The chapter held its annual three-day conference, InfoTech, in October. The conference focuses on the technology surrounding Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and its affiliate U.S. Defense Department organizations. The event drew more than 3,000 attendees. The chair of this year's conference was Raymond Reinhard, director of regional operations, Advanced Technology Systems. Sue Payton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, was the keynote speaker. The event featured a technology banquet with more than 600 government and industry representatives in addition to a capstone luncheon chaired by Gen. Bruce Carlson, USAF, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event featured hundreds of industry exhibitors. Plenary session topics included "Strategic, Functional and Logistics Support to the Warfighter," chaired by Grover Dunn, director of transformation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The panel included speakers such as Maj. Gen. John Koziol, commander, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, and commander, Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This year's conference also featured a career fair and interviewing preparation seminars, which were presented by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Family Support Center. Proceeds from the event will benefit the chapter's scholarship fund. |
