The Governor's Celebration of Innovation (GCOI) is the Arizona Technology Council's annual awards gala in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority that honors technology leaders and innovators from across the state. The event attracts more than 1,000 attendees each year for a night of networking, food and entertainment. For 2012, the awards portion of the event will be a theater-style presentation, followed by a sit down and plated dinner. GCOI will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center's North Building on Thursday, November 8.
Agenda:
3:30 – 5:30 PM – Technology Showcase/Networking
5:30 – 7:00 PM – Award Presentations
7:00 – 9:00 PM – Dinner/Networking/Technology Showcase
OneNeck IT Services Lifetime Achievement Award Winner:
Former Motorola Chairman Gary Tooker
2012 Award Finalists:
Academia
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arizona
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Arizona
School of Life Sciences/Arizona State University
Green Innovator
Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (ECOtality)
Solar Zone at the UA Tech Park
Tucson Embedded Systems
Large Company
American Express
Enghouse Interactive
IBM
Pioneering Award
IO
Northrop Grumman Technical Services: STEM INNOVATION CAMPUS Project
Signature Technology Group
Small Company Award
CellTrust Corp.
FiREapps
StormWind
Start-Up Company
Cold Plasma Medical Technologies, DBA, Harmonic Cold Plasma
EquiSight LLC
HealthTell LLC
William McWhorter Award
Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (Winner)
Ed Denison Award
Bob La Loggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus (Winner)
GCOI Tickets:
Click here to purchase your tickets today!
AZTC Member: $150
Non AZTC Member: $200
Table of Ten, AZTC Member: $1,250
Table of Ten, Non-AZTC Member: $1,750
2012 GCOI Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor:
Avnet, Inc.
Partner Sponsor:
Arizona Commerce Authority
Media Sponsor:
Phoenix Business Journal
Design Sponsor:
Spark
Platinum Sponsor:
I-ology, Inc.
Registration Sponsor:
Alliance Bank of Arizona
Award Sponsors:
OneNeck IT Services
Cox Business
Signature Technology Group
Honeywell
Intel
Partner Sponsors:
Perkins Coie LLP
The Boeing Company
TGEN
Allegra Print
PADT, Inc.
Lumension
WellsFargo
Suntron Corporation
Verizon
Contributing Showcase Sponsors:
Trans-West Network Solutions
Custom Storage
KEO Marketing
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Tempo Creative
IO
MJS Designs
FazTrack
Windstream
The CORE Institute
Applause Production & Entertainment, Inc.
Digital Realty
Telesphere
SunGard Availability Services
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Wallace Plese + Dreher
UBS Financial Services, Inc.