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Press Room & Newsletters >> Newsletters >> Regional Newsletters >> Florida

July, 2006


IN THIS ISSUE

AeA Florida Council Highlights
AeA Stanford Executive Institute - Network Appliance and Plantronics' CEOs to Speak
PR Newswire -PR Newswire customers will receive a special package of free and discounted services valued at $1,400*
AeA Healthcare Trust - Order Your Quick Reference Wallet Card
AeA Santa Clara MDP - Only a Few Seats Available
AeA Web Conferencing - FREE?
Calendar of Events 
    

  AeA FLORIDA COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

South Florida Technovations Tour - Recap
On May 25th, the AeA Florida Council took a limo of VCs on a tour of innovative technology companies in South Florida.  See what companies they visited!

Florida Summit on Competitiveness Announced!
Senior executives, university presidents, legislators, school superintendents and economic development officials will convene in Orlando to define an agenda for change to secure and improve the
US technology industry's global competitiveness. More on this event.

Florida Legislative Session Ends – May 6, 2006
Florida’s annual 60-day legislative session ended early in the morning on May 6th, after an all-night session brought closure to a session marked by a record budget and passage of 386 of the 2,480 bills filed. From an AeA perspective, this was one of the best legislative sessions 

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AeA STANFORD EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE

Network Appliance and Plantronics' CEOs to Speak at the AeA/Stanford Executive Institute, August 13-24
Stanford
, California
More than 42 prominent technology companies are sending their leaders to Stanford University 's Graduate School of Business this August to learn advanced business principals on corporate strategy, stewardship and innovation from accomplished faculty and CEO speakers. The 2006 CEO Keynote speakers include Daniel Warmenhoven, CEO of Network Appliance and Ken Kannappan, Director, President and CEO of Plantronics. Both will share their insights about the challenges of running a competitive technology company. Encourage your top leaders to attend the most renowned leadership development program for senior executives in technology organizations.  Team discounts available. Visit http://www.aeanet.org/stanford to apply. Contact Jeannine Seremi-Banayat at 408.987.4276 or js_banayat@aeanet.org for more information.

PR Newswire

New AeA Member Benefit: Get the Word Out on your Products & Services with PR Newswire

AeA has teamed up with PR Newswire to offer a free PR Toolkit, which includes educational articles, press release writing tips, answers to common questions and distribution information. Plus, new PR Newswire customers will receive a special package of free and discounted services valued at $1,400*.

  PR Newswire customers benefit from:

  • Distribution to global technology trades

  • News release posting to AeA’s Web site (www.aeanet.org)

  • Posting to thousands of databases, online services and Web sites that carry PR Newswire member content

  • Unlimited expert profiles in the ProfNet ExpertsSM Database and links to those profiles from new releases in which the experts are mentioned

  • Search engine optimization of all news releases distributed on US1

ROI reports that provide feedback on news release placement and media pickup

For more information, visit http://www.aeanet.org/prnewswire or get started at http://toolkit.prnewswire.com/aea/signupnow.shtml

*Offer available to new PR Newswire members only.

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AeA HEALTHCARE TRUST

AeA/Aetna Trust Members: Order Your Quick Reference Wallet Card Online

To ensure all employees enrolled in the AeA Healthcare Trust are aware of program preventive care and wellness services, Aetna has created the AeA/Aetna Quick Reference Wallet Cards. The wallet card is designed to give employees access to information on key Aetna resources focused on preventing and treating chronic conditions, which account for a significant amount of the AeA Trust healthcare claims. All companies participating in the AeA Healthcare Trust are encouraged to order the AeA/Aetna Quick Reference Wallet Cards. Click here to find out more, or to order FREE cards to distribute to staff. 

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AeA/SANTA CLARA MDP

AeA/Santa Clara Management Development Program - Only A Few Seats Available!
June 12-15, 2006

Send your new managers to the program recent alumni have called "The best all around management course I have attended" and "informative, engaging and incredibly helpful."  This comprehensive four day program is only offered only once a year and seats are filling fast.  Enroll teams of 3 or more and save 5%. Visit http://www.aeanet.org/santaclara or contact Jeannine Seremi-Banayat at 408.987.4276 for more details.

AeA WEB CONFERENCING

Web Conferencing For FREE?

AeA's preferred partner, ACT Teleconferencing, now offers a FREE service for presenting PowerPoint slides on the web during conference calls. Enjoy improved communications and increased efficiency with ACT's new web platform which works seamlessly with all operating systems and browsers. It is a perfect hassle-free complement to AeA's audio conferencing services, starting at $.04 per minute. And best of all:

  • NO DOWNLOAD required and on-demand service.

  • No seat-licenses. No commitments. And as much capacity as you need.

To use more web presentation functions such as polling, recording, or desktop sharing you can easily upgrade to "Premium" Web Meeting for only $.08 minute plus audio service fees. Check out AeA's Conferencing Sevice's newly reduced rates and see how much your company will save. There are no enrollment fees to participate.  Simply enroll online and start taking advantage of these great low rates. 

ABOUT AeA 

About AeA

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AeA is the largest association of high-tech companies in the United States with 2,500 companies, representing all segments of the industry and 1.8 million employees.

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AeA FLORIDA COUNCIL CONTACT INFO.

AeA: Advancing the 
Business of Technology

Maryann Fiala
Executive Director
407.882.2425
Maryann_Fiala@aeanet.org

Jennifer Gabriel
Program Director
407.882.2447
Jennifer_Gabriel@aeanet.org

12565 Research Parkway
Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32826

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