ATLANTA – October 19, 2010 – The Georgia CIO Leadership Association is excited to announce the 2010 Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards is now fully sponsored.  

“Community interest in the CIO of the Year® Awards continues to increase each and every year.  Sponsorships for the 2010 CIO Awards were secured in record time and only a few individual seat tickets remain available.  This a testament to the value received through the program’s high level of interaction between CIOs and executives of sponsoring organizations.   We look forward to an amazing event on October 29th” said Frank Bell, President of GCLA and founder of Intellinet.

The Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards recognize and honor technology executives based on achievement. Awards are divided in to four categories based on approximate organization size; Global, Enterprise, Corporate and Non-Profit.  New this year is the Georgia CIO Lifetime Achievement Award which honors an individual who has made significant contributions throughout their career to the technology and leadership community in Georgia.  All award winners will be announced at the breakfast event October 29^th.

Those interested in attending the CIO Awards should register here.

Please visit www.cioawards.com to see the finalist’s video interviews, learn more about the sponsors, and other event information.

The GCLA is proud to recognize and thank the following sponsors who have made the 2010 CIO of the Year® Awards possible:

Gold sponsors: NIIT Technologies, Inc, SunGard Availability Services, Polycom, Inc., Recall Corporation, and for the ninth year of continuous support - Spencer Stuart.

Silver sponsors: First Data, PricewaterhouseCoopers, OnX Enterprise Solutions Inc, Presidio Networked Solutions, Patni Americas, Inc., MATRIX, Qwest Communications, Tribridge, Invest Northern Ireland, and Wipro Technologies.

Bronze sponsors: The Intersect Group, Pyramid Consulting, Inc, AutoTrader.com, The Coca-Cola Company, Verizon Wireless, LexisNexis, Blackbaud, CDW, Avaya, Mahindra Satyam, Tata Consultancy Services, Intel Americas, Accenture, Symantec Corporation, Consonus Technologies, NetApp, PGi, CA Technologies, Aqua Blue Creative Development and SIM Atlanta.

About Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA)

The GCLA is the preeminent professional organization for Georgia's information technology leaders. Founded in 2003, its membership is comprised exclusively of chief information officers or individuals in equivalent positions at companies and organizations throughout the state.

About TechLINKS

Since 1998 TechLINKS has served the technology industry in Georgia by developing business opportunities for technology companies through award-winning media services and popular executive events. TechLINKS serves as event manager for the Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards which is the annual program of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA).