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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.

Council News
September 23, 2008: Washington's High-Tech Exports Up $43 Million in 2007
 
New! 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 Washington.
 


July 28, 2008:
TechLine Magazine - Summer
Check out the newly expanded TechLine Magazine. Now covering the thirteen western states, TechLine is your connection to Westcoast Technology Today.
 

June 24, 2008:  Seattle Sees Nation’s Largest High-Tech Employment Growth, Adding 7,800 Jobs, Says AeA

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 Seattle and Boise


May 20th, 2008: Spring Fling 2008

Nearly 75 technology leaders joined the Washington Council for our annual Spring Networking Event... click here for event photos
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April 28th, 2008: Washington State Senate Bill 6377
AeA Washington Council Executive Committee Member and Education Committee Chair, Rick Meeder (Intel), joins members of the Washington State Senate as Governor Gregoire signs Senate Bill 6377. SB 6377 is a comprehensive career and technical education bill. For additional information on SB 6377 click here.


March 26th, 2008: Smart Energy Opportunities:
Think Globally, Profit Locally

Over 100 Washington Council members and guests attended our first Smart Energy Opportunities Event...learn more.


Project Lead the Way and AeA
Learn about the Washington Council's efforts in supporting STEM Education


April 2, 2008:  AeA Report Shows that Washington’s Tech Industry Adds 6,300 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.

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 Washington and Idaho.

July 17, 2007:  Washington Exports $3.0 Billion in Tech Goods and 70 Percent of Exports from Idaho Are Tech, 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.

Trade in the Cyberstates 2007: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade provides comprehensive trade statistics at the national and state level, including 52 state overview pages with detailed graphs.

Learn more about high-tech trade in Washington and Idaho.

National News

AeA and ITAA Announce Merger DiscussionsHandshake
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 2007Trade in the Cyberstates 2008
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
Washington State  Gubernatorial
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

Events

10/7/2008 - 10/8/2008: Value Driven Requirements Workshop (Bellevue, WA) Presented by Pivotal Product Management

This highly interactive two-day workshop focuses on connecting user needs and goals to the system requirements through iterative and increasing levels of detail to ensure your product delivers real value. The focus is on software requirements but ...More

10/8/2008: Smart Energy Opportunities Luncheon (Spokane, WA) Check back for additional information

10/10/2008: WA Marketing Committee Meeting (Seattle, WA)

10/10/2008: Gregoire & Rossi: Meet the Candidates (Bellevue, WA) Executive Leader Forum

10/16/2008: Sales Compensation (Bellevue, WA) Professional Development Series

10/21/2008: Sales Leadership Roundtable (Lynnwood, WA)

10/24/2008: Executive Committee Meeting (Redmond, WA) AGENDA
Approval of Minutes
Approval of New Member Applications
Discussion of Smart Energy Initiative & Future Activities
Committee Reports

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

12/11/2008: AeA Salary Survey Tutorial Webinar (Via Online, Webinar) New Page 1

AeA's Salary Survey o...More

Contact Information

Terry Byington, Executive Director
Davia Zauhar, Director, Events & Communications
Sherry Zins, Director, Membership Development

19203 - 36th Avenue West
Building 4, Suite 208
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425.775.6168
Fax: 425.775.6281

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