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In This Issue     Feature: Ten Things CEOs Should Know   Quotes of the Week   Upgrades Chinas New Cyber Targets: Your Protectors Connectomics: Deciphering the Brains Neural Structure, At Last   Ethermail   Takeout Window The Beauty of Connectomics: Mapping Brain Connections SNS Opportunities and Licenses   Upcoming SNS Events & Media Links   In Other House News   New Members Welcome SNS Positions Open How to Subscribe May I Share This Newsletter? About SNS About the Publisher Wheres Mark?

 

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Is it true that Jon Huntsman, the most sought-after person on the presidential non-candidate trail, may be appearing at FiRe 2011?

 

Join us May 24th-27th, at the beautiful Montage Laguna Beach Hotel, to find out. See for yourself why The Economist calls FiRe the best technology conference in the world.

 

We are near our capacity, so register today at

 

www.futureinreview.com.

 

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New Program: Rising Stars at FiRe 2011

  Bring Your Young Company Stars

with You to FiRe

 

SNS MEMBERS: In last years post-conference survey, many of you indicated a desire to see younger talent joining us. Today, in a brand-new FiRe 2011 *Rising Stars* program, we are inviting senior company members who are paid attendees for FiRe 2011 to register, as their guests, up to 2 young stars from their company, at a strong discount. Your Rising Star guests will have the unique opportunity to experience the power of FiRe, along with up to 200 C-level executives in world technology, finance, telecommunications, government, and more, covered by the highest level of domestic and global press.

 

Space is limited for this new program, so registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Qualifying Rising Stars employees of your company who are age 35 or under and are not yet registered for the FiRe conference will receive a discounted registration fee of $2,900. (Thats $2,000 below the normal rate.) Please register your Rising Stars by contacting Lauren at lauren@stratnews.com or 617-733-5686.

 

We look forward to seeing you and your Rising Stars in May.

 

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Thank you to our FiRe 2011 partners, sponsors, and supporters:

 

 

Tesla Motors, SNS Global Clean Energy Partner:

 

 

Global Silver Partners of SNS Events:

 

 

 

 

 

FiRe/Thunderbird School of Global Management

 Internship Sponsor:

 

 

 

 

FiRe Bronze Partner:

 

 

FiRe Alliance Partner:

 

 

 

and SNS Communications Partner

 Nyhus Communications:

 

 

 

 

 

» Ten Things CEOs Should Know

 

CEOs get the weight of the whole company on their shoulders. Although everyone speaks of team effort, it is the CEOs face that is the companys face, and, more important, it is the CEOs brain that leads company strategy.

 

For this, they are paid way too much, in many cases reminding global citizens of Roman-era excess, and religious cults of the End of Days. Given these enormous rewards, it is surprising that, while these CEOs are usually first-rate at their jobs (and sometimes stunningly so), the majority are, in my opinion, just OK, going on good.