AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. Founded in 1943, AeA
serves our members through advocacy, training, research and business services. Welcome to your local AeA connection.
April 2, 2008: AeA Report Shows that Georgia’s Tech
Industry Adds 3,000 Jobs
Nationally, Cyberstates 2008 shows that the high-tech industry
added jobs for the third consecutive year. Tech industry employment
totaled 5.9 million, after adding 91,400 jobs in 2007. This is on top of
job gains of 139,000 in 2006 and 87,400 in 2005...read
more.
New! Cyberstates 2008 provides 2007 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.
February 21, 2008:
AeA Southeast Council Honors Senator Hill, State CIO Moore
Sen. Judson Hill, (R-Marietta) and Patrick
Moore, Executive Director of the Georgia Technology Authority and the
state’s CIO, are the recipients of the 2007 Technology Policy Leadership
Awards from the Technology Leadership Coalition (TLC) which is the
governmental affairs arm of the AeA (formerly the American Electronics
Association), Southeast Council....read
more.
February 13, 2008: AeA High
Tech Day at the Capital
Norcross High School (Gwinnett County Public Schools) students of the
FIRST Robotics team "Gear Devils," made up of 30 students from grades 9-12
present their robots to Georgia state legislators at the 2008 AeA High
Tech Day at the Capital Reception in Atlanta.
Approximately 75% of team alumni are pursuing or have earned a degree in
engineering or a related technology field.
September 20,
2007: Leaders of the Southeast Technology Community were Honored at
the Annual AeA Southeast Spirit of Endeavor Awards Banquet
The 2007 Southeastern "Spirit of Endeavor" Awards program, hosted in
Atlanta, GA,
honored those people and companies based in
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi who have had significant accomplishments within the technology
industry.
July 17,
2007:
Georgia's Tech Exports Totaled $3 Billion
in 2006 and North Carolina Exported $3.3 Billion,
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!
Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2007
AeA Southeast
Spirit of Endeavor Awards! Pictured above... Mike Veronesi & Christina Smith - TalentHire,
Michael Kogon - Definition 6, Lynn Do - RenovoData, David Stern -
CardioMEMS, Cindy Cheatham - ATDC... for additional information on the recipients please use the links
below.
Attendees of the AeA Executive Caucus discuss critical issues affecting
technology companies and the industry. The Executive Caucus is open
to AeA member executives.
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for more information.
Make a difference in
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5/19/2008 - 5/21/2008: CIRCA 08 Conference (Saratoga, NY) Join global nanoelectronics and technology industry leaders by attending or sponsoring CIRCA 08, the second annual industry-leading conference on the convergence of international research and commercialization. The conference will be held May 19-21, at the Gideon Putnam Hotel and Resort in Saratoga...More
5/21/2008: Go Green! AeA Midwest Council Green Technologies Program (Chicago, IL) AeA’s Midwest Council Green Technologies: GO GREEN! is a comprehensive program to help you learn best practices, laws & regulations that may affect your company, implement cost savings while greening your company, and how you can make a difference by positively affecting the environment.
5/27/2008 - 5/30/2008: 2008 SBIR/STTR National Spring Conference in Florida (Orlando, FL) In partnership with NASA the Florida SBDC Network and the Florida Small Business Development Foundation Inc. will co-host the 2008 SBIR/STTR National Spring Conference to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the SBIR Program and 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration. AeA members will receive a discounte...More
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft, to Keynote AeA's Annual Technology for Government Dinner Sponsor or attend the premier Washington, DC, technology networking event -- to be held on June 3 -- honoring Federal Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Congressional high-tech leaders, and all government technology professionals...read more.
AeA Members Present to 200+ Investors in Monterey from May 4-6 Celebrating its 10th year, the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference provides public technology companies with an environment in which to showcase their companies to key technology investors...read more.
To Coincide with Earth Day, AeA Releases a Report Strongly Endorsing Telework Initiatives Telework is the practice of allowing employees to leverage information technologies to work remotely. The report, entitled Telework in the Information Age, is the 21st installment of AeA’s ongoing Competitiveness Series...read more.
Speaker Pelosi Celebrates AeA Leadership at April 9th DC Reception Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, joined AeA at an informal dinner reception for retired-AeA President & CEO, William T. Archey. Hosted by AeA’s new chief executive, Chris Hansen, the event was attended by high-tech executives, association heads, and government and congressional leaders...read more.
AeA Lobbies EU and French Government Officials on Environment & Other High-Tech Priorities Deirdre Hanford, Senior Vice President, Technical Services, Synopsys, and Chairwoman of the AeA Board of Directors, led an executive delegation along with Chris Hansen, AeA President and CEO, on April 15 -17, for a series of meetings in Brussels and Paris with European Union and French government officials...read more.
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