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New!
April 28th, 2008:
Washington State Senate Bill 6377
AeA Washington Council Executive Committee Member and Education Committee
Chair, Rick Meeder (Intel), joins members of the Washington
State Senate as Governor Gregoire signs Senate Bill 6377. SB 6377 is a
comprehensive career and technical education bill. For additional
information on SB 6377
click here.
New!
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.
March 26th, 2008: Smart Energy Opportunities:
Think Globally, Profit Locally
Over 100 Washington Council members and guests attended our first Smart
Energy Opportunities Event...learn
more.
Project Lead the Way and AeA
Learn about the Washington Council's efforts in supporting STEM Education
April 2, 2008: AeA Report Shows that Washington’s
Tech Industry Adds 6,300 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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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. |
Learn more about high-tech employment in
Washington and
Idaho. July 17,
2007:
Washington
Exports $3.0 Billion in Tech Goods
and
70 Percent of Exports from Idaho Are Tech,
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
Washington and
Idaho.
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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 Supports Passing the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement
 The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will benefit the U.S. high-tech industry and bolster the economic relationship with a vital trading partner and ally...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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Events
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5/14/2008: Spring Fling (Redmond, WA) Professional Networking
5/16/2008: WA Executive Committee Meeting (Kirkland, WA) 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
5/16/2008: WA Board Operations Committee Meeting (Lynnwood, WA) Time:10:30 am - 11:30 am
5/20/2008: Sales Leadership Roundtable: May (Redmond, WA)
5/20/2008 - 5/29/2008: Small Business Roundtable Series (Various Locations, WA) Business owners and business managers are invited to attend FREE roundtable meetings to discuss solutions to the challenges facing small businesses in Washington. This is your chance to give input on keeping Washington "Open for Business". Your comments will be heard by agency leadership and busine...More
5/21/2008: WA Membership Committee Meeting (Lynnwood, WA) Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
5/21/2008 - 5/22/2008: Product Management Intensive (Seattle, WA) Presented by Pivotal Product Management
Learn and apply the seven Product Management best practices in this two-day workshop, and be ready to use them immediately on the job. Designed for Product Managers in any industry who need to get successful products to market faster, while en...More
Additional AeA National Events
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. Please...More
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
6/3/2008 - 6/5/2008: AeA Board of Directors Spring Meeting (Washington, DC) June Board of Directors Meeting. Location at JW Marriott Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. Reserve your room by May 12, 2008 to receive discounted rate.
6/3/2008: AeA Annual Technology for Government Dinner (Washington, DC) The Annual AeA Technology for Government Dinner is the premier Washington, DC networking event bringing hundreds of industry, congressional, and government leaders together at one venue.
Government guests that attended previous years included Mike Wynne, Secretary, Dept. of the Air Force; Scott ...More
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Terry Byington,
Executive Director
Davia Zauhar, Director, Events & Communications
Sherry Zins, Director, Membership
Development
19203 - 36th Avenue West
Building 4, Suite 208
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425.775.6168
Fax: 425.775.6281
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