POET Technologies Inc.

Sorry, but there won't be a halt. I don't know why people are so fascinated with a trading halt over a regular Monday NR. Trading halts don't have any extra significance to SP movement than a before or after hour news release. I also don't think the Empire Club Speaking engagement will yield some kind of major revelation.

What it will do is expose the technology to a new audience and lend more credibility to POET.

Nothing more. Only revenue, or a rumour involvng a PDA mega cap will move the meter significantly.