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AeA, founded in
1943, is a nationwide trade association that represents all segments of
the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our 2500
members' top line and bottom line.
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September 23, 2008: California Ranks First
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, with $214 billion in 2007. |
Learn more about high-tech trade in
California.
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August 27, 2008: Read
AeA's Reaction to Governor Schwarzenegger's 2009 Budget Proposal
AeA believes that the Governor's recent
proposal is a positive step toward working with both Republicans and
Democrats to pass a responsible budget that includes a fix to California's
broken budget system...read
more.
May - July 2008: AeA Hosts
California Town Hall Meetings with State CIO
AeA once again
partnered with the State of California to host four regional Town Hall
meetings to continue a dialogue that started in 2005 to offer insights on
doing business with the state, which is one of the world's largest buyers
of technology goods and services.
"We have completed the series of IT
Procurement Town Halls around the state and we have come away with some
very good insights on how to improve the current process," said Teri Takai,
Chief Information Officer for the State of California. "We thank AeA for
organizing these events and look forward to continue working with them on
these and other IT issues."
Cindy Veri, VP, Xerox; JoElla Lapiana, Executive Director,
AeA Los Angeles Council; and Will Bush, Director, Department of General
Services, on July 11 in El Segundo (L-R)
June 24, 2008: Sacramento Tech
Workers Earn Twice the Average Private Sector Wage, Reports AeA |
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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. |
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Learn more about high-tech employment in
Sacramento.
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April 22-23, 2008: AeA Celebrates 22nd Annual Tech
Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento
Over 50 representatives from 35 California companies convened in
Sacramento this week to review the high-tech industry’s policy agenda for
2008 at AeA’s 22nd Annual Tech Summit. The two-day event kicked-off on
Tuesday evening, and continued through Wednesday. High-tech industry
leaders and several government officials were present, including Teri
Takai, California’s first Cabinet-level State CIO, who gave a keynote
address...read
more.
2008 Tech
Summit Chair Leslie
Bar Ness, Symantec, & Assemblymember
Cathleen Galgiani (D-CA 17th
District)
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. March 5, 2008: Joe Gregorich to Lead AeA’s Public
Policy Efforts in California
One day after appointing Roxanne Gould to lead AeA’s
state government affairs efforts, Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and
CEO, has named six regional policy directors to support member companies
in State Capitols across the country. Joe Gregorich, who is based in AeA’s
Sacramento office, was chosen to lead public policy efforts on issues in
California...read
more.
March 4, 2008: AeA Continues Expansion of State
Government Affairs Program; Roxanne Gould to Lead Efforts
In a statement made this morning to member companies,
Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and CEO, announced staff changes that
will enable further expansion of AeA’s State Government Affairs Program
across the country. Effective immediately, Roxanne Gould will be promoted
to Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs...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) |
May 16, 2007: 60+ AeA Members Lobby California
Government Leaders at the Annual Tech Summit
On May 16, AeA hosted over 60 member company representatives in
California's State Capitol building for the Annual AeA Sacramento
Technology Summit. The over-arching theme of the day was how to keep
California competitive...read
more.
William T. Archey, AeA, and
Dick Ackerman, CA Senate Minority Leader (L-R)
Assemblymember Anna Marie Caballero (D-CA
28th) and other members of the State Assembly speak to Tech Summit
participants during lunch
Read AeA's 2007 California End of
Session Report
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There were over 3,000
bills that were introduced and considered during the first year of
our current two year legislative session in California. AeA
successfully represented the interests of the Technology Industry in
a multitude of subject matters ranging from the creation of a State
CIO, Internet Privacy, Elective Sales Factor, R&D Tax Credit
Enhancement to promoting Online Learning in Classrooms, Chemical
Substance Bans in Electronic Products and even an attempted all out
ban of a specified Technology (RFID). |
June 27,
2006: AeA Report Shows that Sacramento Adds 1,300 Tech Industry Jobs
Sacramento added 1,300 tech industry jobs, for a total of 42,200 in
2004, the most recent data available, making Sacramento California’s
fastest growing cybercity and the...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. |
Executives from the AeA Orange County Council
on the capitol stairs before the California Technology Tour begins
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AeA Online Legislative Tools |
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AeA and ITAA Announce Merger Discussions
The Boards of Directors of AeA and the Information Technology Association of
America (ITAA) have announced that they are in discussions to merge the trade associations’ memberships and programs. The merger would bring together the technology industry's leading trade associations...read more.
New AeA Report Shows that U.S. Technology Exports Totaled $214 Billion in 2007
AeA's report Trade in the Cyberstates 2008: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade provides data on high-technology trade at the national level and for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico... read more. Washington State Governor & Republican Challenger to Discuss Tech 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...read more.
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12/11/2008: AeA Salary Survey Tutorial Webinar (Via Online, Webinar)
New Page 1
AeA's Salary Survey o...More
CA State Public Affairs Events
11/20/2008 - 11/21/2008: AeA Fall Legislative Retreat (San Diego, CA)
Thursday, November 20:
Dinner with Assemblymember Jose Solorio
and the New Democrats
5:30 - 6:30 Cocktails
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner
Friday, November 20:
Full day policy discussion including Legislator of the Year scorecard
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch with the San Diego...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
10/14/2008 - 10/16/2008: AeA Board of Directors Fall Meeting (San Jose, CA) Board of Directors October meeting. Location at The Fairmont San Jose, CA. Reserve your room by September 18, 2008 to receive discounted rate.
10/22/2008: Environmental Compliance Webinar (Via Online & Telephone Conference, NJ) Get the latest information on environmental rules and regulations in the states and internationally from the experts and from a company that lives it. This program is designed for managers compliance executives legal departments and environmental and facilities professionals to better under...More
11/2/2008 - 11/5/2008: 2008 AeA Classic Financial Conference (San Diego, CA) The 38th Annual AeA Classic provides public member technology companies with access to 400+ investors in one location. At this exclusive conference, company executives present their technologies, strategic missions, trend analysis and other significant information to a focused group of investors. Th...More
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Roxanne Gould, Senior Vice
President, State Government Affairs
Joe Gregorich,
California Regional Director, State Government Affairs
Mira Guertin,
Manager & Counsel, Technology
Policy
California Government Affairs
Devin Whitney, Legislative
Advocate, CA State Government Affairs
Chris Keil, Legislative
Analyst
AeA Sacramento Office
1415 L Street, Suite 1260
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916.443.9059
Fax: 916.443.6734
Learn more about the AeA Sacramento Office!
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09/24/08.
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