AFCEA SOUTH Launched

AFCEA has launched a new conference that will be in Miami in October. It will have the theme of “Drugs and the Americas: What Are the Challenges and the Global Impact?”

Some of the sessions include:

PANEL SESSIONS

Wednesday, October 8
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Narco-Trafficking: What is the Nexus with the War on Terror?
Moderator:
GEN Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.) (confirmed)
former Director

Office of National Drug Control Policy
Wednesday, October 8
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Global Impact: Where Is the Unity of Effort to Combat Trans-national Threats?
Moderator:
Mr. George V. Galdorisi (confirmed)
Director, Decision Support Group
SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, CA

Wednesday, October 8
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
How Do We Build Capacity for Joint and Combined Counter Narco-Trafficking Operations?
Moderator:
Ms. Karen Tandy (confirmed)
Senior Vice President, Motorola Global Government Relations and Public Policy Division
former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency

Thursday, October 9
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Narco-Trafficking Technologies/Innovations: How Do We Counter the Emerging Threats to National Security?
Moderator:
ADM James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.) (invited)
Senior Counselor
The Cohen Group

Thursday, October 9
11:00 a.m. - Noon
How Do We Promote Public-Private Partnerships to Win the Counter Narco-Trafficking Fight?
Moderator:
VADM Tim LaFleur, USN (Ret.) (confirmed)
Principal, Navy Marine Corps Market
Booz Allen Hamilton


Limited TABLE TOP space is available, contact us today to reserve your space!
southexhibits@jspargo.com

Joint Warfighting Attendance WAY Up!

The newly positioned AFCEA/USNI Joint Warfighting event in VA Beach next month is already off to a good start with more than 1,100 attendees preregistered for the show.

New for 2008, Joint Warfighting is working in coordination with the U.S. Joint Forces Command and with the support of the NDIA Greater Hampton Roads Chapter and the AFCEA Hampton Roads and Tidewater Chapters which will help to further boost attendance numbers.

Limited exhibit space is still available, contact us to sign up now!

Limited Booth Space Available at TechNet Asia-Pacific

We do have a few limited spaces still available at the TechNet Asia-Pacific event scheduled to be in Honolulu, November 4-6. Please contact us at hawaii@jspargo.com for more info today!

DISA Customer Partnership Sells Out!

For the 5th consecutive year, the Technology Expo at the DISA Customer Partnership Conference has sold out. We currently have eight companies on the waiting list to get in.

Biometrics Tech Expo to Begin Booth Sales In the Coming Weeks

We will begin contacting the 2007 Biometrics Tech Expo exhibitors in the next couple of weeks as we begin the sales process for '08. Space will be assigned on a first come, first served basis and emails will be sent out as soon as the details are finalized.

We are just waiting on the final details and contracts to be signed by NIST and AFCEA before moving forward.

Exhibitor Info

West 2008 Big Success

Over 12,000 people were in participation at last week's AFCEA/USNI West event in San Diego along with over 440 exhibiting companies. Dates for the 2009 event have been set for 10-12 February, 2009.

Check out show highlights at:
http://www.afcea.org/signal/westshowdaily.asp

AFCEA/USNI East is now Joint Warfighting 2008 Conference

AFCEA and U.S. Naval Institute have announced that East, their Virginia Beach event in June, will now be called the Joint Warfighting 2008 Conference.

The theme of the event will be:
"Global Engagement: What Should DoD's Role Be in the 21st Century?"

More details will be added soon to the event web site:
www.jointwarfighting.org