The Westin, Seattle

Keynote:
Suzie Reider, Director of Advertising, YouTube.com

A major announcement will be taking place at the event this year...this is one night you don't want to miss!

The WSA has added a new award category – the "Technology Leader of Tomorrow" award, which will honor exceptional sixth to eighth grade students.

For the "Technology Leader of Tomorrow" award, the three finalists were selected among students participating in the Technology Access Foundation's (TAF) TechStart program. The winner has been chosen through an online voting system on our Website, and will be nnounced at the event. The three finalists will be receiving a scholarship from the WSA for their technological achievements.

The three finalists are:

Jennifer Chen, eighth grade, Washington Middle School

William Yip, eighth grade, Washington Middle School

Travis Duell, eighth grade, Madison Middle School



Award Categories and Finalist:

Breakthrough Technology of the Year: Next IT, TravellingWave and Zumobi

Business Product of the Year: BioPassword Inc., Tableau Software, Inc. and Formotus, Inc.

Consumer Product or Service of the Year: Picnik, Redfin Corporation and Yapta, Inc.

Service Provider of the Year: Slalom Consulting, GrapeCity, Inc. and Ramp Group

Technology Innovator of the Year: Fred Brown, founder, Next IT; Bryan Mistele, co-founder, president and CEO, INRIX, Inc.; and Brian Roundtree, co-founder and CTO, SNAPin Software

Best Use of Technology in the Government, Non-Profit or Education Sector: eCityGov Alliance, King County District Court and Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence