FAIRFAX, Va./EWORLDWIRE/Nov. 25, 2008 --- AFCEA International will complete its SOLUTIONS series of events with a symposium focused on Cyberspace: Challenges and Solutions for National Security. The conference will take place December 10-11, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington D.C. The event will be compact, with four focused tracks designed to promote interactive dialogue.The AFCEA SOLUTIONS series promotes a detailed dialogue between government and industry on issues of global importance identified by the government. Having covered the topics of Information Sharing, Identity Assurance, and Information Assurance, the series will end with Cyberspace: Challenges and Solutions for National Security.
The Cyberspace conference contains four track sessions that will address emerging network warfare, inter-dependency of cyber security, the cyber future, and military cyber operations. Track speakers include government, military and industry subject matter experts.
In addition, the Conference includes the following featured speakers:
. The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security
. The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense
. LTG Keith B. Alexander, USA, Director, National Security Agency Chief, Central Security Service
. BrigGen George J. Allen, USMC, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4), and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Marine Corps
. VADM Nancy Brown, USN, Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (J-6), The Joint Staff
. Mr. Mark J. Gerencser, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
. The Honorable John Grimes, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
. Ms. Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor and Cyber Coordination Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
. Mr. Bob Lentz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information and Identity Assurance
. CAPT Marshall B. Lytle, USCG, Deputy CIO
. LtGen John Paxton, Jr., USMC, Operations Director (J-3), The Joint Staff
. Maj Gen David Senty, USAF, Commander, Air Force Network Operations, Air Force Cyberspace Command (Provisional)
. BG Steve Smith, USAR, Chief Cyber Officer, Office of the CIOG-6, U.S. Army
. VADM H. Denby Starling, II, USN, Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command
. Mr. David M. Wennergren, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management and Technology and DoD Deputy Chief Information Officer
. VADM James Winnefeld, USN, Strategic Plans and Policy Director (J-5), The Joint Staff
The conference will also feature tabletop exhibitors that will be showcasing their solutions to cyberspace and cyber warfare issues.
AFCEA is leveraging online tools to help facilitate communication and collaboration before, during, and after the events. A Wiki is available as an information repository; a Google Group discussion site facilitates ongoing dialogue and streaming video, and podcasts will allow those not able to attend in person to participate online.
There is a registration fee to attend the conference. For details on the event and the collaboration tools visit 'http://www.afceasolutions.org'.
AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence and global security. To learn more about AFCEA International, visit 'http://www.AFCEA.org'.
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