REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
With Greater Baltimore growing at rapid speed, its not easy
for a single organization to keep up with the ever-changing technology
scene. Fortunately, the Greater Baltimore Technology Council is far
from alone in its efforts to support and attract tech companies. County-based
tech councils are working to promote technology in Anne Arundel, Baltimore,
and Howard counties and Northeastern Maryland (Harford and Cecil counties).
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Organizations
The
Chesapeake Regional Technology Council (CRTC)
Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC)
Technology Council of Maryland
Carroll
Technology Council
Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC)
The Maryland Software Industry Consortium
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
Economic
Alliance of Baltimore
Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC)
Maryland
Business Roundtable
Baltimore
Giving Project
Sales & Marketing Executives International

The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council
Web site: www.chesapeaketech.org
The
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council energizes and propels the advancement
of technologies with the exchange of ideas, expertise and business
and partnership opportunities. With more than 230 members, the CRTC
is a resource for visibility, connections, knowledge and education
for technology companies in and around the community in the Annapolis-Washington-Baltimore
region..
Northeastern
Maryland Technology Council (NMTC)
Web site: www.nmtc.org
The
NMTC represents 80 high-tech organizations in Harford and Cecil
counties, including approximately 150 business executives, Aberdeen
Proving Ground (APG) lab personnel, leaders in state and local government,
and retired senior managers of area companies and government laboratories.
NMTC
events center around the groups monthly meetings. One of the
organizations goals is to help make the area an exceptional
environment for technology transfer, involving APG and the new Higher
Education Applied Technology (HEAT) Center.
Technology Council of Maryland
Web site: www.mdhitech.org
The
Technology Council of Maryland, founded in 1986, is a non-profit
consortium of technology firms, federal labs, education institutions
and business support firms, collectively forming the Maryland tech
community. Members represent thousands of knowledge-based employees
in the state and surrounding National Capital region. Ranging from
large corporations, such as Lockheed Martin, to small companies
with two to three employees, TCM members represent diverse industry
sectors, including IT, bioscience, telecom, aerospace, electronics,
and engineering. The Council's primary objectives include unparalleled
business development tools, advocacy initiatives, and entrepreneurial
and networking opportunities.
Carroll
Technology Council
Web
site: www.carrolltechcouncil.org
Founded
as an organization with the intention to prepare Carroll County
for the future, the Carroll Technology Council became an independent
non-profit organization in January, 2004. It was originally created
in 2001 by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. Since its inception,
the Carroll Technology Council has developed many new programs that
benefit the County. These programs are available to all who inquire.
Capable
of handling information requests and dissemination of answers, the
Council works closely with local media, such as newspapers, local
television and its own publications to reach out and help the community.
Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC)
Web site: www.baltimoredevelopment.com
The
City of Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) is a non-profit,
non-stock corporation under contract to the City of Baltimore to
act as its economic development agent. BDC is responsible for the
implementation of citywide projects that foster the formation and
location of new businesses, as well as the retention and growth
of existing businesses.
A
number of technology companies have benefited from the help of the
BDC. Several technology incubators are supported and managed by
the BDC. These include The Emerging Technology Center, an incubator
for new technology companies, and the Bard Life Sciences Center,
which will nurture the city's biotech future.
The
Maryland Software Industry Consortium
Web site: http://www.choosemaryland.org/datacenter/bizsupport/consortia/details4.asp
The
Maryland Software Industry Consortium is a group of Maryland information
technology and software companies seeking excellence through continuous
product, service, and organizational improvement. The Consortium
enables individual companies to sharpen their competitive edge through
focused strategic and tactical programs tailored for specific business
needs. The Consortium provides its members access to the power,
resources, and cost advantages of a large business base while sustaining
the flexibility needed for individual stability and growth. The
group's focus is on implementing those models that participating
companies agree are important to improving their businesses.
Realizing
that 80 percent of new job creation comes from existing businesses,
the Department of Business and Economic Development devotes considerable
effort and resources to the existing Maryland business base. The
Software Industry Consortium is an example of that deep and continued
support.
Maryland
Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Web
site: www.marylandtedco.org
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) was created
by the State legislature in 1998. The mission of TEDCO is to foster
the development of a technology economy that will create and sustain
businesses throughout all regions in the State of Maryland.
Goals:
- To
serve as the focal point for technology leadership in Maryland.
-
To enhance the transfer of technology from universities and federal
laboratories to the private sector
- To
foster the growth of innovative companies, in critical or high
growth sectors
- To
extend the benefits of technology to communities, companies, and
citizens across all regions of the State
Downtown
Partnership of Baltimore
Web site: www.godowntownbaltimore.com
Downtown
Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. is a dynamic nonprofit corporation
dedicated to making Downtown Baltimore a great place to invest,
work, live and play. As a leading advocate for Downtown, they work
in partnership with business and government to identify needs, develop
strategies, shape public policy and implement programs to strengthen
the economic vitality of Downtown and its role within the region.
Downtown
Partnership works on the local companies' behalf to make Downtown
Baltimore a better place for business, employees and clients.
Economic
Alliance of Baltimore
Web site: www.greaterbaltimore.org
The
Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore is the sole public/private
partnership that brings together business, government and educational
institutions to attract new business and investment to the Greater
Baltimore region. Tasked with marketing the region and generating
business deals, the Economic Alliance accomplishes these through
a combination of business development and marketing initiatives.
Biosciences
in Greater Baltimore - Download
Report
The first of its kind for the region, this report provides a comprehensive
overview of Greater Baltimore's assets and position in the US biosciences
industry. Using interviews with bioscience leaders and extensive
data and published documents, the report findings reveal Greater
Baltimore's strong standing as a highly educated region, rich in
research and discovery, as well as opportunities for improvement.
The importance of the region's growing interaction with the neighboring
Greater Washington market and the Northeast US corridor is also
emphasized.
Greater
Baltimore Committee
Web site:www.gbc.org
Forging regional teamwork to shape public policy, the GBC works
to enhance the business environment in Greater Baltimore.
Maryland
Business Roundtable
Web
site: www.mbrt.org
A coalition of more than 100 leading employers that have made a
long-term commitment to support education reform and improve student
achievement in Maryland.
Baltimore Giving Project
Web site: www.baltimoregivingproject.org
Promotes,
encourages and expands organized philanthropic giving in the Greater
Baltimore area by fostering the creation and expansion of new foundations,
charitable funds and corporate giving programs, so as to increase
support to the non-profit organizations that enrich our lives and
make our community a better place to live.
Sales &
Marketing Executives International
Web site: baltimorewashington.smei.org
Founded in 1935, SMEI is the only worldwide knowledge-growth and
relationship-building forum for sales and marketing executives.
SMEI provides a personal and professional community devoted to providing
knowledge, growth, leadership and connections between peers in both
sales and marketing.
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