The Southern Center for International Studies and Fulton County Department of Economic Development

Invite you to attend a Conference on

“BIOTECH: A GROWTH SECTOR IN ATLANTA”

in cooperation with

Georgia Biomedical Partnership, Inc; Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism (GDITT); Georgia Research Alliance (GRA); Georgia Tech CIBER (GT CIBER); Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (MACOC); and US Export Assistance Center (USEAC) This program is sponsored by Delta Air Lines.

Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sheraton Colony Square Hotel

8:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

DR. CEDRIC SUZMAN, Vice President, SCIS COMMISSIONER ROBERT FULTON, Fulton County Board of Commissioners

9:15 a.m. "The Role of Biotech Firms in Economic Development at the State Level"

DR. WALTER H. PLOSILA, Vice President, Public Technology, Battelle Memorial Institute

9:45 a.m. "Resources Biotech Firms Need to Succeed”

MR. JOSEPH JOHNSON, JR., Director, Dept. of Economic Development, Fulton County MS. CAROL HENDERSON, Senior Project Manager, GDITT MR. RUSSELL ALLEN, Vice President Biosciences, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

10:45 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. "Growth Sectors in Biotech”

MR. MICHAEL CASSIDY, President, Georgia Research Alliance

MR. XAVIER SARABIA, Vice President, Salumedica, LLC

12:15 p.m. Luncheon Address

MR. DAVID A. DODD, President & CEO, Serologicals Corporation

2:00 p.m. "The Role of Venture Capital"

DR. THOMAS H. CALLAWAY, Partner, Fuqua Ventures, LLC

DR. CHRISTOPH RUECKEL, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

MR. PAUL MASS, Chairman, Mass Ventures

Registration: SCIS Members $50, SCIS Young Professionals $40, Non-Members $60 Space is limited so please reserve your seat at register@scis.org or call (404) 261-5763. Please visit our website for more information/membership details at www.scis.org.