Technology Association of Georgia Launches

Technology Association of Georgia Launches

Online PR News – 31-July-2010 –ATLANTA, July 30, 2010 – Recognizing that Georgia generates more than $34 billion annually from the financial technology (FinTech) sector; the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has formed a society to promote and further the interests of Georgia’s FinTech companies, employees, and investors. TAG FinTech’s mission includes building recognition of Georgia as the business center of choice for the world's leading financial technology providers and fostering a business environment to help grow the industry and attract investment.

“Financial technology is one of Georgia’s leading industry sectors,” stated Tino Mantella, president of TAG. “Georgia FinTech companies are growing, and the strength of the existing cluster and Georgia’s pro-business environment has made Georgia a natural choice for companies looking to expand or relocate. The creation of the TAG FinTech Society is intended to further this great momentum and add yet another benefit for TAG members.”

The TAG FinTech Society’s steering committee, which includes FinTech executives, investment bankers, technology pioneers, venture capital firms, and leading service providers, is chaired by C. David Chambless of Abraxas Business Services.

“With the launch of TAG FinTech, we have generated a tremendous amount of attention from people who make their livelihood in this industry and from companies that choose Georgia as their corporate home or have large operations here,” said Chambless. “As Silicon Valley is to technology or Hartford is to insurance, we are looking to make Georgia famous for innovation and commerce in financial technology.”

John B. Hayes, a founder of such success stories as Peachtree Software and FTRANS, and one of the founders of TAG FinTech, said, “It is a little known, great story of our region’s rich history in banking and payment technology. In fact, Georgia’s FinTech economy is third in the U.S. behind only California and New York. TAG FinTech is a great forum for entrepreneurs, investors, and creative people to share information and forge meaningful partnerships.”

For the inaugural TAG FinTech event, a premier group of FinTech executives met to network and participate in an informal discussion with Jack Guynn, former CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In this fireside chat led by John C. Yates, head of the technology practice of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Guynn recounted key events in the evolution of Georgia’s FinTech community.

TAG FinTech will host several events in the coming months, including a one-day symposium on November 8, 2010 at 103 West in Atlanta. Industry executives from companies such as Elavon, First Data, Global Payments, SunTrust Banks, Wells Fargo and TSYS will provide insight into the use of innovative technology to address issues affecting the payments industry. Richard Oliver, senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker for the event.
In addition to bi-monthly educational sessions sponsored by the organization, industry executives and thought leaders have volunteered to lead discussions at informal community gatherings throughout the year. Information about all TAG FinTech events can be found at http://www.tagonline.org/TAG-FinTech.php .

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
TAG is a leading technology industry association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state's technology industry. TAG provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 special interest groups, or Societies, including Women in Technology (WIT). Additionally, TAG’s charitable arm, the TAG Education Collaborative, is focused on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at http://www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at http://www.TAGthink.com.
About TAG FinTech
TAG FinTech was founded in early 2010 to address the specific needs of companies, individuals and investors serving the financial industry both domestically and abroad. Financial technology or FinTech, encompasses products, solutions, services and information providers which drive decisions, process payments and facilitate transactions for financial institutions. Georgia FinTech company revenues are more than $34 billion annually, which places it third in the nation behind New York and California. Together, the banking, insurance and capital markets consistently spend more on technology than any other industry. For more information about TAG FinTech, go to http://www.tagonline.org/TAG-FinTech.php or the society’s blog at

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Australian Health Promotion Association

Australian Health Promotion Association
Australia’s peak health promotion body, the Australian Health Promotion Association is the only professional association in Australia specifically for people interested or involved in the practice, research and study of health promotion.

What is health promotion?

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health.
This definition is based on the World Health Organisation Ottawa Charter 1986.
The health promotion profession has evolved alongside, and in response to, the international health promotion movement and the broader new public health movement. Health promotion not only embraces actions directed at strengthening the skills and capabilities of individuals but also actions directed towards changing social, environmental, political and economic conditions to alleviate their impact on populations and individual health.

What is a Health Promotion Officer (HPO)?

A Health Promotion Officer is a health professional specialising in maintaining and improving the health of populations and reducing health inequities among population groups through the action areas articulated in the Ottawa Charter: building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills, and reorienting health services. A clear statement of each action area is contained within the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.
Health Promotion Officers are responsible for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion policies and projects using a variety of strategies, including health education, mass media, community development and community engagement processes, advocacy and lobbying strategies, social marketing, health policy, and structural and environmental strategies. Workforce development and capacity building strategies are also important components of health promotion practice

Business Services Industry

Business Services Industry
Most Recent Articles from Interavia Business & Technology A new body--the Joint Government/Industry Space Cost Analysis and Estimating Improvement Council--has been formed in an effort to bridge huge differences in the estimated costs of military space programmes.
The new body is expected to bring government and industry cost estimates closer together. A statement by the US Aerospace Industries Association notes that, for years, a wide gulf between government and industry space programme cost calculations has caused planning and funding issues. According to the AIA, leaders have expressed concern about the perceived lack of transparency and understanding between the sides, and poor performing programmes and significant cost growth have hampered the industry.

Business Definition for technological environment

universe of sociological elements that affect a company's ability to serve its customers or sell its goods and services. There are six major macroenvironment forces: cultural, demographic, economic, natural, political, and technological. The cultural environment includes institutions and other forces that affect the basic values, behaviors, and preferences of the society-all of which have an effect on consumer marketing decisions. The demographic environment includes the study of human populations in terms of size, density, location, age, sex, race, occupation, and other statistical information. The economic environment consists of all factors-such as salary levels, credit trends, and pricing patterns- that affect consumer spending habits and purchasing power. The natural environment involves all the natural resources, such as raw materials or energy sources, needed by or affected by marketers and marketing activities. The political environment includes all laws, government agencies, and lobbying groups that influence or restrict individuals or organizations in the society. The technological environment consists of those forces that affect the technology and which can create new products, new markets, and new marketing opportunities

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Ground Source Heat Pump Technology Promotion And Application Of High-level Forum Held In Beijing

Ground Source Heat Pump Committee and Shandong Fulda air-conditioning Limited, Shandong Yatir Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, according to sources Kerui De Technology Co., Ltd. Co, Man Ruide automatic control system (Le Green) Ltd., Lok Star Air Conditioning system (Shandong) Co., Ltd., Qinhuangdao Wang Yue Plastic Co., Ltd. as a support unit of the "ground-source Heat Pump Technology promotion and application of the National High-Level Forum (Beijing) ", January 21 morning, the twenty-first Century Hotel Beijing success. Counselor by the State Council of the original

Forum, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Environment Project Director of the Centre Wang Bingzhen served as moderator, first of all by the National Ground Source Heat Pump Committee chairman, China Academy of Building Research and the Built Environment Energy Xu Wei, dean, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Deputy Director of Science and Technology Commission, China Municipal Engineering Association Jinde Jun delivered an opening speech, respectively.

Japan-Thailand Economic Cooperation Society

Japan-Thailand Economic Cooperation Society was established on July 1972 was formed in respond to Japanese government’s idea as a mechanism to remove a resistance current of Thai against Japanese. The objective is “real working for Thailand” and is for supporting Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) which was established from “Asia Bungkadikan Alumni Association of Thailand”

To implement such objectives, there was a meting among Khun Sommai Soontrakool ; chairman of Founder Committee of Technology Promotion Association (Thailand – Japan), Khun Kiichiro Sato ; President of Japan – Thailand Economic Cooperation Society and all other related parties. Both Thai and Japanese sides had an agreed opinions as follows:

1. Both agreed that the independence of Technology Promotion Association (Thailand – Japan) operation is the important point and must be emphatically done in order to create “real working for Thailand”
2. Japanese side admitted to construct Technology Promotion Association (Thailand – Japan) office building in Thailand
3. Japanese side also admitted to establish Technology Teaching School in Thailand in the future
4. Any cooperation between the Association and Japan has to be done only through the Japan – Thailand Economic Cooperation Society.
5. To facilitate the Association independence, Japanese side will help to set up a financial inflow foundation for the Association so that Association will be really independent in the future rather than receiving the support from Japan.

The Association was established under these aforementioned agreements. As a result, Japanese who works in this Association must not forget to recognize that “Does our actions obstruct the independence of the Association operation?”, “Does our action reflect any procurement for Japanese benefit instead of creation a prosperity to Thailand as we promised?”. These all must not be forgotten.

The close human relationship between Thailand and Japan is a foundation of the Association. The progressive of the work depends on how we can keep the promises and promote prosperity and liberty to Thailand