Technology Councils of North America (TECNA)

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Congratulations to the 2024 TECNA Innovation Awards Winners! “This year’s TECNA Innovation Awards exemplify the crucial role of collaboration, advocacy, education and innovation regional tech councils and tech hubs play in the tech sector,” said Jennifer Young, TECNA CEO. “These awards highlight the exceptional work TECNA’s member organizations do each year, but also provide inspiration to others to consider new ideas and embrace a culture of continuous improvement. Tech jobs are in every community, so we all benefit when TECNA members and their member companies are thriving and active parts of these communities.” Read More: https://bit.ly/3yOOHW0 Technology Association of Georgia, North Forge, Nebraska Tech Collaborative, OhioX, Association québécoise des technologies, Mass Technology Leadership Council, Greater Cleveland Partnership,

Technology Councils of North America Announces New Board and Executive Committee Members for 2024-2025: Each new Board and Executive Committee member has proved their strong dedication to the TECNA community with promising devotion to use their best practices to better their organizations supporting the technology economy of North America. “I am very proud that Zakiyyah, Chris, Elise and Kelly have joined our board,” said Michael Schutzler, Chair of TECNA and President and CEO of Washington Technology Industry Association. “Their expertise will help us guide TECNA to better serve our members in the United States and Canada. TECNA represents more than 22,000 companies which means we have many opportunities to create more jobs and help foster thriving communities all over North America. I can't imagine better people to help us in that effort than this new cohort of board members." Read More: https://bit.ly/4dvDust

We had a great first day of the 2024 TECNA Summer Conference in Boston with representatives from over half our member organizations! We heard from Joseph Fuller from the Harvard Business School, and had great presentations and discussions in member-led breakout sessions. Then we ended the night with the 6th Annual TECNA Innovation Awards celebrating the outstanding work of our member organizations. Congratulations to the winners from the US and Canada! We are overjoyed to see everyone together again in such a network-rich and relationship-building environment. Here are just a few photo highlights of the Innovation Awards! Thank you to our Innovation Awards Sponsor NorthGuide and event hosts Doug Robertson and Zakiyyah Ali! #techcouncils #tecna2024

TECNA's Canadian delegation had an incredible series of meetings in the U.S. with senior officials from the Small Business Administration, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Canadian Embassy to discuss the US SBIR/STTR programs.  Members of Communitech, Invest Ottawa and North Forge Technology Exchange were joined by Members of Parliaments and the Assistant Deputy Minister of Innovation Canada to discuss key successes, challenges and recommendations on initiatives to support small business innovation and research in Canada. Lindsay Ries, Joelle Foster, Lisa Dyck, Matthew Klassen, Sonya Shorey, Andrea Johnston, Valerie Bradford, Bryan May, The National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Defense, U.S. Small Business Administration, US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Carlos Vanderloo, Andrea Clements #techcouncils

Don't miss tomorrow's registration deadline for the 2024 TECNA Summer Conference in Boston! This annual event is an opportunity for you and your tech council team to connect, learn, and exchange ideas with your peers from across the US and Canada. Register by July 19: https://lnkd.in/g2AE6M_X

This year's TECNA Summer Conference is right around the corner - August 7-9! With group sessions devoted to improving Operations & Deliverables, Workforce, and Serving Startups/Entrepreneurs, you'll want to be there. See you soon!  Hotel Block Deadline July 16. Registration Deadline July 19: https://lnkd.in/g2AE6M_X

Less than five weeks away! The TECNA Summer Conference will be in Boston, MA, August 7-9, 2024. Be sure to register so you can be a part of sharing your council/association's best practices, learning strategies to help grow your organization, and increasing your value to members, sponsors, and stakeholders in your communities. Registration Deadline July 19: https://lnkd.in/g2AE6M_X