WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 27, 2002 – AeA, the nation’s largest high-tech trade association, announced today that it will induct Representative Amo Houghton (R-NY) into its "High-tech Legislators Hall of Fame" May 21 in Washington, DC. The award is in recognition of Rep. Houghton’s continued support of high-tech business initiatives at the federal level.

Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) and Representative Norman Dicks (D-WA) will also be presented with awards. The legislators will be formally honored with a dinner at the Loews L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, DC.

Recipients of the awards are selected using the following criteria: sponsorship of significant legislation affecting the high-tech industry; support of major legislative issues affecting the high-tech industry; and continual efforts to educate public policy officials about the issues affecting the high-tech industry.

"Houghton has shown ongoing support for the high-tech community of New York through work on the Ways and Means Committee as Chairman of the Oversight sub-committee," said William T. Archey, AeA president and CEO. "Houghton’s sponsorship of HR 2695 to preserve stock option incentives for high-tech workers is especially appreciated by the high-tech industry."

New York is home to nearly 340,000 high-tech employees, ranking 3^rd in the nation for technology employment, according to Cyberstates 2001, a study by AeA and The Nasdaq Stock Market.