Digest Newsletter | July 2021 |
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Dear TECNA Members,
We are less than a week away from our 2021 Virtual Summer Conference! While visiting with nearly all of the TECNA members since my arrival at the start of the year, I have been consistently asked for new ideas for ways to serve members and diversify revenue streams. In seeking to meet that request, the theme of this year’s conference was born.
Nearly all of the speakers on the agenda will be providing attendees with something their member council is doing or has done to serve their own members all the while creating a new form of revenue for their organization. You will be amazed at what your peers are doing! You can also potentially learn to think a little differently by hearing how they’ve chosen to approach membership, revenue streams and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We have tried to keep the virtual agenda short as we also recognize that we are all “virtual conferenced out.”
We will also have two special guests speaking at the Summer Conference: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who will be speaking on her commitment to highly-skilled immigration reform and Scott Hodge, President, The Tax Foundation, who will be presenting the Tax Foundation's research and resources to TECNA members for use when communicating with member companies and elected officials.
Please check out the conference schedule below. I hope to “see” you next week!
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Jennifer G. Young
Chief Executive Officer
Technology Councils of North America
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TECNA 2021 Virtual Summer Conference
Wednesday-Friday, July 21-23, 2021
We're looking forward to connecting with you at the TECNA 2021 Virtual Summer Conference next week!
This year’s conference offers a focused program on best practices of impactful solutions to serve your members as well as potential new revenue sources to help to grow your tech council -- all ways to increase your value to your members, partners and stakeholders.
Because this is a virtual conference, we hope you will bring as many team members as possible. TECNA is offering a flat rate for Councils that bring 3 or more attendees.
There is still time to register to participate in the conference, and watch the Innovation Awards.
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Registered attendees can click here to login to the Summer Conference platform to view the program and to login to the Summer Conference to access all sessions including the 2021 Innovation Awards. |
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Virtual Summer Conference Schedule*
All program items listed in Eastern Time, upon registration and logging into Socio Platform, program times will be shown in your local time.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
2:45pm ET - Welcome & Opening Keynote: Andrea Krueger, Pittsburgh Technology Council's EDGE Program
3:30pm ET - Opening Reception
4:30pm ET - 3rd Annual TECNA Innovation Awards
Hosted by Doug Robertson, President & CEO, Venn Innovation, and Cara Turano,
Chief Operating Officer, Technology Association of Oregon
Thursday, July 22, 2021
1:00pm ET - TECNA Business Session (TECNA Members Only)
2:00pm ET - Keynote Speaker: U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
3:00pm ET - Public Policy: Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation
4:00pm ET - CEOs/EDs: Marty Rosendale, CEO, Maryland Tech Council (TECNA Member CEOs and Executive Directors Only)
Friday, July 23, 2021 (some concurrent)
1:00pm ET - Events: Tom Still, President, Wisconsin Technology Council
1:00pm ET - Membership: Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO, Minnesota Technology Association
1:00pm ET - Communication: Yvonne Pilon, President & CEO, WEtech Alliance
2:00pm ET - DEI & Workforce: Jona Van Deun, President, Nebraska Tech Collaborative
2:45pm ET - DEI & Workforce: Michael Schutzler, President & CEO, Washington Technology Industry Association
*Schedule subject to change
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PACT in Philadelphia is proud to offer members free entry into the Lion’s Story Racial Literacy Institute, taking place August 16th - 19th. Lion’s Story is a Philadelphia company using the decades-long research of Dr. Howard C. Stevenson of the University of Pennsylvania to teach racial literacy and develop social justice leaders. Deadline to apply for the first cohort is July 23rd, and you can apply HERE.
OhioX will host Ohio Tech Day on September 24 - A statewide celebration of tech in Ohio and designed to inspire Ohio's high school students - Learn more. Also, OhioX, with three state representatives including the Chair of the newly formed Technology and Innovation Committee, visited the Cincinnati Innovation District - read more.
To help companies create, maintain, and grow DEI programs that will break even the strongest barriers to promote change, MassTLC offered a series of programs to help educate company leaders on the power of learning and what it takes to be successful by applying these initiatives across all areas of the business – from the workforce and workplace to the marketplace. Watch the event recordings here.
TechPoint shares that at the mid-way point in 2021, Indiana has already more than doubled the dollar amount from capital investments and grants received last year by local tech companies and the state has easily surpassed the $358 million high-mark, which made 2019 a record-breaking tech investment year - read more.
Technology Association of Iowa recently launched the Iowa Technology Leadership Institute to develop tomorrow’s Iowa technology leaders through programming designed to fill gaps that technical education and experience can often neglect - read the announcement.
MassTLC Board-Ready Bootcamp - Councils interested in making an impact on tech board diversity, driving membership value, and growing alternative revenue sources should contact MassTLC about partnering to offer the award-winning Board-Ready Bootcamp to your members. The Bootcamp is designed to improve board governance and composition by helping women, tech leaders of color, LGBTQ+ tech leaders, and other underrepresented leaders make progress on their board journeys. With leaders from global brands like Harvard Business School on the faculty, an all-virtual format, and nearly half of our spring cohort attending from outside our region, we wanted to extend the opportunity for our TECNA peers to offer the Bootcamp to their communities as a turnkey member benefit at $1000 off the regular non-member rate. Participating councils would receive a commission of up to $500 per paid registrant that comes through them, brand visibility as a partnering organization, and the opportunity to suggest executives with board experience to join the bootcamp faculty and/or mentor network. Learn more about the Bootcamp - click here - or contact Nayla Daley at nayla@masstlc.org if you are interested in partnering.
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CEO Happy Hour
Third Thursday Each Month at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET via Zoom
No CEO Happy Hour in July - join us for the CEO/ED session during next week's Virtual Summer Conference
All TECNA Member CEOs and Executive Directors are invited to this informal Zoom gathering each month. Come if you can and stay as short or as long as you can! Some months we will have discussion topics and if so, they will be circulated ahead of time. Contact Jennifer Young at jyoung@tecna.org.
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Best Practices Databank
We're gathering Member Documents and Best Practices to add to TECNA's databank of resources available to all TECNA Members.
Documents available to all TECNA Member Staff on the Resources tab when you login to tecna.org/login include Job Descriptions, Governance Docs, Event Best Practices, Membership Structures and more.
If you have files you're willing to share with the TECNA membership, please send them to Alina at ahardy@tecna.org
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TECNA Public Policy Advocacy |
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Visit our website for the full U.S. Public Policy Agenda - click here.
News Coverage:
Register online to be added to the US or Canadian Public Policy Committees mailing lists - click here. |
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TECNA Communities of Interest |
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TECNA Communities of Interest (COI) are peer-to-peer collaborations and information-sharing groups exclusively for members: communications, events, membership, public policy and workforce.
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Upcoming Q3 COI Webinars To Be Announced Soon
Missed a Recent Webinar?
Past COI webinar recordings and slide decks are available for download in the members-only portal on the TECNA website. Login at tecna.org/login and click on the Resources tab to view.
Requests or ideas for Community of Interest webinar topics, contact the COI Chairs:
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TechGirlz Partnership Opportunities
TECNA and TechGirlz are partnering in 2021 to offer member tech councils the opportunity to host a workshop.
The TechGirlz program works to make learning technology both thrilling and inviting for middle school girls, through their free extra curricular workshops (or TechShopz as their coined them!). From programming to robotics, web/app design, genetics and beyond, there is so much for the TechGirlz to experience. Their vision is to create a world where girls have a lifelong passion and confidence in their use of technology throughout their careers.
TECNA member councils interested in organizing a TechGirlz workshop please contact Alina Hardy, ahardy@tecna.org.
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TECNA Discount for Premier Virtual
We are very pleased to announce TECNA has partnered with Premier Virtual to offer a 2021 TECNA Discount for their platform which offers virtual career fairs and virtual hiring events:
- First Individual Event with Premier Virtual - TECNA Member Cost $3,500
- Additional Individual Events - TECNA Member Cost $4,000
- Yearly License - TECNA Member Cost $15,300 (30% discount)
We are thrilled to offer this TECNA discount! We encourage you to reach out to Jamie Varraso at Premier Virtual directly with any questions about this software that bridges the gap between technology and human interaction.
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TECNA 401k Program Offering
TECNA is partnered with 401(k) Tech Collective to offer the TECNA National 401(k) Program. This is a national retirement program built by the WTIA, one of our member associations. This program has been constructed specifically for technology organizations.
This partnership enables you to offer this exclusive program to your own member companies, providing additional value to their membership and helping them attract and retain talent in this competitive time. It also opens the door to a new revenue opportunity for your association.
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TECNA Health Insurance Benefit
TECNA offers a health insurance benefit for members, as well your members. TECNA is committed to helping member councils provide additional value to you, your staff and your members. Insurance is one area where TECNA may be able to offer immediate savings on items for which you and your members are currently paying. Your council must be a member of TECNA in good standing to qualify for this benefit. Please click here to see an overview of TECNA’s Health Insurance Benefit.
Coming Soon: Member General Liability, Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Cyber Liability, Property & Workers Compensation Insurance.
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You can group chat, private message, share files and search the discussion archive for help and best practices shared by other members.
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