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April 17, 2008:
TechLine Magazine - Spring 2008
Check out the newly expanded TechLine
Magazine. Now covering the thirteen western states, TechLine is your
connection to Westcoast Technology Today.
April 2, 2008: AeA Report Shows that California Tech
Industry Adds 21,400 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.
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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. |
Learn more about high-tech employment in
California.
AeA 2008 Update on High-Tech & Global Environmental Regulations
Hosted by Sun Microsystems
May 13, 2008
7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Learn the latest global environment developments and best practices on
RoHS, WEEE, Energy Efficiency, and more from AeA, the only
association lobbying on IT environment issues at the state, federal and
international levels!
Introducing
Coaching for High Performance & Development
Early
Bird Discount Deadline
Friday, May 2, 2008
Program is designed to enhance
coaching skills for managers who are interested in positively impacting
bottomline results while challenging and motivating team members to reach
their highest potential. The better you are able to coach your team the
better they're able to perform against the objectives and goals of the
company, which has a directly positive impact on the bottomline.
July 17,
2007: California’s Tech Exports Total $52 Billion in 2006, 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.
Learn more about high-tech trade in
Silicon Valley/Northern California.
AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council Celebrating Over 20 Years of Advancing the Business
of Technology!
The AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California Council is very pleased to be
celebrating 21 fabulous years in the Bay Area. Keep your eyes and
ears open for all the fun and exciting events we have in store for 2008!
Mastering Leadership Skills Workshops Still Going
Strong
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
AeA Silicon Valley/Northern CA Council
delivered our 5th highly successful Mastering Leadership Skills workshop.
This has become the workshop for AeA member companies and prospects to
send their supervisors and/or managers to get a broad, yet detailed,
overview of key soft skills needed to successfully manage teams; such as,
communication styles and applying that information to everyday management
skills such as coaching and conflict resolution. Stay tuned for the
Fall 2008 date to be released!
How Actions by your Foreign Subsidiaries Can Lead to
Criminal Liability in the U.S.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
On Thursday, March 20th, over 20 AeA Silicon
Valley/Northern CA Council member and prospect companies attended How
Actions by your Foreign Subsidiaries Can Lead to Criminal Liability in the
U.S.. This event was sponsored by White & Case, and featured White &
Case attorney Anna Han and litigator Fernando Aenlle-Rocha.
Together, they fielded various questions from high-tech General Counsels
such as the often blurry line between what is perceived as legitimate
business entertainment and a bribe and who is deemed a government official
in foreign countries.
AeA President & CEO, Chris Hansen, Hosted by
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Chris Hansen, AeA President & CEO at the BizMix
The Silicon Valley/San Jose (SVSJ) Business
Journal hosted Chris Hansen, AeA President and CEO at their 2008 BizMix,
an annual business and community networking event. James MacGregor,
Publisher of the SVSJ Business Journal, formally introduced Hansen to an
audience of business and legislative leaders. Hansen shared his
plans for the AeA including the recent re-organization and expansion of
the AeA State Government Affairs Program.
AeA Silicon Valley/Northern CA Council Hosted the
PCAOB Roundtable Discussion on The New Auditing Standard
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Chris Hansen, AeA President & CEO with Dan
Goelzer, PCAOB Board Member
AeA's CEO Chris Hansen and the AeA Silicon
Valley/Northern CA Council hosted the PCAOB to meet with key AeA member
company CEOs and CFOs to discuss The New Auditing Standard. AeA
received positive feedback from both our member companies and the PCAOB
about the value of this event. Silicon Valley companies were also
invited to provide their comments on the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting's
public meeting on March 13th and March 14th at the University of
California - San Francisco.
AeA Silicon
Valley/Northern CA Council's
High-Tech Legislator of the Year Award &
2008 CA Legislative Update Breakfast
Friday February 22, 2008
From Left to Right: Assemblyman Guy
Houston and
Betty Baker, Executive Director, AeA Silicon Valley/Northern CA Council
The AeA Silicon Valley/Northern California
Council awarded Assemblyman Guy Houston with the AeA Silicon
Valley/Northern California High-Tech Legislator of the Year Award for his
outstanding support of AeA's priority issues in 2007 on February 22, 2008.
The award presentation, sponsored by
Varian, was held
as part of a 2008 California legislative update and award breakfast...read
more.
AeA Update: Latest RoHS & WEEE
Developments
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The AeA Silicon Valley/Northern CA Council in
partnership with Allen & Overy presented an update on the latest
developments in China and European RoHS and WEEE. Over 70 attendees
received updates on from AeA Europe Managing Director, James Lovegrove, as
well as key attorneys from Allen & Overy on topics ranging from RoHS and
WEEE to REACH and enforcement trends.
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