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AFCEA's Homeland Security Conference Focuses On "Building on Progress...A Promising Future"

Conference Addresses Federal, State, and Local IT Issues

For Immediate Release February 19, 2008

AFCEA Media Contact
Tobey Jackson
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Fairfax, VA - AFCEA’s seventh annual Homeland Security Conference returns to the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., February 27-28, 2008. The Conference will focus on “Building on Progress… A Promising Future” and is unique because it explores the IT issues surrounding homeland security. Attendees include government and industry IT professionals, CIOs, and program managers involved in operations, policy and procurement.

Eight track sessions will address border security; national capital region readiness and response; geospatial solutions; major event security; role of other federal agencies in Homeland Security; information and intelligence-sharing, and doing business with the Department of Homeland Security.

In addition, the Conference includes senior featured speakers:

• Mr. W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Ms. Elaine Duke, Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security
• Chief Cathy Lanier, Chief of Police, District of Columbia
• Ms. Julie Myers, Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
• Maj Gen Martha Rainville, USAF (Ret.), Assistant Administrator, National Continuity Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Solutions Showcase, with over 65 exhibits, showcases the latest homeland security technologies, including communications equipment, emergency response systems, network and information security, and more. Exhibitors will display products and solutions for law enforcement, federal government, military, and commercial applications. The exhibits are open to the public (on-site registration required); there is a registration fee to attend the speakers and track sessions. For details on the event visit www.afcea.org/events/homeland.

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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