ITAA Allies With Northern Virginia Technology Council
Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Cooperate on Policy, Programs and Events in 2007Arlington, VA - January 16, 2007 - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) announced today they will join forces in 2007 on public policy issues, programs and events of interest to both organizations' members.
"The technology industry's future depends upon its ability to reach government and markets at all levels and all locations - from the grass roots to the global," said ITAA President and CEO Phil Bond. "By partnering with NVTC, our companies gain valuable expertise in public policy and business development in the Commonwealth of Virginia."
Under the agreement, the two organizations will open select events to each others' members and exchange public policy and business development expertise. ITAA will offer NVTC and its members thought leadership, counsel and support on international and national legislative and regulatory issues, as well as international trade missions. In exchange, NVTC will provide thought leadership and support with respect to legislative and regulatory issues in Virginia.
"In today's global economy, it is critical that Northern Virginia's technology industry has a strong voice and presence at the state and regional level, and also across the nation and throughout the world," said NVTC President & CEO Bobbie Kilberg. "ITAA's strong record in federal policy advocacy and relationship with the World Information Technology and Services Alliance makes this a natural alliance, which will provide value to our members."
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) provides global public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of approximately 325 corporate members throughout the U.S., and is secretariat of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance, a global network of 67 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information visit www.itaa.org.
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia and is the largest technology council in the nation. NVTC has about 1,100 member companies employing more than 188,000 employees. Its membership includes companies from all sectors of the technology industry and the service providers that support these companies, as well as universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies. NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community with networking and educational events, specialized services and benefits, public policy advocacy, branding of its region as a major global technology center, initiatives in targeted business sectors and in the international, entrepreneurship, workforce and education arenas, the Equal Footing Foundation that focuses on venture philanthropy and public/private partnerships, and The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC to mentor new technology entrepreneurs. Visit NVTC at www.nvtc.org.
