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AeA Monthly News, September 2008
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In This Issue
From the Desk of...Christopher W. Hansen, President & CEO, AeA
Access 500+ Investors in November at the 38th Annual AeA Classic Financial Conference
State, Federal, and International Lobbying
AeA Strengthens International Environment Effort with Hire of New Director, International Environment Policy
AeA Pushes Congress for Health IT Legislation
Reaction to Governor Schwarzenegger's 2009 Budget Proposal
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
Government Procurement
Attend AeA's Next Government-Industry Executive Interchange on Green IT
Select Business Services
Learn How Your HR Team Can Access High-Tech Industry Specific Salary Data For FREE
Insurance Services
Controlling and Managing Health Care Costs with AeAHealth
Business Networking
Calendar of September Events
Continuing Green: Programs Coming to CA, DC, OR, & WA
AeA Members Receive a $495 Discount to Attend & Network at the Inc 500 Conference in Washington, DC
Other Upcoming Events Around the Country and World
Events Photo Gallery
Additional Resources
Working for You
Mira Guertin, Manager & Counsel, Technology Policy, California State Government Affairs
Contact Information / About AeA / Find Your Local Council

From the Desk of...Chris Hansen, President & CEO, AeA

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 Policy

In 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


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AeA Pushes Congress for Health IT Legislation

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:

  1. A public-private process to determine standards for interoperability, product certification, quality measures and an accelerated process for standards improvement;
     
  2. Financial Incentives for health care providers to adopt and use health IT;
     
  3. A focus on consumer empowerment through patient and provider education about electronic health records; and
     
  4. 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 Schwarzenegger's 2009 Budget Proposal

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 include:

   
Nigel Ballard
Government Marketing Manager
Intel Americas
  John Garing
Chief Information Officer
Defense Information Systems Agency
  Noah Nason
Chief, Information Services Division
Office of Science and Technology
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
         
   
Mike Williams
Chief Information Officer
Defense Contract Management Agency
  Gary Galloway
Deputy Director
Department of State
  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

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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. 

  • Current Data - Updated daily, year-round access the most up-to-date data available
  • Custom Reports - Refine searches based on region, industry or company type at no extra cost
  • 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.

Register Now

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 1.800.542.9078.

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Insurance Services

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:

  • Dental – 30% national average PPO network discounts;

  • 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;

  • 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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Business Networking

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

September Trends in Executive Compensation (September 11 - Chicago, IL)
AeA Midwest Council webinar covering the latest trends in executive compensation packages
  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 translates to your company.
  2008 Southeast Spirit of Endeavor Awards Banquet (September 18 - Atlanta, GA)
Honoring individuals and companies in the Southeast technology community.
  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.
  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.
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.
AeA Board of Directors Fall Meeting (October 14-16 - San Jose, CA)
AeA's tri-annual meeting of the Board of Directors returns to San Jose.
15th Annual AeA High Tech Awards (October 31 - La Jolla, CA)
The AeA San Diego Council's Annual High Tech Awards program is the premier technology networking event that brings over 500 technology executives together to celebrate the achievements of tech companies' in the greater San Diego area.
November 2008 AeA Classic Financial Conference (November 2-5 - San Diego, CA)
The 38th Annual AeA Classic provides public member technology companies with access to 500+ investors in one location.
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Events

Date Event Location
Sep. 4 Twin Cities RFID Forum St Paul, MN
Sep. 4 HR Roundtable San Diego, CA
Sep. 8 Texas Council Executive Committee Meeting Dallas, TX
Sep. 9 AeA Orange County HR Roundtable: Dangerous Documents Irvine, CA
Sep. 9 Sales & Marketing Committee Meeting Tustin, CA
Sep. 9 Global Connect Committee Meeting Irvine, CA
Sep. 9 Orange County Sales & Mktg. Committee Meeting Tustin, CA
Sep. 9 MHTA Member Only Networking Event Minneapolis, MN
Sep. 10 Operations Roundtable: Supplier Scorecards San Diego, CA
Sep. 10 HR Roundtable: Motivating Plateaued Employees Atlanta, GA
Sep. 11 AeA Salary Survey Tutorial Webinar Via Online, Webinar
Sep. 11 Trends in Executive Compensation Chicago, IL
Sep. 12 AeA East Bay CEO Roundtable Fremont, CA
Sep. 12 NJ-PA Executive Committee Meeting Clark, NJ
Sep. 12 WA Marketing Committee Meeting Seattle, WA
Sep. 16 CA State Government Affairs Committee Meeting Palo Alto, CA
Sep. 16 From US GAAP to IFRS: Not if, but When Santa Clara, CA
Sep. 16 CIO Mid-Size Forum - Business and IT: Back to the Future St. Paul, MN
Sep. 16 Orange County Executive Connect Committee Mtg Irvine, CA
Sep. 18 Lean and Agile Software Development San Diego, CA
Sep. 18 AeA Orange County Global Connect: 'Focus on Asia' Irvine, CA
Sep. 18 LA Council-Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Woodland Hills, CA
Sep. 18 2nd Annual Global Trade Compliance: Sunnyvale, CA
Sep. 18 TX CEO Roundtable Dallas, TX
Sep. 18 TX Executive Nights Out: A Night in the Vineyard Grapevine, TX
Sep. 18 2008 Southeast Spirit of Endeavor Awards Banquet Atlanta, GA
Sep. 19 McCain Campaign staff at AeA Washington, DC
Sep. 19 AeA Customs Committee Meeting Santa Clara, CA
Sep. 19 AeA Export Controls Committee Meeting Santa Clara, CA
Sep. 19 CFO Committee Meeting Lombard, IL
Sep. 22 AeA New England Council Government Affairs Committee Meeting Via Telephone Conference, MA
Sep. 22 Orange County Growth Matters Committee Mtg Irvine, CA
Sep. 23 Professional Development Workshop Hillsboro, Oregon
Sep. 23 Attract Institutional Investors In a Challenging Environment Santa Clara, CA
Sep. 23 Do's & Don'ts of Relocation & Lease Renewals Bellevue, WA
Sep. 24-25 Software Product Management Intensive Bellevue, WA
Sep. 24 OR Finance Committee Meeting - Cancelled Lake Oswego, OR
Sep. 24 CFO and CEO Forum: Today's Capital Markets Portland, OR
Sep. 24 Quarterly Government Industry Executive Interchange Washington, DC
Sep. 25 AeA Orange County Policy Matters Committee Irvine, CA
Sep. 25 FY08 Thank You and FY09 Kick-Off Party Portland, OR
Sep. 25 How To Grow Revenues and Profits in Challenging Times Woodland Hills, CA
Sep. 25 ITAR: What You Need To Know Via Online, Webinar
Sep. 25 Marketing & Sales Roundtable: Marketing in Tough Times San Diego, CA
Sep. 26 AeA Texas Legend At Tech Titans Plano, TX
Sep. 26 AIPMM CPM/CPMM Certification Review & Exam Bellevue, WA
Sep. 26 Procurement Committee Meeting Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Sep. 26 AeA Orange County Executive Committee Mtg. Irvine, CA
Sep. 30 AeA Finance Roundtable San Diego, CA

Full Events Calendar

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CyberSTAT

U.S. 4th and 8th Graders Need To Go Back to School
Math Scores Improve Slightly But Remain Low; Science Scores Are Stagnant


Source: U.S. Department of Education

America’s ability to compete in the 21st century global economy depends in large part on the math and science skills of our workforce. These skills need to be developed at the K-12 level or students will lack the ability to pursue math, science, and engineering degrees in college.

To read more about U.S. 4th and 8th grade math and science proficiency scores at the national and state-by-state levels, please download the report at: www.aeanet.org/cs.


Forbes.com
Read the Forbes article about the report

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Photo Corner

Executives from numerous prominent technology companies attended the 11-day AeA/Stanford Executive Institute from August 10-21 to learn tactical business strategy from world renowned business and engineering faculty.  Additional, CEO guest speakers included:

  • Scott McNealy, Chairman of Sun Microsystems;

  • William P. (Bill) Sullivan, President and CEO of Agilent Technologies; and

  • John L. Hennessy, President of Stanford University.

AeA and Stanford also presented Tim Guertin, President and CEO of Varian Medical Systems, with the 2008 AeA/Stanford Alumni of the Year Award on August 20th at an Institute banquet. Mr. Guertin attended the Institute in 1988 as Service Manager, Radiation Group, Varian Associates.

For more information visit www.aeanet.org/stanford.

   

Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) speaks before high-tech business leaders and academics at AeA's David Packard Conference Center in Washington, DC, about Congressional funding of scientific research.  Rep. Foster received a Ph.D in physics from Harvard University.

Frank Brogan, President, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), speaks at the AeA Focus Florida! event at the Eleanor Baldwin House in Boca Raton, FL, on July 30.  The Focus Florida campaign was officially kicked off on July 22 at the EA Sports office in Orlando, FL.

 

Felix Rodriquez, Federal Aviation Administration, delivers the lunch keynote at the AeA Green Tech @ SeaTech:  Think Globally, Profit Locally Seminar on July 31 in Dania Beach, FL.  SeaTech hosts the Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering of the Florida Atlantic University.

Steven Ng, President, Edivvy; Gregg Gallagher, Group Vice President, Quantum Leaders, Inc.; Cara Good, CEO, WunderMarx|PR; and David McNeil, VP, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC); at the August 12 AeA Orange County Marketing Roundtable at Printronix in Irvine, CA.

 

 

Rohit Kumar, Policy Advisor and Counsel to the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaks at AeA's DC office on August 19 about the current agenda of Congress leading up to the elections.

Two participants of the 160+ that attended the AeA San Diego Green to Gold program taking a look under the hood of the Prius Hybrid 2.0 that is equipped with AeA member PowerGenix's next-generation battery on August 21.

 

 

Meet Your AeA Staffer


Mira Guertin
Manager & Counsel, Technology Policy
California State Government Affairs


P:  916.443.9059
F:  916.443.6734

Mira Guertin lobbies issues related to emerging technologies, RFID, and child internet safety, as well as some green technology for AeA’s California State Government Affairs office in Sacramento, CA.

AeA represents more than 1,400 high-tech companies in California, and nearly 2,500 nationally, ranging from the giants of the high-tech industry to small electronics manufacturers and Internet start-ups.  Ms. Guertin and AeA’s team in Sacramento continues to work on your company's behalf to address key policy issues, build alliances with policy makers, and educate the public sector about the high-tech industry’s significant contributions to the state.

Mira Guertin came to AeA as a recent graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.  Before that, she worked for five years as a middle school teacher in Cupertino, CA while earning her Master’s in Education at Santa Clara University.  She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology from Santa Clara University.

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Contact Information

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AeA is the largest association of high-tech companies in the United States.  To learn more about receiving the full ROI from your company's membership, please visit www.aeanet.org/GetInvolved.
 

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