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Improving
Your Company's ROI in AeA -- A Potential
Merger with ITAA
 Earlier
this month, I sent you a message with the Association's Chairman of the
Board that AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
have begun discussions toward a potential merger. As Phil
Bond, ITAA's President & CEO, and I believe -- a combined association would
enable us to better represent you by creating THE national technology
association, unrivaled in size, service, and clout.
My staff and I have spoken with many of you already and we're excited
about your enthusiasm about the two associations joining forces to present
a strengthened organization where the sum is larger than each of its
separate parts. AeA's mission is to work with our small-, medium-,
and large-members to help your top line and bottom line. ITAA and
AeA's complementary programs and services will offer both of our
organizations the ability to offer our companies a better ROI.
AeA's Board of Directors will be meeting in San Jose from October 14-16 to
continue to discuss this potential opportunity. ITAA's Board will be
meeting shortly after. Once the Boards make their decisions, we will
follow-up with you again to conduct a full membership vote.
As a member-driven organization, we want to assure as our first priority
that this proposed merger is in your company's interest. So you can
learn more about ITAA, I have provided additional information on ITAA
below or you can download a fact-sheet about the combined benefits at
www.aeanet.org/ITAAmerger. 
Sincerely,
Christopher Hansen
President and CEO
AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology
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ITAA’s
approximately 350 members span the
industry spectrum from systems
integration and Internet to
telecommunications, software, and
hardware. Its commercial sector
group offers networking and business
development opportunities along with
policy advocacy and market and
business intelligence. Its
public sector group promotes
technology-enabled government and
procurement at the federal, state,
and local levels for government IT
solutions providers. A recent
ITAA merger with the Government
Electronics and Information
Technology Association (GEIA)
provides members with standards
development opportunities and
government market forecasting
information. If you wish to
learn more about ITAA, please visit
their website at
www.itaa.org.
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Midwest
Technology Exports Show Mixed Results in
2007
 AeA
recently released our second edition of
Trade in Cyberstates, which provides
2007 data on high-technology trade at the
national level and export data for all 50
states, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico. This is actually the
fourth consecutive year that AeA has
published this data, which was formerly
provided in AeA's annual
Cyberstates
report. We decided to create a
dedicated trade report due to the
significance of technology exports for our
local and U.S. economy, especially now when
multiple bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
have been concluded and could be considered
by Congress. We continue to emphasize
the importance of free trade with our
policy makers to support continued growth
for our industry and economy, and to expand
the hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs that
are supported by technology exports.
Twenty-nine states saw tech export growth
between 2006 and 2007. Although
overall tech exports declined slightly from
2006 to 2007, long-term tech export growth
remains robust. Since 2001, when the
technology bubble burst, high-tech exports
have grown by $26 billion at the national
level, or 14%, and grew every year except
2007. While volatility in our
financial markets and other economic
factors will most certainly impact our
industry, we believe 2007 represents an
anomaly in a longer term trend of growth,
as opposed to a harbinger of further
decline. Preliminary data from the
first half of 2008 actually shows tech
exports ticking upward once again.
The Midwest continued to lead technology
export growth on a national scale in a
variety of key industry segments.
Seven of the top ten technology export
states in the Midwest showed growth between
2006-2007, while others declined from the
previous year. All Midwest states
showed significant growth between
2001-2007, and we again believe the recent
decline for some is only temporary.
Illinois led the Midwest once again with
$7.4 billion in high-tech exports (7th
ranked cyberstate in the U.S.), followed by
Minnesota with $5.6 billion, Wisconsin with
$3.9 billion, Ohio with $3.5 billion,
Indiana with $2.2 billion, Michigan with
$2.2 billion, Kansas with $1.3 billion,
Iowa with $780 million, Missouri with $774
million, and South Dakota rounding out the
top ten Midwest states with $421 million in
technology exports. Although some of
the smaller midwestern states have
relatively small tech export sectors, they
are some of the fastest growing in the
economy. Kansas, for example, grew at the
fastest rate in the country from 2001 to
2007, more than tripling its high-tech
exports.
Please take a moment to review the
breakdown of leading Midwest technology
export states.
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Ranking |
State,
High-Tech Exports |
Growth
2001-2007 |
Jobs
Supported by
High-Tech Exports |
Leading
Tech
Export Destination |
Leading
Export Sector |
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Illinois
$7.4 billion |
+36% |
28,700
jobs |
Canada
Germany
Japan |
Industrial Electronics |
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9. |
Minnesota
$5.6 billion |
+26% |
20,800
jobs |
Ireland
Canada
Philippines |
Electromedical Equipment |
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12. |
Wisconsin
$3.9 billion |
+86% |
13,100
jobs |
Canada
China
Japan |
Electromedical Equipment |
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15. |
Ohio
$3.5 billion |
+55% |
10,700
jobs |
Canada
Germany
China |
Industrial Electronics |
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23. |
Michigan
$2.2 billion |
+24% |
6,500
jobs |
Canada
Mexico
Philippines |
Industrial Electronics |
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24. |
Indiana
$2.2 billion |
+24% |
6,800
jobs |
Canada
Mexico
United Kingdom |
Computers
and Peripheral Equipment |
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30. |
Kansas
$1.3 billion |
+203% |
5,000
jobs |
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom |
Industrial Electronics |
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36. |
Iowa
$780 million |
+299% |
3,500
jobs |
Canada
France
United Kingdom |
Industrial Electronics |
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37. |
Missouri
$774 million |
+216% |
3,000
jobs |
Canada
Mexico
China |
Industrial Electronics |
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41. |
South
Dakota
$421 million |
+211% |
1,600
jobs |
Thailand
Hong Kong
Canada |
Computers
and Peripheral Equipment |
For
additional information on AeA’s new
Trade in the Cyberstates report, please
visit
www.aeanet.org/trade. Please also
be sure to review the full contents of your
October monthly newsletter for important
member updates, information on events,
news, and our expanding portfolio of
products and services. Thank you for
your continued involvement and support.
Sincerely,
Ed Longanecker
Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council
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Lombard, IL 60148
T: 630-629-9344
F: 630-629-9345
E:
ssi@supply-chainservices.com
www.supply-chainservices.com
SSI firmly believes that it
is the best qualified service company for
Customer’s project as SSI is one of the
very few companies in the electronics
recycling, technology asset recovery,
logistics management industries that
provide a comprehensive Single Source
Solution to address Customer’s
multi-discipline demands and requirements.
SSI is well-positioned to
function as a 4PL to manage Customer’s
required programs.
SSI’s Single Source
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competitive edge in the market place and
enable Customer to attain high customer
satisfaction due to the following
qualifications.
SSI’s Single Source Reverse
Logistics and Recycling Management Services
will not only allow Customer to focus on
its core competency, but also save
significant costs in terms of 1) double and
triple handling, 2) manpower, 3)
transportation costs for sending products
to different service providers. Both SSI
and its strategic partners have very
competitive pricing structure and Customer
will definitely benefit from the operations
efficiency and cost savings.
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SSI is a rare company in
the industry that possesses high-level
strategic thinking capabilities. We
understand how to work with our corporate
customers’ management staff to position
their companies as corporations with high
sustainability performance. We are the only
service provider in the industry that have
built in a complex Green House Gas (GHG)
Reduction calculation formula in our
sophisticated information system. Our GHG
analysis in the form of bar charts and pie
charts has been used by the CEOs of our
corporate customers to address their
sustainability achievements to their
shareholders.
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SSI is the only recycling
service company in the industry that has
attained four (4) prestigious
certifications:
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ISO 9001 (Quality
Management System),
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ISO 14001 (Environmental
Management System)
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International Association
of Electronics Recyclers (IAER) Certified
Electronics Recycler ®
National Association for
Information Destruction (NAID) Electronic
Data Sanitization and Destruction
For more information visit
www.aeanet.org/SSI.
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Member News:
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Diveo steals the show with new IP and
Ethernet services
Tellabs plays a leading role as Diveo moves to IP/MPLS: Naperville, Ill,
September 16, 2008: For Diveo, a service provider in Latin America,
demand in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was growing faster than its existing
network could handle. To widen its competitive lead, Diveo needed to set
the stage for advanced services including increased bandwidth
connectivity, advanced messaging services and fixed-mobile convergence.
So Diveo partnered with Tellabs.
Read more.
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Aladdin Secures Transactions for China's
Largest Online Financial Information and Services Provider
CHICAGO, September 24, 2008: Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN),
an information security leader specializing in authentication, software
DRM and content security, today announced that China Finance Online Co.
Limited (NASDAQ: JRJC), a leading Chinese online financial information
and corporate data provider in China, will deploy Aladdin eToken PRO USB
smartcard devices (see image) enabling secure customer access to its "StockStar"
investment analysis tools and services.
Read more.
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Fuel Tech Signs Definitive Agreement to
Acquire Tackticks and FlowTack
WARRENVILLE, Ill.-September 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Fuel Tech, Inc.
(NASDAQ: FTEK - News) today announced the signing of a definitive
agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Durham, North
Carolina-based Tackticks, LLC and FlowTack, LLC for a total cash
consideration of $4 million. The transaction is expected to close on or
about October 1, 2008, with the full purchase price being funded with
cash on hand.
Read more.
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Read Additional AeA Midwest Member News
Upcoming AeA & Supported Events:
AeA Member News & Announcements:
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AeA Asks Congress
to Act Expeditiously to Stabilize
U.S. Financial Markets |
AeA issued the following statement to
national media on September 25 attributed
to Christopher W. Hansen, President and
CEO, AeA, in light of the current financial
market crisis.
“There are moments in history that
transcend jurisdictions and politics. We
are now living in one of those moments.
“The lessons learned from our current
financial failure must be analyzed
thoroughly so that the sources of the
problems are understood and not repeated.
This analysis will take time. In the
meantime, we must pass legislation that
will stabilize our financial markets. We
can’t compound the errors that led to this
crisis by committing the error of inaction.
“Congress needs to act swiftly and surely
to pass legislation that will deal with the
current crisis. We strongly urge Congress
to work in a bipartisan manner with the
Administration to help alleviate the
current crisis before our financial system
fails to function. The damage that could be
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New
U.S. Ambassador to EU is Keynote
Speaker at AeA Europe Annual
All-Member Meeting |
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September 16, AeA Europe
held its annual All-Member meeting in
Brussels and had the honor of having the
new U.S. Ambassador to the EU, Kristen
Silverberg, serve as the keynote speaker.
The Ambassador acknowledged the critical
role AeA Europe has played in representing
the interests of the U.S. high-tech
industry in Brussels and committed to
supporting our continued efforts especially
in the areas of energy efficiency and
environmental regulations.
Over 40 company representatives attended
the all day program that discussed and set
key policy priorities for the coming year
which included:
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positioning the high-tech industry as
part of the solution for sustainable
development,
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working towards global standards and
conformity assessment processes, and
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ensuring an open accessible market to
best available technology regardless of
origin.
Members heard from key European officials
during the discussions of priorities for
each of its three committees:
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Bjorn Hansen, Deputy Head of Chemicals
Unit, Environment DG;
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Jacques McMillan, Head of Unit,
Enterprise DG; and
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Alexander Alvaro, Member of European
Parliament (Germany).
Once again the annual satisfaction survey
showed strong support for the work of AeA
Europe as 100 percent of the respondents
were very satisfied or satisfied with the
overall performance of the organization.
If your company is interested in joining
AeA Europe or wants to learn more about its
work in Brussels, please contact James
Lovegrove at
james_lovegrove@aeanet.org.
Rob Mulligan (bio)
Senior Vice
President International
Ambassador Kristen Silverberg awards
Sarah Greenwood, Symantec, with an
AeA award |
Ambassador Silverberg speaks with AeA
members
and staff at the reception following
the meeting |
For more information on the International
Issues affecting your company, visit:
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Speaks at AeA |
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AeA continued its outreach to the presidential candidates by hosting
a technology and innovation discussion with the Senior Policy Advisor to
the Campaign of Sen. John McCain on September 19. Executives from the high-tech industry, U.S.
universities, and technology professional societies filled AeA’s David
Packard Conference Center for the briefing from Ike Brannon, a former U.S.
Treasury official and professor of economics from the University of
Wisconsin. The briefing was also hosted by the
Task Force on the Future
of American Innovation, which is co-chaired by AeA and the Intel
Corporation.
Mr. Brannon stressed Sen. McCain’s ongoing support for technology
and innovation and discussed the campaign’s key policy focus, including:
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Developing and enhancing a tax structure that will reward and
encourage research and innovation;
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Improving the math and science education of the American workforce
by fully funding the America Competes Act and investing in community
colleges;
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Protecting intellectual property;
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Expanding broadband access;
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Appointing a National Science Advisor early in a new Administration;
and
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Enhancing and making permanent the R&D tax credit.
Mr. Brannon fielded a variety of questions on how and when Sen.
McCain planned to achieve his stated goals given budget constraints and
his desire to balance the budget by the end of his first term.
More on
Sen. McCain’s Technology Agenda.
John
Palafoutas (bio)
Senior Vice President for Domestic
Policy & Congressional Affairs
Task Force Chairman Doug Comer, Director,
Regulatory Affairs, Intel Corporation; Ike Brannon, Senior Domestic
Policy Advisor to the Presidential Campaign of John McCain; and John
Palafoutas, Senior Vice President, Domestic Policy, AeA (L-R)
Previous Meetings with the Presidential
Campaigns Hosted by AeA:
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Protecting Your Business Interests
in all 50 States |
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Last year
nearly 157,000 bills were introduced in
state legislatures across the U.S. and any
number of them could have had a direct
impact on your bottom line -- either
positively or negatively.
Now as most
states' 2008 legislative sessions have
adjourned and before the 2009 sessions kick
off (which we expect to be very active) several of you have asked
us to compile a comprehensive
end-of-session report to highlight issues that AeA's expanded State
Government Affairs (SGA) program has worked
in protecting members' ability to do
business. We answered.
SGA's regional
policy and issue managers have written
their recaps and we're expecting to have it
finalized and available for you all at
www.aeanet.org/SGA in the coming weeks.
Issues that will be highlighted include:
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Intellectual Property
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Outsourcing
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RFID
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Sales
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Taxation
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Telecom/Broadband
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The successes of
this year could not have been possible
without the strong leadership provided by
our member driven program, which was
chaired in 2008 by Jim Wall, Regional
Government Affairs Director, Microsoft.
We thank him for his valued contributions
and would like to announce SGA's new 2009
leadership:
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Chairman
Monica Mueller, Manager, State Government
Affairs, Motorola
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Vice-Chairman
Mike Foulkes, Senior Manager, State and
Local Governments, Apple
Monica and Mike
will be leading our efforts this year and
hosting
AeA's Biannual State Government Affairs
(SGA) Meeting on January 26-27 in San
Francisco. I hope that you can join
us to help shape the SGA program as we move
forward.
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 the Forecasting
Federal Government
Spending 2009 and Beyond
Conference -- Exclusive
AeA Discount
Register now with the
AeA member discount (a
savings of nearly $400)
for GEIA's 2008 Vision
Conference! This year's
conference delves into
the full spectrum of
change occurring in the
federal marketplace
driven by the:
- Global war on
terrorism;
- Supplemental
budgets and deficit
spending; and
- Administration
change and increased
congressional
oversight.
Our 44th year
continues to provide
content-rich,
comprehensive, and
credible analyses of
defense spending and
civil agencies' IT
budgets accompanied by
in-depth forecasts of
future budgets. GEIA provides both
quantitative and
qualitative
understanding and
insights unique to the
federal marketplace.
To register or obtain
additional information
go to
www.geia.org/2008vision.
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November
2-5, 2008
Manchester Grand
Hyatt- San Diego, California
Join
the More than 1,600 Member
Companies and 6,000+ Investors that
Have Leveraged the AeA Classic to
Identify Successful Business
Relationships
Focused on publicly traded
high-tech companies, the 38th
Annual AeA Classic Financial
Conference provides a powerful
time and cost efficient venue for
executives of companies to meet
face-to-face with multiple
investors in a unique, small group
format and network with peers.
BENEFITS FOR PRESENTING COMPANIES:
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Access to
400+ investors with an
estimated breakdown of 70% buy
side/30% sell side
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Unbiased conference: Access to
institutional investors and
investment banking firms you may
not meet at other conferences
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Opportunity to identify business
partners; acquisition, merger,
partnership, or new customers
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Free company profiles distributed
through press release prior to
conference
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Listed on StreetEvents.com as a
conference participant
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Option to webcast through Thomson
Financial and receive savings on
special offerings (access to white
papers, free advisory press
release, and more)
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Visibility on AeA website pre- and
post- conference with a link to
company website
Featuring New
Industry Segments:
Additionally, companies traded on
foreign exchanges, that meet all
other AeA requirements, are
invited to present at the
conference.
New Venue:
Overlooking the Bay, the
Manchester Grand Hyatt is located
just minutes from the San Diego
International Airport.
For
more information, visit
www.aeanet.org/Classic
or call
AeA's Financial Conferences
Team at
408.987.4236. |
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- New Member
Benefit -
Save 20%
Off Your Investor Relations
Advertising
AeA
has
partnered with
SecurityStockWatch.com,
a leading financial portal -- and
the #1 communications,
IT, and security stock site -- to offer
member companies like yours a 20%
savings in Investor Relations
advertising.
With
350,000 page views per month,
SecurityStockWatch.com
offers a highly targeted
Financial Community
audience comprised of:
31% -
Private investors, traders, financial
planners, investment advisors;
23% -
Asset managers, corporate investors,
fund managers, insurance companies,
money managers, pension funds;
20% - Buy
side or sell side financial
institutions, investment bankers,
venture capitalists;
15% -
Broker/dealers, stockbrokers,
specialists; and
11%
- Exchange traded funds, hedge funds,
index funds, mutual fund families.
SecurityStockWatch.com
is offering members of AeA several
online awareness, business
opportunities and marketing
opportunities at the discounted rate:
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Beyond The Banner Sponsored Content IR
Program
- A robust investor relations program
which includes six benefits to build
investor awareness, including a
sponsored content interview, web
banners, newsletter blast,
participation in the press release
program, a text link package and
awareness at high profile events and
trade shows.
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Company In
Focus Sponsorship
- A 125x125 banner located in multiple
locations of their website, including
Homepage, Investment Trends and other
"inside" pages.
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Banner and
Blast Program
- Including a website banner +
newsletter blast (banner + text) to
their opt-in list of 20,000+.
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Banner On
Inside
- Allowing you to target your
advertising message on "inside" page
of their website.
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Sponsored
Text Link
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Customized to meet your needs, this
includes a text ad link on the
Homepage plus several "inside" pages.
For
more information, contact Amanda Leno
at
Amanda@SecurityStockWatch.com
or call 914.690.9351.
You may also visit
SecurityStockWatch.com
for more details. |
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Washington State Governor & Republican Challenger to Discuss Technology
Agendas at AeA
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 on October 10.
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Governor Chris Gregoire
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For additional information please contact
Davia Zauhar
at 425.775.6168 or
visit www.aeanet.org/WAtech.
Finalists
Announced for AeA San Diego High Tech
Awards
On Halloween, the AeA
San Diego Council will be hosting
the
15th Annual High Tech Awards in
La Jolla, CA. The 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.
Finalists include:
Software
BlackBall, Inc.
ID Analytics, Inc.
MadCap Software
MaintenanceNet, Inc.
WTRI (Workplace Technologies
Research, Inc.) |
Communication Products and
Services
Ethertronics
Intercasting Corp.
Networkcar, Inc.
Ortiva Wireless, Inc.
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Internet/Web Commerce
Adicio
Breach Security, Inc.
Eventful, Inc.
ProQuo
OnlineGURU Inc. |
Medical Device & Instrumentation
Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.
Digirad
IntelliDOT Corporation |
Computers and Related Products
Astute Networks, Inc.
Skinit, Inc.
H2O Audio, Inc
INirvanix
Xenonics Holdings |
Clean Technology
3E Company
Enviance, Inc
ISE Corporation
Open Energy Corporation
Verari Systems |
Technology/IT Services
Dataskill
DefenseWeb Technologies
InterKnowlogy
Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions
SGIS |
Outstanding Emerging Growth
Company
(Under $5 million annual revenue)
Anakam Inc.
J5 Systems
Nextivity, Inc.
PowerMetal Technologies, Inc.
Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc.
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Semiconductors, Industrial &
Analytical Inst.
Entropic Communications
SenseLabs Technology, Inc.
Vektrex |
Seats go fast, so
reserve yours today by
registering
online, or contact
Susana Capulong at 858.452.9288
x100.
Other
Upcoming Events Around the Country and
World
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October |
AeA OC Innovation &
Globalization In Green
(October 1-2 - Irvine, CA)
The 2-day Global Connect
conference launches OC Innovation
Month, and is an opportunity to
network with Orange County
businesses, and economic
development organizations from
around the world and learn how to
create and nurture business
relationships across borders and
cultures. Display and sponsorship
opportunities are available for
this event. |
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Hot Topics in Tax & Benefits
(October 14 - San Jose, CA)
This in-depth panel
presentation will be led by
Miller & Chevalier, a leading
law firm in tax, employee
benefits, and government
affairs. Drawing from their rich
background in these areas, you
will hear experts discuss key
topics of importance to your
company's business. |
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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. |
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California State Government
Affairs Committee Meeting
(October 21 - Santa Clara, CA)
Monthly meeting of
government affairs
representatives to discuss
priority public policy issues
and develop related action
plans. |
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Minnesota Tekne Awards
(October 30 - Minneapolis, MN)
The Tekne Awards highlight
individual and company leaders
in the innovation development
commercialization and management
of technology. Tekne Award
recipients represent technology
innovators who have made lasting
contributions to enhancing the
quality of life and
competitiveness of Minnesota. |
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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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Mastering Leadership Skills
(November 4 - Santa Clara, CA)
This unique program
is structured to be the ideal
program both for the new manager
or supervisor looking to develop
the soft skills necessary
to be an effective leader and
the more experienced manager
looking to further refine his of
her soft skills, which are so
often easier said than done. |
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Board of Directors Education
Series - Good Governance Matters
(November 5 - Portland, OR)
AeA resumes its
successful series that enables
networking among high-level
peers and expert panelists. We
are excited to enter our
sophomore season with a slate of
events that continues to address
the changes and challenges
Boards face today...because AeA
remains committed to the belief
that Good Governance Matters! |
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Global Trade Compliance Best
Practices Conference
(November 6 - Austin, TX)
AeA Texas delivers
the latest information on doing
business in international
markets. A panel of experts will
bring you up to speed on the
latest developments: U.S. laws
and regulations on
imports/exports of technology
and high-tech products current
discussions in DC pertaining to
trade issues and war
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Location |
| Oct. 1-2 |
AeA OC Innovation & Globalization In Green |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 1 |
Oktoberfest |
Woodinville, WA |
| Oct. 2-3 |
Opportunities for Tech & Software Companies in China |
Bellevue, WA |
| Oct. 2 |
HR Roundtable |
San Diego, CA |
| Oct. 3 |
Education Committee |
Lynnwood, WA |
| Oct. 7-8 |
Value Driven Requirements Workshop |
Bellevue, WA |
| Oct. 7-8 |
ITAA's Identity Management Conference |
Washington, DC |
| Oct. 7 |
CEO Briefing with Tom Stinson and Tom Gillaspy |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Oct. 7 |
Colorado Senatorial Debate -- Rep. Udall & Rep. Schaffer |
Denver, CO |
| Oct. 8 |
Lean Six Sigma for Small to Mid Sized Businesses |
San Diego, CA |
| Oct. 8 |
Global Trade Compliance Conference Speakers' Call |
Dallas, TX |
| Oct. 8 |
Smart Energy Opportunities Luncheon |
Spokane, WA |
| Oct. 9 |
A Night in the Vineyard |
Farmers Branch, TX |
| Oct. 9 |
Emerging Business Networking Event |
Portland, OR |
| Oct. 10 |
NJ-PA Executive Committee Meeting |
Clark, NJ |
| Oct. 10 |
WA Marketing Committee Meeting |
Seattle, WA |
| Oct. 10 |
Gregoire & Rossi: Meet the Candidates |
Bellevue, WA |
| Oct. 14 |
Sales & Marketing Committee Meeting |
Tustin, CA |
| Oct. 14 |
Hot Topics in Tax & Benefits |
San Jose, CA |
| Oct. 14-16 |
AeA Board of Directors Fall Meeting |
San Jose, CA |
| Oct. 16 |
Growth Matters Committee Meeting |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 16 |
Management Training |
Lake Oswego, OR |
| Oct. 16 |
TX CEO Roundtable |
Dallas, TX |
| Oct. 16 |
Sales Compensation |
Bellevue, WA |
| Oct. 20-21 |
Renewing America Through Smarter Science/Tech Policy |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Oct. 21 |
AeA Orange County Executive Connect Committee |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 21 |
Global Connect Committee |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 21 |
Improve Revenue Results With These 10 Mktg & Sales Actions |
Norcross, GA |
| Oct. 21 |
CTO and Engineering Executive Forum |
Portland, OR |
| Oct. 21 |
Sales Leadership Roundtable |
Seattle, WA |
| Oct. 22 |
AeA Orange County Sales & Marketing Roundtable |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 22 |
Finance Committee Meeting |
Lake Oswego, OR |
| Oct. 22-23 |
GEIA/ITAA 2008 Vision Conference (AeA Discount) |
Springfield, VA |
| Oct. 22 |
Environmental Compliance Webinar |
Via Online & Telephone Conference, NJ |
| Oct. 22 |
Leading An Organization Through Major Change |
Van Nuys, CA |
| Oct. 23 |
Policy Matters Committee Meeting |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 23 |
October Monthly Luncheon - Hosted by Jonathan Pine |
Norcross, GA |
| Oct. 24 |
AeA Orange County Executive Committee Meeting |
Irvine, CA |
| Oct. 24 |
Executive Committee Meeting |
Redmond, WA |
| Oct. 28 |
Work Talk: Techniques for Communicating |
Bellevue, WA |
| Oct. 28 |
Identity Theft: Protect Your Employees |
Santa Clara, CA |
| Oct. 28 |
Texas Council Executive Committee Meeting |
Dallas, TX |
| Oct. 28 |
Human Resources Networking Event |
Portland, OR |
| Oct. 30 |
AeA Midwest Council & Grant Thornton LLC Executive Forum |
Chicago, IL |
| Oct. 30 |
Minnesota Tekne Awards |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Oct. 30 |
Right To Work |
Bellevue, WA |
| Oct. 31 |
15th Annual AeA High Tech Awards |
La Jolla, CA |
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Virginia Boasts
the Largest Increase in High-Tech
Exports
High-Tech Export Growth (2006 2007)
(in
billions of current U.S. dollars)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
AeA's
second annual edition of
Trade in the Cyberstates: A
State-by-State Overview of High-Tech
International Trade found that
29 cyberstates saw tech export growth
between 2006 and 2007. The
largest growth was in Virginia,
Florida, Idaho, New Jersey, and Utah,
as measured by dollar increase.
California remained the leading
high-tech export state with $48.2
billion in exports in 2007, followed
by Texas with $35.9 billion.
Florida, New York, and Massachusetts
rounded out the top five.
At the
national level, U.S. high-tech
merchandise exports totaled $214
billion in 2007, down three percent
from $220 billion in 2006.
However, U.S. tech exports have risen
14 percent since the bursting of the
technology bubble in 2001 and
represented the single largest
merchandise export sector in 2007,
accounting for 18 percent of total
U.S. exports.
Data are
rounded.
Read Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's
Press Release on the AeA Report
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Over 60 senior business and
public-sector
technology
leaders participated on September 24, at
AeA's Quarterly Government-Industry Executive Interchange in Washington, DC.
The first panel on Virtualization
and Cloud Computing was moderated by Susie Adams, CTO, Microsoft Federal
Civilian Government Business, and included speakers from the Department of
Defense, General Services Administration (GSA), and Georgetown University.
The second panel on Mobility,
Wireless, and Telework was moderated by AeA's Marketing for Government Steering
Committee Chairman, Nigel Ballard of Intel Americas. Panelists represented
Adobe; the Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, and State; the
GSA, Microsoft, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
For more information visit
www.aeanet.org/interchangegreen.
Mike Williams, CIO, DCMA; John Garing, CIO,
DISA; & Carter Raines, GSA (L-R) |
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Casey Coleman, CIO, GSA, and Nigel Ballard,
Intel (L-R) |
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60+ attendees listen into the
Cloud Computing panel |
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130+ industry executives and government
officials gathered for the
Illinois FedTech 2008 Security Procurement
Conference at the College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, IL, on August 28.
Pictured are Larry Thompson, Small Business
Programs Manager, U.S. Department of Energy; Tom Kireilis, Acting Deputy
Director, Office of Infrastructure Optimization, GSA; Jackie Patillo,
Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the U.S. Department of
Transportation; Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA, & Tommy Morris,
Director Deployment Technologies, Department of Defense (L-R) |
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AeA partnered with Moss Adams to host Bob
Bunting, Deputy President of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
on September 16 in Santa Clara, CA.
Bob Bunting is the Past Chair of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), as well as
the Former CEO of Moss Adams. He is an internationally recognized
expert on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and what
it means to currently US GAAP compliant companies. Over 60 Controllers
and CFOs attended the event, which followed on the heels of the SEC
announcement to develop a plan to move the U.S. to IFRS. |
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Ike Brannon of the Presidential
Campaign of
John McCain discussed the Senator's positions on technology and
innovation with 60+ high-tech and academic professionals at
the AeA and Task Force on the Future of American
Innovation co-hosted event on September 19.
Pictured are Brannon and John Palafoutas,
Senior Vice President, Domestic Policy & Congressional Affairs, AeA,
(L-R) |
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The
AeA Focus Florida
Pass it On! initiative continued with a
program at the University of Central
Florida (UCF) in Orlando on September 19.
Honored guests and speakers included
Steve Brown,
President, DeVry Orlando; Carol Ann Dykes,
COO, UCF Technology Incubator; and Dr.
Randy Gunter, President, 21st Century
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AeA's International Policy Advisory
Committee (IPAC) meets in Washington, DC, on September 26.
Pictured is Josh James, Director of Research
& Industry Analysis, AeA, presenting the findings of the new
Trade in the Cyberstates 2008 report. |
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Glen Whitley
Executive Director
AeA Southeast Council
P:
678.352.9469
F:
678.585.9657
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Glen
Whitley was appointed as Executive
Director of the AeA Southeast Council
in April 2008. In this capacity,
he
manages the Southeast Council to
increase the value opportunities for
technology members in the region.
He brings a strong technology
background and international
technology economic development
experience to the position.
Prior
to joining the AeA, Glen Whitley
served as head of the British
Consulate-General’s economic
development team in the southeast.
As Consul for Trade and Investment he
led a team of professionals building
bilateral commercial links between the
U.S. and the UK. From 1999-2005
he managed the investment team as,
Head of Regional Inward Investment -
Southeastern region, becoming the
first American to hold this position
within the UK government's U.S.
operations. He managed
commercial activity in the region
including: Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.
Since 1999 he assisted dozens of U.S.
companies in establishing offices in
the UK creating jobs and economic
benefits to the U.S. and the UK.
He focused on technology driven
companies in communications, software,
medical devices, environmental and
biotechnology.
In
1996, Glen joined GEC-Marconi in
Atlanta and became Director of
Marketing where he managed the sales
and marketing efforts of the $40M
business unit for avionics and
electronics. Before that he
worked for 11 years with Lockheed
Martin Corp. in a variety of positions
including: engineering, project
management, and business development.
He spent a year and a half in the
United Kingdom seconded by Lockheed to
Westland Aerospace on the Isle of
Wight, England as a project manager on
Lockheed’s C-130J development program
for the British Government's Ministry
of Defence. He supported
business development campaigns in
Western Europe including, the United
Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy.
He is a
1984 graduate of Clemson University,
graduating cum laude with a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
He later attended Georgia State
University in Atlanta and received a
Masters in Business Administration –
Marketing in 1989. Glen, his
wife Renee, and son Scott reside in
the Morningside area of Atlanta. |
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AeA
(formerly the American Electronics
Association), founded in 1943, is a
nationwide non-profit trade
association that represents all
segments of the technology industry
and is dedicated solely to helping our
members’ top line and bottom line.
We do this in partnership with our
small, medium, and large member
companies by lobbying governments at
the state, federal, and international
levels; providing access to capital
and business opportunities; and
offering select business services and
networking programs.
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.
You
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For questions or information about
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