Senator George Allen Receives NVTC 2006 Chairman's Award

Senator George Allen Receives NVTC 2006 Chairman's Award

April 5, 2006

Senator George Allen Receives NVTC 2006 Chairman's Award

HERNDON, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Senator George Allen received the NVTC 2006 Chairman's Award today at its Titans of Technology breakfast with more than 830 technology executives hosted by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC).

"Senator Allen is a strong voice in the Senate for American competitiveness and innovation for the continued growth of the technology economy and a strong advocate for excellence in math, science and technology- related fields," said John Lee, chairman of NVTC and president and CEO of Lee Technologies. "He has been a true leader, champion and advocate for technology, and it is with great pride that we recognize him with the NVTC Chairman's Award."

Sen. Allen has distinguished himself as a leader in the fight against Internet access taxes as the author of the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act and proposed legislation to make the tax moratorium permanent. Additionally, Sen. Allen is the founding chair of the Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus and his 21st Century Nanotechnology Research & Development Act launched the National Nanotechnology Program with funding of $3.63 billion over four years, the largest federal scientific initiative since the space program in the 1960s.

The overcapacity crowd also heard inspiring opening remarks from George Mason University Head Basketball Coach Jim Larranaga about the Patriots' run to the NCAA Final Four Tournament, along with the keynote speech from Steve Case, chairman of Revolution, LLC who discussed his revolutionary consumer- driven healthcare approach.

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