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The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age.
President
Kenneth WaschNumber of Employees 20
Contact Information
1090 Vermont Ave NW
Sixth Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20005-4095
202.289.7442
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NAICS Code Professional Organizations: 813920
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SIRE Named CODiE Award Finalist for Best Document Management Solution
SALT LAKE CITY -- SIRE Technologies, Inc. announced today that SIRE Electronic Content Management Systems ECMS has been selected as a finalist in the Best Document Management Solution category for the prestigious 22nd Annual CODiE Awards. Sponsored by The Software & Information Industry Association SIIA, the CODiE Awards are...
PUBSCIENCE DISCONTINUED.(Brief Article)
On November 4, 2002, the PubSCIENCE service was discontinued. PubSCIENCE was launched in October of 1999 and was developed by The Office of Scientific and Technical Information of the Department of Energy OSTI as a means of improving access to scholarly, peer-reviewed literature related to the...
Battle royal is brewing over ERISA preemption. (preemption authority and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
Groups ranging from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Health Insurance Association of America, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Self-Insurance Institute of America, and the National Governors' Association are fighting over potential changes to preemption authority involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.There's a battle royal brewing over...
Debate continues on what to do about MEWAs. (multiple employer welfare arrangements)
Debate Continues On What To Do About MEWAs Federal legislation of multiple employer welfare arrangements is desperately needed to wipe out the potential for white collar crime, says a proponent of properly designed MEWAs. "I don't think we're going to stop the...
Debate continues on what to do about MEWAs. (Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements) (Self-Insurance Review)
Debate Continues On What To Do About MEWAs Federal legislation of multiple employer welfare arrangements is desperately needed to wipe out the potential for white collar crime, says a proponent of properly designed MEWAs. "I don't think we're going to stop the...
Florida's TPA licensing law gets legal setback. (third party administrator)
Florida's TPA Licensing Law Gets Legal Setback The Florida Insurance Department received another legal setback to its third party administrator licensing law. In 1985, the Self-Insurance Institute of America brought a suit against the insurance department, claiming that the Florida law, which...
MEWAs emerging from regulatory 'black hole.' (multiple employer welfare arrangements)
MEWAs Emerging From Regulatory `Black Hole' As health care costs escalate, many experts believe that the climate is ripe for fraud committed with the use of benefit plans called multiple employer welfare arrangements. Left unchecked, employers and their employees could be cheated out of...
MEWAs emerging from regulatory 'black hole.' (multiple employer welfare arrangements) (column)
MEWAs Emerging From Regulatory `Black Hole' As health care costs escalate, many experts believe that the climate is ripe for fraud committed with the use of benefit plans called multiple employer welfare arrangements. Left unchecked, employers and their employees could be cheated out of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Wasch | President |
| Keith Kupferschmid | Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement |
| Mark Bohannon | General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Public Policy |
| Anne Griffith | VP, Corporate Communications |
| Brian Rosenberg | VP, Sales & Marketing |
| Ed Keating | VP, Content Division |
| Karen Billings | VP, Education Division |
| David C. Thomas | Executive Director, Software Division |
| Tom Davin | Managing Director, Financial and Information Services Division (FISD) |
| Bill Nichols | Program Director, Securities Systems, Financial and Information Services Division (FISD) |
| David LeDuc | Director, Public Policy |
| Mark Schneiderman | Director, Education Policy |
| Nick Merritt | Program Director, Financial and Information Services Division (FISD) |
| Scott Bain | Litigation Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Alan C. Scott | Board of Directors |
| Bernard McKay | Board of Directors |
| Cynthia H. Braddon | Board of Directors |
| Daniel Burton | Board of Directors |
| Dawn Conway | Content Division Board Member |
| Fred Hawrysh | Board of Directors |
| Jack Sabo | Board of Directors |
| Jim Parkinson | Board of Directors |
| Joseph Fitzgerald | Board of Directors |
| Kathy Hurley | Board of Directors |
| Larry Snowhite | Board of Directors |
| Robert Merry | Vice Chairman |
| Steve Manzo | Board of Directors |
| Stuart Udell | Board of Directors |
| Tim Sheehy | Board of Directors |
| Tom Rabon | Board of Directors |
| Valerie Crawford | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Public Policy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | VP, Corporate Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | VP, Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | VP, Content Division | Current |
| EDGAR Online, Inc. | Vice President of Marketing | Former |
| Easton Consultants | Partner, Easton Consultants | Former |
| Avantt Consulting, Inc. | principal | Former |
| Northwestern University | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | VP, Education Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Executive Director, Software Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Managing Director, Financial and Information Services Division (FISD) | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Program Director, Securities Systems, Financial and Information Services Division (FISD) | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Director, Public Policy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Director, Education Policy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Program Director, Financial and Information Services Division (FISD) | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Litigation Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dow Jones & Company, Inc. | Senior Vice President & CMO, Enterprise Media Group | Current |
| Mpm Forum | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group | Senior Vice President & CMO | Current |
| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| CMO Council | Advisory Board | Current |
| Mpm Forum | Board of Directors | Current |
| Factiva, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Former |
| Giga Information Group | Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Gartner, Inc. | Group Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Prescients, LLC | Marketing Consultancy | Former |
| Spencer Trask & Co. | Venture Capital | Former |
| Wittenberg University | Bachelor's Degree, East Asian Studies | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | Vice President, Washington Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Content Division Board Member | Current |
| LexisNexis Group | Senior Vice President, Content & Business Development | Former |
| LexisNexis Group | Management, Marketing | Former |
| LexisNexis Group | Management, Sales | Former |
| Regis College | B.A., History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Congressional Quarterly, Inc. | President & Editor-in-Chief | Current |
| The Software & Information Industry Association | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Congressional Quarterly, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
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| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
Tom Rabon brings more than 25 years of experience working in government and the private sector to lead Red Hat's government affairs and public policy initiatives. He worked extensively with governments around the world to create market opportunities in emerging markets such as China and South America. Rabon recently served as vice president of Global Government Affairs at Lucent for six years. He led a team of government professionals in the US and other countries who were responsible for representation of Lucent with all local, state, federal, and international governments. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a state vice president of Law and Government Affairs at AT&T, and also served in the North Carolina State Legislature. Rabon received a BA in political science from the University of North Carolina.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Red Hat, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Corp Affairs | Current |
| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lucent | Vice President of Global Government Affairs | Former |
| AT&T Inc. | state vice president of Law and Government Affairs | Former |
| The University of North Carolina | BA In Political Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| SRI International | Senior Research Scientist, Technology & Learning | Current |
| The Software & Information Industry Association | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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ExploreLearning.com Wins Award for Best K-12 Instructional Solution in Software & Information Industry Association's 24th Annual CODiE Awards
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SIIA Releases Timely Report on Postsecondary Education Market
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Taleo Performance Named CODiE Award Winner
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Taleo Corporation: Taleo Performance Named CODiE Award Winner
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Taleo Performance Named CODiE Award Winner
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BtoB Media Business Recognizes CQ's Robert W. Merry as Top Innovator in Business...
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BtoB Media Business Recognizes CQ's Robert W. Merry as Top Innovator in Business Publishing
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BtoB Media Business Recognizes CQ's Robert W. Merry as Top Innovator in Business Publishing
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SIIA Announces Appointment of Seasoned SaaS Executive and Venture Capitalist to Lead its Software Division
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SIIA's Education Division Recognizes 'Technology Standouts' During Its Prestigious Innovation Incubator Program
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CTB/McGraw-Hill's Acuity Wins 2009 CODiE Award
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TheMarkets.com Wins CODiE Award
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BLR Employee Training Center Wins 2009 CODiE Award
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