Here are a few YouTube videos from yesterday's rally. I found them via the Tech Council of MD's Twitter stream.
Tech Council CEO Julie Coons:
Chuck Kramer, CTO, Social & Scientific Systems:
David Eisner, President and CEO of Dataprise:
Thank you to everyone who made it to Annapolis for this morning's rally. I'll post more photos and updates throughout the day.
Here are a couple stories:
Baltimore Business Journal: Computer services tax hearings mobilize IT industry in Annapolis
The Gazette: Pols split over 'tech tax' replacement
Join us for a rally in Annapolis on March 12 to help send lawmakers a clear message. The tech tax is a threat to Maryland's future. It must be repealed!
We need hundreds of business people to turn out. Please help us spread the work. Tell your employees, colleagues and clients. Any industry that relies on computer services to drive innovation and growth will be stifled. Industries like financial services, health care, bioscience, and government contacting will all be harmed unless the tax is repealed by April 7.
When:Wednesday, March 12 9:30 a.m.
Where: Lawyer's Mall in front of the State House - Map | Parking
For more information, contact Will Burns at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 or wburns@mdchamber.org.
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP and Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company LLC will host a lively discussion about the tech tax and its implications at 3:30 p.m. on March 11 at 7 Saint Paul Street in Baltimore, 19th floor.
The event will be moderated by Heather A. James, Esq., chair of WTP's Government Contracts Section, and will feature remarks by Herman B. Rosenthal, Esq., chair of WTP's Tax Section; Tom Loveland, CEO of Mind Over Machines and president of the Maryland Computer Services Association; Michael T. Dillon, Esq., director of State and Local Tax for Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company LLC, and a member of Fight the Tech Tax; and Karen T. Syrylo, CPA, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce's State Taxation Consultant.
An informal Q&A session will follow the presentations and the event will conclude with a networking reception. Over 100 individuals from the technology, corporate, and banking sector are expected to attend. RSVP to dhill@wtplaw.com.
Topics to be discussed include:
We expect a full house at the Maryland Inn for tomorrow's Save Maryland IT Day. If you've made appointments to meet with your legislators, we will have some handouts for you.
The Maryland Inn
16 Church Circle
Annapolis, MD
10:45 a.m. - Welcome
11:00 a.m. - CEO Press Briefing
11:30 a.m. - Press Conference with Legislators
Parking: Parking can be tough during the legislative session. Here is a list of parking garages in downtown Annapolis. The Maryland Inn is at the corner of Church Circle and Main Street. If you have trouble, you can also park at Navy Marine Corps Stadium and take the shuttle into downtown Annapolis.
Photo ID: Remember to bring you photo ID. To get into the State House and office building, you must present a photo ID and go through a metal detector.
Join us in Annapolis on February 27 for Save Maryland IT Day, a media event and lobbying day to advocate the repeal of the computer services sales tax.
This tax will stifle economic development and job creation in Maryland. Whether your company is a user or provider of IT services, this tax will have a negative impact on your competitiveness. Unless repealed, the 6 percent computer services sales tax will take effect on July 1. We need you in Annapolis on February 27 to tell your story to the media and to lawmakers.
The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Maryland Inn on Church Circle in Annapolis. We will hold a media briefing featuring a number of CEOs at 11 a.m. We'll also hear from some legislators who support the repeal of the tech tax at 11:30 a.m. Following the briefing, we will walk over to the House and Senate office buildings to urge lawmakers to repeal the tax.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact me at wburns@mdchamber.org.
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