South Florida Technology Alliance Launches With 250 Member Companies
MIAMI and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Two of South
Florida's leading non-profit technology membership organizations have joined
forces to strengthen the local, national and international presence of South
Florida's technology companies. The Miami Internet Alliance and the
Technology Forum of South Florida have merged to become The South Florida
Technology Alliance, which will officially launch with 250 member companies in
the tri-county region.
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The kick-off for the new regional technology group will be a special "Meet
The Technology Press" meeting on April 25 that is open to all area technology
industry executives. The program will introduce regional journalists who
cover the tech industry from a South Florida base and provide insight into
their work, their views of the industry and what types of stories they are
looking for.
The South Florida Technology Alliance creates a single powerful voice for
the region in advocating on behalf of technology companies in Dade, Broward
and Palm Beach Counties. The new group will be headed by Traver Gruen-
Kennedy, chief strategist at Citrix, as chair; Jose Chao, publisher of
Newsweek en Espanol as co-president; and Margaret Grisdela, president of
Clientize.com Inc., as co-president. A listing of all board members is
available at http://www.southfloridatech.org.
"The two organizations share similar goals, ideas and structures," said
Mr. Chao. "This is a very logical move that will extend our reach and
increase the benefits to members and sponsors.
"By forming one regional organization, we can speak with a much louder
voice that will help command attention to our member companies and to the
opportunity for South Florida to establish itself as the technology bridge to
all of Latin America."
"This is the realization of a dream of having a truly regional membership
organization for tech businesses and professionals in South Florida," said Mr.
Gruen-Kennedy. "The Tech Alliance will enable us to work on a regional level
to promote business, stimulate international trade and create growth
opportunities for technology and media industry professionals throughout South
Florida."
The new group's coverage will extend from West Palm Beach to Homestead,
encompassing Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami, Coral Gables and
other cities in between. The South Florida Technology Alliance will target
software, hardware, network security, systems integration, telecommunications,
Web hosting and Internet services companies in the region. The group will
offer programs and resources that provide opportunities for business
development, strategic networking and career development.
The Miami Internet Alliance was organized in 1999 by Andre Vanyi-Robin and
other technology executives with founding members Real Media, Ericsson, H-P,
StarMedia and Heidrick & Struggles. The Technology Forum of South Florida was
founded in 1997 by Margaret Grisdela and is now supported by a board that
includes Citrix, SportsLine.com, KPMG, Edwards & Angell and others.
Marli Lutz, executive director of the Technology Forum, will serve as the
executive director of the new group. Companies and individuals with
membership in either organization will automatically become a member of the
South Florida Technology Alliance. Dues structures for the two organizations
have been harmonized to ensure the continuation of full membership benefits.
For Technology Alliance membership information and to register for the
April 25 program, please visit http://www.southfloridatech.org.
SOURCE The South Florida Technology Alliance
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