The Arizona Technology Council has partnered with the Arizona Commerce Authority to launch new blog and digital e-magazine formats of TechConnect: Arizona’s Technology Magazine. Arizona’s tech leaders have turned to TechConnect as a trusted source on what’s happening within the state’s innovation ecosystem since the Council launched it as a print publication in 2005. … [More]
Rodriguez named new VP for Southern Arizona office
Alex Rodriguez has been named vice president of the Arizona Technology Council’s Southern Arizona Regional Office in Tucson. The native Arizonan was promoted from his role as director of the office, which he joined in August 2012. “Alex has done a great job of supporting the numerous technology companies in southern Arizona as well as promoting the technology industry at … [More]
Tech Policy in Arizona
In the course of the second regular session of the 51st Legislature, which began Jan. 13 and ended April 24, Arizona policymakers delivered some victories as well as some defeats for the Arizona Technology Council and its members. Here, we recap the key technology- and other business-related bills introduced during this legislative session. 2014 Tech-Related Legislative … [More]
Return on Investment
Time and money are tight, so an investment in either one had better bring results. For visitors and collaborators of this year’s Arizona SciTech Festival, the numbers are in and they indicate each group gained the return it expected. The third annual SciTech Festival held Feb. 1 through March 29 was a statewide celebration of science, technology, engineering and math … [More]
Steven G. Zylstra Message: July 2014
This is the time of year that our thoughts typically focus on one thing: getting away from it all. At last, it’s time for the annual summer vacation. But if you’re a CEO, can you afford to get away? Any executive coach will tell you that getting out of the office to catch your breath and just think instead of react is necessary from time to time. And with an economic recovery … [More]
Middle School Science Bowl
Q: At the surface of the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is g. At an elevation of twice the Earth’s radius, what best represents the acceleration due to gravity? Odds are, members of a team from BASIS Scottsdale would tell you the answer is “g/9.” And they were just one of the teams from the charter school that competed earlier this year in the annual Middle School … [More]
Double Duty
Fifteen Phoenix-area high school students took their places in the spotlight after winning awards in the 2014 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair before also claiming top prizes in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). The Arizona fair drew more than 1,200 young innovators from across the state to the competition held March 31 through April … [More]
New director of membership services for the Council
Brian Krupski is the newest staff member of the Arizona Technology Council, taking on the role of director of membership services. The position is similar to one he held earlier at the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, where he was responsible for membership development. Krupski is no stranger to the Council. “At the Tempe Chamber, I grew into a big fan of the Tech Council and always … [More]
Arizona Code Clubs
Ask anyone involved in hiring at a technology company and you’ll likely hear the same refrain: We need more qualified technical talent. A small, Mesa-based nonprofit is taking on finding a remedy to that problem by introducing local kids ages 8 to 18 to computer programming. The premise behind the Code Clubs of Arizona is simple: Kids and computers are a natural fit. Since … [More]
