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nctateam NCTA Team -
alisongordonncta Alison Gordon -
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mistihennessee Misti Hennessee -
rachelkennedyncta Rachel Kennedy
If you missed our State of Technology conference on April 24, you missed near 500 leaders gathering to explore how technology is redefining and improving the customer relationship. The full day conference included all aspect of marketing strategy including: building your company’s brand, privacy laws and leveraging customer intelligence. Craig Hayman, General Manager of Industry Solutions for IBM, provided the opening keynote. Here are some notes from his presentation and you can also view his slide deck from the presentation.
First Quarter Recap of North Carolina State Budget and Economic Development
I wanted to expand on my last blog post, which touched upon the Governor’s budget and some of our recent small group meetings with key legislators to discuss North Carolina tax reform.
IT Reserve Fund
Governor McCrory’s
View photos from our past Charlotte Emerging Tech + Trends meeting that focused on “Disaster Recovery for Your Mission Critical Operations”. Companies represented on the panel included Peak 10, DukeNet Communications, TIAA-CREF, City of Charlotte and Duke Energy. The Emerging Tech + Trends series is sponsored by WorkSmart and provides a forum where leaders combine professional development and networking. Each session explores technology’s impact on the economy and workforce, and features an interactive panel of subject matter experts speaking on a dedicated topic.
If you are interested in sponsoring an upcoming meeting or the series, contact Marc Montoro at mmontoro@nctechnology.org.
The next meeting is scheduled for May 23 in the Triad.
Check out pics from our NCTA Game Night with the Canes this past week. Over 150 NCTA members gathered for a dinner and reception prior to watching the Hurricanes face off against the New Jersey Devils.
NCTA has been meeting with officials of the executive and legislative branches in North Carolina to gain insights, and offer input, as the state budget and related tax proposals are developed. Several members of the NCTA Board of Directors and Board of Advisors met with key Senate staff this week for dialog around how best to proceed. Additionally, the Governor released his budget today - see link - which does not spell out much in the way of tax changes (other than elimination of the Estate Tax), but does outline anticipated IT spending by state government in several key areas.
NCTA members came out in full force for Tech Day at the Legislature on February 27. The goal of this day was to highlight the vital role the tech sector plays in North Carolina’s economy, emphasize how technology can help gain efficiencies in government operations, and make note of any legislative priorities in the session related to IT policy, including procurement and deployment within State Government.
The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA), the primary voice of the technology industry in North Carolina, held elections for seats on its Board of Directors and its Executive Committee at the Association’s Annual Meeting and Outlook for IT held on February 2 in Charlotte. This luncheon…
NCTA will host six start-ups in the consumer technology industry as part of our Thought Leaders event with Walt Mossberg on January 17, 2013 at the Umstead Hotel. We asked Ann Revell-Pechar (www.arevell.com) to interview these companies’ CEOs to whet your appetite about some very cool…
NCTA will host six start-ups in the consumer technology industry as part of our Thought Leaders event with Walt Mossberg on January 17, 2013 at the Umstead Hotel. We asked Ann Revell-Pechar (www.arevell.com) to interview these companies’ CEOs to whet your appetite about some very cool…
NCTA will host six start-ups in the consumer technology industry as part of our Thought Leaders event with Walt Mossberg on January 17, 2013 at the Umstead Hotel. We asked Ann Revell-Pechar to interview these companies’ CEOs to whet your appetite about some very cool companies located here in…
