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In This Issue:
Friday, June 16, 2006
Gubernatorial Executive
Briefing Series
Meet Bill Ritter, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Colorado. He will discuss his Seven Point Plan for
Colorado. As the first in a series of in-depth briefings by the candidate,
he will share his plans and strategies for economic development, energy,
education, healthcare and legislative reforms that will affect the high
tech community and Colorado residents for years to come!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
AeA Golf Classic
Do not forget to sign-up for the AeA Golf Classic presented by
PR Newswire on Thursday, September 14, 2006! AeA Golf Classic will be
at the beautiful Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, which is settled amidst an
"Audubon-recognized" wildlife area and where you will discover top notch
industry networking and interactive technology designed to help you change
or improve your game. The interactive golf technology is brought to you by
AeA's golf partner, McGetrick Golf Academy!
Public Policy Retreat
AeA MT States will hold a late summer public policy retreat to
review planned 2007 legislation and set the agenda for AeA MT States’ 2007
Legislative Focus. If you are interested, contact Jessica Wright,
Executive Director, AeA MT States Council. 303.438.0571;
jessica_wright@aeanet.org
New AeA Member Benefit
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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. Only by distributing
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addition, new PR Newswire customers will also receive a special package of
free and discounted services valued at $1,400*. For more information or to
start the enrollment process, please visit
http://toolkit.prnewswire.com/aea/ or contact Catherine LeBlanc of PR
Newswire at 617.239.4088.
Applied Films Acquired by Applied Materials:
Applied Films was sold to Applied Materials for $464 million.
Applied Materials will enter the solar market and expand their flat panel
business. Mark Pinto, senior vice president and chief technical officer of
Applied Materials explains "In solar cell manufacturing, we expect to help
customers deliver higher levels of output at lower production cost, a
critical step to making alternative forms of clean energy more available
and affordable.”
Rogue Wave/Quovadx Launches New Product:
Last month Rouge Wave introduced their newest product HyrdaData ™.
HydraData ™ components automate creation of shared data services between
java and C++. This component is a data service which allows application
developers to more easily create high-performance and cross-language
applications.
Fast 50 Winners:
The 2006 Deloitte Colorado Technology Fast 50 Program
is now in its 9th year. The nominees will soon be announced and are
determined based on percentage revenue growth over a five year period.
Winners will automatically be entered in the North American Fast 500.
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AeA focuses mainly on policy that has a direct
impact on technology business. AeA MT States Council focuses on
legislative activities in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming – with the majority
of work in Colorado due to its five-month session.
In 2006, legislation of interest for AeA within the Colorado General
Assembly advanced on many fronts. AeA’s lobbyists took direct action
working on supporting bills and providing amendment language. Here is a
list of bills plus the outcomes:
• HB 1011 - Internet Crimes Against Children (McClusky/Sandoval):
Organized industry coalition to offer amendments addressing storage and retrieval of
transactions. Bill passed with AeA coalition amendments and was signed by
the Governor on June 7, 2006.
• HB 1095- Preference Purchase Environmental Products (Weissmann/Hanna):
AeA testified in opposition and it was vetoed by the governor.
• HB 1119- Notify Personal Information Security Breach
(Marshall/Keller): AeA testified in support of industry coalition
amendments.
• HB 1157 - IT Security of Communication and Information in Public Agencies
(Coleman/May R.): successfully passed. AeA supported this bill as it was
written.
• HB 1314- Prohibit Employer Mandated Communication (Cerbo/Tochtrop):
was vetoed. AeA opposed the Bill as part of a broad business coalition which prohibits
employers from requiring employees to attend or participate in any
communication with the employer for the purpose of which is to express the
employer’s opinion about religious or political matters.
• SB 063- IT Procurement (Teck/Weissmann): AeA supported this Bill.
The senate concurred with House amendments in which the Procurement of
Information Technology Systems Bill was passed on June 6th, 2006.
• SB 064- Vendor Perform State Contracts (Groff/Garcia): AeA
opposed Bill due to vague provisions.
• SB 149- OIT & IMC (Coleman/ May R.): Restructuring provides increased security for the state’s computer
systems by providing greater authority to the Governor’s Office of
Information Technology. AeA
supported SB 149, which would restructure these two entities and provide
for increased security for the state’s computer systems by granting
greater authority to the Governor’s Office of Information Technology.
The Utah General Assembly also addressed the following bill:
• SB 69 – Protection of Information in Consumer Credit Databases
(Walker/Clark): Substitute bill provided and circled through the
senate after 2nd reading.
November 5-8, 2006
Annual AeA Classic
Join us at the 36th Annual AeA Classic, taking place at the Monterey
Conference Center, November 5-8. The conference will feature presentations
from public AeA member companies with a market cap or revenues of $100
million to $4 billion. Companies will benefit from the opportunity to gain
visibility and develop business contacts with 750+ investors. Unique to
the AeA Classic, each presenting company will be assigned to their own
private meeting room, where they conduct multiple 45-minute meetings with
investors. The format allows for an effective exchange of information and
powerful networking opportunities. Contact Melissa La Vigna at
408.987.4236 to guarantee your spot. Visit http://www.aeanet.org/classic
for more information.
August 13-24, 2006
AeA Stanford Executive Institute
Reserve one of the 15 seats still available at the 2006 AeA/Stanford
Executive Institute, August 13-24. Join executives from nearly 50
prominent technology companies at Stanford University this summer to learn
tactical business strategy from world renowned business and engineering
faculty. In addition, attendees will gain insight from keynote speakers
Dan Warmenhoven, CEO of Network Appliance and Ken Kannappan, Director,
President and CEO of Plantronics. Experience why thousands of senior
executives, such as Aarnd Krueger of Spectra-Physics have noted that the
AeA/Stanford Executive Institute is "a must do for every high-tech
executive." Team discounts available. To apply, visit http://www.aeanet.org/stanford
or contact Jeannine Seremi-Banayat at 408.987.4276 for more details.
AeA Welcomes Tiffany Barrett
Tiffany Barrett is
the new Program and Communications Coordinator for Mt. States Council of
AeA. Ms. Barrett graduated with an MA in Global Finance, Trade and
Economic Integration from the University of Denver. Her background
includes event planning, and product marketing. She is currently on the
Board of the British American Business Council- Denver Chapter.
Ms.
Barrett is extremely excited to be working with AeA, “The organization’s
culture is very cohesive. I am thrilled to be involved with AeA’s
continual achievements.” Ms. Barrett brings her motivation and
global knowledge to AeA in which she will be a great asset
Jessica Wright
Executive Director
p: 303.438.0571 ext.101
c: 720.319.6989
jessica_wright@aeanet.org
Tiffany Barrett
Program & Communications
Coordinator
p: 303.438.0571 ext.102
c: 303.667.8361
tiffany_barrett@aeanet.org
AeA Mountain States Council
12202 Airport Way, Suite 195
Broomfield, CO 80021
f: 303.438.8915
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last updated on 06/14/06.
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2006 American Electronics Association. All rights reserved.
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