?

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Here's the line up:

:: Ron Alsop, Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal

:: Paul Argenti, Professor of Corporate Communications, Tuck School at Dartmouth

:: Lewis D’Vorkin, VP, Editor-in-Chief, News and Sports, America Online, Inc.

:: Jim Finn, Vice President of Corporate Communications, IBM

:: Tom Foremski, Editor and Publisher, Silicon Valley Watcher

:: Tom Groppe, Executive Editor, Electronic Media, The Deal LLC

:: Julia Hood, Editor-in-Chief, PR Week

:: Patrick Keane, Head of Advertising Sales Strategy, Google

:: Jim Kennedy, Vice President, Director of Strategic Planning, The Associated Press

:: Kevin Maney, Technology Columnist, USA Today

:: Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief, MIT’s Technology Review

:: Shoba Purushothaman, CEO and Co-Founder, The NewsMarket

:: Scott Raynovich, US Editor (New York), Light Reading

:: Jai Singh, Editor-in-Chief, CNET Networks

:: Joe Trippi, Political Strategist

:: Joan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief, Salon.com

For information call Plesser Holland Associates at 212-420-8383, ext. 100 or impact@plesser.com



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