PR.com (press release) - New York, NY, June 05, 2010 --(PR.com)-- John Netto, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of M3 Capital, and Keynote Speaker at upcoming GoldenNetworking.net's High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), on "How to Efficiently and Effectively Attract Capital to High-Frequency Trading Strategies", was quoted by Reuters' Jonathan Spicer on his article "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC". Mr. Spicer attended High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2010 last week, and was able to interact with a who's who in the High-Frequency Trading world.

"The Securities and Exchange Commission hosts the roundtable as hopes wane that anyone will pinpoint a single cause of the

UC Riverside - RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) -- Noted broadcaster, author and philanthropist Tavis Smiley will be the keynote speaker for one of the seven UC Riverside commencement ceremonies that will be held June 11 though 14 on Pierce Hall lawn, near the campus bell tower.

Smiley, who is best known for tackling issues of race, diversity and ethnicity on his Public Radio International (PRI) program “The Tavis Smiley Show” and PBS television show “Tavis Smiley,” will speak at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 12, to master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates from the departments of psychology, sociology, religious studies and women's studies within the College of

By Myrian Chaplain-Riou, AFP - PARIS — Stephenie Meyer, the Mormon mother turned best-selling author, closes a five-year rags-to-riches saga next weekend with the release of the final chapter in her vampire romances.

Launched worldwide at 0401 GMT June 5, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner", dubbed a novella by her publisher, is expected to be greeted by huge turnouts at booksellers across the globe.

"At this point," said publisher Megan Tingley, "Stephenie does not have plans to return to the saga."

A homebody with a degree in literature but professional experience only as a receptionist, the 36-year-old has sold over 100 million copies of her four-novel

Parking Network (press release) - The National Parking Associations 59th Annual Convention and Exposition will be held at the Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Mass., from October 11-14. NPAs Parking Show of Shows is the parking industrys leading educational and networking event.

Parking is a vital resource that impacts our lives in numerous ways, said Herb Anderson, chairman of the National Parking Association, and chairman, president and CEO of Impark. The Parking Show of Shows provides parking and transportation professionals the resources they need to meet their parking needs, and offers a look at the latest trends and parking issues.

This years keynote

ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) - ALEXANDRIA, VA - Journalist and television host Roy Firestone will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 ILMA Annual Meeting, Oct. 9-12 at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa in Indian Wells, Calif. Firestone's sports and entertainment journalism has received seven Emmy® awards and seven Cable Ace awards.

Over his 30-plus-year career, Firestone has interviewed more than 5,000 people, including nearly every major sports figure. His curiosity and passion for interesting people has motivated him to interview people beyond the realm of sports and into art, music, politics and entertainment. His eclectic mix of interviewees includes seven-time Tour de

PR Newswire (press release) - TAMPA, Fla., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectWise, the leading business operating system designed exclusively for IT service providers, today announced that Keith R. McFarland, author of the No. 1 The Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller – The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers, and Bounce: The Art of Turning Tough Times into Triumph, will be a keynote speaker at the highly anticipated IT Nation 2010, the 6th annual ConnectWise Partner Summit  being held at the Hilton Bonnet Creek hotel in Orlando, Fla. November 4-6.

Founder of McFarland Strategy Partners, which provides advisory services to companies such

WBGH - The Women’s Fund Annual Breakfast on Wednesday June 2, 2010 is sold out! The keynote speaker for this year’s Breakfast is Amy Dickinson—nationally syndicated advice columnist for the Chicago Tribune, NPR commentator and frequent guest on NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” and author of the New York Times bestseller The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, A Daughter and the People Who Raised Them.

Attendees will also hear from the winners of the 2009 Women’s Fund grant awards including Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County which received a grant award of $2,500 toward the “Youth as Entrepreneurs” 4H program for

WKZO - KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- One of the other great successes to come out of Kalamazoo Central High, Green Bay Packer receiver Greg Jennings is back in town during the off season, and last night he was the Keynote speaker at the annual Big Brothers, Big Sisters Annual Benefit Dinner at the Radisson. Jennings, who also has his own foundation that helps kids says that it’s important that he give back. He recently completed his degree at WMU, where he also played football.

By WILLIAM J. KEMBLE, Kingston Daily Freeman - Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson and Marist College in Poughkeepsie held commencement exercises Saturday on their respective campuses.

Bard conferred 431 undergraduate degrees and 130 graduate degrees during its 150th commencement.

The keynote speaker at Bard, novelist Margaret Atwood, encouraged students to appreciate life, and she brought laughter by noting the nation's Constitution was written on hemp.

Honorary degrees were presented at the Bard ceremony to Atwood, economist Alan S. Binder, Xavier University President Norman C. Francis, diplomat Brandon H. Grove Jr., investor Henry G. Jarecki and physicist Lisa Randall.

Marist conducted its 64th commencement by conferring 1,100 degrees on Saturday. Another 376 were presented