The PSU School of Extended Studies is co-sponsoring the Fifth Annual InnoTech Oregon, the region's premier business and technology conference and expo, April 16 and 17 at the Oregon Convention Center. Keynote speaker is Don Tapscott, best-selling author of Wikinomics. Exhibit and conference sessions are free for PSU students, faculty, and staff. Discounts are available for a breakfast and all-day eMarketing summit.

Tapscott, chief executive at the international think tank New Paradigm, co-authored Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. His visit, which is sponsored by PSU, will include a conference keynote address, a roundtable forum with Portland State students, and a luncheon with business, government, and education leaders.

Conference speakers and presenters include Rohit Bhargava, Ogilvy Public Relations; William Hurley, Open Source Strategy; Rick Pastore, CIO Executive Council; and Tony Ulwick, Strategyn. Software Association of Oregon is also a conference sponsor.

A breakfast with Tapscott is $45 and the eMarketing summit is $149 for PSU students and employees. Portland State alumni can also attend these events at the same discounted rates. For more information on conference sessions, visit www.innotechconference.com/pdx/. To preregister for these events and obtain the conference discount code, e-mail webbtl@pdx.edu.