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AeA & ITAA Announce Potential Merger
“With a new administration and Congress on the
horizon in Washington, it's critical for the
industry to present a united front.”
ITAA Chairman Hank
Steininger 
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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 Deirdre Hanford, 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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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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 On
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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Senior Policy Advisor to McCain
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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HR/Workforce
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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
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20% - Buy
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institutions, investment bankers,
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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
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program, a text link package and
awareness at high profile events and
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Company In
Focus Sponsorship
- A 125x125 banner located in multiple
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Banner and
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- Including a website banner +
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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
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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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Mr. Dino Rossi
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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
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