Invitation for ITM COI to Attend DON IM and IT Conference 2007
This MARADMIN invites Marine Corps Information Technology Community of Interest (ITM COI) civilian Marines to attend the Department of the Navy Information Management and IT Conference 2007, co-located with AFCEA West 2007 in San Diego from January 31 to February 2, 2007. The Deputy Director of C4 for HQMC will host an open forum discussion on Friday, February 2, 2007, from 0830-1030, focusing on transforming the workforce to win the war.
Issued: January 24, 2007
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO INVITE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY OF INTEREST (ITM COI) MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IM) AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) CONFERENCE 2007. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, C4 FOR HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, MR. JAMES CRAFT, WILL HOST AN OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION FOR THE ITM COI ON FRIDAY 2 FEB 07 FROM 0830-1030. THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS "SWORDS AND DIPLOMACY: HOW DO WE BUILD THE RIGHT MILITARY TO FIGHT, WIN, AND INFLUENCE?" AND MR. CRAFT'S SESSION WILL FOCUS ON HOW WE WILL "TRANSFORM THE WORKFORCE TO WIN THE WAR." ALL MARINE CORPS ITM COI CIVILIAN MARINES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. THE EVENT WILL BE CO-LOCATED WITH THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (AFCEA) WEST 2007 CONFERENCE, AND WILL BE HELD AT THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER, 111 WEST HARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA BETWEEN 31 JANUARY AND 2 FEBRUARY 2007. 2. THE DON IM AND IT CONFERENCE PROVIDES A VENUE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST DON IM AND IT INITIATIVES, POLICY AND GUIDANCE. TOPICS INCLUDE: CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, DATA MANAGEMENT, DITPR-DON TRAINING, DON IT UMBRELLA PROGRAM, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE, ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE/IT ASSET MANAGEMENT, FISMA, INFORMATION ASSURANCE, IT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE WARFIGHTER, PRIVACY, PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WIMAX, WIRELESS, AND THE WORLD RADIO CONFERENCE 2007. 3. THE DON IM AND IT SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MILITARY, CIVILIANS, AND CONTRACTORS. THERE IS NO CONFERENCE FEE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE DON CIO WEBSITE AT HTTP COLON DOUBLESLASH DONCIO.NAVY.MIL. FOR THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND THE AFCEA WEST 2007 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AT AFCEAS WEBSITE AT WWW.AFCEA.ORG AND BY FOLLOWING LINKS FROM THE HOME PAGE TO EVENTS, EVENTS LIST, AND WEST. AFCEA IS A NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PROFESSIONALS IN COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONICS, INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 4. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POC.