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THURSDAY,
MAY 10, 2007
5:00 - 6:00
p.m. VIP Reception for Finalists
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Networking & Technology Showcase
7:00 -
9:00 p.m. Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Fairmont
Hotel, Newport Beach
4500 MacArthur
Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92660
Black Tie
Optional
Information II Award Finalists ||
Keynote Speaker || Tech Showcase
Registration || Location II
Sponsors II AeA
Contact
RECENT NEWS
May 11: 14th
Annual AeA High-Tech Innovation Awards WINNERS Announced
April 4:
14th Annual AeA
High-Tech Innovation Awards Finalists Announced
Orange County and Inland Empire's most innovative
organizations recognized and feted during event with mayor of Anaheim to
appear as master of ceremonies
March 21:
Gateway CEO Ed Coleman to Deliver Keynote Address
Tech industry veteran to share his
perspective on American competitiveness
AeA's
High-Tech Innovation Awards shine a spotlight on Orange County as a
breeding ground of innovation and raise awareness that the United States
must vigorously protect its position as the world leader in science and
technology.
Last year's 2006
High-Tech Innovation Awards set record levels for nominations and
attendance. AeA Orange County received more than 100 nominations and
recognized
16 innovators. The sold-out dinner and awards ceremony drew more
than 500 luminaries from local high-tech companies, financial and
government institutions as well as academic leaders, educators,
investors and media affiliates.
Don't
miss out this year!
Nominations for the 2007 High-Tech
Innovation Awards are being accepted in the following categories:
Outstanding Private Company CEO, Outstanding Woman in Technology,
Outstanding Company, Outstanding Medical Device Company, Outstanding
Public Company CEO, High Impact Person of the Year, Community Service,
and
Innovative Products. Additionally, there are
four special categories to honor innovative educators and students in
Orange County. All submissions are due by March
9, 2007.
Limited sponsorship opportunities still
exist.
Interested companies and organizations can
download the sponsorship
invitation online (PDF format).
AeA Orange County will
once again partner with the nonprofit
Project Tomorrow
to recognize educators who are inspiring students to embrace science and
math education. In addition, for the first time, high school students will be
recognized.
Information about the
Project Tomorrow Education Awards and sponsorship opportunities for
those awards and this year's Innovation in Education Summit can be found
at www.tomorrow.org/innovations.html or by
contacting Julie Evans,
jevans@tomorrow.org.
Coming soon!
Information about how you can participate in an online auction to
support science, math and technology programs in Orange County schools.
The program is
generously underwritten and produced by financial and in-kind sponsors.
Several sponsors that partnered with AeA Orange County for the 2006
High-Tech Innovation Awards have pledged their commitment to return to
the 2007 event and new sponsors have been added. These include Platinum
Sponsor Stradling Yocca
Carlson & Rauth; Gold Sponsors
Deloitte and Silicon
Valley Bank ; Silver Sponsors
California Manufacturing
Technology Consulting,
Fragomen, Del Rey,
Bernsen & Loewy, LLP and
Mercer; Technology
Showcase Sponsor Haskell
& White and VIP Reception Sponsor
Stacoswitch.
In addition,
WunderMarx has stepped up this year as the public relations sponsor.
Attire: Black Tie Optional
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Nominated companies/individuals must be based in Orange, Riverside or
San Bernardino County.
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Nominations are open to AeA members and
non-members.
If you have any questions about this form, please contact Tim Jemal,
Executive Director, AeA Orange County Council, by
email: Tim_Jemal@aeanet.org or
at 949.477.5300 ext 102.
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Greg Ross Community Service
Stephen LaCount, principal, LaCount Law
High-Impact Person of the Year
Doug Patton, chief executive officer, Patton Design
Gary Augusta, president and chief executive officer, OCTANe
Frank Peters, chairman, Tech Coast Angels
Joey Benadretti, president and director of operations for the Americas, SYSPRO
Michael Henson, entrepreneur & venture investor
Outstanding Medical Device
Company
Alsius Corporation
Ambryx Biotechnology Inc.
Biolase
I-Flow
ICU Medical
SenoRx, Inc.
Outstanding Private Company
DATAllegro
HireRight, Inc.
Sage Software,
Inc.
SiliconSystems, Inc.
SYSPRO
Teridian Semiconductor Corporation
Vision Solutions, Inc.
Outstanding Private Company CEO
Brett Butler, chief executive officer, Axiom Microdevices Inc.
Michael Hajeck, chief executive officer, SiliconSystems Inc.
Jeffrey Hilbert, chief executive officer, WiSpry, Inc.
Outstanding Public Company
Epicor Software
Jazz Semiconductor
Netlist, Inc.
Skyworks Solutions
Telelogic North America Inc.
The TriZetto Group
Outstanding Public Company CEO
Heath Clarke, chief executive officer, Local.com
George Klaus, chief executive officer, Epicor Software
Jeff Margolis, chief executive officer, The TriZetto Group
Jim McCluney, chief executive officer, Emulex Corporation
Michael A. Mussallem, chief executive officer, Edwards Lifesciences
Outstanding Woman in Technology
Jennifer Black, vice president of marketing, Local.com
Helen Chen, vice president of business development, Ambryx Biotechnology Inc.
Karen Evensen, vice president of engineering, EADS North America Defense Test &
Services
Kirsten Mangers, chief executive officer and co-founder, WebVisible
Project Tomorrow: District
Leadership in Science, Math and Technology
Dr. Theresa Daem, superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District
Project Tomorrow: Emerging
Student Innovator
Jason Youdeem, Foothill High School, Tustin Unified School District
Katherine L. Bower, Brea Olinda High School, Brea Olinda Unified School District
Marshall Thomas, Laguna Beach High School, Laguna Beach Unified School District
Project Tomorrow: High Impact
Teacher in Science, Math and Technology
Amanda Donnell, Andersen Elementary School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Holly Steele, Beechwood School, Fullerton School District
Janice Hopper, Century High School, Santa Ana Unified School District
Jeffrey Lee, Arthur F. Covey Elementary School, Buena Park Unified School
District
Project Tomorrow: Innovative
School Program in Science, Math and Technology
Ginny Trapani, principal, Yorba Linda Middle School, Placentia-Yorba Linda
Unified School District
Jacqueline Pearce, principal, Robert C. Fisler School, Fullerton School District
Jerry Halpin, principal, Brea Olinda High School Global IT Academy, Brea Olinda
Unified School District
Lucinda Nares Pueblos, principal, Lathrop Technology Magnet School, Santa Ana
Unified School District
Computer Peripherals
Comarco
Eclypse International Corporation
Hectrix Inc.
Kofax
Printronix Inc.
Computer Storage
CMS Products
DATAllegro (two products finalists)
Emulex Corporation
iStor Networks
Kingston Technology
SiliconSystems, Inc.
STEC, Inc.
Consumer Hardware
CMS Products
D-Link Systems Inc. (two product finalists)
Gateway (two product finalists)
Consumer Software
CMS Products
SpeechPhone LLC
SRS Labs (two product finalists)
Innovation Design
Jayco Interface Technology, Inc.
Patton Design (nominated three products)
Instructional Technology
MIND Institute
Internet
Accurate Background, Inc.
Epicor Software
Hectrix Inc.
Mavent Inc.
Memeo
Omnifuse Inc.
Primal Solutions
WebVisible
Medical Devices
CalHealth, Inc.
Edwards Lifesciences
I-Flow
Orqis Medical
Patton Design
Semiconductors
Aktino, Inc.
Axiom Microdevices Inc.
Conexant Systems, Inc.
DDi Corporation
GloNav Inc.
Lantronix
WiSpry, Inc.
Software
Bitfone Corporation, HP acquisition
eEye Digital Security
Enclarity
Epicor Software
Integrien Corporation
MSC Software
SYSPRO
The Return Exchange
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
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Ed Coleman
Chief Executive Officer
Gateway, Inc.
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| Ed Coleman, 55, is
chief executive officer of Gateway, Inc. A 30-year veteran of the
computer industry, he is a proven leader with a broad-based
background that includes a variety of sales and marketing,
operations, IT services and finance roles with some of the world's
most successful technology companies.
Before joining Gateway in September
2006, he served as senior vice president and president, Enterprise
Computing Solutions for Arrow Electronics, Inc., a major global
provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and
commercial users of electronic components and computer products.
Previously, Coleman was chairman, president and CEO of CompuCom
Systems, Inc., a $1.4 billion IT services and solutions provider
headquartered in Dallas, Texas. He led CompuCom as CEO from
December 1999 until November 2004 and as Chairman from 2001 to
2004. Prior to joining CompuCom, Coleman served in various
leadership roles at Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM and New
Jersey-based integrator MTS.
Coleman has been recognized in the
industry for his achievements at CompuCom in successfully
transforming its business model to a services-led business from
its PC reseller legacy. In 2003, Coleman was named one of Computer
Reseller News' "Top 25 Executives." He was also the recipient of
the 2004 VARBusiness 500 "Lifetime Achievement Award."
He earned a bachelor's degree in
economics from the College of William and Mary, and holds a
master's degree in business administration/marketing from Indiana
University. Coleman serves on the Board of Advisors of the College
of William and Mary School of Business, and is a member of the
Board of Directors of Red Oak Software. |
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Be one of 20 companies to display your company's products and services prior to
the award presentation. Great visibility and exposure to hundreds of key
decision-makers from Southern California's high-tech community. Your company
will be listed in the Tech Showcase signage & flyers --
AeA Members: $500 AeA Non-Members: $750
If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Alan Wald, Director,
Membership Development by email: alan_wald@aeanet.org at 949.477.5300 ext 104.
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Individual Ticket |
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Table of 12 |
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$125 |
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AeA Member
$1200 |
| AeA Non-member $150 |
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AeA
Non-member $1500 |
To Register:
email your name, title, company, email and phone number to Leah
Van Zee
Do
not email your credit card information; you will be contacted for payment.
Questions? Call (949) 477-5300
NOTE: Your
registration is not confirmed until full payment is received.
Tim Jemal,
Executive Director, ext 102
Alan Wald,
Director Sales, ext. 104
Leah Van Zee,
Program Marketing Manager, ext 101
4770 Campus Drive, Suite
220
Newport Beach, CA 92660
P: 949.477.5300
F: 949.477.5314
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