SCIA "Hot August Conference," This Saturday, August 1st, 2009 8:15 a.m., the Hilton Hotel, Irvine, CA -- Additional

SAN CLEMENTE, CA, Jul 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
Southern California Investment Association, Inc. has an exciting "August
Conference" welcoming Principals, Brokers, Institutions, Funds and
Accredited Investors looking for new opportunities Saturday, August 1st,
2009 from 8:15 a.m. registration including buffet breakfast, and sit down
lunch at the Hilton Hotel/Orange County Airport (949-833-3331) 18800 Mac
Arthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612, conveniently located across from the John
Wayne Airport (SNA).

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND at www.SCIAconference.com.

Exciting overlooked and undervalued, public, and private companies are
presenting new opportunities every 15 minutes after breakfast.

SCIA would like to welcome:

(subject to change and additions)

Cherry Inc. -- (Private company) -- www.cherryselect.com - Cherry Inc. is
poised to usher in a paradigm shift with our financial technologies and
proprietary OCF investment tools that will spawn a new generation of
investors that are no longer held captive to Wall Street. CherrySelect
offers increased control, lower risk, lowers costs and enhances
performance.

ZCom Networks, Inc. -- (PINKSHEETS: ZCNW) -- www.zcomnetworks.net - Zcom
is a multi-industry company. Through its subsidiaries and holdings, it has
two core businesses: Media Broadcasting and Telecom. Zcom offers TV and
video content delivered live and on demand over satellite, cable and
internet. The company's Satellite TV broadcast, Talk Money TV, reaches
nearly 10 million total potential viewing households in the U.S., Canada,
Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In the Telecom sector, Zcom offers
voice and data termination services to wholesale and retail customers.

3D Eye Solutions -- (PINKSHEETS: TDEY) -- www.3deyesolutions.com - 3D Eye
Solutions is a 3D Media Development Company which provides 3D content
conversion services and hardware integration for the 3D stereo (with 3D
glasses) and auto stereo (without 3D glasses) media industry. In addition,
they develop integration appliances to bridge the 2D world and 3D world
allowing the flat and lifeless to envelop the visual sense.

Artfest International -- (OTCBB: ARTI) -- www.artfestinternational.com -
Artfest International, Inc. prints, markets, and sells limited edition,
signed and numbered fine art and collectibles to its members which include
collectors, dealers, and artists, decorators, designers, private
collectors, and investors. Membership is free and includes a member
branded, direct-sales e-commerce website having full back office support
including a merchant account, just-in-time inventory, and fulfillment.

ValueVision Media, Inc. -- (NASDAQ: VVTV) -- www.shopnbc.com - ShopNBC is
a multi-channel, electronic retailer operating with a premium lifestyle
brand. The company sells general merchandise to consumers through
television and the internet. ShopNBC is the third largest television home
shopping network in the U.S., reaching 73 million homes. It is also
broadcast live on the web at www.shopnbc.tv 24 hours per day.

QuantumSphere, Inc. (QSI) -- (Private company) -- www.qsinano.com -
QuantumSphere, Inc. has leveraged core skills in advanced nano catalysts
and related process chemistries to develop, manufacture, and license
solutions for a broad range of portable power and clean-tech applications.
The company's proprietary products, available in high volume, are used to
lower costs and enable breakthrough performance in multi-billion dollar
growth markets such as batteries, fuel cells, emissions reduction,
industrial inks and pastes, and ammonia synthesis for food production.

U.S. Energy Corporation -- (NASDAQ: USEG) -- www.usnrg.com - U.S. Energy
Corporation, a natural resources exploration and development company with
interests in molybdenum, oil and gas, geothermal, and real estate assets,
today announced the spudding of its third well under a previously
announced Participation Agreement with Houston, Texas-based Houston
Energy L.P. ("HE").

About Southern California Investment Association:

SCIA National Small Cap Syndicate is a comprehensive national organization
developed to facilitate stock support and capital formation for small and
emerging-growth companies. The alliance consists of almost 200 influential
member firms plus associates including FINRA broker/dealers, bankers,
investment advisors, analysts, market makers, venture capitalists, fund
managers, media and accredited investors. The syndicate provides equity
and debt financing, institutional and retail stock support, market making,
mergers and more. The SCIA syndicate has been instrumental in funding over
$100 million per year since 2000 and has introduced many of the good
companies available in the markets.

2009 Conference Schedule: Saturdays, August 1st, October 3rd, and Dec 5th.

SCIA Gold Sponsors:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., www.continentalstock.com, PCMC,
www.publiccompanymanagement.com.

SCIA Associate Sponsors:

Marketwire, www.marketwire.com, SNN, www.stocknewsnow.com, AlphaTrade,
www.alphatrade.com.

Come join us for an exciting August Conference.

We have lowered our rates for our members to attend!

Please pre-register your attendance, and renew your membership on our
website at www.SCIAconference.com, and mark your meal selection also.

Thank you for your support.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Contacts:
Al Kau
President & CEO
949-340-6646
al@sciaconference.com

Laura Yilmaz
Executive Consultant
949-340-6646
laura@sciaconference.com

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