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Is there an angel out there for you?
The economic  outlook is uncertain.
A recession is ominous. Is it possible to obtain funding during
these tentative financial times?
If
it’s not all gloom and doom, where does one look for a silver lining?
Come
hear what local angel investing firms have to say at our November 18th Urban Leadership
Series event entitled: Finding financing in cash strapped times - Is there an
angel who will look out for you?
Join Geoff Entress, Managing Member
of Rolling Bay Ventures, Cathi Hatch, President & CEO of the Zino Society, Rebecca
Lovell, Program Director of the Alliance of Angels and Todd Dean, NW Chapter President,
Keiretsu Forum Northwest in this enlightening discussion.
Click below
to read more about to register for this event.
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Insurance
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home insurance to better drivers like you! With Liberty Mutual, you'll enjoy:
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS |
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BEST OF BLOGS |
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Want to search for a
member? Click
here to access our member
directory.
Industry Members
SynapticMash
Loci
Software
SunGard Bi-Tech-Vashon
FiberCloud, Inc.
Mantis Technology Group
Seven
Simple Machines
Advaiya
Avanade
Westlake Electronic Supply, Inc.
Aspect
Innovation, LLC
Mobile Semiconductor Corporation
Aristen, Inc.
SunGard
Availability Servic
Associate Members
Technology Access Foundation
Connect
Northwest
PacifiCap Group
CFS Planning Resources
Individual & Student Members
Darrell Reising
Jason
DeKock
Monnix Jelinek
Patrick Rowe
Tony Sova
William Herbert
Click below for renewing members.
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TechFlash - a new online destination
for technology news and commentary in the Seattle
region, published by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
The site
combines John Cook's reporting on venture capital, entrepreneurs and startups
with Todd Bishop's coverage of Microsoft and other large technology companies,
plus regular contributions from PSBJ senior technology writer Eric Engleman. But
the most important part of the site will be you - the community of people involved
and interested in technology in the Seattle
region. Techflash will be publishing regular guest posts and other interactive
features designed to tap into the power of that community.
Today's blog:
Ontela scores big deal with Verizon
Ontela has scored a major deal to provide the
technology for a new mobile photo sharing service being offered through Verizon
and PhotoBucket. The service -- dubbed PhotoBucket Mobile Uploader -- will allow
users of about 20 Verizon phones to have photos immediately uploaded to PhotoBucket.
The application costs $2.99 per month.
"Verizon is one of the big gems in any mobile company's portfolio," said
Ontela Chief Executive Dan Shapiro...
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out all of Tech Flash's blogs.
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Education Funding Will Be One of the Top Issues in 2009
One
of WTIA's key policy priorities is a good education system that has high
standards, curriculum that maps to those standards and a testing system that provides
measurements against those standards. While education reform has gone very
slowly in Washington state, progress has been made. It will be very interesting
to see how our newly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, Randy Dorn,
keeps the promises of education reform. He was, in fact, one of the original
architects of it in 1993 when he served in the legislature.
One of the problems in the K-12 system has been inadequate funding
of it, as a percentage of the state operating budget, since 1993.
K-12 now represents about 41% of the state operating budget.
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below to read this entire blog entry.
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"25
Years of Technology at Play"
Applications are open for our 2009 Industry Achievement
Awards!
Why not take this cost effective marketing opportunity
to highlight and honor your company’s accomplishments?
 Time is running out - APPLY HERE.
New category - Breakthrough Start-up of the Year!
New
approach to voting - The community determines the winners!
New
venue - The Paramount Theatre with Tom Douglas Catering
New
experience - A gaming theme with interactive lounges & networking
Want greater exposure for your
company? There are sponsorship opportunities available for this event. Please
contact sponsorship@washingtontechnology.org.
Click below to submit your application.
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT |
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Washington
Technology Industry Association is a catalyst for creating connections between
members.
Through face-to-face events and a robust virtual environment,
you have multiple ways to collaborate and build ongoing relationships with the
companies and individuals who can help you grow your business.
Check
out all of our upcoming events designed to foster connections
and build relationships between members.
Join the conversation in our online
community forums. These virtual communities focus on specific topics,
allowing members to post and respond to questions, share insights and communicate
and collaborate with other members beyond face-to-face events.
Washington
Technology Industry Association volunteers are community-minded people with a
passion for technology, education and collaboration. Volunteering provides a great
opportunity to meet and network with other industry professionals while contributing
your expertise to an event or program. If you are interested in finding
out about volunteer opportunities, simply email us and we will let you know what
current opportunities are available.
Click below to learn more about how you can get connected.
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Tell us about your company and specifics
on your product/service.
Google’s mission is to organize
the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. “Googol”
is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros; Google’s play on
the term reflects the company’s mission to organize the immense amount of
information available on the web. As a first step in fulfilling that mission,
Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed a new approach to
searching for information online. They started their search engine in a
Stanford University dorm room, but within a few years, information seekers around
the globe were logging on to the new site. Google has experienced dizzying
growth over the past few years; we were recently ranked the number two most-visited
website in the US. Today Google is a global technology leader focused on
improving the ways people connect to information. Our innovations in web search and advertising
have made our website a top Internet destination and our brand one of the
most recognized in the world. In fact, just recently Google was named the
most powerful global brand of 2007 by market research group Millward Brown
Optimor. Leading companies in our industry include Microsoft, Yahoo, eBay,
Amazon, Interactive Corp., and a number of local companies that compete in
specific international markets.
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Community
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Since 1996, the Technology Access Foundation (TAF)
has helped over 1,000 children develop the academic skills that are vital
for success in a technology-driven global economy.
Through
free after-school programs and the new TAF Academy model, they are building
a bridge across the opportunity gap and changing lives through technology
education.
Click here to learn more about our plans to radically change the trajectory
of 20,000 public school students of color each year by 2020.
The WTIA will be awarding a TAF middle school student the Technology Leader
of Tomorrow Award along with a scholarship at the 2009 Industry Achievement Awards on March 25th.
Click
below to read more about TAF.
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Looking to reach Washington's
technology industry with your product or service? Want to receive special pricing
on offerings available only to WTIA members? Then participate in the
WTIA Member to Member (M2M) program - a unique opportunity to promote a special
product or service available only to other WTIA members.
Here is just one of the great offerings available!
Woodland
Recruiting
WTIA MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10% Off Recruiting Fee
Woodland Recruiting offers a flat fee, contingent
on successful hire, that is broken into six, equal, monthly payments
– the first of which is due 60 days after the employee’s start date.
If the employee leaves, the billing stops.
Click below to read more
about this exciting new program.
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hAppy hour HOT
SPOTS
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Looking
for a great place for a drink after work? A client meeting over drinks?
Check out these top 10 hot spots for some of the best happy hours in Seattle.
1.
Umi Sake House
2. Nijo Sushi
3. Palamino Restaurant Rotisseria
4. Cellars
Restaurant & Lounge
5. Barlo Ristorante
6. McCormick & Schmick's
7. McCormick's
Fish House & Bar
8. Owl's Thistle Irish Pub
9. Casuelitas Caribbean Cuisine
10.
Rositas Mexican Grill
Click below to read
more about these happy hours.
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What Are Our Members Saying
About Us?
"Our membership in
the WTIA has opened doors for us, helped us gain name recognition, and provided us with valuable services.
Having an organization focused on representing Washington State high-tech industry and providing a focal
point for community activities is
one of the reasons we chose to put our U.S. headquarters here. The WTIA provides
the kind of leadership needed
to encourage the growth of high-tech, globally competitive industries that make up our customer base.”
- Naoyuki Baba, President and CEO, GrapeCity, Inc.
“ The WTIA’s advocacy is very important for our state’s technology
companies and for our long term ability to compete effectively with other states
and countries for desirable jobs. The WTIA represents us on the key issues that
affect the industry such as the need for a more competitive education system,
R&D tax incentives and promoting entrepreneurship. WTIA influences government
decision making in a way that each of us individually cannot do alone.”
- Steve Wood, Chairman, Single Point
Do you have feedback on your membership?
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here to send us your comments and feedback.
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