HUNTSVILLE CHAPTER CHAPTER - Sep 21, 2010 |
Emerging Cyber Technology |
In September, the chapter welcomed Dr. Mark Swinson, director, Space and Cyberspace Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technology Center, as the distinguished speaker. Swinson's speech, “An Emerging Cyber Huntsville,” addressed the push to establish a Command Cyber Technology Team and the strategy to building a cyber technology capability throughout the Defense Department by leveraging the capabilities inherent in the Redstone community and beyond. Other chapter business included a special presentation by Tom Gwaltney, regional vice president, to Nicholas Christensen, AFCEA Educational Foundation Science Fair Award winner. Nicholas' parents Bob and Libby Christensen accompanied him to the event. The chapter also recognized the September corporate table sponsors, including Alutiiq, Noetic Strategies, Raytheon, Booz Allen Hamilton, MEI Technologies, Applied Data Trends, Jacobs Technology and DESE Research. |
Event Photographs: |
In September, Dr. Mark Swinson (l), director, Space and Cyberspace Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technology Center, receives a token of appreciation from Michael Schexnayder, chapter vice president for programs. |
Vic Budura (l), chapter president, and Tom Gwaltney (r), regional vice president, present Nicholas Christensen with an AFCEA International Educational Foundation Science Fair Award at the September meeting. |