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Nationally Renowned CIO Pioneer to Speak at CIO&CTOLive!
Tech Council of Maryland Taps Vice President and Editorial Director of TechTarget's CIO Decisions Media Group
(Rockville, MD)- October 12, 2006 -The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) announced today that Maryfran Johnson, Vice President and Editorial Director of TechTarget's CIO Decisions Media Group will deliver opening remarks for CIO&CTO Live! -- one of the most highly anticipated CIO/CTO industry events of the year. The awards ceremony takes place November 15, 2006 at the Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, MD.
Johnson will open the first-ever CIO&CTOLive! Awards program and honor the achievements of the most influential CTO, CIO and senior IT leaders in the MidAtlantic region. "This event is the one gathering place for business innovators and top industry leaders to recognize the amazing minds behind corporate internal information systems," says Julie Coons, CEO of TCM. "We are truly honored to have Maryfran join us and share her expertise on where she believes the industry and technology is heading."
Maryfran Johnson led the April 2005 launch of CIO Decisions, a 50,000-circulation monthly magazine for senior IT executives at midsized companies. Since its inception, the magazine has earned more than a dozen editorial and design awards, including "Best New Publication," from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Johnson also directed the launch of the annual CIO Decisions Conference.
Johnson has been named one of the "21 Most Intriguing People in Publishing in 2005" by B2B Magazine and was the first national winner in 2004 of American Business Media's Timothy White Award for editorial integrity.
Prior to joining TechTarget, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the national newsweekly Computerworld, where she spent 15 years in reporting, editing and managerial positions. Under her leadership, Computerworld's editorial team garnered more than 100 journalism awards, including "Magazine of the Year" in 2003 from ASBPE. In 1999, she created and launched the Premier 100 IT Leaders Awards Program and Conference.
She has been featured in TV, radio and newspaper interviews, and is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry conferences and executive education programs including UCLA, Ohio State University and the Society for Information Management (SIM).
The CIO&CTOLive! Awards Ceremony is the must attend event of the year for any industry individual who wants to meet face-to-face with leading IT professionals in the region and make connections. The winner of the CIO&CTOLive! Award will be announced along with the finalists at the event.
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The Tech Council of Maryland's mission is to serve as the preeminent technology think-tank where executives discuss ideas, innovate, and solve technology issues that lead to bigger business. Tech Council of Maryland members are from industry, government, academia and the service provider industry and provide environment where technology companies meet, learn and collaborate and to be Maryland's best technology networking organization. The Tech council has more than 500 member companies representing more than 200,000 forward thinkers throughout the state.
The Tech Council of Maryland is supported in part by a grant from Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED).