AFCEA International Chapter News
LEXINGTON-CONCORD CHAPTER CHAPTER - Mar 03, 2015

Annual New Horizons Symposium Held

The chapter hosted its annual New Horizons Symposium in March at the Marriott Newton Hotel, Newton, Massachusetts. Bud Vazquez, board chairman, welcomed more than 480 government and industry attendees to this annual scholarship fundraising event. Master of ceremonies, Jamie Thurber, Lockheed Martin, co-chair of the event with Maryanne Carlson, Quantech, introduced the honored keynote speaker, Lt. Gen. John Thompson, USAF, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), who opened with his address on "Providing the Warfighter's Edge." Featured business opportunity briefings included presentations from AFLCMC program executive officers, Steven Wert, Battle Management, and Maj. Gen. Craig Olson, USAF, C3I & Networks, as well as from Brig. Gen. William Cole, USA, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Natick Soldier Systems Center, and Dr. Eric Evans, director, Lincoln Laboratory. The agenda also included a presentation from Dr. Mark Maybury, chief technology officer, MITRE, on "Transformational Change," and lunch guest speakers Kevan Kivlan, director, customer accounts and research division, U.S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service New England Region, along with Jerry Smith, small business utilization director, New England Region, and Mike Attachi, federal acquisition services, Assisted Services. Three individual panels covered a broad range of topics including "From Tragedy to Crisis Prevention and Response in Today's Threat Environment" (aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing); New England National Guard TAGs (The Adjutant General) "Protecting the Homeland including Cyber;" and "Is There Room for Innovation within DoD Acquisition?" Steve Falcone, chapter president, also presented a $500 check to Capt. Celeste Luna, USAF, to support the Hanscom Air Force Troop Care Package Drive.

Event Photographs:

Lt. Gen. John Thompson, USAF, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, addresses New Horizons Symposium attendees on
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, USAF, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, addresses New Horizons Symposium attendees on "Providing the Warfighter's Edge" as a keynote speaker for the March event.
Dr. Mark Maybury, chief technology officer, MITRE, speaks on
Dr. Mark Maybury, chief technology officer, MITRE, speaks on "Transformational Change" at New Horizons in March.
In March, Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, USAF (l), adjutant general, Massachusetts; Maj. Gen. William N. Redddel III, USAF (c), adjutant general, New Hampshire; and Maj. Gen. Kevin R. McBride, USA, adjutant general, Rhode Island, participate in panel discussion addressing
In March, Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, USAF (l), adjutant general, Massachusetts; Maj. Gen. William N. Redddel III, USAF (c), adjutant general, New Hampshire; and Maj. Gen. Kevin R. McBride, USA, adjutant general, Rhode Island, participate in panel discussion addressing "Protecting the Homeland including Cyber" at the New Horizons Symposium.

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