Buffalo, N.Y. - March 10, 2011 - Connare Tech, Inc. Founder and CEO Sanjay Connare will lead a workshop on March 25, 2011 at the Passion in Progress Festival, a collaboration between City Honors School in Buffalo, NY, the Aspen Institute and the Bezos Family Foundation.

Connare will discuss "Failure: A Catalyst for Success." Other workshops include "Don't Underestimate Your Potential," led by Dr. William Duax, Distinguished Scientist of the Hauptman Woodward Institute, and "Create a Vision Board," an activity led by Laura Flumerfeldt, designed to elicit a personal narrative geared toward discovering a student"s potential.

"I am honored to have been asked to speak at this event," said Connare. "It's always great to see what is learned in the classroom and its applications in reality... how those bridges are made to define one"s life experiences. Plus it's at my high school alma mater."

The keynote speaker for the event is Irene Zubaida Khan, former Secretary General for Amnesty International, who will be teaching a semester at the University at Buffalo.

The Passion in Progress Festival affords high school students from across the city of Buffalo, NY the opportunity to participate in a festival of ideas, highlighting global, local and personal aspects of "The Big Picture." Through interactive workshops, a multimedia exhibit entitled 25 Blocks and the keynote address students will gain an understanding of their own goals, the richness of their community, and issues affecting the modern world.

"I strongly believe that this festival has the potential to incite a change in the way these students view themselves, the community, and even the world at large," explained Dana Hogan, a senior at City Honors, who is spearheading the event this year. "We hope to inspire the participants to become an inspiration to others. Managing this year"s festival has been challenging, but as I have had the opportunity to contribute to the festivals held over the course of the last three years, I had an idea of what changes could be made in order to improve and expand the event."

The Passion in Progress Festival will take place from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM at City Honors School, 186 East North Street in Buffalo, NY, just a few blocks east of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

For more information on the festival, or to register online, visit www.passioninprogress.webs.com. The event is free to students in grades 9-12 thanks to the support of the Bezos Scholars Program at The Aspen Institute and The Bezos Family Foundation.

Connare Tech, Inc. is a Buffalo-based company providing client-driven, best quality services to individuals and organizations ranging from "mom and pop" businesses to renowned institutions in the financial, art, entertainment and science-research industries. Since Sanjay Connare founded Connare Tech in 2003, the firm"s services have grown to include web design, application development and the engineering of IT-based solutions.