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NVTC January/February 2007 the voice of technology The Voice of Technology is a bi-monthly publication of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. www.nvtc.org inside: NVTC’s Legislative Agenda northern virginia technology council magazine The Telework Solution also: NVTC’s TECH Celebration and Fall Fusion Fest ‘06
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Virginia Telework Pledge p. 4
The Telework Solution: p. 8Profiles of NVTC member company success stories
NVTC 2007 Legislative Agenda p. 13
Fall Fusion Fest ‘06 p. 21
TechCelebration: NVTC’s Annual Banquet p. 22
Events @nvtc p. 24Highlights of recent events
2007 Techtopia Map p. 26
Equal Footing Foundation p. 29
Koelemay’s Kosmos p. 30
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Message from the Chairman p. 5
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his issue of The Voice of Technology is centered on the leg-islative issues vital to the technology community inNorthern Virginia—issues that directly impact our prof-itability and competitiveness in an increasingly globaleconomy. In addition, we are featuring an article on tele-
work that provides insight from companies and organizations in ourregion that have effectively implemented telecommuting programsfor their employees. NVTC is a long-term and vocal proponent of tele-work because it benefits the public and makes good business sense.Telework helps reduce traffic congestion on our region’s cloggedtransportation arteries, is good for the environment, helps companiesattract a talented workforce because it offers flexibility and is “family-friendly,” enables the best people around the world to work for compa-nies in Northern Virginia, positively impacts companies’ bottom linesby cutting space requirements and other related expenses, and pro-vides necessary operational continuity in the event of a catastrophe.
My company, Lee Technologies, is an advocate of telework. I ampleased to announce that in December 2006 Lee Technologies signeda telework pledge with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and 31 otherNVTC member companies and organizations that affirms our com-mon support “to expand or implement telework within our organiza-tions and to encourage our colleagues in other organizations, privateand public, to implement or expand telework." The pledge, co-spon-sored by NVTC and The Telework Coalition, is printed in its entiretyon the page opposite this column.
After reading this issue and learning more about the myriad benefitsof telework programs, I hope that your company will be inspired tocontact NVTC and sign the pledge as well.
In addition to promoting the benefits of telework to the technologycommunity and beyond, NVTC has taken this issue to the VirginiaGeneral Assembly. NVTC actions in Richmond helped lead to the cre-ation of a telework program for state employees, Governor Kaine’slaunch of the Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistanceearlier this year, and the establishment of a legislative subcommitteeto study ways in which telework opportunities for public and privatesector employees in Virginia can be enhanced and increased. In addi-tion and importantly, NVTC remains at the core of other importantlegislative efforts at the state level with the goal of protecting andenhancing your businesses’ viability and that of our region’s technol-ogy industry. Did you know that during the 2006 General Assemblysession NVTC efforts in Richmond resulted in:
• An additional $70 million in state funding to increase the researchcapacity of Virginia’s higher educational institutions, includingGeorge Mason University’s Integrated Bioscience ResearchInitiative.
• Increased base adequacy state fundingfor George Mason University, theNorthern Virginia Community College,and our other institutions of highereducation.
• The end of an unfair and uncompeti-tive tax—the True Object Test that hasharmed many of our member compa-nies and placed Virginia businesses ata disadvantage in winning and performing federal contracts forgoods and services.
• Preservation of state funding for the Center for InnovativeTechnology, which has experienced significant budget cuts inrecent years.
• $1.5 million in funding to the Northern Virginia CommunityCollege to support public-private sector partnerships to maximizethe number of newly licensed nurses and increase the supply ofnursing faculty.
• Removal of limitations and requirements governing the assign-ment of intellectual property rights at public institutions of highereducation.
• Defeat of legislation that would have disqualified any contractorthat utilizes offshore labor in any aspect of their business fromperforming on state contracts and legislation that would haverequired Virginia companies to file a sworn affidavit certifying allemployees and share holders are U.S. citizens—even if they liveabroad.
• Defeat of legislation that would have burdened emerging cellularand text messaging technologies, services, and business modelsand overly broad computer crimes bills that would have harmedlegitimate software, e-commerce, and Internet companies.
Included in this issue is a special supplement that contains the NVTClegislative agenda for the 2007 session of the General Assembly andinformation on the NVTC political action committee, TechPAC, andthe new NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee. I strongly encourageyou to read the supplement to learn what your Council is doing to pro-tect your businesses’ interests in Richmond during this session andbeyond. I also encourage you to learn more about the policy issuesthat impact your company, the technology industry, and our regionaltechnology economy by joining our Public Policy Steering Committee.Finally, I encourage you to contact NVTC’s lobbying team with anyquestions, concerns, or feedback. Our three registered lobbyists fight-ing for your interests full time in Richmond during the legislative ses-sion are eager to hear from you.
John C. Lee, IVChairman & CEO, Lee TechnologiesChairman of the Board, NVTC
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TMESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
bits&bytesAlion Science and Technology, anemployee-owned technology solu-tions company delivering technicalexpertise and operational support ispart of a team chosen as one of twofinalists to develop new JointSupport Ships (JSS) for the Canadiangovernment. Alion will be responsi-ble for ship design, signatures, sur-vivability, cost engineering, human-systems engineering, and systemsengineering. The ships will provideunderway replenishment, sealift,Joint Force Support, and medicalsupport to naval task groups andjoint forces. Review and final selec-tion from the proposals will be com-pleted in 2008, with the first of threeships projected to be delivered in2012. Total value of the contract forthis phase is approximately $11 mil-lion. www.alionscience.com. �The Consumer ElectronicsAssociation’s (CEA®) 2007International CES, which ran January8–11 in Las Vegas, was a record-breaking trade show with more than2,700 exhibitors filing more than 1.8million net square feet of exhibitspace and attracting more than140,000 attendees from across theglobe. The CES show floor buzzedwith more than 20,000 productlaunches and major partnershipannouncements, spanning acrossindustries and connecting con-sumers with more features, services,and control of the content incorpo-rated into electronic devices. Thisyear’s show is the 40th in CEA histo-ry. Next year’s International CES willalso be in Las Vegas. www.ce.org. � Cybertrust®, a global informationsecurity specialist, and Cisco®, aleader in networking, announcedtheir collaboration in developingsolutions to assist retailers in achiev-ing compliance with the PCI DataSecurity Standard. Part of the CiscoPCI Solution for Retail, a set of rec-ommended and audited networkarchitectures that can be tailored foreach retailer's specific store foot-print and application needs,Cybertrust has provided its PCI sub-ject matter expertise to validate thatthe Cisco solutions are optimized forPCI compliance. The Cisco PCISolution architectures provideguidelines that help retailers man-age the complexities associatedwith the PCI Data Security Standard.www.cybertrust.com or www.cisco.com.�Edison Venture Fund announceda $4 million investment inCorasWorks, based in Reston,Virginia. Edison is the sole investor inthe second round for this expansionstage enterprise software company.
OFFICERSChairmanJohn C. Lee, IV, Lee [email protected]
Vice ChairmanDonna Morea, [email protected]
Vice ChairmanJim Duffey, [email protected]
President & CEOBobbie Kilberg, Northern Virginia Technology [email protected]
SecretaryJohn Love, AH&T [email protected]
TreasurerJohn Mendonca, KPMG [email protected]
General CounselScott Hommer, Venable [email protected]
Public Relations AdvisorDoug Poretz, Qorvis [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anne Altman, IBM, [email protected]
Panos Anastassiadis, [email protected]
Brad Antle, SI International, [email protected]
Janet Barnard, Cox [email protected]
Greg Baroni, [email protected]
John Becker, [email protected]
Peter Black, M&T [email protected]
John Burton, Updata [email protected]
Chris Cantarella, Heidrick & [email protected]
Craig ChasonPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman [email protected]
Renny DiPentima, SRA [email protected]
Mark Frantz, RedShift [email protected]
Jeffrey Ganek, [email protected]
Dan Gonzalez, Scheer [email protected]
Stan Gutkowski, [email protected]
Peter Harrison, [email protected]
Andy Harrs, [email protected]
Deepak Hathiramani, Vistronix, [email protected]
Bob Johnson, Sprint [email protected]
Hooks Johnston, Valhalla [email protected]
Curt Kolcun, [email protected]
Jim LeBlanc, American-Kuwaiti [email protected]
Paul Leslie, Apogen Technologies/QinetiQ North [email protected]
Jim Leto, [email protected]
Jack London, CACI [email protected]
Lisa Martin, LeapFrog Solutions, [email protected]
TiTi McNeill, TranTech, [email protected]
Alan Merten, George Mason [email protected]
Jay Morse, The Washington Post [email protected]
Kent Murphy, Luna [email protected]
David Nadler, Dickstein [email protected]
Balan Nair, AOL, [email protected]
Gary Nakamoto, Base Technologies, Inc. [email protected]
Jim O’Neill, Northrop Grumman CorporationInformation [email protected]
Pat Otte, Micron [email protected]
Gary Pan, Panacea [email protected]
Kevin Parker, Deltek, [email protected]
Tom Patterson, Command [email protected]
Gerald Rubin, Janelia Farm Research Campusof the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, [email protected]
Jonathan Shames, Ernst & [email protected]
Terrie Spiro, First Horizon [email protected]
Cory Starr, [email protected]
David Steinberg, [email protected]
Lydia Thomas, Mitretek [email protected]
Steve Winings, Christian & [email protected]
Russell Wright, Dimensions [email protected]
Chairman Emeritus
John Backus, Draper [email protected]
Dan Bannister, Bannister [email protected]
Ed H. BersoffAdvanced Technology Systemsebersoff@atsva,com
Kathy Clark, [email protected]
Mike A. Daniels, [email protected]
David C. Lucien, DCL [email protected]
Sudhakar Shenoy, [email protected]
Honorary Members
Gerald GordonFairfax County Economic DevelopmentAuthority, [email protected]
Peter Jobse, Center for Innovative Technology,[email protected]
Gary Shapiro, Consumer ElectronicsAssociation, [email protected]
Senior Advisory
Mark Bisnow, Bisnow on [email protected]
James Bundschuh, Marymount [email protected]
Tom Hicks, Tom Hicks Business Accelerations, [email protected]
Bob KahnCorporation for National Research [email protected]
Donald LehmanThe George Washington [email protected]
Paul Lombardi, INpower [email protected]
Mario Morino, Morino [email protected]
George Newstrom, Lee [email protected]
Len Pomata, [email protected]
Knox Singleton, Inova Health [email protected]
Esther T. Smith, Qorvis [email protected]
Charles W. Steger, Virginia [email protected]
Bob G. TemplinNorthern Virginia Community [email protected]
Earle Williams, [email protected]
Bob Wright, Dimensions [email protected]
Dendy Young, [email protected]
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The proceeds will be used to expand development, marketing and sales, as well asto purchase secondary stock. www.edisonventure.com. � GTSI Corp. a leadinggovernment information technology solutions provider, has been awarded a $42million blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice to deliverworkstation, desktop, and laptop solutions that will promote standardization andinteroperability for its various offices, bureaus and divisions. GTSI was the soleaward winner for this three-year contract. GTSI will be offering a full line of solu-tions and services including imaging and integration, custom warranty and callsupport, asset management and reports, warehousing and managed logistics. Tohelp deliver the solutions, GTSI has teamed Hewlett Packard, which will be the pri-mary hardware supplier, and Prism Pointe Technologies, a global IT services com-pany. www.gtsi.com. �Luna Innovations, which researches, develops, and com-mercializes innovative technologies in molecular technology and sensing solu-tions, has entered into a technology transfer and licensing agreement withCoherent, Inc., giving Luna the right to manufacture and sell the former Iolon"Apollo" line of swept tunable lasers. Under the agreement, Luna acquired manu-facturing equipment and inventory as well as non-exclusive licenses to patentsand other intellectual property rights related to the transferred technology.Tunable laser technology is a key element in Luna's existing fiber optic test, meas-urement, and sensing products lines. These products employ frequency-tunedlasers to measure various aspects of the transmission properties of telecommuni-cations fiber optic components and systems. Lasers are also used in fiber opticsensing applications, such as distributed strain and temperature mapping, and dis-tributed measurement of shape. www.lunainnovations.com. � Siteworx, a Webdesign and technology company, has built a complimentary Web site for theFulbright Center, a non-profit organization that supports Senator J. WilliamFulbright's vision of world peace and nonviolent means of conflict resolution. Thesite is an entry point for people and organizations seeking ideas and best practicesfor cross-cultural education and leadership, enriched study-abroad programs, cul-tural immersion resources, and international partnerships among educationalinstitutions. www.siteworx.com. � SRA International, Inc., a provider of technol-ogy and strategic consulting services and solutions, has been awarded a competi-tive task order by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide technical and analyt-ical services to help TRICARE Management Activity to improve the efficiency andeffectiveness of Military Health System operations, management, and health caredata quality maintenance. The task order has an estimated value of $13.6 millionover five years if all options are exercised. SRA has also been awarded a competi-tive task order by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). SRA will provideinformation technology support to EPA’s Brownfields Program, a critical element ofthe agency’s efforts to integrate environmental protection and economic revital-ization. The task order has an estimated value of $10.5 million over four years if alloptions are exercised. www.sra.com. � A $400 million sludge handling system,slated to be built along the Potomac River by the Washington D.C. Water andSewer Authority by 2010, may not be able to completely thwart odor problems ifit uses current technology. John Novak, the Nick Prillaman Professor of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, is working to identify betterprocesses for the destruction of organic solids and the elimination of disease caus-ing organisms in biosolids. Novak's approach to reduce the volatility of waste andto remove nitrogen from the process is based in part on some successful treat-ments of wastewater where a dual-digestion process, is used. His initial studiesindicate that the dual treatment achieved up to a 65 percent volatile solids reduc-tion, compared to 46 and 52 percent when using other processes. www.vt.edu. �
Bobbie KilbergPresident & CEO, NVTC
Christine KallivokasChief Operating Officer
Josh LeviVice President for Policy
Randy CislerController
Human Resources [email protected]
Colleen HahnPresident/Executive Director
Equal Footing Foundation(formerly NVTC Foundation)
Kristin SeitzSpecial Assistantto the President
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The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC
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The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership and trade associa-tion for the technology community in Northern Virginia and is the largest technologycouncil in the nation. NVTC has about 1,100 member companies representing morethan 188,000 employees. Its membership includes companies from all sectors of thetechnology industry and the service providers that support those companies as well asuniversities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies.NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community withnetworking and educational events, specialized services and benefits, public policyadvocacy, branding of its region as a major global technology center, initiatives in tar-geted business sectors and in the international, entrepreneurship, workforce and educa-tion arenas, the Equal Footing Foundation that focuses on venture philanthropy andpublic/private partnerships and The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC to mentor new tech-nology entrepreneurs.
The Voice of Technology is published six times per year by the Northern VirginiaTechnology Council. It is the official magazine of NVTC. ©Copyright 2007 by NVTC. Allrights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in part or whole withoutthe express written consent of NVTC. For reprint information, contact The Voice ofTechnology, 2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20170 fax: (703) 904-8008. TheVoice of Technology publishes articles authored by industry professionals. The opinionsand/or positions expressed in these articles are not necessarily those of NVTC. NVTCencourages its members to submit story ideas and comments to: [email protected].
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n Northern Virginia, the confluenceof transportation gridlock, environ-mental concerns, proactive politicalleadearship, and forward-thinkingbusinesses have made telework an
increasingly popular business practice in theregion’s technology community and beyond.Today, telework is becoming more popularbecause of advanced technology that enablesemployees to access the resources of anorganization from any location, at any time tosuccessfully fulfill their job functions—justlike they are physically in the office.
Several innovative NVTC member organiza-tions are on the cutting edge of implementingpolicies and procedures that allow theiremployees to be mobile. Their use of teleworkas part of their standard business operatingprocedures are improving overall bottomlines and increasing employee productivity,morale, recruitment, and retention—amongother tangible benefits.
Following are snapshots of four exemplaryNVTC organizations that are have—andare—putting telework programs into suc-cessful practice. We hope that these storieswill motivate your organization’s manage-ment to implement a telecommuting policyinto effect and sign Virginia Governor TimKaine’s Telework Initiative, sponsored byNVTC and The Telework Coalition.
AccentureTelework as Part of a Corporate Strategy
For Accenture, teleworking is an essentialcomponent of its corporate strategy. The com-pany has more than 3,000 employees based inthe region. Total seat capacity in its Restonoffices is 1,200, and, on average, 1,100 peoplecome to the office daily, meaning that nearlytwo-thirds of the company’s regionally basedworkforce telecommute on any given day.
“At Accenture, professional fulfillment isdrawn from the work we do, not from wherewe do it,” said Stu Solomon, ManagingDirector of Accenture Metro Washington.“Remote work is one component of an overallconcept of flexible work at Accenture.”
Accenture first made telework options avail-able to many of its employees when the com-pany recognized that its mobile workforcewas creating new ways of doing business. Thecompany formalized the policy in 1997 withthe introduction of a “hoteling” workplaceconcept, which dramatically reduced theamount of company office space required.
The flexible work policies were driven, in part,by the realization that the workplace waschanging—and technology was driving thatchange. “By 2000, technology was significant-ly changing the way people worked—statuswas more associated with an executive’smobility and flexibility than with their officespace,” said Solomon.
Accenture has capitalized on the growing tele-work movement by developing advancedtechnology to support its mobile workforce.“Accenture Portal” enables any employee toremotely access anything from benefits infor-mation to printer connectivity. Complementingthis, Accenture also has designed numerousinternal Web sites to ensure that telecommut-ing employees can access key informationabout any subject, including tech support.
For Accenture, investing in telework isn’t justgood business, it’s a reflection of the compa-ny’s principles. “Telework at Accenture is sup-ported by a high degree of self-enablementand some of our core values … The ability towork remotely extends to all levels of theorganization, including traditional location-based roles, such administrative assistants,”said Solomon. “Clients, suppliers, and work-place professionals communicate to us thatthe Accenture workplace is a leading-edgemodel, years ahead of current workplace con-cepts.”
Consumer Electronics AssociationTelework as a Management Proposition
For the Consumer Electronics Association(CEA), telework is a management proposition.With a CEO who telecommutes regularly andencourages managers to give it a try, CEA isregarded as an organization that “walks thewalk” regarding telework.
CEA ensures its managers have first-handknowledge of the telework experience andprovides all the resources its employees needto be productive offsite—PDAs, laptops, andadvanced software allow employees fullaccess to their office PCs. To ensure itsemployees are well connected at home, CEAoffers a 50 percent reimbursement for broad-band.
The organization’s telework policy was devel-oped as part of a comprehensive transporta-tion plan, which requires its office to be locat-ed near a Metro stop and bus line, and pro-vides a Metro subsidy, flexible scheduling toavoid rush hours, bike locks, showers, andpartial parking reimbursement for carpoolingemployees.
CEA employs a flexible approach to telework,said Annemarie Ramirez, Vice President ofHuman Resources. If an employee requests atelework schedule and the manager is
TheTeleworkSolutionProfiles of NVTC Member Success Stories
“At Accenture, professionalfulfillment is drawn fromthe work we do, not fromwhere we do it.”
-- Stu Solomon, Managing Director ofAccenture Metro Washington
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opposed, they are asked to try the relationshipon a 60-trial basis to give both sides a chanceto see how it will work. CEA has found thebiggest challenge to be “getting managers overthe hump that employees are working [whileoutside the office],” Ramirez said.
The benefits of telework have been significantfor CEA. The program has become a bigrecruiting tool and employee productivityand efficiency have increased. “We have a lotless absenteeism,” said Ramirez. “And, in astrange way, I think people work more whenthey have Blackberries and other tools; theyare connected and working all the time.”
Sprint NextelTelework as a Tool to Connect Diverse,Sprawling Workforce
For Sprint Nextel, telework is about connect-ing its diverse, sprawling workforce.
“We operate nationally, and in some cases hadoffices in rural areas with significant com-mutes for employees (up to 50-plus miles),”said Bob Johnson, President, NortheastRegion. “Telecommuting saved the employeessignificant commutes and allowed us toemploy highly qualified people we otherwisemight have lost.”
An early convert to telework, Sprint Nextelinstituted a telecommuting program in thelate 1990s. In pioneering this new workforcepolicy, Sprint Nextel faced initial challengesfrom the federal government. “The primarychallenges in the early years involved someOSHA regulations* that had been interpretedas requiring us to physically monitor thehome working environment of our telecom-muters. Eventually that interpretation wasclarified .” Johnson said.
Internally, Sprint Nextel found that keepingteleworkers socially engaged must beaddressed for the program to work. “We try,when possible, to have employees spend somespecific portion of time at the office—per-haps one day a week or a day every two weeks.If that is not possible, we involve the employeethrough teleconferences and webcasts,”Johnson said.
As a matter of policy, Sprint Nextel outfits theresidential offices of its teleworkers with all
necessary equipment to ensure employeescan work effectively and efficiently at home.“As a mobile company, I think we are uniquein actually practicing what we preach. Ourproducts and services are all about gettingwork done from wherever you might be locat-ed. It’s very rewarding for both the companyand the employees to be able to use our prod-ucts and services to do just that,” Johnsonsaid.
Despite the challenges, the benefits of tele-working have been significant for both SprintNextel and its employ-ees, includingincreased worker sat-isfaction and retentionand boosted produc-tivity.
"Our basic telecom-muting plan is notnecessarily unique, butis part of a program that offers a variety ofways to assist employees with work-life bal-ance, including job sharing, flex scheduling,and work-from-home opportunities,” saidJohnson. “Productivity is high for those whotelecommute, and both employees and theirsupervisors support the program.”
SRA InternationalTelework as a Business Policy to NavigateEmployees’ Work/Life Challenges
Operating in a Type-A personality town, SRAInternational realized seven years ago that agood business policy would be to offer flexiblepolicies to help employees navigate thedemands of both professional and personallife. Today, 10 percent of SRA’s employeeswork under a formal telework arrangement—with many more working under informalarrangements.
Telework is not an option available to everySRA employee. Eligibility is determined onthe basis of job description, job role, andemployee characteristics and record. As adefense contractor, SRA’s clients also have asay in whether an employee may telework,and many of contracts spell out where thework must be conducted.
For SRA, the challenge to implementing itstelework policy also is part of the reason for
its success. “Communication is key. Beingopen and honest about expectations, and set-ting those expectations ahead of time,” saidShirl Jenkins, Vice President and Director ofHuman Resources. “Getting people’s mindsset and open to change. We have a lot of peo-ple that we like to call ‘old school.’ ‘You have tobe in the office from 8:30 to 5:30. If I don’t seeyou, how do I know you are really working?’”
The support of senior management is a criti-cal element of SRA’s telework program. “Oneof the things that has made our program suc-
cessful is that we have top level—the highestlevel—of management support,” said Jenkins.
Like those of other companies profiled in thisarticle, SRA’s telework program has impact-ed—and is impacting—its bottom line. Thecompany reports decreased employeeturnover and absenteeism, increased employ-ee morale and productivity, and reduced needfor office space.
Jenkins noted that while telework is a popularprogram with employees, it does have a“downside.” “Employees that telework actuallytend to work longer hours because it is harderto walk away from work when you are home,”she said.
* NVTC was a vocal and effective leader in themovement to stop the OSHA regulation.
Telework ResourcesNVTC (www.nvtc.org)
The Telework Coalition (www.telcoa.org)Telework! VA (www.teleworkva.org)
“Employees who telework actually tend to worklonger hours because it is harder to walk awayfrom work when you are home.”
-- Shirl Jenkins, Vice President and Director of Human Resources, SRA International
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NVTC EVENTS: January - FebruaryNorthern Virginia’s Premier Events for the Technology Community
January 2007
January 16: Emerging Business & Entrepreneur EventFocus Your Business Model for Success7:30 am Registration & Networking,; 8:00 - 9:30 am Program2070 Chain Bridge Road, Conference Center, Lower Level, Vienna, VANo Charge for Members / $70 Non-MembersSilver Sponsors: Access National Bank; Aronson & Company; GrantThornton LLPLocation Sponsor: Rainfield GroupPresented by the NVTC Emerging Business & Entrepreneur Committee
January 18: Private Equity EventStructuring and Financing a Management Spin-Out Without a“Crash and Burn”7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramHilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: Chessiecap, Inc.; Comerica Bank; DLA Piper USLLP; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,P.C.Presented by the NVTC Capital Formation Committee
January 19: Business to Government (B2G) EventPublic Safety Interoperability: Issues, Technologies, andOpportunities7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramHilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA$35 Members / $35 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsor: LeapFrog Solutions, Inc.Gold Sponsors: AH&T Insurance; Government Insights; SynchrisSilver Sponsors: Goodman & Company; Panacea Consulting, Inc.;Scheer Partners, Inc.; Unanet Technologies; Vistronix, Inc.Presented by the NVTC Business to Government (B2G) Committee
January 26: General Counsel EventThe New Ballgame in Electronic Discovery7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramHilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: AH&T Insurance; Corporation ServiceCompanyGold Sponsors: Albo & Oblon, L.L.P.; Baker & McKenzie; Hogan &Hartson; McGuire Woods LLP; Morrison & Foerster LLP; PillsburyWinthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; Venable LLPSilver Sponsors: Bowne of DC; Chubb Group of InsuranceCompanies; Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP; Womble Carlyle Sandridge& Rice, PLLCPresented by the NVTC General Counsel Committee
January 31: Titans Breakfast SeriesFeaturing Keynote Speaker James O'Neill, President, NorthropGrumman Information Technology7:00 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:15 am ProgramHilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA$50 Members / $80 Non-Members$450 Member Table of 10 / $800 Non-Member Table of 10Signature Platinum Sponsor: Cox CommunicationsPlatinum Sponsors: George Mason University School ofManagement; Heidrick & Struggles; Northrop GrummanGold Sponsors: Accenture; Approva; IBM PartnerWorld IndustryNetworks; Jefferson Wells; STG, Inc.Silver Sponsors: DC Rainmakers; Panacea Consulting Inc.;Transformation Systems, Inc.; Travelers Insurance; United BankAn NVTC Signature Event
February 2007
February 6: BioMedTech Event7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramHilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsor: Cooley Godward LLPSilver Sponsors: Grubb & Ellis Co.; Travelers InsuranceBronze Sponsor: IMCPresented by the NVTC BioMedTech Committee
February 7: Meet the Capital PlayersThe Hunt for Deals is ON7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramPricewaterhouseCoopers, 1800 Tysons Boulevard, 9th Floor, McLean, VANo Charge for Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: Chessiecap, Inc.; Comerica Bank; DLA Piper USLLP; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,P.C.Location Sponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopersPresented by the NVTC Capital Formation Committee
11th Annual Greater WashingtonTechnology CFO Awards
Call for NominationsNominate your CFO
at www.nvtc.org
February 9: Business Development,Marketing, and Sales EventHow to Effectively Sell to Chief Information Officers7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am Program2070 Chain Bridge Road, Conference Center, Lower Level, Vienna, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: DC Rainmakers, LLC; Government Insights;Learning Tree International; Oracle; Rainfield GroupSilver Sponsor: LeapFrog Solutions, Inc.Location Sponsor: Rainfield GroupPresented by the NVTC Business Development, Marketing, and SalesCommittee
February 21: New Media Technologies Event7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramOracle, 1910 Oracle Way, Reston, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersSilver Sponsors: Hoppmann Audio Visual; LeapFrog Solutions, Inc.;Travelers Insurance; Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLPPresented by the NVTC New Media Technologies Committee
February 23: Business to Government (B2G) Event7:30 am Registration & Networking; 8:00-9:30 am ProgramHilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsor: LeapFrog Solutions, Inc.Gold Sponsors: AH&T Insurance; Government Insights; SynchrisSilver Sponsors: Goodman & Company; Panacea Consulting, Inc.;Scheer Partners, Inc.; Unanet Technologies; Vistronix, Inc.Presented by the NVTC Business to Government (B2G) Committee
February 27: Emerging Business & Entrepreneur EventTop Marketing Trends for Today’s Emerging Businesses7:30 am Registration & Networking, 8:00-9:30 am ProgramBooz Allen Hamilton - Hamilton Room8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VANo Charge for Members / $70 Non-MembersSilver Sponsors: Access National Bank; Aronson & Company; GrantThornton LLPLocation Sponsor: Booz Allen HamiltonPresented by the NVTC Emerging Business & Entrepreneur Committee
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NVTC EVENTS: January - FebruaryNorthern Virginia’s Premier Events for the Technology Community
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2007Northern VirginiaTechnology Council
Legislative Agenda for Virginia
s the advocate of the Northern Virginia technology community, NVTC remains at the core of important legislative effortsat the state level with the goal of protecting and enhancing your business’s viability and that of our region’s technologyindustry. Did you know that during the 2006 General Assembly session NVTC efforts in Richmond resulted in the follow-ing victories:
� Regarding telework, the creation of a telework program for state employees, Governor Tim Kaine’s launch of the Office of TeleworkPromotion and Broadband Assistance, and the establishment of a legislative subcommittee to study ways in which telework opportu-nities for public and private sector employees in Virginia can be enhanced and increased.
� An additional $70 million in state funding to increase the research capacity of Virginia’s higher educational institutions, includingGeorge Mason University’s Integrated Bioscience Research Initiative.
� Increased base adequacy state funding for George Mason University, the Northern Virginia Community College, and our other institu-tions of higher education.
� The end of an unfair and uncompetitive tax—the True Object Test— that has harmed many of our member companies and placedVirginia businesses at a disadvantage in winning and performing federal contracts for goods and services.
� Preservation of state funding for the Center for Innovative Technology, which has experienced significant budget cuts in recent years.
� $1.5 million in funding to the Northern Virginia Community College to support public-private sector partnerships to maximize thenumber of newly licensed nurses and increase the supply of nursing faculty.
� Removal of limitations and requirements governing the assignment of intellectual property rights at public institutions of higher edu-cation.
� Defeat of legislation that would have disqualified from performing on state contracts any contractor that utilizes offshore labor in anyaspect of their business and also legislation that would have required Virginia companies to file a sworn affidavit with the StateCorporation Commission certifying all officers, directors, partners, employees, and share holders are U.S. citizens—even if they liveabroad.
� Defeat of legislation that would have burdened emerging cellular and text messaging technologies, services, and business models andoverly broad computer crimes bills that would have harmed legitimate software, e-commerce, and Internet companies.
Clearly, as the voice of Northern Virginia’s technology community, NVTC is heard and respected in Richmond.
This special supplement contains the NVTC legislative agenda for the 2007 session of the General Assembly and information on the NVTCpolitical action committee, TechPAC, and the new NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee. I highly encourage you to read the supplementfrom cover to cover to learn what your Council is doing to protect your business’s interests in Richmond during this session and beyond.I also encourage you to learn more about the policy issues that impact your company, the technology industry, and our regional technologyeconomy by joining our Public Policy Steering Committee. Finally, I encourage you to contact NVTC’s lobbying team with any questions,concerns, or feedback. Our three registered, highly respected lobbyists fighting for your interests full time in Richmond during the legisla-tive session are eager to hear from you.
Remember … an educated and active membership is a powerful membership.
John C. Lee, IVChairman & CEO, Lee TechnologiesChairman of the Board, NVTC
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message from the nvtc chairman of the board
Provide our elected officials a clear understanding of the issues that will fos-ter a strong, globally competitive technology community.
Advocate for policies and initiatives to build and sustain a sophisticated andstable transportation, legal, financial and educational infrastructure to sup-port technology business, and technology-based growth and innovation.
Highlight issues that could limit the burgeoning economic engine of theCommonwealth of Virginia.
As the leading voice on technology issues for
Virginia’s fastest growing region in terms of job cre-
ation, tax receipts and innovations, the Northern
Virginia Technology Council presents our legislative
objectives on behalf of our 1,100 members compa-
nies representing 188,000 employees.
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Foster a Positive Climate for Technology Business; Implement a Policy Framework, TaxSystem and Economic Development Regime to Promote Entrepreneurship and EncourageBusinesses that Offer the High-Wage, High-Skill Jobs that Characterize a Technology-DrivenEconomy
We believe that a strong Secretary of Technology and continued support of the Virginia Information Technology Investment Board,the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) and public-private partnerships are critical to achieve the goal of being thebest place to do business in the world.
We support the Governor’s allocation of $6 million for development and adoption of interoperable electronic health records withthe goal of 20% of all health records in the Commonwealth being in electronic form by the end of 2010.
We support providing the Center for Innovative Technology with $1.5 million in additional funding to expand the successful GAPprogram which identifies and makes funds available to seed-stage technology firms with a high potential for commercialization,rapid growth and downstream private-equity financing.
We should continue to focus on the growth of our biotechnology industry by adopting the recommendations of the Governor'sAdvisory Board for The Virginia Biotechnology Initiative, including sufficient capitalization of the BiotechnologyCommercialization Loan Fund and the authorization of state bond authority for biotechnology lab facility partnerships. We sup-port funding of $0.5 million for adult stem-cell research.
We support transformation of the Angel Investment Tax Credit from one that places an aggregate cap on individual capital invest-ments in small companies to a more predictable tax deduction, as recommended by the Virginia Research and TechnologyAdvisory Commission.
We must ensure that Virginia's statutory framework remains technology-neutral, especially in dealing with issues relating to crim-inal law, tort law and procurement law.
We believe in promoting greater adoption and utilization of technology by ensuring the Internet and related technologies remainsafe, accessible and efficient. We support updating Virginia’s computer crime and civil laws to address bad conduct including spy-ware and computer trespass and we support the recommendations of the Attorney General’s Youth Internet Safety Task Force.
We support funding to provide for additional investigative staff for the Computer Crimes Section of the Attorney General’s Officeto pursue computer fraud, computer trespass, spam, identity theft, and other technology-based crimes that undermine businessand consumer confidence in e-commerce.
We oppose the adoption of anti-competitiveness legislation that would unilaterally impose blanket policies on state procurementofficials in order to restrict their ability to procure goods and services from companies that utilize offshore outsourcing.
We encourage the greater use of public-private partnerships to fund and implement initiatives to improve the efficiency and effec-tiveness of Virginia's government IT infrastructure, streamline procurement of IT goods and services from the private sector, andmore closely integrate IT to improve the delivery of Web services for business and citizens.
We suggest that a Virginia Nanotechnology Commission be established to guide strategy and policy development in this emergingbusiness development arena and we support the nanotechnology recommendations of the Joint Commission on Technology andScience.
nvtc priorities
Challenge the Status Quo on Educationand Research; Strengthen ourTechnology Workforce
We support the Governor’s budget amendments allocatingbase adequacy and “one-time” funding for George MasonUniversity to meet the high-priority needs of NorthernVirginia's research university, especially the capitalrequirements for new facilities to complement and sustainNorthern Virginia’s technology economy. We also stronglyendorse additional research funding for George MasonUniversity.
We support an additional investment of $5 million in theCommonwealth Technology Research Fund to focus onstrategic enhancement, matching funds, industry induce-ment, and the commercialization of technologies to attractpublic and private research funding for institutions ofhigher education in order to further technological and eco-nomic development in Virginia.
We applaud the efforts of George Mason University toattract and retain top faculty and staff and believe the costof living issues for GMU faculty and staff must be faced asan urgent priority—the lag behind peer institutions andcompetitors within the region is making attraction andretention of top research and teacher faculty extremely dif-ficult.
We support full base budget adequacy funding for theNorthern Virginia Community College, raising funding perstudent to 100 percent of the state’s base budget adequacyguidelines. We support $71 million in new capital invest-ments to provide NVCC with desperately needed lab andclassroom space to accommodate student growth in ourfastest growing localities.
We believe that Virginia has been weak on industry-spon-sored research and development and support efforts andincentives to recruit research-intensive industry toVirginia to drive more research activity in our institutionsof higher education.
We recognize that Virginia’s future global competitivenessdemands that we provide Virginia's K-12 public schoolswith new technologies in the classroom and advancedteacher training in science, mathematics and technology inevery school in the Commonwealth; and adopt emergingstandards for technological literacy as part of the educa-tional curriculum.
Ensure the Vitality of the JobCenter of the Commonwealth byWorking to Mitigate theTransportation Crisis in NorthernVirginia
Current transportation congestion in NorthernVirginia puts the economic health of the entireCommonwealth in jeopardy. We support the iden-tification and commitment of a new, sustainable,and dedicated revenue stream to address trans-portation and mass transit funding needs for thisregion of not less than $400 million annually.
We support Governor Kaine’s $20 million technol-ogy innovation grant initiative to provide incen-tives for ideas that reduce congestion or increasetransportation options in the most congestedregions of the Commonwealth. Leveraging privatesector technology-based transportation solutionsis a critical step to relieve traffic congestion and toprovide Northern Virginia commuters with moreinformation, choice, predictability, and safety.
We support policies that expand the use of tele-work in both the private and public sectorthroughout the Commonwealth with a goal of 20percent of all eligible positions taking advantage oftelework. As an enabler of telework we support theGovernor’s universal broadband initiative withfunding of $1.6 million.
We continue to believe that leaders in Virginia, andtheir counterparts in Maryland, need to develop astudy, and move aggressively, on the constructionof a Techway Bridge to connect the technology cen-ters of Virginia and Maryland, reduce Beltway con-gestion and facilitate the evacuation of theNational Capital Region.
What Is the NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee?
The NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee was launched in October 2006 to replace the NVTC Government AffairsCommittee. The Steering Committee collects, discusses, and evaluates legislative issues and initiatives important toNorthern Virginia’s technology community and vets a broad range of technology issues suggested by NVTC mem-bers, policymakers, and others in the community. The committee prioritizes those issues to produce the NVTC leg-islative agenda, which is then reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors. It also provides guidance to theBoard in adopting more detailed organizational positions on issues of particular importance. In addition, the com-mittee serves as an important resource to the NVTC staff lobbying team—providing advice, direction, and feedbackon legislative matters.
How Does the Steering Committee Operate?
The NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors. Its voting members are eitherBoard members or their designees, or Board-appointed members. All NVTC members are invited to participate inSteering Committee meetings and activities as non-voting members and we encourage member companies to raiseissues with the Steering Committee and to present their views.
The Steering Committee works closely with leaders from George Mason University, Northern Virginia CommunityCollege, the Center for Innovative Technology, and other regional technology organizations to coordinate prioritiesand legislative strategies.
The Steering Committee meets regularly during the year, focusing on the development of the NVTC legislative agendaprior to the start of each session of the Virginia General Assembly. The Steering Committee also holds weekly confer-ence calls when the General Assembly is in session.
In addition and importantly, throughout the year, the Steering Committee leverages the expertise and perspectives ofNVTC members by encouraging their participation in important legislative study commissions, advisory panels, andpolicymaking bodies.
The Steering Committee co-chairs convene meetings. The dates, times, locations, and topics to be discussed at thesemeetings are shared with NVTC members through e-mail and via the NVTC weekly e-newsletter and other availablecommunications vehicles.
How to Get Involved
Have a say in the future of NVTC’s policy agenda bcause what happens during General Assembly sessions can affectyour business and its bottom line. Learn more about the NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee by contactingKristin Seitz, NVTC Public Policy Manager, at [email protected].
nvtc public policy steering committeeby Paul Liberty, GTSI, and Duffy Mazan, Co-Chairmen, NVTC Public Policy Steering Committee
introducing the
Chairman Dendy YoungTechPAC: your questions answered by
What is a PAC?PAC is the acronym for a political action committee. PACs enable indi-viduals and companies with common interests to raise funds and tosupport candidates for public office. Across all industries, major lob-bying groups have long recognized that a single, strong, unified voicein political circles is substantially more effective than a multitude ofvoices from individual companies. For example, in Virginia, realtors,auto dealers, bankers, dentists, optometrists, doctors, retailers, farm-ers, credit unions, coal companies, engineers, and many other indus-try groups have PACs to ensure their interests and perspectives arerepresented in the General Assembly when legislation is made.
What is TechPAC?NVTC member companies are well served by the outstanding specialinterest groups and events put on by the NVTC programs staff.However, to compete for priorities against other well-organized indus-tries in the state, we need a PAC. TechPAC is NVTC’s Political ActionCommittee which allows NVTC members to pool their financialresources to support General Assembly candidates and other candi-dates for state office who champion issues important to our businesscommunity. By pooling our resources, NVTC can have a greater influ-ence in Richmond—and protect and enhance our industry’s and ourmembers’ professional interests. Thus, TechPAC is the “execution arm”of NVTC—we execute on policy that is developed and supported bythe NVTC Board.
Who runs TechPAC?TechPAC is administered by a board of trustees that includes well-known executives from NVTC member companies.
Why did NVTC Create TechPAC?The NVTC Board of Directors approved the formation of TechPAC in2001 to bolster NVTC’s lobbying efforts at the state level and to pro-vide Northern Virginia’s technology community with a louder andstronger voice in Richmond.
While NVTC has always had some lobbying presence in the state cap-ital, TechPAC has allowed us to expand this presence and increase ourclout in Richmond—to the benefit of our members. TechPAC helpsensure that those elected to public office in Virginia are good repre-sentatives who recognize the importance of Northern Virginia’s tech-nology economy, share our priorities, and value our input as an industry.
Why Should I Careabout TechPAC?TechPAC protects the interests of ourindustry in Richmond—and thefuture viability of our businesses.Legislators make scores of decisionseach year that can seriously impactour businesses, our employees, andour community at large. Issues suchas taxation, education, workforce, andtransportation can directly or indirectly impact our competitivenessand our bottom lines.
How Does TechPAC Make Decisions?All TechPAC decisions are based on NVTC’s annual legislative priori-ties decided by the NVTC Board of Directors. The TechPAC Board ofTrustees evaluates candidates based on their past and current rela-tionships with NVTC, their positions and voting record on issues thatimpact technology businesses, and other related factors. We try topersonally interview as many as candidates as we can in a given elec-tion cycle. All decisions are formally voted on by the TechPAC Board.
As Chairman, What Are Your Goalsfor TechPAC?I want TechPAC to be bigger and stronger with greater NVTC memberparticipation. A PAC can only be as powerful as the involvement of itsmembers. Through TechPAC, NVTC can achieve a higher level ofinfluence in Richmond that better reflects our industry’s role as a pri-mary driver of the Commonwealth’s economy.
In the short term, we need to double our contribution budget to morethan $100,000 per year. Long term, we need to increase our fundrais-ing and contribution levels to become a top industry PAC in the state.
TechPAC also needs to better educate NVTC members about theimportance of political action. As a first step, in 2007, TechPAC willhost a number of events to inform NVTC members about the directconnection between legislation and the future of your businesses.
How Can I Get Involved in TechPAC?Come to the next event! Make a contribution today! Contact KristinSeitz, NVTC Public Policy Manager, at [email protected] or (703) 904-7878, ext. 226.
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Thank You to OurSponsors:
Another HIGH-PERFORMANCE
Networking Event!
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Greg Dracon, Core Capital Partners, LP
The Argentine Delegation
Steven Williams, Advantage Tech; Nancy Rollman; Brett Givens,Advantage Tech.
Guest; Paul Lombardi, INPower; Bob Dinkel, CA; AllieAshe, Ferrari Maserati of Washington, and John Burton,Updata.
More than 200 new NVTC members, newly involved members, guests, NVTC Board members, andstaff attended Fusion Fest in October 2006 at the Ferrari Maserati showroom in Dulles. Guestsenjoyed great food and drinks, admired high-performance cars, networked, and got energized aboutmembership in NVTC.
Argentine Minister Roberto Salafia; John Lee, Lee Technologies; Argentine MinisterAlejandro Casiro
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C E L E B R A T I O NN V T C ' s A n n u a l B a n q u e t
Approximately 800 guests—leaders from the technology
business community, government and academia—gathered
on Thursday, November 16, 2006, for Tech Celebration:
NVTC's Annual Banquet at the Hilton McLean
to be transported to "A Night at the Forum."
Amid the ambiance, guests networked, enjoyed
sumptuous fare and were enthralled by the inspira-
tional keynote speech by Carly Fiorina, former CEO of
Hewlett-Packard and author of The New York Times
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2. Brian Schermerhorn, AH&T Insurance; JillLache, Staubach; Tim Hutton, AH&T Insurance
3. Sokunthea Sa, Deloitte; Kendra Barnett, Deloitte4. Nancy McCarthy, DC Rainmakers; Michael
Euripides, CC Pace; guest.5. Carly Fiorina; Sudhakar Shenoy, IMC Inc.6. Gary Shapiro, Consumer Electronics Association;
Lloyd Griffiths, George Mason University7. Deepa Purushothaman, Deloitte; John Liscandro,
Deloitte
8. Carly Fiorina9. Congressman Tom Davis10. Carly Fiorina11. Liz Renniger, CACI International Inc.; Vince
Mastroianni, CA; Randy Wert, CA12. Lloyd Griffiths, George Mason University; John
Becker, Cybertrust; John Lee, Lee Technologies13. Golden “living” statue14. Virginia State Delegate Chuck Caputo; Brian
Barnard; Janet Barnard, Cox Communications15. Unidentified guest, Tom Quarnstrom, Sprint
Nextel; C. Michael Ferraro, Training SolutionsInc.
16. Peter Dean, AH&T Insurance; Mike Fisher,SRA International Inc; Allen Schirmer, UnitedBank
17. Ellen Mundell, Deloitte; Jamie Nespor,Washington SmartCEO; Tom Patterson,Command Information; Whitney Patterson,The Washington Post Company
NVTC Titans Breakfast with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Justice Discusses Constitutional Interpretation and Other Vital Legal Issues
At an exclusive appearance onDecember 13, 2006, before 640technology business leaders at the
NVTC Titans Breakfast co-hosted by theNVTC General Counsel Committee, U.S.Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scaliavoiced his concerns about the impact oflow-paying judicial salaries on the caliberof individuals sitting on the bench. Hewarned that "if you don't have goodcourts, you won't have good law and yourbusinesses will suffer."
"Businessmen should be concerned[about low judicial salaries]," Scalia said.He believes that judicial salaries are about
40 percent lower in terms of today's dollars than when he first wasappointed to the bench and, as a result, judges are increasingly leav-ing the federal bench to return to private practice. "Worse than that,more and more, we [the federal judicial system] cannot attract thereally, bright successful lawyers," which adversely impacts the qual-ity of judicial decisions, Scalia said.
Justice Scalia also spoke at length on his perspective on constitu-tional interpretation. He described his judicial philosophy as origi-
nalism which holds that, when interpreting theConstitution, it is essential to look at what the terms inquestion were understood to mean at the time they wereenacted. Justice Scalia's response to detractors of origi-nalism is that they have not been able to produce analternative "coherent theory of interpreting theConstitution."
When asked why attorneys generally have a poor repu-tation today, Justice Scalia remarked that "the nature ofthe practice has changed a lot" and has moved fromadvising to litigating. Justice Scalia noted that "you likeyour family lawyer who writes your will. You like thelawyers who write a good contract for your company.The lawyer you hate is the lawyer who litigates againstyou." Today, the "average American's contact withlawyers likely is to be in litigation, which can be a gut-wrenching experience," he said. "I don't think the prob-lem is the litigiousness of our people; I think the prob-lem is the rules that govern litigation."�
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Governor Kaine and Secretary ChopraReaffirm Support for Telework
at NVTC and TelCoa EventThirty-Two Concur; Sign Telework Pledge
Before an audience of more than 100 technology execu-tives on November 26, 2006, Virginia GovernorTimothy Kaine and Virginia Technology Secretary
Aneesh Chopra reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support fortelework programs in both the public and private sectorsthroughout the state during an event hosted by NVTC andthe Telework Coalition (TelCoa) at the CIT building inHerndon, Virginia.
A highlight of the eventwas the unveiling of apledge signed by 32Northern Virginia tech-nology companies, 26 ofwhich are NVTC mem-bers and 25 of which areNVTC Board members,to support efforts to“expand or implementtelework within ourorganizations and toencourage our colleaguesin other organizations,private and public, toimplement or expandtelework.” GovernorKaine, NVTC President & CEO Bobbie Kilberg, TelCoaChairman of the Board John Edwards, and TelCoa President& CEO Chuck Wilsker signed the pledge at the event.
Joining the chorus of support for the Governor’s telework ini-tiative at the event were several members of the Governor’sCabinet: Chief of Staff Bill Leighty, Secretary ofAdministration Viola Baskerville, Secretary of Agricultureand Forestry Bob Bloxom, Secretary of Technology AneeshChopra, Secretary of Commerce and Trade Pat Gottschalk,Secretary of the Commonwealth Kate Hanley, and Secretaryof Transportation Pierce Homer. Also present were KarenJackson, Director, Virginia Office of Telework Promotion andBroadband Assistance; members of the Senate of VirginiaKen Cuccinelli, Mark Herring, Janet Howell, and PatsyTicer; and members of the Virginia House of Delegates KrisAmundson, David Bulova, Chuck Caputo, Ken Plum,David Poisson, Tom Rust, Jim Scott, Steve Shannon, andVivian Watts. �
Justice Antonin Scalia addressesfull house at December 2006Titans Breakfast
32 organizations sign GovernorTim Kaine’s Telework Pledge
Stan Gutkowski of Accenture HostsNovember CXO Dinner
The NVTC Executive Forum CXO Dinneron November 1, 2006, was hosted byAccenture’s Stan Gutkowski, who
announced his retirement effective November15. During his presentation, Gutkowski spokecandidly to the 25 C-level executives in atten-dance about how he successfully scaled the cor-porate ladder at Accenture to finally land in arole in which he manages more than 3,000regional employees. Gutkowski also touched onAccenture’s business in the federal marketplaceand estimated that 30 to 40 percent of its gov-ernment work is subcontracted. The NVTCExecutive Forum CXO Dinners are held to pro-vide a means for C-level executives of NVTCmember companies to connect in an intimateand informal setting. The NVTC ExecutiveForum Committee thanks its PlatinumSponsors: AH&T Insurance; Beers & CutlerPLLC; CEO Project LLC; DC Rainmakers, LLC;McGuire Woods LLP for their support of thedinner series.�
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SEC Chairman Christopher CoxConfirms Agency's Intent to Reform
Sarbanes-Oxley at NVTC Event
At NVTC's December 6, 2006, CFO Seriesevent attended by 250 Northern Virginiatechnology executives, Christopher
Cox, Chairman, U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC), reaffirmed the Agency'scommitment to revising the Sarbanes-OxleyAct—specifically reform of Section 404 of thelaw.
In addition to discussing the proposed changesto Sarbanes-Oxley, Chairman Cox spoke aboutthe SEC's commitment to providing investorsand financial analysts with interactive, easilyaccessible, and usable data via a soon-to-beoverhauled Agency Web site that serves as thepublic gateway to EDGAR—the SEC's financialdatabase. The SEC is investing more than $50million in this effort and the new Web site isexpected to be unveiled in six months, accord-ing to Chairman Cox. This event was hosted bythe NVTC CFO Series Committee and FinancialExecutives International.�
NVTC Committee Events
The NVTC Business Development, Marketing and Sales Event in December 2006,"How To Get The Most Out of Your Networking: Proven Steps to Increase Sales Success"was facilitated by Ira Koretsky, Chief Storyteller & President of The Chief Storyteller.Koretsky is a national speaker, sought-after consultant, and professional improvisationalhumorist.
Also in December, NVTC’s Meet the Capital Players Event "From Dorm Room toBoardroom" featured speakers Duke Chung, CEO & President, Parature, and GeneRiechers, General Partner, Valhalla Partners, who disussed the future of software andhow Parature is on the leading edge of delivering "software as a service" to its customersworldwide.
The November 2006 NVTC Security Event "Securing the Extended Enterprise" wasmoderated by Jonallen Riggins, IA Analyst, Predicate Logic, and featured speakersDavid Hall, Senior Security Consultant, Secure IT; Jim Ivers, Senior VP Marketing,Cybertrust; and Randy V. Sabett, Attorney, Cooley Godward Kronish. The discussioncentered on managing security risks associated with the extended enterprise.
The NVTC Emerging Business & Entrepreneur Committee presented "How toMaximize and Economize Your Use of Legal Resources for Growing and EmergingBusinesses" in November. The discussion of the integration of legal advice with businessobjectives was led by moderator Daniel P. Weitzel, Esq., Enterprise Business Law Group,LLC; Chair, NVTC Emerging Business and Entrepreneur Committee, and featured speak-ers Nelson Blitz, Esq., Managing Member, Executive Counsel PLC; Les Mardiks, Esq.,Vice President and General Counsel, Ratner Companies; and Stephen L. Peterson, Esq.,Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner.
The NVTC New Media Technologies Committee held its first event, "Monetizing Mediato Assets," in November 2006, with more than 100 technology executives in attendance.Keynote speaker Michael Bebel, CEO of Ruckus Network, engaged the audience with hisinsightful talk on the music and new media industries. Paul Sherman, Publisher ofPotomac TechWire, led a thought-provoking panel discussion with leading new mediaexperts, including William Hornbeck, President & CEO, StreamerNet Corporation;Marsh Marshall, Managing Director, eCentury Capital; Leslie Poole, CEO, Javien; andPhoebe Yang,Vice President, New Media Department, Discovery. India’s Electronicsand Computer Software Export Promotion Council attended as special guests andbrought a business delegation of 20 software executives to meet with NVTC members.
Also in November, the NVTC General Counsel Committee hosted a meeting with DaveAlbo, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly and Chairman of the House Courts of JusticeCommittee. Albo and Josh Levi, NVTC Vice President for Policy, briefed the committeeon state legislative issues and their impact on technology businesses.
A distinguished panel debated the highly complicated issue of Network Neutrality at theNVTC Tech Emergence Committee event in November 2006. More than 65 attendeesheard differing perspectives on this very complicated issue. The panelists included: ScottCleland, Precursor LLC and Netcompetition.org; Earl Comstock, COMPTEL; AlanDavidson, Google; Lincoln Hoewing, Verizon Communications; Mike McCurry, HandsOff the Internet; and Ben Scott, Free Press. The panel was moderated by John Dunbar,Information Technology Reporter, Associated Press.
To join or learn more about NVTC committees, contact Pam Covington, NVTC Director ofCommittee Activities, at [email protected], or visit the committee section of www.nvtc.org.Additional event coverage can be found in the event archives section of the NVTC Web site.
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Black Blade Systems, LLCwww.blackbladesystems.com
Bow Technology, LLC
BSP Systemswww.bsp-systems.com
Cairo Corporationwww.cairocorp.com
Check Point Softwarewww.checkpoint.com
Chorus Systems, Inc.www.chorussystems.com
Concepts Integration Inc.www.ci-2.com
Convergence TechnologyConsultingwww.convergencetech.us
DataOverTheWeb.Comwww.DataOverTheWeb.Com
Hazmat Systems, Inc.www.hazmatsystemsinc.com
i-comm, Inc.www.i-comm.com
iCore Networkswww.icore.com
KS Technology Solutions LLCwww.kstechnologysolutions.com
Logistics Integration Solutionswww.logistics-is.com
Mid-Atlantic BroadbandCooperative Mid-AtlanticBroadband Coopwww.mbc-va.com
Mozoom, Inc.www.mozoom.com
NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.www.necunified.com
Notable Solutions, Inc. (NSi)www.nsius.com
Olive Networks LLCwww.olivenetworks-inc.com
Oracle Corporationwww.oracle.com
Passfaces Corp.www.passfaces.com
PlanetaryBand Music Company,Inc.www.planetaryband.com
Prospect 33www.prospect33.com
QuickArrowwww.quickarrow.com
Resilicore, Inc.www.resilicore.com
Revolution Technologies, LLCwww.revolutiontechnologies.com
RollStream, Inc.www.rollstream.com
Shared Spectrum Companywww.sharedspectrum.com
Sonawane WebDynamics Inc.www.sonawane.com
Synaptitudewww.SynaptitudeConsulting.com
TechAssist LLCwww.techassistllc.com
The Heiden Groupwww.heidengroup.com
VBS Softwarewww.vbssoftware.com
WebEx Communicationswww.webex.com
Xalles Limitedwww.xalles.com
Yipes Enterprise Serviceswww.yipes.com
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Adams Grayson Accounting &Finance Professionalswww.adamsgrayson.com
Aiken Financial, LLCwww.aikenfinancial.com
Allison & Partnerswww.allisonpr.com
American World ServicesCorporationwww.awscorp.com
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLPwww.cblh.com
Dent Asset Managementwww.dentgroup.com
Exxon Mobil Corporationwww.exxonmobil.com
Gaylord National Resort &Convention Centerhttp://www.gaylordhotels.com/gay-lordnational/
Infoition News Serviceswww.infoition.com
Insurance Assessment ConsultantsP.C.www.insuranceassessment.com
Kolbrener, Inc.www.KolbrenerUSA.com
Mason Companieswww.masoncompanies.com
Oak Hill Technology Partners
Protiviti, Inc.www.protiviti.com
Robert & Diana Cohen Incwww.rdbsinc.com
Snelling Metrowww.snelling.com/metro
The Harman Group, Inc.www.theharmangroup.com
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American Health InformationManagement Associationwww.vhima.org
Ashokawww.ashoka.org
IDEAwww.idea-esolutions.com
RENEWING MEMBERS
AboutWebAbraxas CorporationAdvanced Broadband Solutions, Inc.Advanced Resource TechnologiesAdvanced Technology SystemsAOLArgy, Wiltse & RobinsonArlington Capital PartnersAronson & CompanyAssociation for CompetitiveTechnologyAvansis Ventures LLCBlueCanopyBowne DCBrodeur WorldwideBurke Consortium, Inc.CACapital Search Group LLCCapterraCarney, Inc.Center for Innovative TechnologyChainbridge TechnologiesChessiecap, Inc.CMC Americas Inc.Corporate Technology Partners, Inc.Cox CommunicationsCPT Associates, Inc.CT Solutions, Inc.Ecompex, Inc.Ecotronics Ventures LLCEmbassy Of Finland / Tekes-NationalTechnology AgencyEMW, Inc.Enterprise Database CorporationEPlus Group, Inc.Ernst & YoungFairfax County Public SchoolsGemaltoGibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLPHaverstick Consulting, Inc./Haverstick Government Solutions,Inc.Houlihan Lokey Howard & ZukinHowrey LLPHunter PD&T, Inc.IBM CorporationIonIdea, Inc.Inflection Point VenturesInvest in GermanyIntellitacticsInternational Development &Resources, Inc.J Street ConsultingJBC Networks, Inc.Korn/Ferry International
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Attention All New NVTC Members
Please plan to attend our upcomingNew Member Orientation. NVTCstaff will be on hand to provide guid-ance on how to get the most valueout of your membership.
Topics will include committeeinvolvement, sponsorships, and
benefit programs
February 22, 2007The Center for Innovative Technology
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8:00 a.m. Breakfast8:30-9:30 a.m. Pr esentation
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Calling AllVolunteers!
The Equal Footing Foundation Computer Clubhouseprogram is kicking off the 2007 Botball robotics sea-son with the help of a special donation from NorthropGrumman. Botball is a hands-on learning experiencein robotics designed to engage students in learningthe practical applications of science, technology, engi-neering, and math. With the start of the new season,our Computer Clubhouse teams are looking for volun-teers and mentors with programming experience in Cand C++ languages.
The Botball program is run from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. atthe six Computer Clubhouses located in FairfaxCounty.
Get your company involved now! This is a greatopportunity to give back to the community and pro-mote education in math and science!
Contact Colleen Hahn, Foundation President andExecutive Director, at [email protected]
or (703) 904-7878, ext. 231
Douglas Koelemay is a Senior Advisor to NVTC andManaging Director at Qorvis Communications, LLC
NEW AND DIFFERENTVirginia's Technology Region Leads on State Policy
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As the Virginia General Assembly convenes eachJanuary, there always is a tug of war among repre-sentatives from the Commonwealth’s regions for
new initiatives that can support each region’s vision of thefuture. Northern Virginia legislators are no exception.And while the headlines rightly belong to the broadest ofshared challenges, such as the quality of public educationand a transportation network that moves people andgoods, Northern Virginia delegates and state senators areleading with innovative policy ideas.
State Senator Dick Saslaw of Springfield, for example,suggests that Virginia government should have what hehas termed a “Commonwealth Innovations IncentiveFund.” Senator Saslaw’s Senate Bill 1006 is looking to pro-vide more funds to the state agencies and public-privatepartnerships that are reengineering the fastest and boost-ing productivity the most. The fund his bill would estab-lish would allow those agencies to retain a portion of theabsolute savings they produce (and those from efficien-cies created) as an incentive to move ahead even morequickly.
While studying anticipated enrollment increases atVirginia’s colleges and universities, growing capital costs,and transportation problems, Loudoun County DelegateDavid Poisson decided to challenge his colleagues toexpand innovative online education programs. Virginiacolleges and universities already collaborate on a widerange of distance learning courses and online materials.Delegate Poisson’s House Joint Resolution 594 requeststhe State Council of Higher Education for Virginia(SCHEV) go a step farther and study the feasibility ofestablishing an online public institution of higher educa-tion in Virginia. SCHEV, itself, projects that state collegesand universities will be attempting to accommodateanother 61,000 undergraduate and graduate students, theequivalent to two new college campuses, by the year 2010.
For K-12 public education and areas still underserved bybroadband service, Loudoun technology company execu-tive and Delegate Joe May sees a need to do more. In hisHouse Bill 2381 that is cosponsored by fellow DelegateTom Rust of Herndon, Delegate May adds projects relatedto technologies and infrastructure necessary to deploywireless broadband services to the Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act. Thegoal is to put more creative and flexible financing anddeployment choices before governments and companiesalike.
Delegates Brian Moran of Alexandria and Mark Sickles ofSpringfield are tackling challenges in the biotechnology
field. Mindful that North Carolina has now leapfroggedMaryland into third place among states in biotechresearch, attraction of biotech venture capital, and otheractivity, Delegate Sickles looks to increase Virginia’s com-petitiveness with a biotechnology investment tax creditfor venture capital funds. His House Bill 2820 closelyresembles the venture capital incentives available tobiotech venture capitalists in Maryland.
Delegate Moran attempts in his House Bill 2857 to estab-lish strict requirements that none-the-less would allowstem cell research to accelerate in Virginia, includingresearch that involves the derivation and use of humanembryonic stem cells, human embryonic germ cells, andhuman adult stem cells. Sources of those cells would beapproved by a Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee ateach institution according to three criteria: the stem cellsmust have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinicsand created for the purposes of fertility treatment; thestem cells must have been in excess of the needs of theindividuals seeking such treatment and would otherwisebe discarded; and the stem cells must have been donatedby such individuals with written informed consent andwithout any financial or other inducements.
Finally, Delegate Michele McQuigg of Woodbridge andSenator Jeannemarie Devolites Davis are rewriting lawsrelating to notarization to accelerate the use of electronicnotarization services. House Bill 2058 and Senate Bill 826also detail the application procedures and technologyrequirements for electronic notarization and spell outprohibited acts for notaries, including use of an officialseal to promote or oppose products and candidates, sign-ing and sealing incomplete documents, and committingfraud. The bills would raise the fee that the Secretary ofthe Commonwealth charges for commissioning a notaryfrom $25 to $35. The fee for notarizing a document willremain $5, while the fee for electronic notarization can-not exceed $25.
These and other bills before the legislature may not actu-ally make it through both House and Senate and besigned into law by Governor Tim Kaine. But it is satisfy-ing to know that Northern Virginia delegates and statesenators are reflecting the technology-driven, change-oriented region they represent.
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