Wednesday | November 11, 2009
2009 Lifetime Technology Achievement Award
Honoree: Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Co-Founder and Chairman, Qualcomm Incorporated
Special Guest: Introduction of Dr. Jacobs by Atlanta’s Tripp Rackley, CEO, Firethorn
Dr. Irwin Jacobs is a professor, lifelong entrepreneur, and quite possibly the godfather of wireless technology.
He started his first communications consulting company in 1968 and sold it for millions, retiring in 1985. Three months later he started Qualcomm in his den with 6 other former employees. By 1989 they demonstrated their cell phone technology to the industry and introduced it commercially in 1995. Current revenues are $2.75 billion with thousands of employees worldwide.
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Date & Time:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Please Note New Venue:
City Club of Buckhead
3343 Peachtree Road
Suite 1850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:00 pm Member’s Only VIP Reception
6:00 - 7:00 pm Networking Reception: Upscale Hors d’oeuvres and Desserts
7:00 - 8:30 pm Keynote and Q & A
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