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AeA, founded in 1943, is a nationwide trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our members' top line and bottom line.

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Council News
March 31, 2009:  TechAmerica Report Shows that Tech Industry Remains Vital to Florida's Economy
The Cyberstates 2009 report - which details national and state trends in high-tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico - shows that Florida remained the 4th ranked cyberstate employing 280,300 workers with a total payroll of $19 billion in 2007, the most current year for which state data is available. Florida's computer systems design and related services sector gained 4,100 net jobs...read more.
 

Cyberstates 2009

Cyberstates 2009 provides 2008 national tech trends on employment and venture capital investments as well as the latest data on state employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and research and development.

Learn more about high-tech employment in Florida and Puerto Rico.

September 23, 2008: Florida’s Tech Exports Grow by Nearly $1 Billion, 2nd Largest Rise in the Nation
New! Trade in the Cyberstates 2008 examines high-tech trade flows at the national level and tech goods exports for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  The report shows that nationally, high-tech is the largest merchandise export sector in the United States, with $214 billion in 2007.
Learn more about high-tech trade in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Neighborhood America's Enterprise Social Software ELAvate Wins CODiE Award for Best Social Networking Solution Second Straight Year
May 7, 2009 -- Neighborhood America announces today that it has won its second consecutive CODiE Award for 'Best Social Networking Solution' for enterprises. The company accepted the prestigious award Tuesday evening in San Francisco at the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Summit, emerging from the competition as the recognized leader in the enterprise social computing industry.

April 30, 2009 - DeVry University HerWorld Event
DeVry University’s Orlando campus is hosting its first-ever HerWorld event, a day long conference for high school junior and senior girls aimed at helping them learn more about careers in technology, science and business. Read the Press Release!
June 24, 2008: Miami-Fort Lauderdale’s Tech Industry Employs 72,900, says AeA Report.
Cybercities 2008 examines the high-tech industry in the nation’s 60 largest metro areas focusing on tech employment, wages, establishments, payroll, employment concentration, and wage differential. The report compares different U.S. regions and delves into the 16 sectors that comprise the high-tech industry for these 60 cities.
Learn more about high-tech employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Palm Bay-Melbourne, Orlando, and Tampa-St. Petersburg.

July 22, 2008:  AeA Launches the Focus Florida Pass it On Initiative.
View the video below for more information.
Visit the Focus Florida Pass It On! webpage to join the initiative.


July 31, 2008: Green Energy and IT explored at Green Tech @ SeaTech
Entrepreneurs, companies, municipalities explore Green IT Initiatives and Green IT Projects at AeA Florida Council's Green Tech @ SeaTech.
View the Recap!


AeA Member Captures Two Awards
“The AeA Florida Council extends congratulations to SECNAP Network Security Corporation, a leader in providing network and email security solutions, for capturing two awards in May for its patent-pending network security solutions and leadership in the technology field. The firm is one of just ten solution providers, including Microsoft, to win the Shaping Information Security 2008 award sponsored by Info Security Products Guide, a leading buyers’ guide in the digital security space. Commending SECNAP for its “exceptionally accurate and function-rich Intrusion Detection and Prevention solution,” the award also recognized chief technology officer Michael Scheidell for “his contribution to the industry and to users of security products and services around the world.” In addition, the firm also captured the Technology 2008 Award in the Internet-Based Technology category for “driving technological advancements in network and email security.” That award was sponsored by the South Florida Business Journal, Citrix and Verizon Wireless. SECNAP Network Security is headquartered in the technology corridor in Boca Raton, Florida.”


March 5-6, 2008:  Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp Keynotes Annual AeA Event
T
he fourteenth Annual AeA Tech Days in Tallahassee brought leaders from the high-tech industry, government, and academia together to discuss the state of the industry in Florida and brainstorm on ways to improve it ...read more.


Florida Lt Governor Jeff Kottkamp keynotes the AeA Florida Tech Summit in Tallahassee


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Events

4/9/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

4/16/2010: Annual International Environmental Compliance Conference (Andover, MA) This conferences addresses compliance, implementation, enforcement issues, pending changes and best practices surrounding Global RoHS, WEEE, EuP, REACH, Batteries, Recycling, Substance Restrictions, Chemical Regulation and Energy Efficiency. Learn the latest global developments from TechAmerica, th...More

4/16/2010: Destination Sales Excellence (Via Online, Webinar) This program is designed to explain the fundamentals of sales growth, four power moves to achieve sales optimization and the fundamentals of a great sales organization. The session focuses on applying proven concepts to augment current selling efforts. Attendees will learn: How Growth Affect...More

5/14/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

6/11/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

7/9/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

8/8/2010 - 8/19/2010: Stanford Executive Institute (Stanford, CA) Since 1975, TechAmerica's AeA/Stanford Executive Institute, in partnership with Stanford's School of Engineering, has developed the careers of over 3,500 high-tech executives.

8/13/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

9/10/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

10/8/2010: Regional Board of Directors Executive Briefing (Via Online, Webinar) Monthly conference call for TechAmerica Regional Board of Directors to provide updates on TechAmerica issues.

Additional AeA National Events

5/12/2010 - 5/14/2010: Growth Cap Financial Conference (San Francisco, CA) TechAmerica presents the 2010 Growth Cap Financial Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the only neutral forum for smaller technology growth firms to meet with potential investors. - 3 Growth Focused Company Tracks - Unbiased Forum - Private Presentation Rooms

6/7/2010 - 6/10/2010: Santa Clara University Management Development Program (Santa Clara, CA) For 30 years the TechAmerica/Santa Clara Management Development Program has enhanced the performance of over 1,000 managers and directors from more than 350 high-tech companies. This intensive four day program teaches new managers core business disciplines and effective management techniques to lead...More

Contact Information

Maryann Fiala, Executive Director
Jennifer Gabriel, Program Director

12565 Research Parkway
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Orlando, FL  32826
Phone: 407.882.2425
Fax: 407.737.2512

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