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On April 19 & 20, 2004, the Wayne Brown Institute (WBI), The Birmingham Venture Club, the Biotechnology Association of Alabama, the Alabama Information Technology Association, and TechBirmingham will all host the Investors Choice® Venture Capital Conference at the Birmingham Marriot Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama.

This event provides opportunities for companies from around the country to participate in the venture capital process as investors meet with companies seeking capital. The Wayne Brown Institute is the oldest not-for-profit venture accelerator in the world. The Institute’s alumni companies have gone on to raise over $1.1 billion USD since 1983. Alumni companies of the Institute include Myriad Genetics (MYGN), Sonic Innovations (SNCI), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP), and Altiris (ATRS).

This is your invitation to learn the venture process, build a fundraising presentation, and meet with venture, corporate, and angel investors. If your company has sales and/or previous investment, a strong management team, proprietary technology, and has a credible expectation of doing $50-$100 million USD a year in sales in 3-7 years, you should submit an application to attend this conference.

Extended Submission Deadline is March 1st, 2004

Benefits for Companies Seeking Capital:
• Submissions are screened by a panel of venture capitalists. All submissions are in a standard uniform format of 5-8 pages
• Investor feedback: All submissions receive a detailed exclusive Venture Ready Report™ outlining the strengths and weaknesses of your deal as interpreted by the venture community.
• Selected companies will develop a 10 minute “Road Show” presentation with mentoring assistance provided free of charge by Deal Makers™ from the venture community.
• Selected companies will have their presentation critiqued by investors.
• Selected companies will present their “Road Show” to a wide range of investors.
• Introductions to venture firms, investment banks and private investors.
• Investors Choice® alumni companies have raised over $1.1 billion USD.
• Sixty percent of the companies participating in Investors Choice® conferences obtain funding 12 months after their presentation.
• WBI has over 20 years of experience and over 40 major venture conferences.
• Strategic alliance opportunities.

The Time Table:
• Submission Deadline – March 1, 2004
• Mentoring – February 23 – April 19, 2004
• Rehearsals – Investor Feedback Sessions – March 18 & 19, 2004 (presenting companies CEO must attend in person or remotely)

April 19, 2004
- Investors Porsche Driving Experience at the Barber Motorsports Park or golfing.
- Investor Reception at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

April 20, 2004
- Investors Choice® Venture Capital Conference
- Individual company presentations
- One-On-One Meetings with companies

Participants:

Founding sponsors for this event in Alabama include the Metropolitan Development Board; Bradley Arant Rose and White, LLP; Balch & Bingham, LLP; Alabama Power Company; The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama; Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino, LLC and The Birmingham Venture Club.

Sponsors of Investors Choice® Conferences have included leading firms with national venture capital relationships including: KPMG LLP, Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Ernst and Young, International Centre for Venture Expertise, International Venture Fund, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., RR Donnelly Financial, Silicon Valley Bank, Pacificorp./Utah Power, Oracle and Wayne Brown Institute. Many of these organizations are prepared to assist in the international mentoring process, which has made Wayne Brown Institute’s conferences so successful.

In addition, many regional and local firms that are actively involved in the venture capital industry will be sponsors and mentors for the Conference.

One of the hallmarks of Investors Choice® is the involvement of the venture community in selecting presenting companies and in their attendance to Investors Choice Conference. A partial listing of past Investors Choice Attendees/Panelists includes: Dominion, Domaine, NEA, Garage Technology Ventures, Hummer Windblad, Eldorado, Venrock, Granite Global Ventures, Easton Hunt, Summit Partners, First Analysis, William Blair Capital Partners, Oxford BioSciences, Ventana Growth, Interwest, Thomas Weisel Partners, EsNet, International Venture Fund, Mitsubishi International, Silicon Valley Bank, UV Partners, Wasatch Venture Fund, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Canopy Group, vSpring, Sorenson Ventures. Carlye Group, City Ventures, APV, Akers Capital, Highway 12, Sanderling, and Hunter Capital.

The audience for the Conference is primarily venture, corporate and angel investors, key service professionals, presenting entrepreneurs and other interested parties.

Fees:

Company’s Submitting for Presentation Consideration:
• Submitting fee (due at time of submission): $195 USD per submission
• Presentation fee (if selected to present) $500 USD (includes one registration)
• Submitting – but non-presenting who wants to attend: $195 USD per person additional
• Additional company attendee: $195 USD per person

Investors/Non-Submitting Companies/Others:
• Early Bird Registration Fee: $395 USD (first person) at door fee: $495
• Additional attendee: $295 USD per person

Accomodations:

Birmingham Marriott
3590 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, Alabama

The discount room rate is $109. In order to receive this rate, attendees must call Marriott reservations at 1-888-426-5171 or 205-968-3775. Please indicate you are attending the ³Investors Choice Conference². Reservations must be received by March 28, 2004 in order to receive the discount. Room availability or the discount rate will not be guaranteed after March 28, 2004.

To Register (See Form)
Please include your name, address, phone, fax and email address and email, mail or call the Wayne Brown Institute at:
Brad Bertoch (bbertoch@venturecapital.org)
Robyn Jensen (rjensen@venturecapital.org)
P.O. Box 2135
Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2135
USA
Phone: 801-595-1141
Fax: 801-595-1181
Web site: www.venturecapital.org

Submission Guidelines & Process
Submit Your Company
Register