DALLAS, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The nation's leading data center real estate and technology infrastructure series, The National Data Center Summit Series, is pleased to present the inaugural Texas Data Center Summit on October 10 at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel. 400+ senior-level executives are expected to attend for important discussion, debate and networking on the myriad of opportunities and challenges in today's market.

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* Who are the most active investors of data center real estate assets in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio markets?* With tremendous demand for data center facilities, is speculative development occurring in Texas, and how is it being financed?* With lower utility costs - and a deregulated system - is Texas likely to attract new data center developers?* Special focus: Opportunities in the Dallas market and why it's attracting foreign capital and high-profile end-users

> For additional informaton and registration: http://cre-events.com/texasdata/

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Look Who's Speaking:* Featured Speaker: Bo Bond, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.* Jonathan Atkin, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets (tentative)* Jerry Blair, Co-Founder & Vice President of Sales, DataBank, Ltd.* Matthew Brown, Director of Global Data Center Operations, HP Cloud Services* Michael A. Caruso, Director, Government & Specialty Business Development, ETS-Lindgren* Chris Crosby, Founder and CEO, Compass Datacenters* Robert DeVita, General Manager, Cologix* Sean Farney, Chief Operating Officer, Ubiquity Critical Environments* Jeff Ferry, Director, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group* Robert Geary, Director – Commercial Real Estate Group, Deutsche Bank Securities* Paul Gerrard, CEO, Digital Fortress* Mike Higgins, SVP Data Center Services, Internap* Tim Huffman, Executive VP & Global Director – Technology Solutions Group, Colliers International* Eric E. Jacobs, Vice President & General Manager, QTS* Jim Kerrigan, Principal and Director – Data Centres, Avison Young* Todd Kimbriel, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources* Rick Kurtzbein, Research Analyst, Multi-Tenant Datacenters, 451 Research* Tom Long, Executive Vice President of Business Recruitment, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation* Miles Loo, Jr., Executive Director for Valuation & Advisory | National Specialty Practice Leader for the Mission Critical Facilities Group, Cushman & Wakefield* Pete Marin, President, T5 Data Centers* Shawn Mills, President & Founder, Green House Data* Kevin Ooley, CFO, DataBank, Ltd* J. Todd Raymond, Partner, 1547 Critical Systems Realty* Michael J. Saia, President, XTechnology Global* Andrew Schaap, Vice President, Enterprise | Federal, Digital Realty* Jonathan Schildkraut, Managing Director, Equity Research – Telecom Services & Data Center Services, Evercore Partners* Stephen Verp, Director of Real Estate, Digital Realty* Harry Carmine Whalen, CEO, Allen Economic Development Corporation

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The inaugural Texas Data Center Summit will be held at The Renaissance Dallas Hotel:2222 North Stemmons FreewayDallas, Texas 75207 USAPhone: 1-214-631-2222Toll-Free Reservation Center: 1-214-631-2222 

** Special Discounted Rate** Reserve your room now for $169. Call 800-468-3571 and mention you are with the Texas Data Center Summit to take advance of this special rate. A limited number of discounted rooms are available.

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Look Who's Attending: NETWORKING & NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: 400+ senior-level commercial real estate and service providers firms are expected to attend this full-day event market intelligence and networking event. Event space is limited — register today.

225 leading commercial real estate and technology infrastructure firms have already made plans to attend, as of of September 16, including:

* 1547 Critical Systems Realty* Active Power* AEP Texas* Allen Economic Development Corporation* Alpheus Communications* Arizona Commerce Authority* ASCO Power* Automated Logic* Avison Young* Belden* ByteGrid Holdings LLC* C7 Data Centers* Carlson* Carlson DC* CEI Engineering Associates* City of Denton* City of Georgetown* CoBank* Colliers International* Cologix* Communications supply corporation* conceptcsi – global data center solutions* Core* CoreSite* Corgan* CPS Energy* CSI Leasing* Cushman & Wakefield* CyrusOne* DataBank, Ltd.* Denton Municipal Electric* Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.* DFW Consulting Group* Digital Fortress* Digital Realty* Dillon* DSA MCS* DSA-Mission Critical Services* DTZ* Economic Development Council of Buffalo County* Emerson Network Power (ASCO)* Ensite Solutions LLC* ETS-Lindgren* ETS-Lindgren Inc.* GI Partners* GNB Industrial Power* Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group* Green House Data* HITT Contracting, Inc* Houston Data Center* HP Cloud Services* Integrated Design Group, Inc.* Internap* ION Associates, Inc.* JE Dunn Construction* Jefferies* Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.* Lufthansa Systems Infrastructure Services, Inc.* M.E. GROUP* MAPP Construction, LLC* Nova Corp* Office of the Governor – Texas* Opus Interactive* PageSoutherlandPage* Panduit* Patronus Data* Power Distribution, Inc.* QTS* Ridgemont Equity Partners* Sachs Electric Company* San Antonio Economic Development Foundation* Servergy, Inc* Stream Data Centers* Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.* System Technologies* T5 Data Centers* Texas Department of Information Resources* Tier1 Research* TierPoint* Ubiquity Critical Environments* VAZATA* ViaWest* ViaWest, Inc.* Victoria Economic Development Corp.* Walter P Moore* Wesco/CSC* XTechnology Global

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More than 4,000 data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives have participated in The National Data Center Summit Series since 2011. The series includes events in New York, Santa Clara, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.

"The Data Center Summits that CapRate Events produces are well executed and informative. The presenters are industry leaders and the quality of topics are always relevant to the needs of end users and service providers."Tim Huffman, Executive Vice President, National Director | Technology Solutions Group, Colliers International

"I have attended CapRate Data Center Events in New York, Santa Clara, and Chicago and have found the panels and participants to have unique ideas and perspectives. I've always enjoyed the conferences and the attendees that I meet there."Jim Kerrigan,Principal, Director – Data Center Group,Avison Young

For exhibiting, speaking and sponsorship information, please contact:Brian Klebash, President & Founder, CapRate Events, LLCinfo@cre-events.com, 917-460-3572 

> For additional informaton and registration: http://cre-events.com/texasdata/

Media Contact: Brian Klebash, CAPRATE Events, LLC, 6175016075, bklebash@gmail.com

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