WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- FOSE 2004, the largest information
technology show for government, today announced nationally renowned keynote
speakers for its March 23-25 conference at the Washington DC Convention
Center. Now in its 28th year, the conference will draw over 20,000 government
IT professionals and 5,000 industry attendees to hear leaders in industry and
government as they provide unique insight into the federal sector's most
pressing technology management and technology challenges.
Keynote speakers for FOSE 2004 include:
9:00 am, Tuesday, March 23, 2004
John Chambers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Keynote Title: Building and Securing the Intelligent Information Network
for Productivity
Chambers will address the importance of building and securing an
intelligent information network that enables the integration of business
processes, Internet applications, and a network of networks. Cisco
Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Scott McNealy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Microsystems,
Inc.
Keynote Title: Secure Network Computing
McNealy will discuss Sun's strategy for Secure Network Computing. Sun is
a leading provider of industrial strength hardware, software and services
that make the Net work.
9:00 am, Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Stephen J. Rohleder, Group Chief Executive, Government Operating Group,
Accenture
Keynote Title: The High-Performance Government Transformation
Steve Rohleder discusses the critical steps governments need to take to
begin their transformation into high-performing organizations. Accenture
is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing
company.
10:15 am, Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Plenary: Federal Leadership Councils
Plenary Title: Whose Government Is It, Anyway?
Moderator: Tom Temin, Editor in Chief, GCN and Washington Technology.
Panelists: Dan Matthews, CIO, Department of Transportation, Michael
Dovilla, Executive Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management;
Clarence C. Crawford, Associate Director for Management & CFO, Office of
Management and Budget, Glenn Perry, Vice Chair, Federal Acquisition
Council. This lively plenary session will look at how government
executives from finance, information technology, human capital, and
acquisition drive programs to insure that government belongs to the
people.
1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Moderator: Eleanor Clift, Contributing Editor, Newsweek
Keynote Title: The Digital Edge: E-government Making a Difference in Our
Lives
Join Newsweek Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift as she moderates a forum
on how e-government is impacting many important tasks in the daily lives
of citizens, government employees and the media. Clift will interview,
among others, Fran Mainella, Director, National Park Service, Department
of the Interior.
9:00 am, Thursday, March 25, 2004
Tom Siebel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siebel Systems, Inc.
Keynote Title: Providing World-Class Citizen Service in Local and
National Government
Siebel will showcase several leaders in eGovernment who have succeeded in
deploying solutions for Citizen Response 311, Immigration Services and
Better Servicing Taxpayers. Siebel Systems is the world's leading
provider of customer relationship management solutions.
FOSE 2004 will take place at the new Washington DC Convention Center from
Tuesday to Thursday, March 23-25, 2004. For more information about FOSE,
visit http://www.fose.com.
PostNewsweek Tech Media is the leading media company in the government
technology community, offering focused national publications, Web sites, trade
shows, and conferences for the government information technology market.
PostNewsweek Tech Media produces Government Computer News, a controlled-
circulation magazine published 30 times per year for government managers who
buy information technology products and services; and Washington Technology, a
twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government information
technology systems integrators.
PostNewsweek Tech Media produces the FOSE trade show, which is held each
spring in Washington, D.C., for information technology decision makers in
government and industry; and the PSX trade show, which focuses on government
procurement officers and the services they purchase for the government. The
company also produces a series of smaller conferences, publications, and
events, including an annual gala awards dinner honoring government IT leaders,
the Top 100 events that honor the largest and fastest growing government
contractors, and GCN's Federal Technology Almanac, a complete reference guide
for federal government IT managers containing information on key people,
vendors, contracts, rules and regulations and developments affecting
technology policy and procurement. PostNewsweek Tech Media's online products
include http://www.gcn.com, http://www.washingtontechnology.com and http://www.fose.com.
To register for FOSE 2004, visit http://www.fose.com or call 1-800-791-FOSE or
dial direct to 1-800-791-3673.
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