Fairfax, VA - TechNet Tampa 2007 will focus on “Investing in Coalition and Interagency Partnership: Meeting the Next Threat” at the Tampa, FL Convention Center March 13-14, 2007.

AFCEA International and the AFCEA Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter have put together a comprehensive schedule of featured speakers, panel sessions, professional development seminars, and exhibits at this 2-day event. Registration for TechNet Tampa seminars, panel sessions, and exhibits is free; tickets are required for meals. On-site registration opens Monday, March 12 at 8:30 a.m. For detailed information and on-line registration visit www.afcea.org/events/tampa.

Providing the military perspective on partnering to meet the next threat will be four featured speakers: The Honorable John Grimes, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer; VADM Eric Olson, USN, Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; BG Nolen Bivens, USA, Chief of Staff, U.S. Southern Command; and VADM David Nichols, Jr., USN, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (invited). The conference will also feature three panel sessions: Shaping Future Victories Through Information Sharing, moderated by VADM Nancy Brown, USN, Director of Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (J-6), The Joint Staff; Transnational Influences – Winning a War Without Borders, moderated by Col Sean Patrick, USAF, Deputy Director, Center for Networks and Communication, U.S. Special Operations Command; and Enabling Synchronized Multinational Operations, moderated by BG Susan Lawrence, USA, Director, J6, U.S. Central Command.

The conference will also feature four professional development seminars: Real-Time Spectrum Analysis/Frequency Deconfliction; Cross Domain Solutions of the Future: Web Enabled Guards; Socio-Cultural Intelligence in COINS; and Intelligence Analysis: Predict, Forecast, Anticipate, and Project. Led by industry experts, these sessions will provide attendees with a deeper look at issues involved in the war on terrorism. In addition, a Small Business Workshop and Forecast to Industry will focus on industry’s involvement in the war on terror and their support of local Tampa military commands.

TechNet Tampa will provide military, government and industry attendees with numerous professional development opportunities. To take advantage of the free event, register at www.afcea.org/events/tampa.

AFCEA International 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 AFCEA.org.

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