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About The Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers
Incorporated in 1986, the nonprofit Washington Association of Mortgage
Brokers (WAMB) is the voice of mortgage brokers throughout the State.

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The Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers is committed to the
principles that DECA promotes-education and entrepreneurship.

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Nationwide more than two thirds of consumers choose mortgage brokers for their
expert counsel and service in providing loans.

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Executive Summit at Agile 2005 Highlights Growing Support for Agile Practices By Senior Managers

For more information on Agile 2005, or to register, visit
http://www. Through
its five chapters comprised of King, South Sound, Southwest, Northwest and
Eastern Washington, WAMB provides education, certification and government
affairs representation for the State mortgage broker industry.

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Do was selected to receive the $1,000 scholarship based on his
involvement in Washington DECA activities and events. As part of the
National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) the State association promotes
a higher level of professional standards through its membership and advocates
for consumers by offering more mortgage options, service and expertise.

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For more information about the organization, visit
http://www., The Washington Association of
Mortgage Brokers (WAMB), the voice for Mortgage-related issues in Washington
state, today announced that it has partnered with Washington DECA to award a
college scholarship to Robert Do, a student at Hazen High School in Renton,
WA.

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agile2005. Washington DECA is the premier student leadership
organization in the State with over 10,000 members and provides students
hands-on experience in the fields of marketing, business, and
entrepreneurship. In addition to
partnering with DECA, WAMB proactively sponsors forums and events to advance
the knowledge and awareness of its members, which are representative of
today's entrepreneurs, oftentimes responsible for running small,
entrepreneurial business ventures .WAMB.

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"Agile practices continue to gain acceptance from senior management
because they significantly improve software quality and, perhaps more
importantly, help drive corporate missions of being more market responsive and
customer-driven," said Michael Spayd, Agile 2005 Executive Summit Chair. The
session will include executive case studies based on real-world Agile
implementations, a keynote luncheon led by author and creative collaboration
expert Lee Devin, and small group discussions related to implementing Agile
programs.
"We believe that by giving back to our community in this way, we can help
students in our state to achieve their career aspirations.

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Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers Awards College Scholarship to Local High-School Student

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"As part of our ongoing commitment to education and financial literacy, we
are pleased to partner with Washington DECA to present this scholarship to one
of its outstanding student members ," stated Jeff Berglund, president of WAMB. For more information please
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C-Level Executives Share Insights Into the Strategic Value Agile Brings to the
Enterprise

DENVER, The Agile Alliance, a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software
development, today announced that its Executive Summit full-day session at the
Agile 2005 Conference will feature insights from C-level executives into why
Agile practices are quickly shifting from developer-led grassroots initiatives
to "top -down" programs that help drive company growth, competitiveness and
customer responsiveness.

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About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the
concepts of Agile software development, and helping organizations adopt those
concepts. The concepts are outlined in the Manifesto for Agile Software
Development.

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EDMONDS, Wash.

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"Our
panel of C-level executives will share first-hand experiences and case studies
that attendees can use to build their own successful Agile organization."
The Executive Summit at Agile 2005 will be held on Wednesday July 27.

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Executive panel members include: Rich Freyberg, former CIO of Schwab
Capital Markets; Israel Gat, VP of infrastructure management of BMC Software;
Eric Olafson, president and CEO of Tomax Corporation and Brian Robertson, CEO
of Ternary Software.

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The deadline for Early Bird Registration is June
24, 2005.agilealliance.

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The award can be used at
the college of his choice.newscom.