Baseline's Look Ahead, Week of Sept. 4

News and events to watch for the week.

CONFERENCES THIS WEEK

Sept. 6-13: International Manufacturing Technology Show 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Scheduled to include a pavilion on computer-aided design (CAD) systems.

Sept. 6-7: Roth Capital Partners New York Conference 2006, The Westin New York at Times Square, in New York City. Focused on small-cap companies in technology and other sectors.

CONFERENCES THE WEEK of SEPT. 11

Sept. 10-13: Data Center World 2006, Orlando, Fla. Produced by AFCOM, an association for data center professionals.

Sept. 11-14: Fall 2006 VON Conference & Expo, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Sept. 11-15: GridWorld 2006, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

Sept. 12-15: SAP TechEd '06, Las Vegas.