While the rest of the country braces for the snow and cold weather, the Arizona Council awaits the weather – and winter visitors – we have earned.

We are in the process of sending invitations to C-level technology executives for The Big Draw, our Signature Cigar and Scotch networking function scheduled for December 2nd at The Crown Room in Scottsdale, Arizona. This will be our fifth year and we expect approximately 60 in attendance. The function will be sponsored by United Healthcare, the provider of AeA’s member health insurance.

The Program Planning Committee is also working on a series of programs to begin after the first of the year spotlighting Cloud Computing and its numerous applications, including social networking, blogging, pay-per-click, search engine optimization, SaaS (Software as a Service), and On Demand. As this topic evolves, we expect strong response from our membership and prospective additions to AeA ranks.

AeA Arizona is especially pleased to welcome back a member company that joined in 2000, iGo, Inc., formerly Mobility Electronics. iGo, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative solutions. iGo's family of power adapters and chargers, leverage the company's patented tip technology which allows users to power multiple iGo, Inc. devices from one adapter.