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| THE HAGUE CHAPTER CHAPTER - Feb 04, 2009 |
The chapter's February meeting featured guest speakers from the Business Group Department for Information/Data Management and Technology, Netherlands Ministry of Defense (BG-IVENT/MODNL): Adriaan Blankenstein, director; Hans Loermans, senior advisor, Research and Innovation Center (RIC), IVENT; and Teus van der Plaat, head of the RIC. The BG-IVENT operates two command centers, three secure data centers and one back-up center. It provides services to the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Domestic Affairs and Justice. Loermans highlighted the measures the BG-IVENT has taken to reduce power consumption. Van der Plaat discussed the GSM network, a new, modern and military-owned private network that uses "pico-cells." |
Event Photographs: |
 Adriaan Blankenstein (l), director, the Business Group Department for Information/Data Management and Technology, Netherlands Ministry of Defense (BG-IVENT/MODNL), accepts a token of appreciation from Air Cdre. Gerrit Schoonderbeek, RNLAF (Ret.), chapter vice president, for speaking at the chapter's February meeting. |
 Cdre. Schoonderbeek (r) hands a certificate of appreciation to Hans Loermans, senior advisor, BG-IVENT, at the meeting in February. |
 In February, Teus van der Plaat (l), head of the Research and Innovation Center, IVENT, receives a token of thanks from Cdre. Schoonderbeek. |
