AOL CEO To Address Nashville Technology Council Members

Tim Armstrong, whose career spans ESPN, Google, and now AOL will share his strategies for competing in a global digital economy

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Nashville Technology Council announced to its members that Tim Armstrong, Chairman and CEO of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), will headline the organization’s annual membership event titled “Smarter Planet. Smarter You” to be held on January 18, 2011. Prior to joining AOL, Armstrong oversaw North American and Latin American advertising sales, marketing and operations teams as President of The Americas at Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and has more than 16 years experience in new media and Internet related ventures. Recently, Armstrong’s company AOL has been in the news for its acquisitions of the promising social identity startup about.me and the high-definition content distribution platform Pictela, Inc. AOL has local ties as an owner of Nashville-based StudioNow, Inc. which was acquired by the company in January of this year.

The Nashville Technology Council annual membership event is being held from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Boone Business Building at Trevecca University. Also included in the event programming is speaker Mike Svinte, Vice President of IBM’S Smarter Cities and Healthcare, as well as a special video presentation and update on the state of the Nashville technology community.

This event is for Technology Council members only and is sold out. To learn how you can become a member of the Nashville Technology Council, visit www.technologycouncil.com/membership.

About Nashville Technology Council

The Nashville Technology Council is an exclusive, 501 (c)(6) professional membership based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the Middle Tennessee technology community succeed. Created in 1999 as an affiliate of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Technology Council represents, promotes and supports over 400 organizations through events and conferences, professional and student education initiatives, specialized economic development projects, technology job resources and growth projects and other community resources. Membership is open to technology companies, technology employers, service providers, educational institutions, and non-profit companies interested in supporting the growth of technology businesses in Middle Tennessee. For more information, visit www.technologycouncil.com

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The Nashville Technology Council
J. Tod Fetherling, 615-873-1284
tfetherling@technologycouncil.com

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