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Igor Rudychev is a senior consultant with Bayser. Prior to joining Bayser, Rudychev has been conducting research in optimization techniques applied to super string theory, the most promising avenue to the unification of quantum mechanics and Einstein�s theory of gravity. He has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Texas A&M and can be reached at (847) 679-8278 or igor@bayser.com.

Don Hatcher is the director of technology strategy for SAS. Hatcher's team shapes the strategic direction of SAS products and technologies. His team works closely with strategic organizations to understand the market pressures being placed upon them and leverages that information to develop a market-driven strategy for all products and technologies, which are the foundational elements for all SAS solutions. Hatcher may be reached via e-mail at Don.Hatcher@sas.com.

V.A. Shiva, also known as Dr. E-Mail, is the chairman and CEO of EchoMail, Inc. Shiva created one of the world's first e-mail systems for which he was recognized with the prestigious Westinghouse Science Award. Shiva founded EchoMail in 1994 to provide advanced business intelligence technologies for e-mail management. Shiva may be reached at Dr.E-Mail@EchoMail.com.

Steve VanArsdale is a certified project management professional (www.pmi.org), contract project manager, mentor and professional project auditor with more than twenty years of experience in IT. He has worked in the areas of insurance, manufacturing, retail and distribution. You can contact him at steve@vanarsdale.com.

Efi Dovrat, executive director for Meir Ezra Group.

Stephanie N. Williams, database analyst for the Center for Creative Leadership.

Frank Burkhardt, network administrator and Ray Shepard, executive information systems administrator at Blue Bird Corporation.

Mike Coatney, president of ACME Truck Line, Inc.

William Petersen, vice president of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.

Jeremy Zawodny, technical Yahoo! for Yahoo! Inc.