Becoming a Sustaining Sponsor is a great way to support the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council while increasing your visibility in the Annapolis-Washington-Baltimore tech community. 

Sustaining Sponsors:


DBED's mission is to create, attract, and retain jobs while promoting Maryland's vibrant cultural economies.




Our priority is to support the growth and success of Anne Arundel County businesses.  If you are a business in need of assistance with financing, real estate, workforce training and recruitment, permitting, small business counseling, or other issues, please allow our team of professionals to help. 



Annapolis Offices at Bestgate offers the premier, flexible office space available in Annapolis! Our Executive Office Space provides customized, flexible office space solutions for the modern business world. Our furnished private offices and suites can accommodate short term office space needs or longer term office agreements. Please contact us for more 
                                                          information on how shared office space in Annapolis can benefit your
                                                          business! info@BestgateOffices.com.




Titanium Sponsors:

Comcast Business Services, a unit of Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), provides advanced communication solutions to help organizations of all sizes meet their business objectives. Through a modern, company-owned fiber network that is backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast delivers Business Class Internet, TV and Voice services for cost-effective, simplified  
                                                     communications management.

Launched in 2011, the Comcast Business Class Ethernet suite offers high-performance point-to-point and multi-point Metro Ethernet services with the capacity to deliver cloud computing, software-as-a-service, business continuity/disaster recovery and other bandwidth-intensive applications. Comcast Metro Ethernet services are significantly faster than T1 lines and other legacy technologies, providing scalable bandwidth from 1 Mbps up to 10 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) in more than 20 major US markets. For more information, call 866-429-3085 or visit business.comcast.com/enterprise



Times like these call for a financial services partner that has stood the test of time. Established in 1856 as Manufacturers and Traders Bank, today we’re the M&T Bank Corporation, one of the 20 largest US headquartered commercial bank holding companies, with current assets of $79 billion (as of June 1, 2011) and more than780 branches, free account access atmore than2,000 M&T Bank ATMs and nearly 13,000 employees throughout New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Delaware and Toronto, Canada.




Our name, Mavenspire, sums up our mission – to be the experts (MAVENS) who INSPIRE clients to innovate and achieve. Mavenspire aspires to help our clients realize their full potential, step by step along the path. Our clients reach their goals with greater speed and better outcomes with our help.

Over the years, Mavenspire has evolved into the business it is today – a valuable partner for organizations that need our business expertise and solid basis in technology to achieve their next level of performance and profitability.

Mavenspire's approach combines elements of assessment, strategy, and transformation with each organization's culture and unique vision. We create a focused, long-term action plan emphasizing small changes, short term wins, and buy in from all levels. Then we fuse it with the right execution team to work alongside our clients on one simple goal — traversing the path and ensuring success.



Our broad expertise gives us an all-encompassing view of our clients? businesses.We provide trusted advice on almost all aspects of their businesses from employee benefits and compensation to outsourced accounting and M&A assistance. We help clients assess, plan for and mitigate risks through internal audits, IT risk assessments, and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and compliance programs.



With over 155 attorneys in six offices in the mid-Atlantic region, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP serves clients across the nation and around the globe, wherever your business takes us. From the East Coast to the Far East. From Manhattan to Melbourne. We advise individuals, public and private companies, emerging businesses, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and governments as well as professional services firms on complex business, litigation, and bankruptcy
                                               matters.



Platinum Sponsors:



Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is an award-winning, fully accredited, public two-year institution serving more than 53,000 students each year through credit and noncredit programs in more than 200 areas of study and more than 2,800 courses.

The college has received national and state recognition for its innovative programs. Its areas of study can lead to an associate degree, credit certificate or letter of recognition, continuing education certificate, industry credential, career enhancement, personal enrichment and lifelong learning. Students may transfer to four-year institutions, and AACC has increased its transfer agreements with four-year schools to form pathways for students to continue their education.

The college has become a nationally recognized leader for its innovative programs and services, commitment to learning-centered education and dedication to serving students and the community. AACC forms partnerships with businesses, government agencies, other colleges and community organizations to expand existing academic programs and begin new ones. The college created institutes and centers to bring together credit programs, noncredit certifications and contract training in specific subjects, such as teacher education, hospitality, cybersecurity, homeland security and entrepreneurship. Business partners also serve on program advisory boards to assure the college curriculum is up-to-date and meets community needs. www.aacc.edu
 

Harris CapRock Communications is a premier global provider of managed satellite and terrestrial communications solutions, specifically for remote and harsh environments including the energy, government and maritime markets. Harris CapRock owns and operates a robust global infrastructure that includes teleports on six continents, five 24/7 network operations centers, local presence in 23 countries, and over 275 global field service personnel supporting customer locations across North America, Central and South America, Europe, West Africa and Asia Pacific.



Expertise combines Web Design and Web Site Creation, Effective Web Marketing and Web Promotion, E-Commerce, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

The Sutter Group is a 25 year old, full-service creative communications agency based just outside of Washington, DC in Lanham, Maryland offering services in branding, marketing, interactive, design and e-learning. Driven by a strategic approach, they examine their clients’ challenges from all angles and implement the mix of marketing mediums and tactics that will best solve those challenges. Their strengths are their ability to adapt to the changing needs of their clients, as well as staying ahead of the curve in terms of both marketing trends and technologies. That’s what they call Adaptive Marketing. To learn more about TSG and their work, visit http://www.sutter-group.com or view a quick creative reel at http://sutter-group.com/video. And don’t forget to Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.


Headquartered in Annapolis, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) is a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology. TCS infrastructure forms the foundation for market leading solutions in E9-1-1, text messaging, commercial location and deployable wireless communications. TCS is at the forefront of new mobile cloud computing services providing wireless applications for navigation, hyper-local search, asset tracking, social applications and telematics. Millions of consumers around the world use TCS wireless apps as a fundamental part of their daily lives. Government agencies utilize TCS' cyber security expertise, professional services, and highly secure deployable satellite solutions for mission-critical communications. TCS maintains technical, service and sales offices around the world. To learn more about emerging and innovative wireless technologies, visit www.telecomsys.com