AFCEA Leadership Forum                    First Class - Sep 07 - Feb 08

                            

                    Second Class - Mar 08 - Aug 08                                     Third Class - Sep 08 - Feb 09                                                                        

Background:

• AFCEA International and the AFCEA Educational Foundation sponsor the AFCEA Leadership Forum program where senior proven leaders (Senior Military Officers; Civilian Government Officials; Industry Leaders) active in the AFCEA Community lead interactive seminars on “Leadership” to 24 rising professionals in the information technology, command and control, and intelligence fields.  This course maps directly to AFCEA's goals of professional development and providing value to members. 
   
  The following leaders have participated (or are scheduled to participate)
  as speakers:
• Deb Alderson, President, System & Network Solutions Group, SAIC
• Anne Altman, General Manager, Mainframe Platform, IBM Systems and Technology Group
• Duane Andrews, CEO, QinetiQ, North America
• VADM Herb Browne, USN (Ret.), former President and CEO, AFCEA International; former Deputy Commander, Space Command
• Paul Cofoni, Chief Executive Officer, President, CACI International
• Lt Gen Charles E. "Charlie" Croom, Jr., USAF (Ret.), former Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, and Commander, Joint Task Force - Global Network Operations
• Lt Gen Albert J. Edmonds, USAF (Ret.), former Commander, Defense Information Systems Agency; Edmonds Enterprise Services
• Marlin Forbes, Regional Vice President, Defense and Intelligence, Verizon Business
• Linda Gooden, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services
• VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6)
• Dr. J.P. London, Chairman of the Board, CACI International, Inc.
• Alan A. Malinchak, Chief Learning Officer and Vice President, ManTech University, ManTech International
• Lt Gen Harry D. Raduege, Jr., USAF (Ret.), former Commander, Defense Information Systems Agency; Deloitte & Touche
• Dr. Ralph Shrader, Chairman and CEO, Booz Allen Hamilton
• LTG Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, Director, CIO/G-6
• ADM James G. Stavridis, USN, Commander, United States Southern Command
• VADM Jerry O. Tuttle, USN (Ret.), President and CEO, J.O.T. Enterprises, LLC
• David M.Wennergren, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management and Technology and DoD Deputy CIO
• Dendy Young, CEO, McLean Capital, LLC
  
  
• Each program consists of 6 classes (1 per month) for 6 months.  Classes are 1.5 hours in length with a 30-45 minute reception after the presentation for networking.
  
  There are 2 graduating classes per year.
  
  Dates of next class are:  14 September, 5 October, 2 November, 7 December, 11 January 2010, and 8 February 2010.  (Monday Evenings, 4pm-6pm)
  
  The program is for 24 people (the same 24 people attend all 6 courses).
  
  The tuition for the program is $500 per student.
  
  Each class is held in the Boardroom at AFCEA International Headquarters.
• 4400 Fair Lakes Court, Fairfax, VA 22033-3899
  
  

Objective of program:

• Leverage AFCEA's wealth of leadership talent to continually strengthen the information technology, command and control, and intelligence communities.
  
  Education and train rising IT professionals and potential AFCEA leaders.
  
  Strengthen the AFCEA brand to AFCEA supporters and potential supporters.
  
  Recruit new members (people who want to be part of AFCEA given our focus on Leadership).
  
  
• Increase the value of AFCEA membership.

Objective of each session:

• Provide a  non-attribution discussion on the ‘keys to successes’ based on real life examples shared by proven leaders.
  
  

Ideal participant:

• High potential rising leader—an individual who could potentially assume leadership of your organization.   Someone who may not be an AFCEA member today, but would potentially be a great future AFCEA leader.
  

Action:

• Space in the Forum is limited.   We are accepting students in the next
  AFCEA Leadership Forum that begins on 14 September 2009.  If you are interested in nominating a student in the next Forum, please send that person’s Name, Title, Email Address, and Phone Number to Fred Rainbow
  via Email or (703) 631-6141.
  
  

Press: 

• Click here for the March 2008 article published in SIGNAL.
  
  
  

Our office phone numbers and emails are:

Registrars, Jill Malinchak and Gloria Kirkland: 703-631-6137; Email
Director, Sheila McCoy: 703-631-6135; Email
Executive Director, Fred Rainbow: 703-631-6141; Email