Who: Cisco® Networking Academy® participants including students and instructors from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Education and Government leaders.

What: An event marking the tenth anniversary of Cisco's Networking Academy program, which over the past decade has provided more than 2 million students in 160 countries with IT and networking skills essential to succeeding in the global economy. Since 1997 in the U.S. alone, over 460,000 Networking Academy students have successfully completed a course and been equipped with the Internet technology skills required to help ensure U.S. competitiveness and innovation in the 21st century.

When: Oct. 2-3, 2007

Oct. 2 Events:

8:30 - 11:30 AM	Event Kick-off and Keynote Speech: Alan Kay, President, Viewpoints Research Institute A pioneer of object-oriented programming, personal computing, and graphical user interfaces
5:30 - 7:30 pm	Reception with John Morgridge Cisco Chairman Emeritus Andrew Mellon Auditorium 1301 Constitution Avenue NW

Oct. 3 Events:

2:00 - 3:30 PM	Keynote and Industry Panel: "Importance of Technology Education and Innovation on US Economic Competitiveness" Moderator: Tony Carnevale, Senior Fellow, National Center on Education and the Economy
5:00-7:00 PM	Reception with John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and CEO Cannon Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Building Corner of New Jersey and Independence Avenues

Editors Note: Cisco executives and Networking Academy instructors and students will be available for press interviews throughout the two-day event.

Where:
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.

How: Press please RSVP by contacting Robyn Jenkins-Blum, Cisco, 408-853-9848 or e-mail rojenkin@ciso.com