| YOUR $50 - $500
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At our February Industry Achievement Awards we recognized
three students from the Technology Access Foundation's (TAF) TechStart
Program as "Technology Leaders of Tomorrow" with scholarships totaling
$2,500.
TechStart
is a free after-school program which provides technology and academic education
to underserved students in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Today we are kicking
off a summer campaign to provide TAF students with the lab coats, academic tools, backpacks,
and supplies they need - yet can't afford. Your financial contribution - no matter how small – will make
huge difference to these students. And if you act quickly it's easy to double your
investment.
AH&T
Insurance has generously agreed to match the first $2500 in contributions!
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| Advocacy & Outreach |
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State Board of Education Moves Forward on Improving K-12 Education
One of
the bright spots in K-12 education is the work the State Board of Education, is doing to make a high school diploma meaningful. They
are taking a comprehensive look at graduation requirements so that tomorrow's
students will have a solid education coming out of high school so that they can
get into and succeed in college or go into an apprenticeship program to learn
a valuable trade.
Today a student can graduate
high school with the  required credits but it is not enough to get
into a Washington
state university. Most school districts have added their own local requirements
that would require enough credits to match college entrance requirements but it
makes no sense for the state requirement not to match up with college entrance
requirements.
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| Member Spotlight |
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Meet Xcarab Inc.
Tell
us about your company and specifics on your product/service.
Xcarab was founded in 2001 by a core team of technologists
who wanted to extend the technical lifestyles and collaborative development we
enjoyed. Today we offer a number of technology management and consulting services,
from full application design and development to a question and answer sessions.
We have expertise in a number of areas but focus our efforts into three main groups.
Our services break out into three major categories:
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Web and Application
development, where we help customers design and develop the web based solutions
that drive their organizations. As part of this solution we offer hosting and
support as well as the development team.
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Technical Consulting, which is primarily marketing support for our clients.
We help them package, target, and communicate their solution. Our clients like
to have a technical resource contribute to the sales and marketing effort to keep
messages on point for the community.
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Virtualization;
our team has been using and extending virtual machines and virtual infrastructures
since we started. We currently support a number of global virtualization initiatives,
with different clients and are always looking at different ways the technology
helps us and our clients.
Click below to read more about Xcarab Inc.
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Group purchasing cooperativE |
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WTIA Marketplace - Corporate
 Travel
Expedia® Corporate Travel is the No. 1 online corporate
travel agency and fifth largest travel management company (TMC) in the world.
By empowering businesses with the technology and service they need to easily research,
plan, and book travel, Expedia® Corporate Travel delivers a single-source solution
that drives down costs. Your business travelers have access to specialized tools,
while your company can take advantage of rich management and reporting features.
Expedia Corporate Travel is pleased to partner with Washington Technology
Industry Association, offering world-class travel management services.
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new members |
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 Industry
Mixtur Interactive Inc.
Ombrella Consulting
Palador Inc.
TrygTech
Associate
Archer & Associates
Pacific
Northwest Advisors
The Seminar Group
Individual & Student
Bjorne
Hansen
Monnix Jelinek
Calvin Stanford
David Wachter
Click
below for renewing members.
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Upcoming eventS |
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The latest installment
of the Technology
in Focus Series, Web 2.0 and Beyond: Unmasking the Future, run
by the Volunteer Programs Committee, proved to be a
refreshing and enlightening event. Hosted at the stunning Bellevue Westin,
a Technology Showcase filled with unique up and coming companies set the stage
for the evening. A humorous video, followed by an educational and lively
panel discussion kept the audience enthralled through the remainder of the event.
Come out and support the Volunteer Programs Committee's next  masterpiece, Profits & Privacy: At What Cost?, on June 18th
at the Seattle Westin. This is an incredible opportunity to hear
from privacy luminaries about the challenges businesses face increasing their
bottom lines through targeted advertising and personalized services. You'll
walk away with a better understanding of all the technologies, risks and opportunities
in play. Don't miss this opportunity to grab the latest insight on a fast-changing
area of concern to all businesses!
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