TAG would like to acknowledge our 2008 Funding Partners and Contributors:
As TAG completes its tenth year in existence and second year of funded operations, we are proud of having established a dynamic and useful community resource in our programs and services. More people than ever before are participating in TAG events, volunteering for and supporting TAG and its mission of educating, advocating and promoting for a strong technology economy in Bellingham and Whatcom County.
TAG would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our funding partners, our members and other contributors in 2008. We would not be able to provide the many programs and services in the past year without your support.
TAG is very thankful for the support and vote of confidence of these working partnerships.
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At our Annual Member Meeting on February 20, 2008 TAG awarded Certificates of Appreciation to the following organizations and individuals in recognition of their valuable in-kind contribution to TAG in 2008 and commitment to the enhancement of the technology community in Whatcom County. |
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| We thank Randy McIntyre, President DIS Corporation for generously providing a meeting location for TAG's monthly lunch meetings in the past 9 years. |
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| We thank Bart Pestarino for leading the TAG Security Special Interest Group which supports the professional education and networking opportunities for IT professionals interest in computer security. |
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| We thank Kevin Boxx, CEO of PIER Systems, Inc for providing hosting of TAG’s website and on-demand communication management system (PIER) enabling easy communication with our members and other stakeholders. |
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| We thank Tom Dorr Director and Debbye Omlie Communications Manager of the Center for Economic Development for their role as the lead organization in organizing the Social Media Conference NW 2008. TAG along with Whatcom Community College participated in the organization of this highly successful two day conference in 2008. |
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| We thank Bruce MacCormack for his valuable contribution as the leader of the Bellingham Angels, a group of accredited investors dedicated to providing equity capital to early and mid-stage entrepreneurial companies. |  |
| We thank Keith Carlson, CPA of Larson Gross for his valuable contribution to TAG during 2008. |
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| We thank Tad Pinkerton (on behalf of Sue DeFlorio COO) of Fibercloud for Fibercloud's valuable contribution to TAG in 2008. |  |
| We thank Bryce Read, General Manager of OpenAccess Network Services for OpenAccess valuable contribution to TAG during 2008. |  |
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2008 TAG's Board of Directors We would like to especially thank Al Pemberton (pictured left) who is leaving our board after serving for four years as the Programs Chair. Al has done a wonderful job of identifying speakers and planning our monthly speaker programs. |
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| We would also like to especially thank Paul Grey (pictured left) who stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2008. We feel very fortunate to have benefited from Paul Grey's leadership over the past 6 years and we are delighted that Paul has agreed to remain on the board in the new role as the Chair of TAG's scholarships. |
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We welcome your feedback on our programs and encourage you to participate in our activities in 2009. Please contact Anna Ehnmark if you are interested in information on our programs, membership benefits, volunteer opportunities or corporate sponsorships. During 2009, TAG looks forward to building upon the advances made in the past year in organizational development, member recruitment and fundraising to further broaden TAG's base of support and community involvement. Anna Ehnmark
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