New Tech Industry Data to be Released at Press Briefing; AeA's Cyberstates 2002 Shows Dramatic Drop Of High-Tech Employment Growth

6/19/2002

From: Taryn Lynds of AeA, 202-682-4443

News Advisory:

Results of Cyberstates 2002: A State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry will be release to the media. Lunch will be served. Copies of the report will be distributed.

Study description: Cyberstates 2002 quantifies the economic importance of the US high-technology industry. It provides the most recent national and state data available on high-tech employment, exports, venture capital investments, and home computer and Internet use. It also includes the latest data on wages, establishments, payroll, and research and development expenditures. Trends since 1995 are examined for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 26, 2002, 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: AeA, David Packard Conference Center 601 Pennsylvania Ave, NW North Building, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20004

Entrance located on Indiana Ave., between 6th and 7th Streets

Visuals: PowerPoint presentation and graphs available.

RSVP: Voice-mail: 202-682-4443 or e-mail: taryn_lynds@aeanet.org.

Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. AeA has more than 3,000 member companies that span the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. With 18 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry. AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology community since 1943.