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“The AeA Classic is the best forum we attend,
and I believe it has had a direct impact on our
ability to interest new investors.”
Jack Noonan,
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From the Desk
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AeA
Access 500+ Investors in November at the 38th
Annual AeA Classic Financial Conference |
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State,
Federal, and International Lobbying
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AeA
Strengthens International Environment
Effort with Hire of New Director,
International Environment Policy
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AeA Pushes
Congress for Health IT Legislation |
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Reaction to
Governor Schwarzenegger's 2009 Budget
Proposal |
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Monthly
CyberSTAT: U.S. 4th and 8th Graders Need To Go
Back to School - Math Scores Improve Slightly
But Remain Low; Science Scores Are Stagnant |
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Government
Procurement
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Green IT |
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Learn How Your HR Team Can Access High-Tech
Industry Specific Salary Data For FREE |
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Insurance
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Controlling and
Managing Health Care Costs with AeAHealth |
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Business
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Calendar of
September Events
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Continuing Green: Programs Coming to CA, DC, OR, &
WA |
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AeA
Members Receive a $495 Discount to Attend & Network
at the Inc 500 Conference in Washington, DC |
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Other Upcoming Events Around the Country and World
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Additional
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Working for You
Mira Guertin, Manager & Counsel, Technology
Policy, California State Government Affairs |
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Access 500+
Investors in November at the 38th Annual
AeA Classic Financial Conference
On
November 2-5, AeA will be hosting our industry’s premier financial
conference to showcase publicly traded high-tech companies with a market
cap or revenues between $100 million - $4 billion. Since 1971, more than
1,600 member companies and 6,000+ investors have leveraged the
AeA Classic Financial Conference to identify
successful business relationships.
I invite you to join us in San Diego at the Manchester Grand Hyatt if your
company would like to gain access to 500+ investors and senior executives
from 150 technology companies, in one location.
For the first time in this conference’s history, AeA will introduce new
industry segments at the Classic; alternative energy and greentech, social
networking and medical technology. These new additions were based on
feedback that we received from investors and the success of the new
segments at the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference
in May.
Registrations are now being accepted for companies traded on U.S. or
foreign exchanges.*
For more information, visit
www.aeanet.org/Classic or contact
AeA's Financial Conferences
Team at 408.987.4236.
Sincerely,
Christopher Hansen
President and CEO
AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology
* No OTC or
OTCBB companies will be eligible to present. Other qualifications,
including AeA membership, may be required to present.
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AeA
Strengthens International
Environment Effort with Hire of New
Director, International Environment
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response to increasing AeA member company
interest in international environmental
policies that will impact the high-tech
industry, AeA has restructured its staffing
to establish a full-time position focused
on
international environment policy. The
new Director, International Environment
Policy will enhance our work with the
AeA
China RoHS Steering Committee, expand the
activities of the AeA International
Environment Committee, and identify new
initiatives and programs to address
emerging international issues.
We are pleased to announce that AeA has
hired Mark Plagens to fill this new
position as Director, International
Environment Policy.
Mark has worked for Honeywell as a Senior
Program Manager over the past four years
with a focus on international environment
issues including EU regulations for WEEE,
RoHS and REACH. He also represented
Honeywell on the AeA China RoHS Steering
Committee. Mark has experience with product
stewardship, supply chain management, and
international standards. His experience
advocating industry views on environment
policy and dealing with environmental
compliance challenges from the company
perspective will bring a new dimension to AeA’s international work on environment
issues.
Before Honeywell, Mark worked for Tyco and
Gfe Energy Management. He is a Professional
Engineer in Texas and Canada and has a
Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Mark will begin work with AeA on September
2. He will be working from Houston,
TX but will be traveling to Washington, DC
regularly. In addition, he will be
coordinating closely with
AeA environmental
consultant, Holly Evans, who has long
experience in Washington.
Rob Mulligan (bio)
Senior Vice
President International
For more information on the International
Issues affecting your company, visit:
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AeA
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With one
month to go in this year’s congressional
calendar, time is running short to pass any
kind of legislation promoting the
transition to
electronic medical records
and greater use of
health IT.
AeA has
supported two important pieces of
legislation that have included important
health IT provisions. The Dingell/Barton
bill in the House of Representatives and
the Kennedy/Enzi bill in the Senate have
both stalled because of the press of other
business. AeA is asking our member
companies to sign on to a broad coalition
letter asking Congress to pass these or
similar bills that will speed up the use of
information technology in the health care
arena.
The business
coalition letter asks for the passage of
any legislation that includes the
following:
- A
public-private process to determine
standards for interoperability, product
certification, quality measures and an
accelerated process for standards
improvement;
- Financial
Incentives for health care providers to
adopt and use health IT;
- A focus
on consumer empowerment through patient
and provider education about electronic
health records; and
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Appropriate privacy and security
protections, such as inclusion of
entities that are not currently covered
under the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 or HIPAA.
If you’re
company would like to sign on, please
follow this link
http://www3.aeanet.org/WWW/webquestions.nsf/HealthIT?OpenForm
to the entire letter and add your company’s
name along with AeA and other national
organizations.
We want to
do all that we can to pass Health IT
legislation now before the overall health
care reform debate starts next year.
John
Palafoutas (bio)
Senior Vice President for Domestic
Policy & Congressional Affairs
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Reaction to Governor
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AeA is
encouraged that Governor Schwarzenegger
continues to work towards a budget solution
with substantive spending reform and
economic stimulus as two of its central
components.
We are
especially pleased to see that part of the
Governor's plan for invigorating the
California economy includes the necessary
clarification for determining overtime for
highly-compensated software engineers,
analysts and programmers. This
bright-line will allow California's
high-tech companies to grow and expand
their operations in California by removing
the uncertainty that currently exists.
AeA believes that the Governor's compromise
appropriately recognizes the need for
budget reform in concert with an overall
net sales tax reduction and budget cuts.
It is our
hope that this most recent version of the
budget can serve as a starting point to
renew earnest negotiations and compromise
and that the Governor and our legislative
leaders can develop a budget that will
bring stability to our states finances.
We applaud the Governor's effort to propose
a budget that is in the best interest of
California, as opposed to choosing
political sides at the expense of its
citizens.
AeA believes
that the Governor's recent proposal is a
positive step toward working with both
Republicans and Democrats to work together
and pass a responsible budget that includes
a fix to California's broken budget system.
Furthermore,
as the high-tech industry continues to play
an integral role in bringing the state up
and out of the current economic downturn,
we find it reassuring that the Governor
continues to rely on revenue raising
solutions that avoids diminishing or
eliminating California's R&D tax credit.
Roxanne Gould
(bio)
Senior Vice
President, State Government Affairs
For more information on State Government
Affairs (SGA) issues affecting your
company, visit:
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Attend AeA's Next
Government-Industry Executive
Interchange on Green IT
On Wednesday, September
24, Chief Information
Officers, Program
Managers, and
procurement officials
from the Federal
Government will meet
with leaders of the
high-tech industry at
the quarterly
AeA Government-Industry
Executive Interchange
to discuss and share
best practices on Green
IT -- Virtualization and
Mobility Solutions.
This senior level forum
will be held at AeA's
Washington, DC, office.
Confirmed speakers
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Nigel Ballard
Government Marketing Manager
Intel Americas |
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John Garing
Chief Information
Officer
Defense
Information
Systems Agency |
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Noah Nason
Chief, Information
Services Division
Office of Science
and Technology
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms,
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Mike Williams
Chief Information Officer
Defense Contract Management Agency |
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Gary Galloway
Deputy Director
Department of State |
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Richard Russell
Chief Information Officer of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence |
Register today to
guarantee your
participation as we
expect another sold-out
event.

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Learn How Your
HR Team Can Access
High-Tech Industry Specific Salary
Data For FREE

Offering pay information from a
database of over 18,000 incumbents
representing over 190 job titles
found in the high-tech industry
today, AeA's Salary Survey is
designed with you in mind.
Your company's bottom line is
dependent upon every decision you
make in today's economy, including
those related to your ability to
retain key talent. AeA's Salary
Survey provides you with the
information you need to retain
valuable employees and ensure you
are compensating them at the
current market value. The Survey
offers online, subscription-based
access to job data on over 190
high-tech positions. Unlike other
products on the market, you are
able to access fresh data anytime,
day or night.
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Current Data - Updated
daily, year-round access the
most up-to-date data available
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Custom Reports - Refine
searches based on region,
industry or company type at no
extra cost
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Free Access - AeA Members
receive a complimentary annual
subscription, just for
participating
Your
company's active participation in
the AeA Salary Survey is critical
to maintaining dynamic reports for
you and your industry peers. All
data submissions are kept strictly
confidential.
Want to learn more?
Join us for an online
orientation that walks you through
the process of how to participate
and access reports.

Date: Thursday, September
11, 2008
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pacific / 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Eastern
Location: On-line Webinar
Cost: No Charge
For
more information, visit
http://survey.aeanet.org.
Or, contact AeA's Survey Support
at
SurveyInfo@aeanet.org or
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Controlling and Managing Health Care
Costs with AeAHealth
Controlling and managing health care
costs is top of mind for most high
tech executives these days. AeA
understands the critical role
insurance costs and healthy employees
both play on your bottom line.
We invite you to evaluate the
AeAHealth program at your upcoming
anniversary. For AeA member
companies, UnitedHealthcare offers a
comprehensive variety of medical and
specialty benefit plans, value-added
services and a free customized
wellness program. When you
bundle, you save!
We realize every company is different.
The AeAHealth program allows
you to customize your company’s plan.
When you purchase UnitedHealthcare’s
medical and specialty products –
dental, vision, life and disability
–
you are eligible for a comprehensive
portfolio of medical and specialty
products. To list just a few
benefits:
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Dental – 30% national average
PPO network discounts;
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Vision – Covered-in-full
contact lens benefit includes
evaluation, contacts from covered
selection and up to two follow-up
visits covered-in-full. An
allowance is provided for contacts
outside of the covered-in-full
section;
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Life and Disability – Flexible
funding options offers plans that can
be fully insured, employer paid or
employee-pay-all.
The AeAHealth insurance program
provides customizable benefit options
to best serve the needs of your
employees as well as your company
budget.
Call your local broker
and mention the AeAHealth Program
(franchise code 6500000) or
1-800-809-9831 to request a quote
today!
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Continuing Green: Programs Coming to
CA, DC, OR, & WA
AeA’s “Going for Green” kicked-off with a bang in
March and has been exploding throughout our councils ever since. Our first green
event occurred March 20th in Los Angeles and our eighth green event took place
in Dallas on August 27th.
Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Albany, Orlando, and San
Diego have additionally hosted AeA green events this year. A vast
cross-section of state representatives, high-tech members, and academics have all learned exactly what kind of effect going green can have on their
bottom line.
Echoing
feedback is that our members felt the events were extremely informative and they
want more! Therefore, we highly encourage you to attend:
For more information on this event and other
green activities, visit:
http://www.aeanet.org/greentech

160+ attend AeA's San Diego Green 2 Gold Program on August 21

AeA Members
Receive a $495 Discount to Attend &
Network at the Inc 500 Conference in
Washington, DC
Inc. has assembled the best of
America’s business leaders, experts,
and entrepreneurs for three days of
learning, networking, and celebrating
with a community of your peers. AeA
members and friends will receive a
special discount when registering for
this unprecedented gathering of the
Most Influential Business Club in
America.
Reserve Now.
Space is Limited.
Register now as a Partner using the
special AeA
promotional code
IncPtnr908
to receive a $495 discount off
of the non-member price.
For the first
time ever, this powerful networking
event is open to all.
For more information or to register,
visit
www.Inc500Conference.com or call
us at
877.211.0489.
September 18-20,
2008
Gaylord National Resort and Convention
Center
Washington, D.C.
Meet and hear from:
Acclaimed
Expert and New York Times Business
Bestselling Authors:
Jim Collins Good to Great and
Built to Last
Frans Johansson The Medici
Effect
Keith McFarland The
Breakthrough Company
Bill George True North:
Discover Your Authentic Leadership
Timothy Ferriss The 4-Hour
Workweek
Chester Elton The Carrot
Principle
Michael Gerber E-Myth Mastery
Rod Beckstrom The Starfish and
the Spider
Bo Burlingham Small Giants
Michael Port Book Yourself
Solid AND Beyond Booked Solid
Jack Stack The Great Game of
Business
Michael Abrashoff It's Your
Ship
Innovative
Leaders of Dynamic Companies, such as:
Newman’s Own Co-founder, A.E.
Hotchner
Google Vice President of
Research and Special Initiatives,
Alfred Spector
Mainstream Holdings founder and
Former Chairman and CEO of E*TRADE,
Christos Cotsakos, Ph.d
IDEO Chief Creative Officer,
Paul Bennett
Crispin, Porter + Bogusky
Co-Chairman, Alex Bogusky
CitiStorage Founder, Norm
Brodsky
And more…
Space is limited, so please visit
www.Inc500Conference.com to make
your reservation or call us at
877.211.0489.
About Inc. 500|Inc. 5000
Conference. Each year, Inc.
magazine and Inc.com celebrate the
remarkable achievements of today’s
entrepreneurial superstars. The Inc.
500 | Inc. 5000 Conference brings
together members of the Inc. 5000
community—both a new class of Inc.
5000 honorees and the list’s
alumni—for three days of powerful
networking, inspired learning, and
momentous celebration.
Other
Upcoming Events Around the Country and
World
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September |
Trends in
Executive Compensation
(September 11 - Chicago, IL)
AeA Midwest Council webinar
covering the latest trends in
executive compensation packages |
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From U.S. GAAP
to IFRS: Not if, but When
(September 16 - Santa Clara, CA)
Hear from Bob Bunting, Deputy
President of IFAC, past chair of
the AICPA and former CEO of Moss
Adams LLP on the anticipated
changes to accounting standards
and practices and how it
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2008 Southeast
Spirit of Endeavor Awards
Banquet
(September 18 - Atlanta, GA)
Honoring individuals and
companies in the Southeast
technology community. |
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2nd Annual AeA Global Trade
Compliance: Best Practices
Conference
(September 18 -
Sunnyvale, CA)
Register to
attend this 2nd annual
conference in Silicon Valley,
which will provide up-to-date
information on company best
practices from industry
experts while discussing
the changing world of doing
business in international
markets. |
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Quarterly
Government Industry Executive
Interchange
(September 24 - Washington, DC)
DC's premier executive
networking event that brings
Federal CIO's Program Managers
and Procurement Officials
together with the leaders of the
high tech industry. |
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October |
Washington State Gubernatorial
Race -- Gregoire
& Rossi: Meet the Candidates
(October 10 - Bellevue, WA)
Join
AeA for our Executive Leader
Forum and meet the Gubernatorial
Candidates, Incumbent Chris
Gregoire and Challenger Dino
Rossi, who will discuss their
vision for Washington's
Technology Industry. |
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