Date: September 22, 2006

HOUSTON, Texas – Houston Mayor Bill White issued a proclamation to Hewlett-Packard proclaiming September 17-21 to be HP Technology Forum Days in Houston in recognition of the big high-tech conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Jim McNally, marketing manager for HP Technology Solutions Group/Americas, accepted the mayoral decree from Luther Villagomez, general manager of the George R. Brown.

An estimated 8,000 visitors from all over the world to attend HP's premier education conference for in-depth technical training, networking, product demonstrations and knowledge sharing. The agenda included hundreds of breakout meetings, seminars, tutorials and lab sessions. The high-tech conference ended Thursday.

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