The Delaware Valley Chapter of the 7x24 Exchange Announces 2004 Kickoff Meeting in Philadelphia

Witness the transformation of a telecom building into a high reliability class A office, data center and mission critical facility. Learn more about the latest analysis of the August 14th blackout.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 9, 2004 --The Delaware Valley Chapter of the 7x24 Exchange has announced their first chapter meeting of 2004. The meeting will be held at Amerimar Enterprises 1500 Spring Garden facility located in Philadelphia, on January 28, 2004 at 6:00PM. The site is situated on an entire city block located in the northwest quadrant of the Philadelphia Center City area, four blocks north of City Hall. Amerimar purchased this location from Smith Kline Beecham right around the time that co-location facilities and dot.com operations were peaking in 2000.

Impacted by the dot.com bust, the 1500 Spring Garden facility has since been transformed from a co-location site into a high reliability class A office and data center building with many unique engineering and design characteristics. The meeting will include a panel discussion about these characteristics and the design criteria that have been incorporated into the updated site. In addition, MTechnology, Inc. President Steve Fairfax will moderate a discussion about the recently released report on the forensic root cause analysis of the August 14th blackout.

Agenda Highlights
· 6:00-6:45pm: Reception
· 6:45-7:45pm: Panel Presentation
· 7:45-8:45pm: Facility Tour
· 8:45-9:30pm: Networking

Due to security regulations and space limitations, registration is required. Visit the chapters web site for more information about registration and for directions: www.7x24exchangedelval.org. All will enjoy Vesper Club buffet, drinks and dessert during the meeting. Cost per attendee is $45 for non-members and $35 for members. Members of the press are invited to attend at no cost.

About the Delaware Valley Chapter of the 7x24 Exchange
The 7x24 Exchange is the leading knowledge exchange for those who design, build, use and maintain mission-critical enterprise information infrastructures. The goal of the 7x24 Exchange is to improve end-to-end reliability by promoting dialogue among these groups. The Delaware Valley Chapter serves IT and facilities professionals from the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware markets. As of April 2003 the chapter has 850 individual members representing 112 companies.

Chapter Contact
Russ Mykytyn, Executive Director
Tel: 215.826.1168
rmykytyn@dvlnet.com

Press Contact
Lisa Ricci
Tel: 610.436.5472
lisamricci@comcast.net

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