FOSE 2005 Opens Tomorrow, April 5 and Runs through April 7
WASHINGTON, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States military relies
increasingly on technology, whether to track targets of opportunity, provide
real time diagnoses for field personnel by medical specialists in the rear, or
to deliver email from loved ones back home. FOSE 2005 provides a platform for
military technologists to strut tech tools helping fight the global war on
terrorism and keep our military safe on the field of battle. FOSE, the
government's annual technology conference and exhibition, will attract 20,000
federal high tech buyers along with 5,000 industry professionals to explore
technology solutions from 530 companies on April 5-7 at the Washington D.C.
Convention Center.
"We have spent nearly thirty years working with the government on its most
important imperatives," said Lorenz Hassenstein, vice president of
PostNewsweek Tech Media. "The military is a cornerstone of our programming
and exhibit area at FOSE 2005. The DoD Center is dedicated to showcase ways
the military uses technology. We also have major speeches and a full day of
programming related to the role of technology in saving American lives in
Iraq, developed by The Fisher House and 630 WMAL, Washington's premier news
talk station."
"We at 630 WMAL first heard about the work of the Fisher House Foundation
at FOSE last year, and we decided to support the Foundation, which supplies
affordable accommodations for families visiting combat casualties and veterans
in military hospitals. Our listeners donated over $2 million dollars to the
Foundation, and we knew we wanted to be back again at FOSE, talking about the
troops, the serviceman and woman who support them with technology, and about
the work of the Fisher House," said Chris Berry, President/General Manager,
630 WMAL.
630 WMAL will host a series of interviews of renowned military and
industry speakers who will discuss, "Saving American Lives: Information
Technology and the Military." The program will be held on Wednesday, April 6
in the FOSE Radio Booth #2654.
* Talk show host Chris Core will discuss technology on the battlefield
including electronic dog tags and medical analysis using the Joint
Theater Trauma Registry with DoD Chief Information Technology Officer
Tommy Morris of the Telemedicine Research Center in Fort Detrick, MD and
Dr. Jose Salinas, Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston,
TX. Chief Don McCarty of the Marine Corps will also talk about
MotoMail, a program that helps connect families with their loved ones in
Iraq through email. Over 59,000 MotoMail messages have helped keep
Marines in touch with their families. The show will air from 10:30 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. at FOSE.
* Talk show host Fred Grandy will explore the thorny issue of technology
and tracking the enemy: Fighting the War on Terrorism While Protecting
Our Civil Liberties. Marc Rotenberg, Executive, Electronic Privacy
Information Center will discuss vigilance and privacy with Dan Rivera,
Director, Intel and Alan Balutis President, Input, the leading
government market research firm. This segment will air from 1:30 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. at FOSE
* Chris Berry, President and General Manager of 630 WMAL will discuss how
Fisher House, a public / private partnership, cares for our military.
Panelists include Kenneth Fisher, Chairman, Fisher House Foundation; Dr.
Jonathan B. Perlin, Undersecretary for Health, Department of Veterans
Affairs; Rear Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek, Vice Director, Joint Chiefs of
Staff; Wendy Gade, a family member served by the Fisher House; Steve
Peck, President, SAP Public Sector; and Steve Michael, Vice President,
SAP Defense. The salute to the Fisher House will take place from 3 p.m.
to 4 p.m. at FOSE.
A major address will also be given by Dr. Linton Wells II, CIO for the
Department of Defense, on DoD's Vision for Network-Centric Transformation.
Dr. Wells is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a Ph.D. in
international relations. He is also a 1983 graduate of the Japanese National
Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo, the first US Naval officer to study
there.
In the FOSE Exhibit area, The DoD Center, sponsored by Cisco Systems, will
house military technology teams, showcasing applications in use around the
world. DoD headquarters as well as each branch of the service will talk about
the use of technology for rapid decision simulation, cyber and physical
infrastructure security, the global information grid, and other initiatives.
Throughout the exhibit hall, 530 exhibiting companies will be demonstrating
technology solutions for military and government agencies alike.
PostNewsweek Tech Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post
Company, 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; Government Leader, a quarterly
controlled-circulation magazine focused on the important issues in public
management, human resources, financial management and technology; Washington
Technology, a twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government
information technology systems integrators; and FOSE, the premier technology
exhibition and conference in the government market. For further information
about PostNewsweek Tech Media, go to http://www.postnewsweektech.com.
FOSE 2005 will take place at the Washington D.C. Convention Center on
Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, 2005. Registration is free for government
professionals and is available online at http://www.fose.com, by calling
1-800-781-FOSE, or in person at the Convention Center.
SOURCE PostNewsweek Tech Media
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