Date: November 8, 2007

Presenter: Jon Driscoll, Hawkeye Vision

The guest speaker for this meeting was Jon Driscoll, President of Hawkeye Vision. The company operates in the space where technology meets video recognition and digital management software. They are a national leader in developing customized software and video surveillance systems. They started with the educational market in 1999 by helping to secure schools. They then developed pattern recognition software to provide indexing and retrieval of video images. The capabilities kept building on top of the base requirements and provided the ability to engage in multiple markets including community surveillance, law enforcement, utilities and military applications.

There is a historical note between Mr. Driscoll and the ITCouncil. During the early stages of the company he was referred to the ITCouncil for a "peer review". Six members reviewed the company business plan and discussed ideas with Mr. Driscoll. The net result was a company with double its revenues six months later. We look forward to an update of the successes in business and lessons learned - including the assistance of "angel capital" that helped to build the enterprise. This will be an exciting meeting to learn about technology and entrepreneurism on several levels.