AeA, then-Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, and Illinois
executives open NASDAQ on October 13, 2008 to promote Illinois Technology
Index.
March 31, 2009: TechAmerica
Report Shows that Tech Industry Remains Vital to Illinois 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
Illinois's high-tech industry added 2,400 net jobs in 2007, the most
current year for which state data are available. This growth pushed
Illinois back up in the rankings, making it the 7th largest cyberstate in
2007. Illinois's tech industry employed 211,800 tech industry workers with
a total payroll of $16.6 billion in 2007....read
more.
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.
Read the
Chicago Sun Times article on Cyberstates 2009 -- State on a high in tech: Illinois moves up to No.
7 nationally in latest yearly job data
March 10, 2009:
TechAmerica Announces Merger
with Illinois Defense Industry Association TechAmerica and the Illinois Defense Industry Association (IDIA)
announced on March 10 that they have officially consolidated activities to
strengthen their focus on providing the Illinois technology and defense
industry access to resources to grow their public sector business,
visibility, and strategic partnerships...read
more.
February 24, 2009:
70+ Attend TechAmerica's 21st Century Learning Symposium in Springfield,,
IL
TechAmerica (formerly AeA) partnered with the Illinois Innovation Talent
Project to convene a half-day forum focused on using the NETS, related
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and leading technology tools to
transform the 21st Century learning environment in Illinois schools...read more.
Watch a video by the Lincoln Magnet School
about the 21st Century Learning Symposium
February 9, 2009:
Join Coalition to Support Illinois House Bill 351: Emerging Technology
Industries Act
This bill, when enacted, will provide Illinois with the ability to create,
retain, and attract early-stage high technology firms. Please show
your support by adding your company name...read more.
January 7, 2009:
NASDAQ OMX AeA Illinois Tech Index Outperforms Market
AeA announced today that the NASDAQ OMX AeA Illinois Tech Index (Nasdaq
ILTI) outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.INDU), S&P 500, and
NASDAQ Composite Index®
(COMP) since its inception in 2008...read more.
December 18, 2008:
AeA Presents Executive Leadership Award to PCTEL Chairman & CEO
AeA announced
today that it has presented Marty Singer, PCTEL Chairman and CEO, with the
AeA Executive Leadership Award to recognize his dedication, leadership,
and countless contributions to the high-tech industry...read more.
Marty Singer, Chairman & CEO, PCTEL, receives
the
AeA Executive Leadership Award
November 14, 2008: AeA Midwest
Chairman Marty Singer, Chairman & CEO, PCTEL, Publishes an Article,
"Executive Compensation: Lifetime Achievement Award or Rookie of the
Year?" It’s been a tough year for me.
No, it’s not the stock market. I’m a Michigan Wolverine fan and a CEO of a
public company. One hesitates to confess to either in social settings; the
combination leads to either derision or dislike...read
more.
October 13, 2008: AeA, Illinois
High-Tech Leaders, and Lt. Governor Opens NASDAQ In continuation with ongoing efforts to raise visibility for the
high-tech industry in Illinois, AeA, along with Lt. Governor Pat Quinn,
and several high-tech executives, convened in New York City to open the
NASDAQ Stock Market...read
more.
AeA executives from Illinois open
NASDAQ on Oct. 13
September 23, 2008: High-Tech Exports Grow
in the Midwest: Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South
Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota
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,
reaching $214 billion in 2007.
September 11, 2008: AeA Midwest
Council Partners with iBIO and DCEO to Grow Illinois Tech Industry Targeted member executives from both organizations have partnered to
attract new technology companies to Illinois from key international and
domestic markets. For more information on economic development collateral,
talking points, or for more information on the program, please contact Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA. Please also take a moment to review
a sample of the many unique strengths of Illinois as a place to grow and
innovate...read
more.
August 28, 2008:
More than 130 industry executives and government officials gathered for
the Illinois FedTech 2008 Security Procurement Conference at the College
of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, IL...read
more.
Larry Thompson, Small Business Programs
Manager, U.S. Department of Energy; Tom Kireilis, Acting Deputy Director,
Office of Infrastructure Optimization, GSA; Jackie Patillo, Deputy Chief
Information Officer (DCIO) for the U.S. Department of Transportation; Ed
Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA, & Tommy Morris, Director Deployment
Technologies, Department of Defense (L-R)
July 23, 2008: State legislators, AeA
member government affairs executives and policy staff at AeA's 2008 NCSL
Tech Legislative Dinner in New Orleans, LA.
Left to right: Nick Ammann, Manager, State and
Local Government Affairs, Apple Computers; Owen Sweeney, Manager, State
Government Relations, Symantec Corporation; Monica Mueller, Manager, State
Government Affairs, Motorola, Inc. and AeA SGA Chair; Illinois State Senator Chris Lauzen;
Sarah Lauzen; Erica Fensom, Manager, Government Relations, Research in
Motion, Ltd.; Illinois House Representative Chaplin Rose; Roxanne Gould,
Senior Vice President, AeA State Government Affairs; Ed Longanecker,
Executive Director, Regional Director of State Government Affairs, AeA
Midwest Council.
Career
Academy for Advanced Technology Preparing
students for college and IT-rich careers DRAFT
– this proposal is subject to approval by CPS
in its 2008 Renaissance 2010 process
The
Career Academy for Advanced
Technology will prepare students, in grades 9 through 12, for
high-quality post-secondary education and meaningful work in high-demand,
technology-related careers. Students will have the core content knowledge,
leadership skills and maturity to succeed both in work and college. CAAT
will prepare the next generation of leaders in IT and advanced technology,
in skilled technical positions, as entrepreneurs who may initiate and/or
come to own companies, and in the use of these technologies to improve our
communities here and abroad...read
more.
July 7, 2008, Chicago, IL:
AeA partners with Illinois workNet to Offer Comprehensive Technology
Employment Resource Center. For
the past several months, AeA's Midwest Council has worked with the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity team to develop
the information technology cluster for Illinois workNet, a comprehensive
online employment resource center...read
more.
June 24, 2008: AeA Report Says Chicago’s
High-Tech Industry Employs 164,000
Cybercities 2008
examines thehigh-tech industry in the nation’s 60 largest
metro areas focusing on techemployment, 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.
May 21, 2008: AeA Midwest Council Green Technologies program. More
than 50 companies came
together at the Microsoft Technology
Center for an informative and interactive Green Technologies
program. Attendees gained information on how they can
implement green technologies by reducing waste, using
recycled materials, eliminate hazardous materials and
overall, reduce their carbon footprint on the environment.
Software companies are creating programs to help companies
reduce energy output and strategize better for more
environmentally sound production...read
more.
May 19, 2008: The NASDAQ Stock Market & AeA Partner to
Launch Statewide Illinois Technology Index AeA
and The NASDAQ Stock Market launch “The NASDAQ OMX AeA Illinois Tech
Index,” the only existing statewide public technology index in the U.S...read
more.
May 8, 2008: AeA
Midwest Council International Environmental Compliance program.
More than More
than 60 companies, including
Intel, Jabil, Motorola, Tellabs, and Molex, to name but a few, were
represented at the AeA Midwest
Council's Environmental Compliance program, held at the Motorola Campus in
Scaumburg, IL during an interactive and informative program was presented,
designed to enable high-tech company managers, compliance executives,
legal departments, and environmental and facilities professionals to
better understand and comply with the various environmental directives
that are consistently being updated and implemented...read
more.
L to R: Steve Andrews, UK Department for
Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; A.J. Guikema, Consultant,
Tetra Tech; Holly Evans, President, Strategic Council LLC & AeA
Consultant; Chris Smith, UK RoHS Enforcement Authority (NWML); John Plyler,
Manager-Corporate Responsibility, Motorola; Michaela Muranova, Director,
International-Trade Policy, AeA; Chuck Derrow, Manager-Compliance
Engineering, Zebra Technologies; Ken Rivlin, Partner Allen & Overy; Ed
Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council
March 5, 2008:
Expanding AeA's State Government Affairs Program One day after appointing Roxanne
Gould to lead AeA’s state government affairs efforts,
Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and CEO, named six
regional policy directors to support member companies in
State Capitols across the country. Ed Longanecker, who is
based in AeA’s Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois office, was
chosen to lead public policy efforts on issues in the
Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin)...read full press release here.
AeA's
"Exit Strategies for High Tech" was the sequel
to our successful "Riding the High Tech M&A
Wave" event held in mid-2007. This program focused on
current trends in the venture capital and investment
community and key exit strategies for high-tech companies...view
full recap here.
L to R: Ed Longanecker,
Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council; Jason Liu, Chief
Executive Officer, Univa UD; Bob Blee, AeA Board Member
& Market Manager, Midwest Region, Silicon Valley Bank;
Mike Schamberger, AeA Board Member & Partner, Grant
Thornton; Rob Junkroski, Chief Financial Officer, Neutral
Tandem; Tim Golomb, Managing Director, NASDAQ.
AeA
Midwest Council Supported Program:
Innovation
Challenge Grant Competition Sponsored byHomeland
Security Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Center
Evanston,
Ill., (February 15, 2008) – The Illinois Homeland Security
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Northwestern
University —HSIEC— (http://www.hsiec.org),
today announced the Innovation Challenge Grant competition
to encourage Illinois-based companies to develop
technologies related to the needs of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.The deadline for submissions is 5 pm, March 21, 2008.
Read full press release here.
CHICAGO (Nov. 21, 2007) — UnitedHealthcare
and Advocate Health Care, the largest integrated health care system in
Illinois, announced a new long-term agreement that will expand access to
affordable, quality health care for nearly 1 million Chicagoland
residents...read full press release here.
Dealing with transition:
How FASB Statement 123(R) affects technology companies...read the full
article by Grant Thornton
here.
September 20, 2007:
More than fifty industry executives attended AeA's "Trends in
State Government: Who's Buying What?" on September 20th.
Attendees networked and gained insight on trends in the IT government
market and discover the best strategies for identifying, qualifying and
winning government contracts...read
more.
Antonio Hylton, Cook County CIO and Ed
Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council
July 17,
2007: U.S. Technology Exports Up by $21 Billion in 2007, Says AeA
Report
Nationally, Trade in the Cyberstates 2007 shows that international
trade of high-tech goods continues to rise. High-tech goods exports grew
by 10 percent for a total of $220 billion in 2006, representing 21 percent
of all U.S. exports to the world...read
more.
AeA
Complimentary Conference & Office Space: Your AeA membership
gives your company exclusive access to complimentary office and conference
space in some of the top technology markets across the country and around
the world!
AeA Midwest Chairman, Marty Singer, Speaks
out against Illinois Gross Receipts Tax - op-ed featured in Chicago Sun
Times...read
the entire article
AeA Members Meet with Illinois House
Republican Leader, Tom Cross, March 5, 2007:
L-R: Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest
Council, MayeBeth Hadfield, Partner, The Roosevelt Group; Monica Mueller,
Director, State Legislative Affairs, Motorola; Michael Schamberger, Partner,
Grant Thornton; Karla Mitchell, Corporate Counsel, Cabot Microelectronics;
Marty Singer, Chairman, CEO, PCTEL, Inc.; T. Kendall Hunt, Chairman, CEO,
VASCO Data Security; Joe Cross, President, Chief Executive Officer,
Nanophase Technologies;
Tom Cross, Illinois House Republican Leader; Bob Blee, Senior Manager,
Silicon Valley Bank; John Thode, Chief Executive Officer, ISCO
International; Steve Deppe, President, Antenna Products Group, PCTEL, Inc.;
Michael Noonan, The Roosevelt Group; Dave Samyn, General Manager, Littelfuse,
Inc.; Bill Guidera, Senior Counsel, Microsoft
January 30, 2007: Ed Longanecker,
Executive Director of AeA's Midwest Council, presented Edward Kaplan,
Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Zebra Technologies Corporation The Flame of
Excellence Award to recognize his countless contributions to Zebra
Technologies and the high-tech industry. "Under Mr. Kaplan's leadership,
Zebra Technologies has become a leading employer and innovator in the
high-tech industry with over 3,000 employees in 17 countries around the
world," said Ed Longanecker. "In addition to his tireless dedication to
Zebra employees, shareholders, and our industry, we are also honored to
recognize Mr. Kaplan as one of the original founding executives of AeA's
Midwest Council in 1985," added Longanecker. Click
here to visit Zebra Technologies.
President George W. Bush with employees of
Cabot Microelectronics during his July 7, 2006 visit to the Aurora-based
company.
"We are extremely honored that the President
chose to visit Cabot Microelectronics,” said Carol Bernstein, Vice
President, Secretary, General Counsel, Cabot Microelectronics. "Thank you
to AeA for your support and ongoing efforts to raise the visibility of
critical issues facing the high-tech industry and our ability to remain
competitive."
Arlene Garcia, Sales Public Sector,
SPSS, Inc. (Chicago, IL); Art Chantker, President, Potomac Forum; Scott
Charbo, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security; and
Jack Noonan, President & CEO; SPSS, Inc., at the Annual AeA Technology for
Government Dinner (L-R)
June was an exciting month for AeA and
our member companies. On June 7th, AeA hosted over 65 technology
executives on Capital Hill for meetings with over 50+ congressional
leaders to discuss a number of
critical issues
facing our industry...read
more
Marty Singer highlighted in Financial
Times article on SOX 404...read
the full article
Marty Singer, AeA Midwest Council Chairman,
weighs-in on the U.S. Competitiveness issue in the Chicago Sun-Times...read
more
January 18, 2007: AeA Midwest Executive
Dinner with David Warren, Chief Financial Officer, NASDAQ - The Evolving
Global Capital Markets. More than 60 executives gathered in Downers
Grove, IL, for an exclusive evening with the CFO of NASDAQ and industry
colleagues to discuss the ever evolving capital market and its impact on the
high-tech industry.
L-R: Dave Warren, Chief Financial Officer,
NASDAQ; Bob Blee, Senior Manager, Silicon Valley Bank; Ken Hunt, Chairman,
CEO, VASCO Data Security International; Marty Singer, Chairman, CEO, PCTEL,
Inc.; Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council; Michael
Schamberger, Partner, Grant Thornton; and Phil Franklin, Chief Financial
Officer, Littelfuse, Inc.
CFO Roundtable, February 16, 2007: CFOs from AeA member companies met to
discuss the changing landscape of high-tech company financial issues and to
network with their peers and colleagues in the industry.
L to R Standing: Marty R. Kittrell, Chief
Financial Officer, Andrew Corporation; Phil Franklin, Chief Financial
Officer, Littelfuse, Inc.; David D. Johnson, Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Molex Incorporated; Frank Cesario, Chief Financial Officer, ISCO
International, Inc.; Clifford K. Bown, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, VASCO Data Security International; James Acri, Chief
Financial Officer, iTRACS Corporation; Jeff Figlewicz, Chief Financial
Officer, M-Wave, Inc.; Jess Jankowski, Chief Financial Officer, Nanophase
Technologies Corporation; William J. Davis, Chief Financial Officer,
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.; Ed Longanecker, Executive Director,
AeA Midwest Council; L to R Sitting: Barry Hollingsworth, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Stratos International, Inc.; Phillip A. Perillo,
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Insure.com, Inc.
April 23, 2007: The AeA
Midwest Council held its annual Environmental Regulations Update at the
Motorola Campus...read the program recap
here.
L to R Back Row: Steve Andrews,
UK DTI, Head of Unit; Brenda Pineau, Program Manager, Tetra Tech; Ed
Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council; AJ Guikema,
Consultant, Tetra Tech; John Plyler, Manager of Corporate Responsibility
in the Supply Chain, Motorola; L to
R Front Row: Beth Hulse, Global
Regulatory Manager, GE Healthcare; Michaela Muranova, Director for
International Environment and Trade Policy, AeA; Felice Cooper, Associate,
Allen & Overy; Becky Linder, Policy Advisor, AeA; Jean-Phillipe Brisson,
Senior Counsel of Global Environmental Group, Allen & Overy; Gerald
Barker, VP Environmental Initiatives, Coherent
Driving Corporate Responsibility,
September 14, 2006: The AeA Midwest Council program "Driving Corporate
Responsibility" highlighted some of the key areas of legal, financial,
and human resources responsibilities that are so important in today's
corporate structure...view
recap and presentation
From L to R: Suzanne Thoeni,
Senior Manager Export Compliance, Motorola; Mark Menefee, Attorney,
Baker & McKenzie; Lydia McClure, Trade Manager, Applied Materials; Ed
Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council; Jim Wyatt,
Director Global Trade Compliance, Motorola; George Reed, Senior Manager
Export Compliance; Ken Montgomery, Director International Trade
Regulation, AeA; Patrick Brosnahan, National Account Manager, U.S.
Customs & Border Protection
August 17, 2006, Schaumburg, IL:
Employees of some of the Midwest's premier high-tech companies, such as
Motorola, PCTEL, Littelfuse, Tellabs, ISCO, M-Wave, Molex, Cole-Parmer
Instruments, Schneider Electric/Square D, attended AeA's August 17th
seminar...read more
July 14, 2006, Woodridge,
IL: AeA Midwest Council's 1st Annual High-Tech Golf Outing a great
success...read more
June 13, 2006, Chicago, IL:
AeA Midwest Council Executive Compensation Annual Briefing. Chicago
area executives gathered to learn more about FAS123R & Long-term
Incentives, 409A, ISS, New Proxy Disclosure Rules, Employment Agreements,
and other important components of executive compensation in today's tough
employment market...read
more
L to R: Jim Williams, McGuireWoods; Don
Nemerov, Grant Thornton; Amy Ford, Cabot Microelectronics;
Ed Longanecker, AeA Midwest Council
April 11, 2006, Chicago,
IL: AeA Midwest Council High-Tech & E-Waste Program-A full house
greeted speakers at this April 4th meeting. Experts from AeA and
corporations detailed the specifics of RoHS & WEEE and what companies will
need to do to comply with these initiatives...read
more
L to R: Becky Linder, AeA National; Mike Loch,
Motorola; James Lovegrove, AeA Europe; Ed Longanecker, AeA Midwest
Council.
April 7, 2006,
Chicago, IL: AeA Investor Relations Program - Multiple companies came
together on Tuesday, March 21st to learn and discuss different investing
outlets and how they work with and affect high-tech organizations...read
more
L to R: Ed Longanecker, AeA Midwest Council;
Don Nemerov, Grant Thornton; Cindy Thorson Klimstra, CDW; Elizabeth
Saunders, Ashton Partners; David Farina, William Blair & Co.
March 17, 2006: On
March 8th members of AeA's Midwest Board participated in a fly-in to
Washington, D.C. to lobby Illinois Congressional leaders and the SEC on
critical issues facing the high-tech industry...read more.
L to R: Marty Singer, Chairman & CEO, PCTel
and AeA Midwest Council Chairman speaks with SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins.
March 10, 2006: The
Midwest Council's March 2nd Interoperability event was a great success and
packed with timely and pertinent information for the high-tech industry...read
more.
L to R: Ed Longanecker, Aea Midwest Council;
Dereck Orr, NIST; Matthew Summy, DCEO; Philip McGuigan, McGuireWoods;
Jeffrey Rodrigues, Chicago OEMC
March 10, 2006: We
are pleased to announce AeA’s new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics) Scholarship program with a goal of encouraging bright,
young Illinois students to choose a technology career and assist in your
ability to attract and retain top talent. We need your support to make
this program successful...read more.
January 23, 2006:
Members of AeA's Midwest Executive Board met with Congresswoman Melissa
Bean to discuss issues of concern to the Illinois high-tech industry,
including....read more
From left to right: Ed
Longanecker, AEA Midwest Council; Michael Schamberger, Partner, Grant
Thornton; Marty Singer, CEO, PCTEL and AeA Midwest Council Chairman;
William Weissman, EVP/CFO, Kanbay International; Kendall T. Hunt,
Chairman/CEO, VASCO Data International, Congresswoman Melissa Bean, Bob
Nelson, John Thode, CEO, ISCO International.
November 7, 2005: The
Chicago Sun-Times names Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest
Council, tech Rookie of the Year...read
more.
October 24, 2005 -
Chicago, IL: Marty Singer, the Chairman of the AeA Midwest
Council was elected to the PCAOB Standing Advisory Group to advise the
establishment of auditing and related professional practice standards...read
more.
October 19, 2005 -
Chicago, IL: John Thode, President and CEO, ISCO International (AMEX:ISO), Joe Cross, President & CEO, Nanophase Technologies (NASDAQ:NANX), Bob Blee, Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SIVBE), and Monica Mueller, Manager of State Government Affairs, Motorola (NYSE:MOT),
have been selected to serve on the AeA Midwest Council Executive Board...read
more.
September 12, 2005 - Chicago,
IL: AeA Midwest Council Executive Director and Chairman announce Katrina
Jobs program for displaced workers.
April 7, 2005 - AeA Establishes Midwest Policy Committee - In cooperation with AeA's extensive grassroots policy program, AeA recently established it's Midwest Policy Committee which will focus on educating both our members and our area legislators on the potential outcomes of legislative movements.
The committee will work to help shape public policy in the Midwest region, to enhance a healthy business climate for the high-tech industry and to raise the visibility of AeA and its member companies. Key legislative issues include: Environmental/EWaste, Tax, Privacy/Security, and Economic Development.
To find out more please contact Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council,
630.613.7174.
AeA, ITAA, GEIA, and CSIA Merge to Form TechAmerica Together, we are the industry's leading trade association, offering companies a broader array of programs and services. On February 10, the association hosted a reception in DC, which was hosted by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and included remarks by Paul Otellini, President & CEO, Intel...read more.
TechAmerica President Testifies to U.S. Senate Phil Bond testified to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security...read more.
Phil Bond, President, TechAmerica, testifies before the U.S. Congress
Cyberstates 2009 Report Released The U.S. high-tech industry added jobs for fourth straight year acording to TechAmerica's 12th annual Cyberstates report, which was released on March 31...read more.
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Additional AeA National Events
7/23/2009: NCSL Dinner - Summer 2009 (Philadelphia, PA) TechAmerica will be hosting its second annual dinner at the NCSL meeting in Philadelphia, PA on July 23rd. This will be an exciting opportunity for members to meet with legislators and discuss important technology issues.
10/21/2009 - 10/22/2009: 2009 Vision Conference (Springfield, VA) The Vision Conference delivers a rich, comprehensive and widely referenced analysis of federal spending and business opportunities for the future. Conference highlights include: Long-term forecast of the federal IT (5-year) and U.S. Defense (10-year) markets; Qualitative and quantitative analysis fr...More
11/1/2009 - 11/4/2009: 2009 AeA Classic Financial Conference (San Diego, CA) The TechAmerica "AeA Classic" is the premier financial conference for public technology companies. This conference has driven investment in the High-Tech Industry for almost 40 years. The Classic conference brings companies and potential investors and analysts into an unbiased forum. This two day ...More
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