Information Technology Association of America

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The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) is an industry trade group for several information technology companies.

Former Under Secretary of Commerce Phil Bond became the association's President in August 2006. He replaced Harris Miller who resigned as President in January 2006 in order to run for the U.S. Senate in Virginia. Miller was defeated by James Webb in the June Democratic primary.

Founded in 1961 as the Association of Data Processing Services Organizations (ADAPSO), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)provides global public policy, business networking, market intelligence, and leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of approximately 325 corporate members throughout the U.S., and is secretariat of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)., a global network of 67 countries' IT associations. The Association plays a leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields.

ITAA membership is open to any company with operations situated in the U.S. and offering IT products and services. Companies eligible for full IT membership include firms with headquarters, division offices, or branch offices located in the U.S. as well as foreign firms with subsidiary operations in the U.S. In addition, [1] offers affiliate membership to firms that sell business products and services to IT companies.

1 Principal ITAA Staff members
2 ITAA President Phil Bond
3 ITAA Publications - ITAA E-Letter
4 Member Organizations
5 External links

[edit] Principal ITAA Staff members

Phil Bond, President and CEO;
Martin Ennis, Senior Director, MIS
Charlie Greenwald, Vice President Communications;
Olga Grkavac Exec. Vice President, ES Div.;
Carol Henton VP, West Coast;
Trey Hodgkins Director for Defense Programs;
Jennifer Kerber Director, ES Division;
Michael Kerr Director, ES Division;
Jeff Lande Senior VP, IT Services and Software Divisions;
Madeleine Rial Director, IT Services Division;
Joe Tasker, Senior VP & General Counsel;
Mark Uncapher, Senior VP & Counsel, Internet Commerce and Communications Div.

[edit] ITAA President Phil Bond

Before joining [2]in August 2006, Bond served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Monster Worldwide, the world's largest online career site, and General Manager of Monster Government Solutions.

From 2001 to 2005, Bond was Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for Technology and, from 2002-2003, served as Chief of Staff to Commerce Secretary Donald Evans. As Commerce Under Secretary, Bond oversaw the operations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Office of Technology Policy, and the National Technical Information Service. During that time, Scientific American magazine named him one of the top 50 contributors to technology in the U.S. for advancing nanotechnology in the federal government.

Bond served as Director of Federal Public Policy at Hewlett-Packard Company in 2001 and, between 1998 and 2001, was Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Treasurer of the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI). From 1993 to 1998, he was Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) and, from 1992-1993, was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense guiding legislative affairs for the Secretary of Defense.

Earlier in his career, Bond served as:

• Chief of Staff and Rules Committee Associate, Congressman Bob McEwen (R-OH);
• Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Legislative Affairs
• Assistant to the President, American Security Council
• Manager of Federal Government Relations, Rainier Bancorporation

Bond is a 1978 cum laude graduate of Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.

[edit] ITAA Publications - ITAA E-Letter

ITAA publishes a series of electronic newsletters. The ITAA E-LETTER covers the issues of the networked economy. These include coverage issues such as information and telecommunications public policy, as well as pertinent news about the businesses of electronic commerce, Internet service and enhanced telecommunications service providers. The ITAA E-LETTER is distributed exclusively by electronic mail and available for free available for free.