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Tech Council of Maryland Hosts "Meet the Press" Event with National and Local Journalists Speaking on What's News, What's Not and Changes in the Media

The Wall Street Journal's Personal Technology Columnist Walt Mossberg to
Deliver Keynote on "The Cell Phone and the Future of fhe Internet"

WHO:	Tech Council of Maryland (TCM)
WHAT:	Meet the Press: Leading Journalists Speak on What's News, What's Not and Changes in the Media Keynote Address: Mossberg is the author and creator of the weekly Personal Technology column in The Wall Street Journal, which has appeared every Thursday since 1991 and is one of the most widely-read columns on technology products and services in the world. He is also the co-creator and co-producer of the technology industry's most prestigious annual conference, D: All Things Digital, and is the co-executive editor of the technology web site, allthingsd.com, which extends the experience of the D Conference to the Web. In both ventures, he partners with the prominent blogger and author, Kara Swisher. Press Panel: Baltimore Sun – Gus Sentementes, Technology Journalist & BaltTech blogger FierceBiotech – Arsalan Arif, Publisher The Hill – Kim Hart, Technology Policy Reporter Homeland Security Today Magazine – David Silverberg, Editor Washington Business Journal – Elizabeth Drachman, Managing Editor The Washington Post – Cecilia Kang, Telecommunications Reporter
WHERE:	Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road Bethesda, MD 20852
WHEN:	Monday, November 2, 2009 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
WHY:	Technology, faster news cycles, limited budgets and a host of other issues have impacted news organizations – both positively and negatively. So how do businesses and organizations doing good work, creating jobs, producing interesting products or services get the attention they want, and think they deserve? TCM has brought together this group of distinguished journalists that cover technology, biotech, telecommunications and general business issues to help explain what they cover, how they do it and educate us on the changing world of journalism with such topics as: How do reporters get their stories, and why won't they write about my company's news? What's the best way to approach a reporter for a story idea? How is social media affecting news, reporting and fact-checking? Have press releases gone the way of the dinosaur? Is anything "off the record?"

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ABOUT THE TECH COUNCIL OF MARYLAND, INC.
The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) is the largest technology trade group serving the advanced technology and biotechnology communities of Maryland. TCM's mission is to advocate for the interests of the technology community, further the role of technology in the Maryland economy, and nurture an environment where technology companies can collaborate, grow and succeed. For more information, visit www.techcouncilmd.com.