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September 2003
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council business
Message from the Board p. 5
Bits-n-Bytes p. 6
NVTC Calendar of Events p. 12
NewsLink p. 23
NVTC Partner Profile: Russell Reynolds Associates p. 23
NVTC Partner Profile: PricewaterhouseCoopers p. 25
Hot Ticket Awards Coverage p. 26
New Members p. 28
Koelemay’s Kosmos p. 30
NVTC 2003 BusinessPartners
An Interview with Kae Dakin of Washington Grantmakers: p. 8The State of Philanthropy
The NVTC Foundation 2003 Annual Report p. 15Two and a half years of giving back to the community
through technology
A Message from the NVTC Foundation Chairman p. 16
The 2003-2004 Bannister Scholars p. 17
NVTC Tracks Three Children p. 18at the Foundation's Computer Clubhouses
The Botball Competition of 2003 p. 20
Help Fulfill a Wish Through NVTC's Partnership p. 21with the Make-A-Wish Foundation
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am proud to report that NVTC and its membershave continued throughout this past year begood neighbors and leaders in the NorthernVirginia community. Despite a fragile economyand tight budgets, NVTC, through the NVTCFoundation and the generosity of NVTC mem-bers, continues to increase its role in communi-
ty outreach, particularly through projects aimed at pro-viding training, guidance, and mentoring for both chil-dren and adults who might not otherwise have access tocomputers and technology. This month's edition of theVoice of Technology is devoted to the NVTC Foundation,
and we hope youwill be inspiredwhen you readabout all that hasbeen accom-plished in justtwo short years.
The volunteeringof time andresources for thebenefit of thecommunity is anage-old and fun-damental practicethat creates astronger, healthier
society. Plutarch, a Greek who enjoyed celebrity statusamong Romans in the first century A.D., wrote that phi-lanthropy arose to become a social virtue. Throughouthistory his writings continued to be a guide on the char-acter of great men. Even more modern day leaders havecontinued to hold up the standard for volunteering andphilanthropy. Andrew Carnegie said "Surplus wealth is asacred trust which its possessor is bound to administerin his lifetime for the good of the community."
The Founders of webMethods, Inc. launched thewebMethods Foundation in 2000. The webMethodsFoundation provides financial contributions, manage-ment assistance and volunteer support to other non-prof-
its dedicated to helping the underprivileged; it specifical-ly directs its resources toward "social infrastructure"issues in such areas as health care, housing, and educa-tion. In the past year, the webMethods Foundation madegrants to 27 nonprofits that are on the front lines, helpingto improve the lives of the working poor. AndwebMethods, Inc. employees took part in more than adozen volunteer outreach programs, from creating food-baskets at Thanksgiving, to ensuring over 100 childrenhad school supplies to start the new school year. In thepast few years thousands of families have been touchedthrough webMethods, Inc. and the webMethodsFoundation.
It is not always easy, giving back. When we have criticaldecisions to make about the bottom line, and the econo-my is down, it is unusual to keep giving. The Center onPhilanthropy at Indiana University recently published theNationwide Summer 2003 Philanthropic Giving Index(PGI), a measure of overall attitudes about the charitablegiving climate – it dropped by 19 percent from one yearago. They attributed the decrease to the ailing economyand the war in Iraq.
But NVTC members have risen to the occasion and sup-ported the vital initiatives and programs of the NVTCFoundation. We applaud your invaluable support andthank our members for your selflessness and ideals.Because of your efforts, we help further two goals funda-mental to the health of Virginia: students who have gonefurther in their education and will qualify for higher leveljobs, and a highly trained technical workforce so neededto underpin the Commonwealth's leadership position inthe high-tech and biotech industries. We hope you willcontinue to give, and we look forward to continuing ourworthy progress together!
MESSAGE FROM THE B O A R D
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Caren DeWitt, NVTC Board of DirectorsChairman, webMethods Foundation
OFFICERSChairmanSudhakar ShenoyInformation Management [email protected]
Vice ChairmanJohn C. Lee, IV, Lee Technologies Group [email protected]
Vice ChairmanDendy Young, GTSI, [email protected]
PresidentBobbie G. Kilberg, Northern Virginia Technology [email protected]
SecretarySteve Tolbert, Global Systems & Strategies [email protected]
TreasurerJonathan Shames, Ernst & [email protected]
General CounselJ. Scott Hommer, III, Venable, Baetjer & Howard, [email protected]
Public Relations AdvisorDoug Poretz, Qorvis [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Panos Anastassiadis, [email protected]
Greg Baroni, [email protected]
Gabe Battista,Talk [email protected]
Paul Broome, [email protected]
John Burton, Updata [email protected]
Craig Chason, Shaw Pittman [email protected]
Paul Cofoni, CSC, [email protected]
Clara Conti, [email protected]
Caren DeWittwebMethods [email protected]
Al Edmonds, [email protected]
C. Michael FerraroTRAINING SOLUTIONS, [email protected]
Kevin Fitzgerald, [email protected]
Dan Gonzalez, USI Real Estate, [email protected]
Deepak Hathiramani, Vistronix, [email protected]
Bob Horton, AOL Time [email protected]
L. Kenneth Johnson, [email protected]
Bob KahnCorporation for National ResearchInitiatives, [email protected]
David Karlgaard, PEC [email protected]
Tom Kelly, Nextel [email protected]
Jim LeBlanc, S&H/LeBlanc International [email protected]
Jim Leto, [email protected]
John Love, AH&T Technology [email protected]
Lisa Martin, LeapFrog [email protected]
Duffy Mazan, [email protected]
Gary McCollum, Cox [email protected]
TiTi McNeill, [email protected]
John Mendonca, KPMG [email protected]
Alan Merten, George Mason [email protected]
Linda Mills, Northrop [email protected]
Donna Morea, [email protected]
Gary Nakamoto, Base [email protected]
Gary Pan, Panacea [email protected]
Alex Pinchev, Red [email protected]
Leslie PlattFoundation for Genetic [email protected]
Todd Rowley, [email protected]
Chris SchroederWashingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, [email protected]
Todd Stottlemyer, ITS [email protected]
Lydia Thomas, Mitretek [email protected]
Chairman Emeritus
John Backus, Draper [email protected]
Dan Bannister, [email protected]
Ed H. Bersoff, Quarterdeck InvestmentPartners, [email protected]
Kathy Clark, [email protected]
Mike A. Daniels, [email protected]
David C. Lucien, CMS InformationServices, [email protected]
Honorary Members
Peter Jobse, CIT, [email protected]
Senior Advisory
Tom Hicks, Business [email protected]
Stu Johnson, [email protected]
Paul Lombardi, [email protected]
Mario Morino, Morino [email protected]
Len Pomata, [email protected]
Wayne Shelton, [email protected]
Knox Singleton, Inova Health [email protected]
Esther T. SmithQorvis [email protected]
Bob G. TemplinNorthern Virginia Community [email protected]
John Toups, [email protected]
Earle Williams, [email protected]
Bob Wright, Dimensions International [email protected]
Dulles-based America Onlineannounced it has pledged $2 mil-lion over the next two years to helplaunch the new Mozilla Foundation,a California-based non-profit groupthat will carry the torch ofMozilla.org, a group launched byNetscape several years ago to pro-mote the adoption of web applica-tions and technologies based onopen-source Mozilla standards. AOLalso plans to donate additionalresources, such as equipment,domain names, trademarks andrelated intellectual property.Companies such as Red Hat and SunMicrosystems also are contributing.www.aol.com. Data SystemsAnalysts, Inc. an information tech-nology solutions company, is amember of the winning NorthropGrumman team selected as one ofeight prime contractors for theRapid Response (R2) Contract underthe U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). TheCR2 program objective is to stream-line government acquisition of criti-cal equipment and services. Thenew contract covers engineeringrequirements, research and devel-opment, fabrication, installation,testing, replacement parts, and inte-gration. In addition, studies andanalyses for new and existingweapons, platforms, systems, andindividual program items are includ-ed. The award is an IndefiniteDelivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)contract covering a two-year baseperiod and three two-year options.All DSA offices will participate in ful-filling the contract assignments.www.dsainc.com. www.ngc.com.
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As President of one of the largestphilanthropic "umbrella"organizations in the nation, youhave a unique and expertperspective. In your opinion, howis the metropolitan WashingtonDC area doing in general relativeto other parts of the country?
The generosity of our region is evident atevery level of philanthropy – from individualdonations to corporate giving. For the pastthree years, individual giving in theWashington, DC region has outpaced givingnationally. In fact, based on 2000 tax data, theestimated average charitable contribution forthe region was $2,284, which is 61% morethan the average national contribution of$1,415.
Obviously there has beenweakness in the economy thatcontinues today. How has thisaffected corporate giving?
Local nonprofits are facing a critical fundingcrisis. The downturn in the stock market haseroded foundation endowments, governmentbudget cutbacks are imminent, and lowerearnings have flattened corporate giving.Giving USA (Indiana University’s annualyearbook of philanthropy) estimates thatindividual giving dropped to 1.8% of person-al income and corporate giving decreased by12.1% in 2001.Washington Grantmakers pre-dicted a similar decline in giving here in the
D.C. region. In June 2002, WashingtonGrantmakers conducted a survey of 2,300local charities to determine how the weak-ened economy had affected their fundraising:
80% of the nonprofits reportedthat corporate support hadremained flat or decreased;
71% reported that foundationgrants had decreased or stayed thesame;
54% reported that individual giv-ing had stayed the same ordecreased; and,
At the same time, 82% of thesenonprofits reported that thedemand for their services hadincreased over the previous 12months.
Furthermore, because of the continueddownturn in the region's economy, corporategiving will most likely slow even more in2003. History has shown that there is a directcorrelation between corporate profits andcorporate giving.
Can you give us some idea of theoverall amount that is spent onphilanthropic endeavors in thisregion? Has the percentagechanged over the years?
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In 1999, Kae Dakin joined WashingtonGrantmakers, a membership organizationserving philanthropies living, workingand/or investing in the region, as the asso-ciation's first full-time Executive Director.The organization helps identify, supportand advance effective leadership in thephilanthropic sector and is committed to
identifying innovative forms of philan-thropy, promoting new models andapproaches to community needs, and shar-ing best practices. Since Kae has been atWashington Grantmakers, membershiphas increased 47% and the staff has grownfrom 2.5 to 7 full time employees.
The State of
In general, giving has increased annually overthe past several years. The top 25 corporategivers in the Washington Region donated over$114 million to local nonprofits in 2001.Giving by the top 25 corporations increased22% between 2000 and 2001. In 2000, charita-ble giving by individuals in the Washington,D.C., region totaled approximately $5.4 billion– a 12.5% increase from 1999. Grantmakersin the metropolitan region gave over $855million during 2001. The Washington regionis home to approximately 1,200 private grant-making foundations with assets of $7.5 bil-lion.
Are there some industry sectors inour region that are more"progressive" in the philanthropicarena?
The technology sector, in particular, has beenextremely innovative in finding ways todonate both money and expertise. This "pro-gressive" approach was particularly apparentfollowing the September 11 terrorist attackswhen many technology companies donatednot only dollars to the relief and recoveryefforts, but also equipment and professionalservices. For example, when Greater DCCares was flooded with volunteers (emailswere arriving at a rate of one every four sec-onds!), webMethods stopped work, and with-out hesitation, built an online automated reg-istration system that allowed volunteers toregister their skills. Since they had already
received 8,000 emails by the time the sitewent live, Cisco Systems volunteered hun-dreds of their employees to enter data into thenew system.
What are some of the currenttrends or innovations incorporate philanthropy?
A very successful trend we've seen in corpo-rate philanthropy is the creation of signaturecorporate giving programs that closely align acompany's brand and values with a specificform of charity. Two local examples areFreddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The FreddieMac Foundation works to strengthen andrevitalize communities by bettering the livesof children and their families, so they joinedwith NBC4 to create Wednesday's Child, aprogram to increase adoptions of foster chil-dren. The Fannie Mae Foundation hosts the
annual "Help the Homeless Walkathon" – agreat cause that is closely aligned with theirwork in housing and community develop-ment. Given the current economic climate,many companies don't have an abundance ofavailable cash to make direct donations, sothey are coming up with creative alternativesthat help the community and their bottomline.
What are some examples ofphilanthropic programs that havebeen particularly effective?
A great example of an effective type of corpo-rate philanthropy is a local bottled watercompany called DrinkMore Water. They werea small start-up business looking for a cre-ative way to give back to the community whilebuilding their brand and promoting theirproduct. They began donating their bottledwater to charity races and before long theirsales began to skyrocket. DrinkMore Watercredits their corporate philanthropy effortswith the sudden increase in profits and brandrecognition.
Another example, this time highlighting alarge corporation, is the involvement of theAOL Time Warner Foundation and Networkfor Good with Washington Grantmakers'Touch DC Initiative. To combat the fundingcrisis currently facing our region, a new Website was developed to encourage citizens inthe Washington area to become regulardonors to local nonprofit organizations. The
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...many business leaders havediscovered that corporate
giving helps improve acompany's bottom line – that abusiness can do well by doing
good. The most successfulprograms tie donations of
time, money, and gifts-in-kindto defined business goals and
desired benefits.
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Kae is also chair of the Board of Directorsof Women in Community Service (WICS).Prior to joining Washington Grantmakers,she was executive director of the PhysicianAssistant Foundation at the AmericanAcademy of Physician Assistants, and from1992-1996 she was executive director ofLeadership America, a national nonprofitleadership organization for women of
achievement. Kae has held positions withthe National Assembly, a national associa-tion that works to build capacity withinlocal and national social service organiza-tions; the Association of Junior LeaguesInternational, as director of training; andthe Peace Corps. She holds a Masters innonprofit management from UMUC andserves on local and national boards.
NVTC tracked Kae down for this specialFoundation edition of the Voice in order toget her views on the state of philanthropy inour region.
Phi lanthropyan interview with Kae Dakin of Washington Grantmakers
Web site, www.TouchDC.org, helps donorsfind effective and efficient ways to give and tovolunteer. Thanks to leadership and fundingfrom the AOL Time Warner Foundation andthe Internet expertise of the Network forGood team, TouchDC.org was launched inNovember 2002 and promoted through a verysuccessful six-week public awareness cam-paign. By donating expertise, in addition todollars, AOL Time Warner and Network forGood helped create a tremendous asset forthe community while aligning their compa-nies with a great cause and putting their cor-porate values into action.
What are the most importantelements of a successfulcorporate giving program?
Probably the most notable element of suc-cessful corporate giving programs is that theyhelp to support the company's corporate mis-sion. Just like private individuals, many com-panies give to the community because it issimply the right thing to do. However, manybusiness leaders have discovered that corpo-rate giving helps improve a company's bot-tom line – that a business can do well bydoing good. The most successful programs tiedonations of time, money, and gifts-in-kindto defined business goals and desired bene-fits. Many small, mid-sized, and large compa-nies have reaped the market share, humanresource, and public relations advantages thatthis approach offers. Making effective philan-thropy good business ensures a successfulprogram.
There is a perception that onlylarge corporations havephilanthropic efforts. Do youthink this is true? What advicewould you give smaller, emergingcompanies interested in startingtheir own community outreacheffort?
All corporations, both large and small, can bephilanthropic. There are many ways compa-nies can strategically align charitableresources to support business goals – espe-cially in this tough economic climate.
Two traditional charitable resources (andones that are, admittedly, increasingly harder
to come by in this economy) are cash dona-tions - money allocated in a community rela-tions budget to do good deeds – and sponsor-ships. Often times these grants and donationsallow the nonprofit sector to provide criticalservices to the community. But there are otherways companies can give back as well. Startan employee volunteer program. It's great forbuilding new skills, training company lead-ers, conflict resolution, and diversity training.Also, don't forget to think about what goodsand services your company might be able todonate. It's a great way to get a tax write-offand manage your inventory and still be phil-anthropic.
How can we encourage morephilanthropy?
Educate corporate executives about the bene-fits of strategic philanthropy for their busi-ness. Far more companies would be interest-ed in becoming philanthropic if they under-stood the benefits and how it positivelyimpacts their bottom line. Encourage cre-ative ideas - corporate philanthropy doesn'thave to be expensive! Volunteer programs andgifts-in-kind are just two examples of howcompanies can give back without makinggrants.
What are the benefits to acompany and its employees forparticipating in giving?
There are a variety of benefits from corporatephilanthropy: it builds brand equity and cus-tomer loyalty; it helps attract and retainemployees; builds teamwork and staff leader-ship; and helps put your corporate values intoaction. Here are just a few statistics from theCone/Roper Cause Related Trends Report thatillustrate why corporate philanthropy is sucha good thing:
83% of Americans have a morepositive image of companies thatsupport a cause they care about.
65% of Americans would switch toa brand associated with a goodcause, price and quality beingequal.
87% of employees at companieswith cause programs feel astronger sense of loyalty.
90% of workers at companies withcause programs feel proud of theircompany's values.
Also, Points of Light and the ConferenceBoard surveyed thousands of business execu-tives and found that 93% agreed that volun-teerism builds employee teamwork. 73%thought it actually increased employee pro-ductivity.
If a company wants to set up afoundation, what is the best wayto go about doing it? What arethe important factors toconsider?
The first step in planning your program is tofocus your giving - decide what you want yourcontributions to accomplish. One way to dothis is to determine where your company'sinterests and those of the community inter-sect. Next you'll need to establish a givingbudget. Most companies use one of twoapproaches to determine their giving level: 1)a percentage of pre-tax net income (base yourgiving on a pre-established formula calculat-ed as a percentage of pre-tax net profits) or 2)past experience adjusted for profitability(develop an annual giving budget thatbecomes part of your corporate plan). Lastly,you need to decide how to structure your giv-ing. If your company does decide to makecash grants they will probably want to consid-er one of the following four options: a directgiving program, a company-sponsored foun-dation, a program to match employee dona-tions, or a donor-advised fund.
There are lots of available resources to helpyou think through all of your options – con-tact your local regional association of grant-makers (Washington Grantmakers is theassociation for the metropolitan Washingtonarea) or the Council on Foundations for moreinformation. The New Ventures inPhilanthropy Initiative also has a useful pub-lication for small and mid-sized companiescalled Creating a Giving Program – copies areavailable on our Web site at www.washington-grantmakers.org.
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7:30 am Registration / 8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramThe Ritz-Carlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: Gardner, Carton & Douglas LLC; Kenyon &Kenyon. Gold Sponsor: Morrison & Foerster LLP. Silver Sponsors:Alston & Bird LLP; Cox Communications; GrayCary;PricewaterhouseCoopers; Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP. BronzeSponsor: SIEMENS Information and Communication Networks,Inc.Presented by NVTC's IT & Telecommunications Committee.
OCTOBER
eBusiness Technical Forum
6:00 pm Registration7:00 - 9:30 pm ProgramLocation TBD. Check our Web site for more information.Presented by NVTC's eBusiness Committee.
Meet the Capital Players
7:30 am Registration8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramErnst & Young Building, 8484 Westpark Dr. Ninth Floor, McLean, VA No Charge for Members / $35 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: Comerica Bank, Technology & Life SciencesDivision; Ernst & Young; Piper Rudnick LLP; Wilson SonsiniGoodrich & Rosati.Presented by NVTC's Capital Formation Committee.
OCTOBER
Venture Capital / Business 2Government (B2G)
7:30 am Registration8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramThe Ritz-Carlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA $35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsor: Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky. GoldSponsors: Morrison & Foerster LLP; Trammell Crow Company.Silver Sponsors: Operational Research Consultants, Inc.; PanaceaConsulting, Inc.; Venable LLP; Vistronix.Presented by NVTC's Capital Formation and Business 2 Governmentcommittees.
Business Development,Marketing & SalesCommittee Forum
8:00 am Registration8:30 - 9:30 am ProgramDeloitte & Touche, 1750 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VANo Charge for Members / $35 Non-MembersPresented by NVTC’s Business Development, Marketing & SalesCommittee.
eBusiness Morning Forum
7:30 am Registration8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramSAIC Conference Center, 1710 SAIC Dr. McLean, VANo Charge for Members / $35 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsor: SAIC. Gold Sponsor: Radware, Inc.Presented by NVTC's eBusiness Committee.
Later Stage Capital
7:30 am Registration8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramSheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPresented by NVTC's Capital Formation Committee.
Emerging Business Network
7:30 am Registration / 8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramGrant Thornton, 2070 Chain Bridge Rd.,Conference CenterLower Level, Vienna, VANo Charge for Members / $35 Non-MembersLocation Sponsor: Grant Thornton. Gold Sponsor: KPMG LLP.Presented by NVTC's Emerging Business Network Committee.
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OCTOBER, continued.
Aerospace Technology
7:30 am Registration8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramMicrosoft IT Center, Two Innovation Drive, Reston, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsor: Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP.Presented by NVTC's Aerospace Technology Committee.
International Committee Forum
7:30 am Registration8:00 am - 9:30 am ProgramLocation TBD. Check our Web site for more information.No Charge for Members / $35 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: Morrison & Foerster LLP; Welsh DevelopmentAgency. Gold Sponsors: Baker & McKenzie; Howrey Simon Arnold& White, LLP.Presented by NVTC’s International Committee.
CFO Series
7:30 am Registration8:00 - 9:30 am ProgramRitz-Carlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA$35 Members / $70 Non-MembersPlatinum Sponsors: Ernst & Young; ShawPittman LLP. GoldSponsors: Comerica Bank, Technology & Life Sciences Division;Marsh Inc. Silver Sponsors: Equis; Spaulding & Slye Colliers. In-kind Sponsor: Bowne of DC.Presented by NVTC’s CFO Series Committee.
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Message from the NVTC Foundation Chairman
Well it's been a great two-and-a-half years since welaunched the NVTC Foundation. In March 2001, webegan with a strong mission and some pretty lofty
goals, which, I am proud to say, have for the most part beenmet, thanks to generous support from NVTC members. Muchof our effort has been focused on laying a solid foundation witha few focused projects upon which we could build and expandin the future. I want to take this opportunity to share with youboth our accomplishments and also some of our goals for thefuture of the NVTC Foundation.
First, the Foundation's mission is simple: to support communi-ty outreach initiatives that help bridge the "digital divide" andin so doing improve the lives of Northern Virginians through
technology. While the economy is still a bit fragile and as some industry sectors struggle, ourFoundation mission becomes more critical because technology continues to play an increas-ingly important role in our schools, the marketplace, in the office, and in our personal lives. Oursupport is especially crucial to those families that don't have access to computer technology orchildren who do not have a computer at home to do homework assignments or to sharpen theircomputer skills. The Foundation has focused much of its effort and resources on this segmentof our community because it is the area of greatest need.
To date we have created three Computer Clubhouses that serve over 800 children. These club-houses are enormously successful in providing computer access not only to school-age chil-dren, but their parents as well. We have now clearly identified a need for nine additional club-houses in Northern Virginia and hope to open two new clubhouses in each coming year.
In 2004, we will again sponsor the highly successful Botball Robotics Tournament where teamsbuild robots and compete for prizes. Last year, four of our teams made it to the national com-petition. In addition, the Foundation's scholarship program at George Mason University'sSchool of IT & Engineering continues to succeed, and I'm happy to report we'll have four stu-dents with full scholarships in the next semester.
As you will read, the NVTC Foundation is making great strides in bridging the digital divide.However, we are only scratching the surface of what could be accomplished. Greater NVTCmember investment and support will lead to the ongoing betterment of our community andincreased opportunities for future leaders – a truly lasting legacy for the tech council and itsmembers. On behalf of the NVTC Foundation trustees, I thank you for your past support andsolicit your continued active involvement and contributions to expand the Foundation's cur-rent and future programs.
Dan Bannister
Dan BannisterChairman, NVTC Foundation
NVTC VolunteerAction Brigade:
We Want You!
Would you like to volunteer forimportant community outreach
initiatives?
NVTC is putting together a group ofcaring members to call upon forshort stints of volunteer service.
Volunteering is a rewarding experience. You can make a real
difference in the life of someone lessfortunate in our community.
The following NVTC Foundationprograms may need your
volunteer help this coming year:
Computer Clubhouses
Botball RoboticsCompetition
NVTC Golf Tournament
If you are interested in becoming a part of the NVTC Volunteer
Action Brigade, please contactPamela Sorensen at
[email protected] (703) 448-9400
Message from the NVTC Foundation Chairman
The 2003-2004Bannister Scholarship Winners
Established in 1997, and named in honor of for-mer NVTC Chairman and current NVTCFoundation Chairman Dan Bannister, theBannister Scholarship Fund awards full tuition forstudents at George Mason University's School ofInformation Technology and Engineering. Moreimportantly, each Bannister Scholar receives theguidance and leadership of a mentor in their field.Students are provided with opportunities to meetNVTC members, visit NVTC companies and learnfirst-hand about the technology innovations beingdeveloped in this region.
Each student applying for the BannisterScholarship Fund must possess at least a 3.0 gradepoint average in the technology disciplines andmust demonstrate a commitment to communityinvolvement. This year's recipients are allextremely well-qualified, have achieved highmarks, and are among the top students at GMU.
This year's NVTC Foundation BannisterScholarship Fund Recipients are:
Courtney Lake is NVTC's onereturning scholar. Courtney isentering her senior year at GMU
and is currently interning at Blue RidgeNetworks in Chantilly. She has beeninvolved in many volunteer programsthrough her sorority (Alpha Xi Delta)and volunteers with her mother'skindergarten class. Courtney is also amember of GMU's women's volleyballteam. After receiving her degree in Computer Engineering in May,Courtney plans to work in the computer industry with a long-termgoal of being an FBI agent.
Liza Gonzales is a junior at GeorgeMason University. Not only is Lizaan excellent student, but she is
very involved in her community. Sincehigh school, Liza has volunteered as acandy striper at the information desk ofPotomac Hospital. She is also veryinvolved with her church as well as otherorganizations at GMU. After receivingher degree in Computer Science, Liza
plans to attend medical school and eventually have her own privatepractice.
Carol Thanh Bui is a junior atGeorge Mason University.Carol is an extraordinarily
well-rounded person and is currentlyinterning at Integic Corp. inChantilly. Carol has a love of music,and has played in many benefit con-certs and at various clubs and venuesin the D.C. area as a guitarist-singer-songwriter. After receiving herdegree in IT (concentration in Web development), Carol would like tocombine her two interests by finding more ways that technology andmusic can work to benefit each other.
Jason Bales is a senior at GeorgeMason University. Jason is a verytalented young man and has been
involved in his community by serving asan Assistant Scout Master and as presi-dent of the Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE) studentbranch on campus. However, his num-ber one priority is his wife and newborn son. Upon receiving his degree in
Electrical Engineering, Jason would like to work for a companyinvolved with defense or security and then pursue graduate school.
by Ryan Dunn, Special Assistant to the President
We congratulate them all and wish them great success during this coming school year!
The 2003-2004Bannister Scholarship Winners
CompuThe NVTC Foundation Compu
Da v i dAlvarado,a 12-year-
old who attendsBeach StreetElementary Schoolin Falls Church,learned from signs
about the new computer clubhouse at theWillston Multicultural Center. After per-suading his friends to join him, the groupventured over to check it out. David didn'thave a computer to use at home, and the com-puter clubhouse was fantastic! They becameinstantly hooked.
Since attending Willston, David has learnedhow to use the Internet, Photoshop, andGameMaker, which allows him to create hisown video games. David is the first in hisfamily to become computer-literate and hehas demonstrated such an ability and interestin picking up new skills that he spends everyavailable minute on the computer.
Although at one time David was strugglingwith school, his grades have improved. Andby attending the Willston Computer Center he
has learned many of the technical skills anddiscipline that he will need when he goes offto work some day. He dreams of becoming apolice officer and an active member in help-ing protect the community. With the help andguidance of Eric Primmer, the clubhousemanager, David has learned to buckle downand work hard to achieve his dreams.
Je s s i c aBoxle, afifth grader
at StratfordLanding, hasbeen going tothe GumS p r i n g sC o m p u t e rClubhouse for eight weeks. In just that shortperiod of time, her work habits, test scores,and grades improved dramatically.
Jessica, a safety patrol at her school, hasemerged as one of the stars at the ComputerClubhouse. Her mentor, Ms. Pat Pearson, aretired teacher and Americorps volunteer atGum Springs, has encouraged her to get ahead start on her homework each day first
When you read the stories hereyou will realize what a dramaticeffect the NVTC FoundationComputer Clubhouses have hadon the lives of many NorthernVirginia children. Through accessto these Computer Clubhouses,where they get basic skills train-ing along with more specializedcomputer instruction, local chil-dren can develop and updatecomputer skills that will makethem better able to succeed inschool, and also enter the work-force in highly skilled positionsonce they graduate.
The NVTC Foundation, in part-nership with Fairfax County’sDepartment of Community andRecreation Services and severalothers, opened its first Clubhousein Gum Springs just over 3 yearsago. In August 2001 a secondComputer Clubhouse was madeoperational in Bailey'sCrossroads, and this spring theclubhouse at the WillstonMulticultural Center opened inthe Seven Corners area near FallsChurch. For each Clubhouse,NVTC member companies havedonated computer hardware, soft-ware, furniture and supplies tomake these facilities a reality.Furthermore, the NVTCFoundation funds the salaries ofAmeriCorps volunteers to workindividually with the children.
This spring the clubhouse at the Willston Multicultural Center opened in the Seven Corners area nearFalls Church.
by David Baker, NVTC Foundation Assistant
NVTC FoundationBoard of Directors
Dan Bannister, CSCChairman
Tim Nurvala, NVTC FoundationPresident
Deborah Rosenberg George Mason University
Secretary
Warren Martin, Claris CapitalTreasurer
Robert J. McCarthyVenable, Baetjer & Howard, LLP
General Counsel
Thomas Beyer, Alinghi Consulting
Kendal Carson, United Bank
Rob DiRoccoMindSHIFT Technologies
David Downer, The Segal Company
C. Michael FerraroTraining Solutions, Inc.
Dan Gonzalez, USI Real Estate
Lloyd GriffithsGeorge Mason University
Bobbie G. Kilberg, NVTC
John Lee, IVLee Technologies Group
Duffy Mazan, SolutionWorx
Tom McMahonWaveCrest Laboratories
David SeagerNorthwestern Mutual Life
Sudhakar ShenoyInformation Management
Consultants
Pamela Sorensen, USI Real Estate
Paul Villella, HireStrategy
uter Clubhousesuter Clubhousesthing after arriving at the clubhouse. Oncethe homework is done, Jessica begins work onher Web site. Jessica has gone from havingminimal technical skills to being very profi-cient. Her Web site is one of the best at theclubhouse, and her new undertaking withgraphic design has opened up a world shenever knew existed.
Jessica would like to go to law school someday, and her goals are becoming more achiev-able as she learns the value of a focused effortand strong work ethic. She is thankful for thehelp she has found at the ComputerClubhouse and her motivation is maintainedby the strong support of her mentors.
William Rolland is a sixth grader atGlasgow Middle School and hasbeen going to the Bailey's
Computer Clubhouse since its opening in2001. William moved to Virginia fromWashington, D.C., where he had access to a
computer and had learned many basic skills.When he moved to the Bailey's area aboutfour years ago, he lost access to the comput-ers, and did not have one at home.
So when the Bailey's Computer Clubhouseopened, William's mother encouraged him togo and try it out. William was delighted to seethe new computers and since then he hasbeen going five days a week for 3 or 4 hourseach day. He is one of the most dedicated andtalented students at the clubhouse.
William dreams of becoming an architect,and while he enjoys drawing free hand, he isalso beginning to use basic architectural soft-ware as a means of reaching his dream.
Ribbon cutting at the Willston Computer Clubhouse. In addition tothe kids, the ceremony featured (l-r) Kate Hanley, Chairman,Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Eric Primmer, WillstonClubhouse Manager; Penny Gross, Mason District Supervisor; TimNurvala, NVTC Foundation President; Sudhakar Shenoy, NVTCChairman of the Board; Bobbie Kilberg, NVTC President; andIngrid Parris-Hicklin, Fairfax County Department of Communityand Recreation Services.
BOTBALL 2003 The Robotics Competition
When the KISS Institute for PracticalRobotics came to the WashingtonMetro Area in 1999 with the goal of
establishing a regional robotics tournamentfor students in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia,there were less than 30 teams. The last tour-nament, in May this year, featured almost 50teams. Botball has become a nationwide suc-cess and has provided a great way for kids tolearn about robotics in a competitive andinteractive way.
Botball was one of the first projects to besponsored when the NVTC Foundation wasfounded in 2001. With a donation of $10,000the Foundation helps provide funding forteams that can not meet the financial com-mitment. The cost for each team to partici-pate is roughly $2,000. And, for the secondyear, the NVTC Foundation sponsored a teamfrom its Computer Clubhouses.
The Botball competition provides kids withthe oppotunity to learn how to program andengineer robots, and then compete againsttheir peers in a ping-pong ball collectiongame. The technical skills required to buildthese robots give the kids a basic understand-ing of programming which they can use asthe enter college and the workforce.
Each year the competition is modified slight-ly, and the robots become more and moreelaborate. On the day of the competition, stu-dents arrive before sunrise, bursting withexcitement and determined to go home victo-rious. When the doors open at 8:00 am, thecrowd rushes in to register and begin the day.Tension and nervousness fill the auditoriumas the competition gets under way.
Tears of joy and sadness can be seenthroughout the crowd as some teams areeliminated while others advance to the nextround. As the hours go by and day turns intonight, eventually one team emerges victori-ous. Presented with a trophy that rivals theStanley Cup, it is something that every teamyearns for, but only one can win.
This past year, the top five winning teamsincluded Wootton High School, SpringbrookHigh School, Glen Burnie High School,Applications and Research Laboratory, andCongressional School of Virginia.
The Botball competition allows every team towalk away with a better understanding oftechnology, design, teamwork, and engineer-ing, and enriches the education of allinvolved. The NVTC Foundation is proud tosponsor such dedicated and creative teamsand hopes for the continued success of thisdynamic program.
BOTBALL 2003 The Robotics Competition
by David Baker, NVTC Foundation Assistant
NVTC Foundation Makes a Wish: More Sponsors for its Initiatives with Make-A-Wish Foundation!
One of the important programs of theNVTC Foundation is its partnershipwith the Make-A-Wish Foundation of
the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. The primary goal of theNVTC/Make-A-Wish partnership is to obtaincorporate sponsors for computers andInternet access for children suffering fromlife-threatening illnesses.
The NVTC Foundation was recently asked tohelp fulfill the wish of Edgar, a 13-year-oldboy from Falls Church, who is battling a lifethreatening illness. Edgar wishes for a laptopcomputer with Internet access to help withhis schoolwork. He also looks forward tokeeping in touch with family and friends viaemail. Edgar would also use the laptop to playsports and card games while on family tripsand when he is receiving treatment for his ill-ness. After hearing of Edgar’s wish, the NVTCFoundation reached out to NVTC memberGTSI, a leading IT company focused on pro-viding solutions to the public sector, who ful-
filled Edgar’s wish. We are very grateful toeveryone at GTSI for their generosity.
Make-A-Wish estimates that the average totalcost of a computer wish is $3,500. Childrenare provided with all of their requested hard-ware, software, peripherals and tech support.Fulfilling these children's wishes has an
impact on their outlook and optimism for thefuture as they battle serious illnesses.
NVTC members can support the partnershipwith the Make-A-Wish Foundation by:
Sponsoring the wishes of individ-ual children for donations of newcomputers or other technology;
Providing volunteer technical sup-port to help "connect" and trainchildren who request a computer;and,
Providing computer services suchas Internet access.
If you are willing to help fulfill a wish, pleasecontact NVTC Foundation President TimNurvala at [email protected].
by Ryan Dunn, Special Assistant to thePresident
As part of NVTC's ongoing commitmentto corporate community involvement,the NVTC Foundation established a
special Volunteer Service Award, in partner-ship with Volunteer Fairfax, to honor anNVTC member organization that has con-tributed outstanding service to the communi-ty through the use of technology.
Now in its fourth year, past winners of theaward have included CSC, LandmarkSystems, and Sensei Enterprises.
Because of the many qualified nominees thisyear. the judges honored one large and onesmall company.
This year’s awardees are Northrop GrummanMission Systems and LeapFrog Solutions.
Northrop Grumman has contributed to thelocal community for many years. Its employ-ees have been very active with the FairfaxCounty Public Schools, including a 15-yearpartnership with Chantilly High School andsponsorship of a laboratory at ThomasJefferson High School for Science andTechnology. The company has also made sub-stantial contributions to George MasonUniversity and to the Wolf Trap Foundation.
LeapFrog Solutions, a strategic marketingcommunications firm, has devoted hundredsof hours in time and thousands of dollars inresources to develop Web sites and other serv-ices for a number of non-profit organizations.
"Despite difficult economic times, both ofthese companies have demonstrated that it isstill possible for businesses in the technologysector to continue helping their community,"said Tim Nurvala, president of the NVTCFoundation. "Hopefully, more companies willfollow in the example of Northrop Grummanand LeapFrog Solutions and realize the bene-fits of giving back to their community. TheNVTC Foundation encourages all of ourmember companies to get involved with theirown volunteer programs."
NVTC Foundation Makes a Wish: More Sponsors for its Initiatives with Make-A-Wish Foundation!
John, shown here with his new computer equip-ment, is one of several Make-a-Wish kids whosewishes were granted through the help of the NVTCFoundation.
2003 NVTC Volunteer Service Award2003 NVTC Volunteer Service Award
John Backus Dan Bannister
Art & Kathy Bushkin Caren Dewitt / Phil Merrick
Dan Gonzalez
Bobbie Kilberg LeapFrog Solutions
Lee Technologies Group Mario Morino
Kate and Duffy Mazan
Morgan Lewis & Bockius PR Newswire
Spector Knapp Architects United Bank
Adonix Burke Consortium
CapWireErika Christ Greg Cirillo
Consumer Electronics AssociationStewart Curley
Lee Dudley Fortivo Corporation
Gardner Carton & Douglas Genesant Technologies
Global Network Services GTSI
INDUS CorporationDeepak Hathiramani
Jim LeBlanc
Greg and Susan Lewis Long & Foster
Bobbie LongworthWarren Martin
John MendoncaMindbank
Phil Mottola David Nadler
NetScreen Technologies NVTC Staff
Pillsbury Winthrop Alex Pinchev
Dean and Cynthia Rutley The Segal Company
Robert J. and Lauren P. SmithSoftware Armada
Pamela SorensenStaas & Halsey
Dean Stiles Summit Services
TRAINING SOLUTIONS, Inc.Tony Trujillo
Updata Capital The Venable Foundation
Gre and Louise WagerWebSurveyor
Wiley Rein & Fielding Thad Wolfe
Dendy YoungFrank G. Zarb / Sarah T. Chassen
Allen Systems Corporation Adjuvant
Best Buy Foundation Tony Buzzelli
Terresa ChristensonCooley Godward
Cyveillance Digital Paper
Flooring SolutionsHaworth
Nixon Peabody
Northwestern Mutual Life Price Modern
Jonathan Shames TranTech Vistronix
The NVTC Foundation would like to extend a special thanks to the followingcompanies and individuals for their support:
The NVTC Foundation2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300
Herndon, VA 20170 703-904-7878 Fax: 703-904-8008
www.nvtcfoundation.org
JCOTS 2003 Advisory Committee AppointmentsMade
The Virginia General Assembly's Joint Commission onTechnology and Science (JCOTS) has enlisted the advice andexpertise of numerous NVTC members to assist in its contin-
uing study of science and technology policy in Virginia.
Following is a list of NVTC members who have been appointed toJCOTS 2003 Advisory Committees:
Integrated Government Committee (I-Gov): Ross Baker of AT&T;Ben Lewis, Keane, Inc.; Christopher Long of Washington ResourceAssociates; David C. Lucien of CMS Information Services; Gregory W.Phillips, Advanced Technology Systems; Hal Stein, OracleCorporation.
Consumer Protection: Steve DelBianco of the Association forCompetitive Technology; Brian H. Murray of Cyveillance; Bill N.Poulos, EDS.
Cyberlaw: Brian Dengler, America Online, Inc.; Anne M. Gavin,Microsoft Corporation; Barry Ingram, EDS; Douglas Koelemay,Qorvis Communications, LLC; Guillermo Sohnlein of Fortivo.
Hard Sciences: MaryAnne Armstrong of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch &Birch, LLP; Niels Hauffe of NWV Market Discovery, Inc.; Paul W.Jameson, Jameson International; Marvin Motsenbocker, HellerErhman White & McAuliffe; Roger Neighborgall, Noesis, Inc.; JamesL. Olds, George Mason University; Carl Osborne of SciLucent, LLC; R.Carter Scott, III, McGuireWoods LLP; Keith W. Summers of Grubb &Ellis Company; Robert Uffen of The ANGLE Technology Group.
NVTC helped push legislation through the General Assembly in 1997that resulted in the creation of JCOTS, which studies all aspects oftechnology and science and stimulates, encourages, promotes, andassists in the development of technology and science in Virginiathrough sound public policies. JCOTS, which is chaired by technolo-gy champion Delegate Joe May (Leesburg), formed four advisorycommittees composed of legislators and a select group of stakehold-ers, citizens, tech executive, attorneys, lobbyists, and others with aninterest in the issues being studied.
The complete list of appointees can be found at:http://jcots.state.va.us
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NVTC Business Partner Profile
Russell Reynolds Associates
Russell Reynolds Associates is one of the world's pre-eminentexecutive recruiting and assessment firms. Through a globalnetwork of 31 wholly owned offices, the firm's more than 250
professionals conduct senior executive and Board of Director recruit-ing assignments and executive assessment in a range of industries forpublic and private organizations of all sizes, across more than 40industries, functions and geographies.
Our team of technology recruiting professionals worldwide is organ-ized to bring specialized expertise and in-depth market knowledge tohelp our clients identify and attract the right leadership necessary forsuccess. Our Executive Assessment Practice also assists our clients inobjectively assessing the skills of their senior leadership teams.
At Russell Reynolds Associates, we serve both well-established multi-national companies as well as smaller, entrepreneurial organizations.Our recruiters recognize that evolving technologies require execu-tives with superior integrity who combine real-world experience andbusiness sense with the spirit and vision of an entrepreneur. We excelin looking beyond the more obvious candidate, to find the businessleader of the future.
Our global Technology Practices focus on six main areas:
Communications and ConvergenceHardware and Electronics Information OfficersSoftware and ServicesInternet/E-CommerceProfessional Services/Outsourcing
In technology as well as in our seven other areas of industry special-ization, our goal is to build long-term partnerships with our clients.Our high ratio of repeat or referred business – more than 70 percent– speaks to our success.
For further information, please contact any one of our technologyteam members at (202) 654-7800 or Gren Millard at [email protected]. Russell Reynolds Associates has been an NVTCBusiness Partner since 1998.
www.russellreynolds.com
NVTC Vice Chairman John Lee, Senior AdvisoryBoard Member Len Pomata, Appointed to IT Investment Board
NVTC Vice Chairman John C. Lee, IV, and NVTC SeniorAdvisory Board Member Len Pomata were appointed recentlyto serve on Virginia's IT Investment Board to oversee and
direct the state's information technology restructuring effort. Lee,CEO and Founder of Lee Technologies, was selected as one ofGovernor Mark Warner's four appointments to the IT InvestmentBoard. Governor Warner's other appointees include Jimmy Hazel,Principal in Angler Companies and former policy advisor on technol-ogy matters to Governor Warner; Christopher Caine, Vice President,Governmental Programs, IBM; and Dr. Mary Guy Miller, Presidentand Founder of Interactive Design and Development, Inc.
Len Pomata, a consultant and former President of webMethodsGovernment Unit and past President of Litton-PRC, was appointed tothe IT Investment Board by the Virginia General Assembly along withScott Pattison, Executive Director, National Association of StateBudget Officers; Hiram R. Johnson, lobbyist and formerly GeneralManager of External Affairs for Dominion Resources; and James F.McGuirk, II, formerly Vice President of Worldwide Government forSiebel Systems Inc., and now with AKLM Consulting.
The Oversight Board will set the direction for the newly formedVirginia Information Technologies Agency, VITA, which was estab-lished this past year through IT restructuring legislation sponsoredby Senator Janet Howell (Reston), Senator Walter Stosch (Henrico)and Delegate Sam Nixon (Chesterfield). The VITA legislation man-dates the consolidation of IT services for 94 Executive BranchAgencies within the Commonwealth and charges the IT InvestmentBoard with reviewing and prioritizing enterprise-wide technologyinvestments across state government.
Virginia Secretary of Technology George Newstrom, who spearhead-ed the Governor's IT restructuring effort and will serve as a voting,ex-officio member of the Board, noted "I am thrilled with all of theappointments to the IT Investment Board. I have worked closely witha number of these individuals and I look forward to the direction andguidance they will offer."
Delegate Joe May (Leesburg), chairman of the General Assembly'sJoint Commission on Technology and Science, chairman of the HouseScience and Technology Committee, and a principal architect ofVirginia's IT reform effort, applauded the willingness of technologybusiness executives to step forward and participate in the board'soperations. "Capable, professional and experienced individuals arerequired on the oversight board for VITA to succeed, and those mem-bers selected bring these qualities and more to the table. I'm delight-ed with the caliber of selections to the Board."
"NVTC is honored that two of our Board members have been select-ed to play such a vital role in the restructuring of theCommonwealth's IT procedures and policies," said NVTC President
Bobbie Kilberg. "Len and John are leaders in the Northern Virginiahigh-tech community, and they will be an asset to VITA."
Now that it is constituted,Virginia's IT Board will begin to review andprioritize technology investments and appoint a Chief InformationOfficer to serve as VITA's de facto executive director. For more infor-mation on VITA, please visit www.vita.virginia.gov.
Labor Department Grants Totaling $50 Millionto Address High Skill Technology Shortages
DOL's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) hasapproximately $50 million in grant funds for technical skillstraining programs focused on addressing the high-skill tech-
nology shortages of American businesses. At least 80 percent of thegrants will be awarded to projects that train workers in high tech,information technology and biotechnology skills. Business partner-ships eligible to receive assistance must consist of at least two busi-nesses or a business-related nonprofit organization representingmore than one business. The partnership may also include any edu-cational, labor, faith-based or community organization, or workforceinvestment board. Individual awards will not exceed $3 million. Theinitial period of performance will be up to 36 months; ETA may electto exercise its option to award no-cost extensions of up to 12 months.Applications submitted by business-led partnerships require a 100percent match in cash or in kind. Applications are due by September22, 2003. More information is available at: www.doleta.gov.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the largest professional servicesfirm in the world, provides audit, assurance and business advi-sory services, tax, global human resource solutions and global
risk management solutions to clients of all sizes around the globe.Through our Technology, InfoComm and Entertainment & Media(TICE) practice, we not only support the technology industry, we arean active member of the technology community. The DC Metro TICEpractice includes more than 150 industry-dedicated professionalsbased in Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
As a charter member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council,our commitment to the local technology industry began long ago andcontinues to drive our local TICE practice. In addition to providingsupport to NVTC and other industry organizations, TICE profession-als create programs, seminars and publications that provide thoughtleadership and guidance on financial and regulatory issues affectingthe technology community.
Among our most widely recognized initiatives is our Vision to RealityProgram. Recognizing the cash-flow constraints typical in emergingcompanies, we choose to make strategic investments of time andresources in clients that we believe have the potential to succeed."Graduates" of our Vision to Reality Program include some of thisarea's premiere tech companies – and we expect that many of today'sparticipants will become industry leaders of the future. Visit us atwww.pwcv2r.com to learn more about this innovative program.
Another well-known initiative, the PricewaterhouseCoopers/Thompson Venture Economics/National Venture Capital AssociationMoneyTree™ Survey, is the venture capital industry's premier barom-eter of investment activity. Each quarter, standing-room-only crowdsflock to our local Shaking the MoneyTree™ events to hear leadingVCs, PwC experts and other industry insiders offer an analysis of thelatest MoneyTree™ Survey results. For more information, go towww.pwcmoneytree.com.
Please visit the PwC Web site at www.us.pwc.com for more informa-tion on the above programs, PwC services to the technology industry,or the wide array of events, white papers, and other materials PwCmakes available to the local technology community. Contact JanetFranco, [email protected], to be added to our TICE mailinglist.
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Hottest Venture Capital DealAnystream, Approva, Brickstream, Defywire,Iomai
Hottest M&A Deal Anteon, Arlington Capital, Perot Systems,Symantec, Veridian Corporation
Hottest Management TeamAppian Corporation, Artifact Software, ECI2,Integic Corporation, Sourcefire
Hottest BuzzcomScore Networks, HireStrategy, Input,ObjectVideo, Xybernaut
Hottest Friend of the EntrepreneurCentury Club,Virginia's Center for InnovativeTechnology/CIT Bootcamp, Fairfax CountyEDA, Mindshare, Potomac Officers Club
The food was sizzling, the crowd was electric, theemcee was on fire, and the winners were dynamiteat this year's Hot Ticket Awards Ceremony at the
gorgeous poolside terrace of Bobbie Kilberg, on the mostbeautiful evening of the season. Congratulations andbest wishes from NVTC to the award-winningcompanies and individuals.
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2003 Hot Ticket Awards:
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
B2C, Inc.1215 Jefferson Davis Hwy.Crystal Gateway 3, #801Arlington, VA 22202(703) 416-1032(703) 416-1033www.b2c-inc.com
Cors Productivity Solutions, Inc.1100 Northwind Dr.Reston, VA 20194(703) 478-5592www.corspro.com
Data Scientific Corporation1117 N Vermont St. #HArlington, VA 22201(703) 243-0085(703) 997-0312www.datascientific.com
E5 Systems504 Totten Pond Rd.Waltham, MA 02154(781) 758-5560www.e5systems.com
Intelview4809 V St. NWWashington, DC 20007(202) 302-1382www.intelview.com
RedFile6861 Elm Street, Suite 300McLean, VA 22101(703) 391-1020www.redfile.com
S3 Technologies, Inc.8225 Bell Lane #200Vienna, VA 22182(703) 629-0672www.s3-tech.com
SB Inc.7716 Marshall Heights CourtFalls Church, VA 22043(703) 556-3450(703) 556-3450
Telenor Satellite Services1101 Wootton ParkwayRockville, MD 20852(301) 838-7800www.telenor-usa.com
UNISYS8008 Westpark DriveMcLean, VA 22102703-556-5200www.unisys.com
US21 Computers Inc.4930C Eisenhower Ave.Alexandria, VA 22304(703) 504-6100(703) 504-6103www.us21computers.com
ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
Burns & Levinson1030 15th St. NW #300Washington, DC 20005(202) 842-0431
Business Benefits Group4069 Chain Bridge Rd. Top FloorFairfax, VA 22030(703) 385-7200www.bbgbroker.com
DecisionPath Consulting6 Montgomery Village Ave #622Gaithersburg, MD 20879(301) 926-1211www.decisionpath.com
John Hancock Financial Services1749 Old Meadow Rd 4th FloorMcLean, VA 22102(703) 287-7151(703) 287-7122www.sfnonline.com
New Vantage Group, LLC402 Maple Ave. WVienna, VA 22180(703) 255-4930www.newvantagegroup.com
Thompson Coburn, LLP1909 K St. N.W. #600Washington, DC 20006(202) 585-6935(202) 585-6969www.thompsoncoburn.com
Tom Hicks Business Acceleration Company6634 Madison Mclean Dr.McLean, VA 22101(703) 862-9660(703) 448-0255www.businessaccelerations.com
RENEWING MEMBERS
Apollo TechnologiesAtlas Agency
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)B2 Technology & Consulting Services
BioNetrix Systems CorporationBryan Cave LLP
Carney Interactive, Inc.Columbia Capital
Corp. for National Research InitiativesDigital Paper Corporation
Digital PressENSCO, Inc.
Fairfax County EDAFedex Services
Gardner, Carton & DouglasGeorge Mason University
Grant Thornton, L.L.P.Johns Hopkins University
Julien J. Studley, Inc.Kidz Online, Inc.LearnStream Inc.
MicromuseNew Technology Management, Inc.
Newcastle Consulting, LLCNoblestar
Noesis, Inc.Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Oracle CorporationPDS, Inc.
Plus Computing CorporationPowersim Solutions, Inc.
Professional Benefit ServicesSGI Federal, Inc.
Shenandoah UniversitySquire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P
SRA International, Inc.Techniki Informatica, Inc.
TechRiver, LLCTechSpan, Inc.
UpStart Systems, LLCVenable, LLP
Virginia Economic Development PartnershipVisual Analytics, Inc.
Withya Information ServicesXcalibur Software, Inc.
XtremeSpectrum
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THE P3 CONFERENCEThe Northern Virginia Technology Council, GeorgeMason University, the Stargazer Foundation, and theWashington Regional Association of Grantmakersproudly invite you to attend the most dynamic, thought-provoking, intellectually stimulating Conference to be heldin the Mid-Atlantic Region this year.
The title of the event, P3, reflects the conference's unique focus on the fusion ofPrivate, Public, and Philanthropic forces in solving today's social challenges bybringing together representatives from all three sectors for a one-day summit.The goal of the conference is to challenge the participants to break from "busi-ness as usual" approaches and to discuss new ways of collaborating. We areexpecting that all of the region's most influential companies, foundations, andpublic and nonprofit sector representatives will join forces at the P3Conference.
October 14, 2003George Mason University
Performing Arts Centerfor more information and a list of speakers, visit:
www.P3conference.org
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The last Virginia-born President of the UnitedStates, Woodrow Wilson, suggested 87 years agothat it takes an extraordinary man "to see the
necessity for a thing that he does not himself need." Theoccasion for President Wilson was an address in Detroitentitled "Democracy of American Business" at a timemarked by war and rapid changes in business and soci-ety. That sounds a little familiar.
Wilson referred specifically to the opposition to theFederal Reserve Act, which helped expand credit to anyAmerican with real commercial assets. "(T)he very menwho opposed that act, and opposed it conscientiously,"Wilson said, "now admit it saved the country from aruinous panic when the stress of war came on, and thatit is the salvation of every average businessman…" ButWilson also could have been talking about other signif-icant changes in course necessitated by the times, suchas women's suffrage or child labor laws.
Seeing the need for things that we may not ourselvesneed is a good starting point to consider "community."A community traditionally starts with shared interests,even geographic proximity, but then grows beyond whatis self-evident and convenient. Community as a way oflife respects not just what a majority might approve, butwhat neighbors and fellow citizens in very different cir-cumstances of life might need. A community cultures asense of the whole in individuals and subgroups.
One may not be a bird-watcher, for example, but stillunderstand the value of a park that attracts waterfowlalong the Potomac. One may not have children inschool, but still understand the importance of publiceducation. One need not be a baseball fan to understandthe value of a major league baseball game to those whoare. And just because one doesn't need a policeman orradiology technician right this moment doesn't meanthere won't arise a need in the future.
Thinking of Northern Virginia as a community goesbeyond thinking of it as a geographic region. Geographyis not who we are, it's where we are. Community encom-passes who we are, what we are trying to accomplishand, more than anything else, our willingness anddetermination to move forward together. So the chal-lenge for Northern Virginians is to mature beyond ageography that can be divisive and parochial toward ashared future. Whether the problem is boosting thenumbers of nurses and teachers here, encouragingentrepreneurs, establishing an R&D center or extendingMetrorail to Dulles Airport, the commitment to identifyand pursue solutions together is the key.
Unfortunately, progress can be difficult and disjointed.Activists of one kind or another tend to grab headlinesby blaming politicians, developers, environmentalists,dishonest executives, unions, NIMBYs, immigrants,consumers, tax dodgers, millionaire owners and hun-dreds of others for problems that really are predictableconsequences of growth in population and income in aperiod of technology-driven change. Similarly, chargesfly that roads, rail, affordable housing, a new bridge,taxes, tolls, increased teacher pay, parks, density byMetro stations, a baseball stadium, two-terms for gover-nors, new office buildings, in-fill development, newneighborhoods and thousands of other things "are notthe answer" to those problems.
What national columnist George F. Will recently termeda "season of vast public carelessness" in which "politicalincivility feeds on itself " makes things worse. "Eachvandal seems to think his or her passions are their ownexcuse for existing," Will concluded. "As Santayana said,such thinking is the defining trait of barbarians." Nodescription of their region by Northern Virginianswould include "barbarians," of course. But what Willreally was arguing is that communities are kept civiland progressing by habits of restraint and a sense of thewhole.
President Wilson, by the way, also suggested to his audi-ence in Detroit in 1916 that those we now call entrepre-neurs possessed special insights and determinationabout change and progress. "The man who is immersedin the beginnings of business, who is trying to get hisfoothold, who is trying to get other men to believe inhim and lend him money and trust him to make prof-itable use of that money, is the man who knows what thebusiness conditions in the United States are," Wilsonsaid.
Technology companies and executives in NorthernVirginia now have led in such "beginnings of business"and are now challenged to lead in complementary"beginnings of community." Philanthropy, voluntaryservice and even political involvement can driveNorthern Virginia beyond geography and network intocommunity.
Douglas Koelemay is senior advisor to NVTC and managingdirector at Qorvis Communications, LLC.
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