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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.

Council News
March 31, 2009:  TechAmerica Report Shows that DC Capital Region Retains Status as Major High-Tech Hub
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 that the DC Capital region (which combines the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) is a growing hub for high-tech companies to locate operations. ...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 the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.

 

September 23, 2008: Virginia Sees Highest Growth in Tech Exports Nationwide
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 Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
 
June 24, 2008:  AeA Report Shows that the DC Metro Area Adds 6,100 High-Tech Jobs
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 Baltimore and Washington, DC.

March 19, 2008:  Network security, e-discovery, and data sharing are discussed at AeA's quarterly Government-Industry Executive Interchange..  Government speakers represented the Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Transportation, General Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and Veterans Affairs.  Industry speakers were from Adobe, Citrix, Microsoft, and PRTM...read more.


Panelists on the data sharing and security panel.

January 17, 2008:  AeA's quarterly Government-Industry Executive Interchange brought federal government and tech company executives together to share best practices regarding telework and identity management...read more.


Telework panel presenters Casey Coleman, CIO, GSA; David Smith, Citrix; and Tim Schmidt, CTO, Dept. of Transportation (L-R).

September 19, 2007:  AeA brings Government Procurement Officials together with industry leaders at the Quarterly Government-Industry Executive Interchange in Washington, D.C.,  to discuss E-Health and Data Sharing...read more.

June 5, 2007: Federal procurement leaders joined with high-tech executives at AeA's Technology 4 Government dinner. AeA’s Board of Directors hosted over 600 senior leaders from the private sector and government at the Annual AeA Technology 4 Government Dinner.  Jonathan Schwartz, President & CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc, delivered the keynote address at this event to a unique audience of government CIOs, senior contracting officials, technology company executives, foreign dignitaries, Members of Congress, senior congressional staff members, and leaders from the Administration...read more

National News

TechAmerica

AeA, ITAA, GEIA, and CSIA Merge to Form TechAmericaHandshake
Together, we are the industry's leading trade association, offering companies a broader array of programs and services...read more.  

TechAmerica President Testifies to U.S. SenateECA Merger
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

Cyberstates 2009 Report ReleasedPresident Obama
The U.S. high-tech industry added jobs for fourth straight year acording to TechAmerica's 12th annual Cyberstates report...read more

National Events

3/19/2010: Sales Compensation—Ensuring Sales Force Alignment (Via Online, Webinar) Your sales force is often the primary contact with your customers. And, they often represent the most personal relationship your firm has with your customers. But is the sales force on the same page with senior leadership? Does the sales force achieve their growth, pricing and product goals? ...More

3/24/2010: Defense Committee Meeting (Vienna, VA) Speaker: Col. Michael Jones Deputy Chief Cyber Officer, Office of the Chief Cyber Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Department of the Army

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.

4/14/2010: Procurement Policy Committee Meeting (Arlington, VA) Speaker TBD

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

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

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.

  
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Contact Information

Maryann Fiala, Acting Executive Director

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Phone: 202.682.9110
Fax: 202.682.9111
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