PRESS RELEASES

AFCEA’s INAUGURAL SOLUTIONS SERIES DEBUTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

The first in a series of quarterly forums focuses on Information Sharing

For Immediate Release March 6, 2008

AFCEA Media Contact

Lakesha McDurfee        

(703) 631-6170

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FAIRFAX, VA – AFCEA International is proud to announce the launch of a new and very different series of events – the AFCEA SOLUTIONS Series 2008.  There are four events in the series, all taking place at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington D.C.  SOLUTIONS promotes a detailed dialogue between government and industry on issues of global importance identified by the government. 

The SOLUTIONS Series of events consists of:

• Information Sharing                   March 12-13
• Identity Assurance                        June 26-27
• Information Assurance                   September 9-10
• CyberSpace/Cyber Warfare             December 10-11

The Information Sharing Conference contains four track sessions that will address Services-Based Environments; Networking and Collaboration; Security and Information Assurance, and Cultural and Policy Implications of Information Sharing.

In addition, the Conference includes the following featured speakers:

• VADM Nancy Brown, USN, Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (J-6), The Joint Staff
• Lt Gen Charles E. Croom, Jr., USAF, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
• VADM Mark J. Edwards, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (N6) (invited)
• Mr. Jeff Jonas, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Scientist, Entity Analytic Solutions, IBM Software Group
• Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Program Manager Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Lt Gen Michael W. Peterson, USAF, Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
• LTG Jeffrey Sorenson, USA, CIO/G-6, U.S. Army
• Mr. David M. Wennergen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information, Management and Technology and DoD Deputy Chief Information Officer

To keep the conversation flowing, a Google Group site was established to function as the repository for ongoing discussions related to the series topics. Anyone interested in joining in the discussion on information sharing may sign up at www.afceasolutions.org/group.

AFCEA also has launched the SOLUTIONS Wiki, in part to create "cyber exhibits" of applicable technologies rather than having physical exhibits at the shows. The Wiki serves as a resource of available solutions and articles related to the SOLUTIONS Series topics and is available at www.afceasolutions.org/wiki.

There is a registration fee to attend the conference; for details on the event visit www.afceasolutions.org.

AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence and global security.  To learn more about AFCEA International, visit AFCEA.org

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