Facilitate.com sponsors COLLABORATION 2003, a new conference on collaborative technology tools and techniques

Conference to explore synergy between technology and human interaction in creating highly effective collaboration

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) – 7/3/2003 -- Facilitate.com, provider of collaborative meeting software for problem solving and decision making is the Platinum Sponsor of COLLABORATION 2003, a new conference on collaborative technology and processes to be held at the Loews Annapolis Hotel October 20-21, 2003.

Concerns about cost and productivity amid increased global competition and a volatile economy are mandating that organizations communicate more quickly and increase collaboration among employees, customers and suppliers. Businesses, educational institutions and government agencies have begun to look at alternatives to traditional meetings to support cost-effective knowledge sharing and innovation. The result: organizations are adopting online collaborative work environments at an accelerating pace.

“We chose to sponsor COLLABORATION 2003 because it focuses on the intersection of technology and group process and explores how to leverage both to enhance decision making and problem solving,” commented Julia Young, Vice President at Facilitate.com. “We have designed our tools not only to enhance face-to-face collaboration, but also to support group process over the web, so that virtual teams get the benefit of real interactive problem solving, decision making and data gathering, without the encumbrance of travel time and cost.”

COLLABORATION 2003 gives professionals who are concerned with online collaboration the latest tools and techniques to enhance virtual team communication and meeting productivity. “Participants will learn about decision support tools from expert practitioners, experience leading-edge technology in action and share innovative ideas and best practices with their peers,” said J.R. Holt, JRH Associates, the conference organizer.

The Keynote speaker is Dr. Jerry B. Harvey, Professor Emeritus of Management Science at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and an expert on group dynamics and organizational effectiveness.

To register for COLLABORATION 2003, visit www.collaboration2003.com.

About Facilitate.com

Since 1996 Facilitate.com has specialized in web-based collaboration software tools and techniques that dramatically enhance meeting productivity in the conference room or over the Internet. Facilitate.com 7.5 helps generate, capture and formalize ideas with tools for brainstorming, categorizing, voting, surveying and instant documentation. Facilitate.com has helped over 200 clients in industry, government and higher education transform meetings into powerful opportunities to unleash creativity, solve problems, and take decisive action.