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With the Summer Olympics underway - and all eyes on China -
we want to remind our members that the WTIA is here to help them learn about,
and connect with, the enormous opportunities in China.
Since opening an office in Shenzhen last year, we've brought members over to meet with potential
business partners and government officials and we've hosted several visiting Chinese
delegations interested in Washington. We're heading back again in October
on a trade mission focused on the mobile market. As always our aim
is to create one-on-one business meetings that generate results.
We're
also working to create a set of partners and education materials for members to
draw upon to smartly evaluate and plan for a China entrance. Coming up -
a class on the Opportunities for Technology & Software Companies in China scheduled
for October 2nd and 3rd.
If
you are interested in joining us in October - or just want to know more about
our China efforts, don't hesitate to e-mail us at China@washingtontechnology.org.
In the meantime - go USA!
Ken
Myer
President & CEO
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| ADVOCACY & OUTREACH |
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 Has
Your Laptop, PDA or other Device Been Searched by DHS? Congress Wants to Know
There
has been some recent news regarding the searching of various types of tech devices,
such as laptops, PDAs, Blackberrys, etc. by the DHS of travelers returning to
the United States from other countries.
While it is obvious
that travelers either entering or re-entering the U.S. are going to be checked
out by border and customs officials, sometimes heavily, the apparent increase
in the searching of electronic devices has some aspects to it that could be privacy violations.
A July 23 Seattle Times article by Janet Tu, discusses this issue
in more detail: Click here to read.
WTIA Ken Myer is quoted
in the article. We also followed up with a letter to most of Washington's
Congressional delegation, which can be found in my blog entry.
Click below to read this entire blog entry.
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| MEMBER SPOTLIGHT |
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Meet
Konnects, Inc. 
Tell us about your company and
specifics on your product/service.
- Konnects, the
place for professional networking, is a site for people building a circle of professional
contacts, open to sharing new business opportunities, and looking to fully promote and showcase their capabilities.
- Konnects brings all of the interactive tools and content creation capabilities
of a social network, and combines these things with social mapping, a professional
audience, and a clean, interactive interface.
- Konnects enables our members
to Create their professional presence online. They can Connect with others through
thousands of online communities powered by Konnects (Real Estate or Medical Konnects
for example). Members can fully Conduct business within the Konnects platform by using interactive tools.
- Konnects powered communities allow any organization, company or individual
to create their own branded, professionally focused social community. Each community
has all of the feature sets and viral capabilities that are on Konnects.com, including
an analytics suite and the ability to generate revenue
- The end result is
a site that grows virally both in terms of individual members inviting members,
and at the community level with multiple organizations plugging the power of professional
online networking into their business model.
What makes
your organization unique?
Konnects is designed to be an interactive
place for networking. Similar to social sites, Konnects does and will continue
to integrate more and more interactive ways to connect people and interact...
Click below to read the rest
of this interview.
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| MARKETPLACE |
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Operations - Computer Equipment
Check out
the August Specials!
Washington Technology Industry
Association Member Employees receive up to a 12% discount off Dell list prices
on Dimension desktops and Inspiron notebooks. This Purchase Program also offers
the same promotions (free upgrades, etc.) that are offered on www.dell.com Home and Home Office website.
As a Dell Member Purchase Program participant, you will continue
to receive all current, advertised promotions and discounted shipping, corporate-level
telephone technical support and award-winning customer service.
Click below
to read more on this offering.
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| NEW MEMBERS |
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 Industry
HomeSavvi
Datacenter
Experts
Vertex Software Inc.
Unify Square, Inc.
Xirrus, Inc.
Associate Members
Woodland
Recruiting
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
Xconomy
Individual & Student
Carl Andrews
Frank
Griffiths
Click below for renewing members.
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| EVENTS |
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 In case you missed out, July was an exciting month at
the WTIA.
On the 17th we hosted the Technology Industry's
Summer Celebration at the Pyramid Alehouse & Brewery beer garden, partnering with
20 other organizations in the tech space. With perfect weather, cold beer and
an entertaining band, "Take Me Out to the Beer Garden"
was one of our largest attended networking events.
We also hosted our 13th Annual Golf Open – Around
the World in 18 Holes. Sponsors, each boasting a different count ry as a theme, lined the Glendale Country Club
providing a whimsical, fun and memorable day. Golfers voted Quid Pro Quo's
Scottish Hole as their favorite; perhaps it was the kilts they wore or the shots
of scotch they were distributing! An awards banquet featuring a delicious
BBQ, contest winners and an array of fabulous raffle prizes concluded this unforgettable
day.
Be
sure to register for our September Networking on Wednesday, September 10th
at Terrace Garden in the Red Lion Hotel. Don't
miss one last chance to mix & mingle outdoors before fall descends.
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