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12/11/2008: AeA Salary Survey Tutorial Webinar (Via Online, Webinar)
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AeA's Salary Survey o...More
1/22/2009: LA -Dinner: Legislative Updates (Woodland Hills, CA) What You Need To Know About Upcoming Legislation. Number of bills introduced...many can negatively impact your business...How current Legislation can impact Tech Companies. As part of our Dinner for Decision Makers Series...join your LA Council and other colleagues in your local AeA community. Enj...More
1/23/2009: LA-CXO Breakfast (Woodland Hills, CA) Navigating the Legal Minefield: How to keep your company safe in 2009. Guest Speaker: Jeff Kramer, of Troy Gould. Mr. Kramer will review the most important new employment laws and employment cases for the coming year, and discuss the implications of these legal developments for California employ...More
CA State Public Affairs Events
12/5/2008: Roundtable With CA CIO Staff At Sun Microsystems (Menlo Park, CA)
Please join AeA and Sun Microsystems for a roundtable policy discussion with
CIO Staff: Joe Camicia, Chief of Staff; Adrian
Farley, Deputy Director for Policy and Program Management; and Jon Dickinson,
Director of Governmental Affairs.
Due to the fact this space is limited, we ask that you please...More
12/16/2008: CA State Government Affairs Committee Meeting (Santa Clara, CA)
Monthly meeting of government affairs representatives to discuss priority
public policy issues and develop related action plans.
Time:
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
1/26/2009 - 1/27/2009: AeA State Government Affairs Winter 2009 Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
Join policy professionals and
executives from around the U.S. at AeA's Biannual State Government Affairs (SGA)
Meeting, which will be hosted by Monica Mueller, Motorola and AeA SGA Chair, and
Mike Foulkes, Apple and AeA SGA Vice-Chair. Tentatively, this members only
meeting will provide: Januar...More
Additional AeA National Events
12/2/2008: Immigration in 2009 and Beyond (Via, Teleconference) What are your options in the U.S. and Canada?Presenter - Elizabeth Stern and Alan Diner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Click Here to Register
12/10/2008: The Current State of Green Cards (Via, Teleconference) What Your Company Needs to Know Presenter - Jim Levine and Dan Kreeger, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP As more technology companies recruit talent from overseas, it is important for employers to know exactly what preparations need to be made, and how to fulfill the U.S. Government requiremen...More
1/22/2009: Quarterly Government Industry Executive Interchange (Washington, DC) DC's premier executive networking event that brings Federal CIOs Program Managers and Procurement Officials together with the leaders of the high tech industry. This forum is held for Government and Industry executives to discuss their similar experiences share insights and exchange best practices. ...More
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Local Council Events - AeA
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September 23, 2008: California Ranks
1st in Exports in Six of the Eight High-Tech Sectors |
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Trade in the Cyberstates 2008
examines high-tech trade flows at the national level and tech goods
exports for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The report shows that nationally,
high-tech is the largest merchandise export sector in the United States,
reaching $214 billion in 2007. |
Learn more about high-tech trade in
California.
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June 24, 2008: Los Angeles’s Tech
Employment Totals 172,200, Says AeA Report |
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Cybercities 2008
examines the high-tech industry in the nation’s 60 largest
metro areas focusing on tech employment, wages, establishments,
payroll, employment concentration, and wage differential. The
report compares different U.S. regions and delves into the 16 sectors
that comprise the high-tech industry for these 60 cities. |
Learn more about high-tech employment in
Los Angeles.
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April 17, 2008:
TechLine Magazine - Spring 2008
Check out the newly expanded TechLine Magazine. Now covering
the thirteen western states, TechLine is your connection to Westcoast
Technology Today
April 2, 2008: AeA Report Shows that California Tech
Industry Adds 21,400 Jobs
Nationally, Cyberstates 2008 shows that the high-tech industry
added jobs for the third consecutive year. Tech industry employment
totaled 5.9 million, after adding 91,400 jobs in 2007. This is on top of
job gains of 139,000 in 2006 and 87,400 in 2005...read
more.
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Cyberstates 2008 provides 2007 national tech
trends on employment and venture capital investments as well as the
latest data on state employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and
research and development. |
Learn more about high-tech employment in
California. February 25, 2008:
AeA Los Angeles Council Launches Series on Corporate Social Responsibility
UCLA to host the first Corporate
Social Responsibility event on "Going Green"...read
more.
January 23, 2008:
AeA, Government Technology Magazine, and Symantec hosted a Green
Government event in Sacramento.
Deb Calevro, AeA; Assemblymember Lloyd Levine; Denise Pearl, Symantec;
Will Semmes, Department of General Services, California; and Dave Blevins,
Symantec (L-R).
January 16, 2008:
Newly-appointed California State CIO Addresses AeA High-tech Executives at
First Official Public Appearance
In an event held on January
16 at AeA’s
Sacramento office, the newly-appointed State of California
Cabinet-level Chief Information Officer (CIO), Teresa (Teri) Takai,
addressed high-tech executives from AeA Member Companies, and gave an
overview of her priorities for the high-tech industry writ large...read
more.
Fred Thompson, Microsoft; Teri Takai,
CA’s CIO; and Barbara Ross, Apple (L-R) |
P.K. Agarwal, CA Director of Technology
Services; Teri Takai, CA's CIO; and Kathy Hatch, AeA (L-R) |
September 19, 2007:
Los Angeles technology executives enjoyed a day of thrills, speed, and left turns at the AeA CXO Race
Day
Executives took the driver's
seat at one of the best racing schools in the country, the Race Training
Center at Irwindale Speedway...read
more.
July 17,
2007: California’s Tech Exports Total $52 Billion in 2006, Says AeA
Report
Nationally, Trade in the Cyberstates 2007 shows that international
trade of high-tech goods continues to rise. High-tech goods exports grew
by 10 percent for a total of $220 billion in 2006, representing 21 percent
of all U.S. exports to the world...read
more.
Learn more about high-tech trade in
Los Angeles.
June 27, 2006: AeA Report Shows that Los Angeles Totals 165,700 Tech
Jobs, 2nd in California
Los Angeles is the state’s second largest technology hub after Silicon
Valley, employing some 165,700 tech industry workers, and paying them an
annual average wage of $75,500 – 71 percent more...read
more.
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California Cybercities 2006, is
a 51 page report that provides you with
the latest data on high-tech employment, wages, establishments,
payroll, and leading industry sectors for the state's top 17
metropolitan areas. |
Greenberg & Bass LLP is offering
a
Member Legal Assistance Program to all AeA/LA members. A one-time
fee provides up to three hours of legal advice and a professional discount
off of the firm's hourly rate. Complete the
G&B Legal audit and receive a
complimentary assessment of your business's legal health.
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National News |
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AeA Enters Merger Discussions with ECA & ITAA
The Boards of Directors of AeA and the Electronic Components Association (ECA) have entered into merger discussions. This follows the earlier announcement of merger discussions between the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA...read more. 
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Read the Forbes Article on the AeA Classic Conference
The 38th Annual AeA Classic Financial Conference, held in San Diego from November 2-5, was featured in a Forbes.com article entitled Small Tech, Big Opportunity, and is referenced as among the top three tech showcases...read more.
AeA Testifies to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor
Christopher W. Hansen, President & CEO, AeA, testified before Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and members of the Education and Labor Committee on a hearing on "Building an Economic Recovery Package to Create and Preserve Jobs"...read more. 
Chris Hansen, AeA's President & CEO, Testifies to Congress
Illinois High-Tech Leaders and Lt. Governor Opens NASDAQ
 In continuation with ongoing efforts to raise visibility for the high-tech industry in Illinois, AeA, along with Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, and several high-tech executives, convened in New York City to open the NASDAQ Stock Market...read more. |
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Dotty Kaminsky - Events
Marketing Manager x105
6320 Canoga Ave., Suite 220
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: 818.226.3800
Fax: 818.226.0400
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