World's premier military communications conference to be held in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, June 26, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Online registration
for MILCOM 2008, the world's premier military communications conference, is
now open.
The annual defense communications forum co-sponsored by the Armed
Forces Communications and Electronics Association and the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society will take place
Nov. 17 - 19 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will host the 27th annual gathering, where
more than 6,000 government and industry representatives from 30 countries
are expected to focus on the theme, "Assuring Mission Success."
People interested in attending MILCOM 2008 are encouraged to go to
http://www.milcom.org to register for the conference, as well as obtain important
information about the agenda, exhibits and lodging.
"MILCOM is the premier event for government, military, academia and
industry experts from around the world to focus on the role military
communications plays in assuring mission success," said Jerry Powlen, vice
president of Raytheon's Network Centric Systems' Integrated Communications
Systems. "Given the radio frequency environment and security challenges
faced by today's armed forces, the communications solutions we provide our
warfighters are more critical and relevant than ever."
The MILCOM 2008 program will feature unclassified and classified
technical sessions. Topics will cover communications and information
technologies and capabilities that address 21st century communications
challenges related to national defense, homeland security, disaster
response and interoperability.
Confirmed speakers for the conference include the Honorable John
Grimes, assistant secretary of defense for networks and information
integration and chief information officer, U.S. Department of Defense; U.S.
Army Lt. Gen. Michael Vane, director of the Army Capabilities Integration
Center, Training and Doctrine Command; U.S. Army Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson; and
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Peterson, chief of Warfighting and
Integration and chief information officer, Office of the Secretary of the
Air Force.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Lynford Morton
703.284.4446
lynfordm@raytheon.com
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CONTACT:
Lynford Morton of Raytheon Company,
+1-703-284-4446, lynfordm@raytheon.com
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