WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- When 20,000 government technology
professionals march on Washington for the 30th annual tech fest, visionary
executives from government and industry will lead the way.
FOSE 2006, the nation's premier technology event for government, announced
today nationally renowned keynote speakers for its 30th annual show. FOSE
2006 will take place March 7-9, 2006 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center
where 20,000 government technology professionals and 500 exhibiting companies
will hear an arsenal of ideas from keynote speakers, and attend educational
forums and high tech demonstrations while networking and making buying
decisions for the coming year. Free registration for government professionals
is available at http://www.fose.com.
FOSE 2006 keynote addresses include:
7:30 am, Tuesday, March 7
Kevin Carroll, PEO, EIS, US Army and John Garing, CIO, DISA
Moderator Tom Temin, Senior Vice President, Editorial of PostNewsweek Tech
Media will lead a spirited discussion of the contracting landscape in the
military services today.
9:00 am, Tuesday, March 7
Robert J. Stevens, President, Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin
Stevens will discuss the external forces -- deepening budget deficits,
growing demands for services, rapidly advancing technologies, performance
issues, and the increasing need for highly complex and interconnected data
systems -- which have combined to create an environment for government
that is as difficult today as it has ever been.
10:00 am, Tuesday March 7
Richard Burk, Chief Architect, Office of Management and Budget
Burk will talk about the future of enterprise architecture as Federal
government agencies achieve their mission, consistent with Presidential
policies and Congressional mandates.
11:30 am, Tuesday, March 7
Paul Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business
Transformation (AT&L), and Thomas Modly, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Financial Management (Comptroller) will talk about how the Department
of Defense is transforming business processes
11:30 am, Tuesday, March 7
Karen Evans, Administrator, E-Government and Information Technology, will
lead a panel discussion to explore the challenges and opportunities
government faces in meeting mandates such as Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12, addressing identity management requirements for
government and citizens.
1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 7
Carol Bartz, President, CEO and Chairman, Autodesk, Inc.
Bartz will talk about the dramatic impact of the digital design
information revolution as it delivers double digit percentage improvements
in innovation, productivity, quality, and business processes to
professionals who create, manage, and share design project information in
digital form.
7:30 am, Wednesday, March 8
Edward Meagher, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of the
Interior
Meagher will talk about the need for vision and leadership in
transitioning government agencies from where they are to where they are
heading.
9:00 am, Wednesday, March 8
Scott McNealy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
McNealy will discuss the organizational implications of a new age and what
we must all do to stay competitive in the global marketplace. Whether
called the Participation Age, Web 2.0 or Internet next, the global network
has changed the way government agencies and citizens work, live and play.
11:30 am, Wednesday, March 8
John C. Johnson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Service Development and
Delivery, Federal Technology Services, GSA will give an overview of the
objectives of the massive Networx program and what the environment of
choices he expects will be for government network services. In addition,
David Bopst, Managing Director from Comcast National Communication
Services, Sheldon Green, Government Market Manager, Cox Business Services;
and Michael Prendergast, Vice President, Time Warner Cable Business
Services will discuss their unique native network infrastructure and
robust solutions they bring to government clients.
1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 8
John Chambers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Chambers will explore the major market transition of converging data,
voice, video and mobile technologies. This converging platform creates
new opportunities for productivity gains; not only enabling transactions,
but also multiplying the security, value and frequency of interactions.
9:00 am, Thursday, March 9
Michael Abrashoff, author, It's Your Ship, former Commander of U.S.S.
Benfold
Abrashoff, author of It's Your Ship, will discuss leadership and how under
his command, the U.S.S. Benfold became regarded as the finest ship in the
Pacific Fleet, winning the prestigious Spokane Trophy for having the
highest degree of combat readiness.
PostNewsweek Tech Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post
Company (NYSE: WPO), is the leading media company in the government technology
community, offering focused national publications, web sites, trade shows, and
conferences for the government technology market. PostNewsweek Tech Media
produces Government Computer News, a controlled-circulation magazine published
thirty times per year for government managers who buy information technology
products and services; Government Leader, a controlled-circulation magazine
focused on the important issues in public management, human resources,
financial management and technology published 6 times a year; Washington
Technology, a twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government
information technology system integrators; Defense Systems, the leading
magazine for defense transformation; FOSE, the premier technology exhibition
and conference in the government market; and government's executive business
conference, IRMCO, for the U.S. General Services Administration. For further
information about PostNewsweek Tech Media, go to
http://www.postnewsweektech.com.
Registration for FOSE is free for military and government professionals
and $50 for industry. To register for FOSE 2006 or for more information about
the event, go to http://www.FOSE.com or call 1-800-791-FOSE.
SOURCE PostNewsweek Tech Media
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CONTACT:
Sheryl Unangst of PostNewsweek Tech Media,
+1-202-772-2504, sunangst@postnewsweektech.com; or Peg Hosky of
Hosky Communications, +1-202-237-0300, peg@hosky.com, for
PostNewsweek Tech Media
NOTE TO EDITORS: Press registration is now available at
http://www.fose.com or email press@hosky.com
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