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"The AeA/Stanford Executive Institute was
the best two weeks of my time I've spent in
years."
Michael Verdugo,
Director New Business Creation,
Hewlett-Packard
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Federal,
State, and Local Government
Business Opportunities
This has been a very successful and
productive summer for
AeA's Government
Procurement Initiative. After hosting
over 550 guests at our annual
Technology
for Government Dinner on June 7, we've
moved forward with some big events focusing
on federal, state, and local government
procurement. Here's an update and
some key announcements.
Federal Market:
Government-Industry Executive Interchanges
On Wednesday, August 23, AeA hosted our
Third Annual Government-Industry Executive
Interchange at the International Spy Museum
in Washington, DC. This event was a
huge success with over sixty senior leaders
in government and the tech industry sharing
best practices on performance based
contracting and enterprise architecture.
The event opened with a welcome from
William T. Archey, President & CEO, AeA, (bio)
before Timothy K. Young, Associate
Administrator of E-Gov and Information
Technology, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), outlined President Bush's $64B 2007
IT Budget. This is a three-percent
increase from last year with key
expenditures focusing on Homeland Security
(21% increase) and health related IT
investment (5.3% increase) such as biosurveillance, electronic health records,
chronic care delivery, and consumer
empowerment.
Additional panelists at the event
included:
- Scott Charbo,
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Dept. of
Homeland Security
- Mike Gaffney, President, CSC
Federal
- Scott Hefter, Leader Director,
Government Procurement Practice, PRTM
- Vance Hitch, Chief Information
Officer, U.S. Dept. of Justice
- Dan Mintz, Chief Information
Officer, U.S. Dept. of Transportation.
- Bryan Schromsky, National Data
Solutions Manager, Verizon Wireless
- Alfred Toussaint, Federal
Marketing Manager, Intel
- Marty Wagner, Acting Deputy
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition
Service, U.S. General Services
Administration
- James A. Williams,
Commissioners, Federal Acquisition
Service, U.S. General Services
Administration
Due to popular demand from both
industry and government, AeA will now be
hosting these events on a quarterly basis
rather than annually. The next
Interchange is planned for Wednesday,
December 6, and is focusing on Identity
Management: Biometric and RFID
Technologies for Dept. of Defense and
Intelligence agencies. For more
information or to sponsor contact
Goldy Kamali, Manager, Government Procurement &
Events, AeA, at 202.682.4432.
Federal & State Market: AeA
Unveils Upgraded Tracking Tool
State government procurement was one of
the key policy issues discussed at the
semi-annual
AeA State Policy Action Network (SPAN)
Conference, held on August 14-15th
in Nashville, Tennessee. Upgrades to
AeA's Bill Tracking System were unveiled
that included the ability to search for
state and federal government legislative
and regulatory procurement issues.
Additionally, AeA members and staff
developed a new committee, designed to
address legislation affecting procurement,
such as Terms & Conditions, as well as CIO
purchasing authority. For more
information on the AeA Bill Tracking
Service, the new committee, or AeA State
Government Affairs contact
Marc-Anthony Signorino, Director, State
Government Affairs, AeA at 202.682.4428.
Federal, State, & Local Markets: Deputy CIO of U.S. Army to Speak at
AeA New England Event
Register today for AeA New England's
Conference
What, Why & How Government is Buying, at the Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA, on Friday,
September 15.
The morning session of the event will
focus on doing business with the Federal
Government. Speakers include:
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Vernon M. Bettencourt, Jr., Chief Information Officer, Office, Secretary of the Army
- Brian Flood, Senior VP, Marketing
Intelligence, Federal Sources, Inc. (FSI)
- Glenn D. Watt, CISSP, CISM,
IAM, IEM, President and CEO, Backbone
Security
The afternoon session
with than discuss Doing Business with the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Local
Governments. Speakers include:
- William McAvoy, General
Counsel, Operational Services Division,
Commonwealth of MA
- Richard Mordaunt, Director of
IT and Office Procurement, Commonwealth
of MA
- Ellen Phillips, Deputy State
Purchasing Agent, Commonwealth of MA
For more
information or to register contact
Diane Donaghey, Events
Coordinator, AeA New England Council, at
781.938.1925, x104.
Local Market: Broward County
CIO to Discuss FY07 Buying Trends in
Florida
Continuing the success of the
AeA Florida Council CIO Series, AeA
will be hosting an event with Nicole O.
Fontayne, Chief Information Officer,
Broward County, FL; Kevin Bott, Chief
Information Officer, Ryder System, Inc. and
Michael McKiernan, Director of IT Strategy,
Citrix Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, September
26. Get the inside scoop on the 2007
IT Buying trends for the second largest
county in all of Florida.
The event will be held at the
headquarters of event sponsor
Citrix Systems, Inc. in Fort
Lauderdale. For more information
or to register contact
Jennifer Gabriel, Program Director, AeA
Florida Council, at 407.882.2425.
Sincerely,
Greg Poersch (bio)
Director, National Procurement
Executive Director, AeA Potomac Council
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Motorola Hosts AeA Trade Compliance
Seminar |
On Thursday,
August 17, thirty-five trade compliance
professionals from the Chicago area
participated in a half-day program on
customs and export compliance best
practices at Motorola’s corporate
headquarters in Schaumburg, IL. After Jim
Wyatt, Director of Global Trade Compliance,
Motorola, kicked off the event, the
attendees heard from two panels at this
first annual Midwest Council event.
The first
panel discussed customs compliance issues
with representatives from AeA; Applied
Materials; Gardner, Garton & Douglas; and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection sharing
expertise and best practices. The second
panel focused on export compliance issues
and included speakers from AeA, Baker &
McKenzie, Motorola, and the U.S. Department
of Commerce.
In addition
to best practices in trade compliance,
speakers and attendees discussed the use of
global trade and Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) systems, the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE), the impact of
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) on internal
international trade controls, the U.S.
Department of Commerce proposed rule on
exports to China, and other hot trade
issues. Speaker
presentations and a full recap of the event
are available online.
AeA's
Customs and
Export
Controls Committees are the recognized
voice on trade compliance issues in the
high-tech industry. The next meetings
for the committees will be in San Diego,
CA, from September 20-21. For more
information or to join, contact Ken
Montgomery at
ken_montgomery@aeanet.org or
202.682.4433. To learn
more about all of AeA's International
committees, contact Rob Mulligan at
rob_mulligan@aeanet.org.
Rob Mulligan (bio)
Senior Vice President, International
For more information on the International Issues affecting your company, visit:
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R&D
Tax Credit Update and Outlook |
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Efforts to
seamlessly extend and strengthen the
R&D
tax credit before the August Congressional
recess failed. We had expected the
credit to be included as part of the recent
pension bill; however, the credit ended up
being attached to the Estate Tax and
Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006, also
known as the "trifecta" bill.
Although the House passed this bill before
leaving for the August recess, the Senate
was unable to do so. Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist (R-TN)  has stated that he
expects to bring this bill up again in
September and that sentiment was reiterated
during a recent AeA lunch with
Senator Elizabeth Dole's (R-NC)
Chief of Staff, Greg Gross.
To keep
pressure on Congress to pass a seamless
extension of a strengthened credit in
September, AeA will be releasing its latest
Competitiveness Series paper on
the R&D tax credit when Congress returns
after Labor Day. This paper will be
sent to the House and Senate leadership,
members of the House Ways and Means and
Senate Finance Committees, all other
members of the House and Senate, lobbyists
for high-tech companies, and the press.
John
Palafoutas (bio)
Senior Vice President for Domestic
Policy & Congressional Affairs
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50+
Attend AeA State Policy Action
Network (SPAN) Conference in
Tennessee |
State government affairs professionals from
AMD, Cisco, Dell, eBay, HP, Microsoft,
Motorola, National Semiconductor, Philips,
Research in Motion, QUALCOMM, Sun, Yahoo!,
and many other AeA member companies attended
the semi-annual
AeA/SGA's State Policy Action Network
(SPAN) Conference between August 14-15th
in Nashville, Tennessee.
Key Policy issues discussed included:
Timed to coincide with the National
Conference of State Legislature's (NCSL) 32nd
Annual Meeting, recap the
2006 legislative session, and plan for the
upcoming 2007 session; this has become a
must-attend conference for all state policy
professionals.
Presentations, regional updates, and policy
papers discussed at the event can be found
at
www.aeanet.org/span2006. The next
conference will be in Silicon Valley in
December 2006 at AeA's new conferencing
center in Santa Clara, CA.
For information on how you or your company can get involved
with AeA's State Policy Action Network,
please contact
Marc-Anthony Signorino at
202.682.4428.
Marc-Anthony
Signorino
(bio)
Director, State Government Affairs
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2006
AeA/Stanford Executive Institute
Draws
85 High-Tech Executives
William T. Archey, President &
CEO, AeA (bio), addressed 85 senior
technology leaders attending the
32nd annual AeA/Stanford Executive
Institute at Stanford University,
August 13-24th. Mr. Archey
shared insight into technology
oriented federal, state, and
international policy and pending
legislation involving net
neutrality, RFID, environmental
standards, and intellectual
property protection.
In
addition to examining technology
business cases, and learning
business and leadership tactics
from renowned
Business and
Engineering faculty, attendees
heard from several industry CEOs.
Network Appliance CEO, Daniel Warmenhoven
(bio) discussed how to
target clearly defined market
segments in order to sustain high
revenue growth. Plantronics'
Director and Chairman, Marv Tseu (bio),
shared how making minor
adjustments to supply chains can
help minimize the impact of
import/export taxes, and
regulations and keep you one step
ahead of the competition.
AeA
and Stanford University honored
Bill Jasper, President, Director
and CEO of Dolby Laboratories (bio), by
presenting him with the 2006
AeA/Stanford Executive Institute
Alumni of the Year Award.
Mr. Jasper encouraged leaders in
technology to find balance, become
involved in their community, and
to continue to learn throughout
their career.
To
find out more about the
AeA/Stanford Executive Institute
visit
www.aeanet.org/stanford.
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Daniel
Warmenhoven, CEO,
Network
Appliance |
William T.
Archey, President & CEO,
AeA |
Marv Tseu, Director and
Chairman, Plantronics |
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AeA Members Save
Huge on Every Tradeshow Shipment
Everyone exhibits at tradeshows to
generate business. Now there’s a
way to get your booth and
materials to and from the show for
a lot less money—putting you ahead
of the game before the tradeshow
even begins.
Now through the
AeA Shipping & Freight Savings
Program,
AeA members may utilize
PartnerShip Tradeshow Direct,
a free service, designed to save
you thousands on trade show
freight and logistics. Sign up and you’ll immediately
enjoy significantly reduced shipping rates,
unparalleled customer service, and
the expertise of highly qualified
tradeshow logistics professionals.
How
much can this program help your
bottom line? Consider that on a
typical tradeshow shipment of 500
lbs going from Texas to New York:
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$334.01
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Decorator" Rate:
$672.00
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of Your Tradeshow Expenses
To receive a free, no
obligation tradeshow shipping
analysis or for more information,
please call PartnerShip Tradeshow
Direct at 800.599.2902, or email
tradeshow@partnership.com.
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AOL
Executive Jason Calacanis Keynotes
AeA's Technology
Capital Conference
October 12, 2006
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort &
Spa - Dana Point, CA
Exclusive
conference for privately held
technology and life sciences
companies
with revenues from $5 to 75
million.
Application Deadline Extended -
Apply Online by September 8th
AeA is pleased to
announce that
Jason Calacanis,
President of Weblogs, Senior Vice
President of AOL and General
Manager of Netscape, will
participate as the lunch keynote
speaker at the
AeA Technology Capital Conference
on October 12, 2006. The
conference will bring together key
investors and top executives from
growth-oriented, privately-held
high-tech companies.
Drawing up to 40
growth oriented companies, the
one-day event offers an intimate
setting to capture the interest of
investors and build strategic
alliances. Companies will have an
opportunity to conduct "fast
pitch" presentations and then
network with private investors,
finance professionals, investment
bankers, senior lending, and
mezzanine lenders in a casual
setting. Attendees will hear from
additional
speakers
knowledgeable in the challenges
facing private high-tech company
today, including:
Dirk I. Gates,
CEO, Xirrus Inc.
Click here to apply or contact
Tina Morais
at 408.987.4234 or visit
www.aeanet.org/CapitalConference
for more information.
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Please join us for the
2006 AeA Medal of Achievement dinner honoring
Chuck Geschke and
John Warnock, Co-Founders and Chairmen of
Adobe Systems Incorporated.
The 2006 AeA Medal of Achievement dinner will be held on October 18, 2006,
from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM, at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA.
This special event is the first time in 47 years, that AeA will honor
luminaries from the software sector. We encourage you to consider
sponsoring this unique event highlighting Chuck Geschke and John Warnock’s
contribution to Adobe’s 25 Years of Innovation.
Your sponsorship of the AeA Medal of Achievement dinner is an opportunity
to achieve marketing and brand success through all levels of sponsorship:
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Network with senior executives of Adobe and influential leaders of global
technology companies
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Capitalize your market exposure and brand visibility
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Showcase existing relationships with Adobe, your business partners as well
as current and future customers
Register today or contact Betty Baker at 408.987.4265 for additional
information.
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U.S.
Industry Spends 2X More on R&D Than
U.S. Government
U.S. R&D
Expenditures
Government vs. Industry Since
Inception of Tax Credit
1981 - 2004
(in billions of 2000 dollars)
Since the creation of the R&D tax
credit in 1981, domestic spending on
research and development has
proportionally shifted away from
government and toward private
industry. In 1981 government and
industry spent roughly the same amount
of total dollars on R&D. Since then,
the gap has widened significantly.
In 2004, U.S. industry spent more than
twice that of the U.S government.
To provide
further analysis of the R&D tax
credit, AeA will be releasing a new
Competitiveness Series
report entitled, Strengthen the R&D Tax
Credit and Make It Permanent, when
Congress returns from its Labor Day
break in September. This
report will exam the U.S. R&D tax credit
in the context of American innovation
and global competition.
Source: U.S. National Science
Foundation
For more
information on Industry Data and AeA Publications visit
www.aeanet.org/research
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Students discuss a case study during
the 32nd annual
AeA/Stanford Executive Institute at Stanford University, August
13-24th.
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Tim Bennett, Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, AeA,
rings the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
at NASDAQ's MarketSite in New York City on
July 25. Joining Mr. Bennett for the
honorary duties were AeA member company
executives from the AeA New York Council
and the AeA New Jersey-Pennsylvania
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Governor Ted
Kulongski (D-OR) speaks with one of the
400+ tech industry guests at the
Annual AeA
Oregon Party in the Pinot gala, on
Saturday, July 29, at the Oswego Hills
Winery on July 29. The Party in the
Pinot has become the premier technology
networking event in all of Oregon. |
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Vance Hitch,
CIO, U.S. Dept. of Justice; James Williams,
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Serivces,
GSA; Theresa Carlson, Executive Director,
US Federal Civilian, Microsoft; and Scott
Charbo, CIO, U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
discuss discuss performance based
contracting at the
3rd Annual AeA
Government-Industry Executive
Interchange on August 23 in Washington, DC
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Jeannine Seremi-Banayat
Director, Executive Education
& Affinity Programs
P:
408.987.4276
F:
408.987.4298 |
Jeannine Seremi-Banayat is the
Director of Executive Education
and Affinity Programs for AeA
and manages both the
AeA/Stanford Executive Institute
and the
AeA/Santa Clara University
Management Development Program
for leaders in technology.
Jeannine utilizes feedback from
HR representatives,
program alumni and
university faculty to ensure
that these courses continually
address the needs of high-tech
executives.
In addition, Jeannine manages
AeA’s partnerships with
Hertz,
Avis,
Partnership (freight), and
ACT Teleconferencing, and
works with a team of AeA council
staff to develop new member
benefit programs.
Before joining AeA, Jeannine
worked with Kaplan Test Prep
designing training programs for
companies and universities
throughout the northwest.
She also served as an export
promotion specialist with the
District Export Council, a
nonprofit off-shoot of the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Jeannine holds a B.A. in
International Relations from the
University of California at
Davis, and is earning her M.B.A
at the University of California
at Berkeley. When not
studying, she can be found
enjoying California's coastline
with her husband Ed and
rambunctious American Eskimo,
Elko.
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| Date |
Event |
Location |
| Sep. 6 |
State Government Affairs Committee |
Seattle, WA |
| Sep. 8 |
East Bay CEO Roundtable |
Fremont, CA |
| Sep. 11 |
AeA Texas Executive Committee Meeting |
Dallas, TX |
| Sep. 12 |
AeA Fall Mixer & Open House At SmartLabs Inc. |
Irvine, CA |
| Sep. 12 |
AZ Executive Committee Meeting |
Scottsdale, AZ |
| Sep. 12 |
Government Affairs Committee Meeting |
Boston, MA |
| Sep. 13 |
Delivering Transportation Security Solutions |
Chicago, IL |
| Sep. 13 |
AeA Operations Event |
Poway, CA |
| Sep. 13 |
IT Roadmap: Dallas |
Dallas, TX |
| Sep. 14 |
WTC - AccessIQ - Photonics |
Seattle, WA |
| Sep. 14 |
CFO Forum |
Portland, OR |
| Sep. 14 |
Int’l Business Series: Doing Business in China |
Richardson, TX |
| Sep. 14 |
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