R301926Z JAN 09
MARADMIN 0063/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 IA//
SUBJ/AGENDA AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR USMC 2009 ANNUAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) CONFERENCE//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/DTG:171718 OCT08//
POC/R. A. LETTEER/GS-15/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:703-693-3490 /EMAIL:RAY.A.LETTEER@USMC.MIL//
POC/J. A. CRAWFORD/MGYSGT/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:703-693-3490 /EMAIL:JAMES.A.CRAWFORD@USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 595/08, ANNOUNCING THE 2009 ANNUAL IA CONFERENCE.
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION AND AGENDA INFORMATION FOR THE 9TH ANNUAL HQMC C4 INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSIONS.
2.  DISCUSSION.  THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE PEACHTREE WESTIN HOTEL, ATLANTA, GA. FROM 23 MAR 09 THRU 27 MAR 09.  HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION AND CONFERENCE REGISTRATION CAN BE LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:  HTTP:(DOUBLE SLASH)WWW.MARINECORPS-IA.COM.  TRAINING SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE IA WORKFORCE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS DOD ONLY.
A.  THE USMC IA CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 5 DAYS. DURING THIS IMPORTANT WEEK, HQMC, NSA, AND MARINE CORPS NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITY CENTER (MCNOSC) SME'S WILL PRESENT INFORMATION ON CHANGES TO NETOPS, EKMS, HBSS, IDENTITY MANAGEMENT, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION, FISMA REQUIREMENTS, AND NEW INFORMATION ASSURANCE DIRECTIVES.
B.  THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE DAILY GENERAL SESSIONS EACH MORNING FOLLOWED BY SEPARATE BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND TRAINING TRACKS IN THE AFTERNOON.
C.  COMMANDS WILL BE PROVIDED A SCHEDULED TIME FOR ONE ON ONE SESSIONS WITH THE MARINE CORPS DIRECT APPROVING ATHORITY (DAA) TO DISCUSS COMMAND SPECIFIC ISSUES.
D.  ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS, BREAKOUT SESSIONS, AND TRAINING TRACKS INCLUDE FORENSICS TRAINING (MARINE AND CIVILIAN ONLY), SECURITY PLUS REVIEW (MARINE AND CIVILIAN ONLY), FLYING SQUIRREL WIRELESS DETECTION TOOL, DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS, BLUE TEAM METHODOLOGY TRAINING, AND CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER TRAINING.  TESTING IS SCHEDULED FOR 27 MAR 09 FOR THOSE TRAINING SESSIONS REQUIRE TESTING.
E.  BREAKOUT ROOMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE EVERY EVENING OF THE CONFERENCE FOR LIKE-TOPIC DISCUSSIONS.
3.  ACTION.
A.  ATTENDEES ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER ONLINE AT HTTP:(DOUBLE SLASH)WWW.MARINECORPS-IA.COM  ATTENDEES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BILLET AT THE PEACHTREE WESTIN HOTEL, ATLANTA, GA. 
B. ATTENDEES MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR ALL TRANING SESSIONS ONLINE AND REGISTRATION FOR THESE COURSES WILL CLOSE ONCE MAXIMUM CAPACITY IS RECEIVED. ALL BLUE TEAM MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR BLUE TEAM WORK STATION AND EQUIPMENT CUSTODY RECEIPT (ECR) CARD.   
C.  CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON 13 MAR 09.
D.  UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE FOR ALL PERSONNEL WILL BE APPROPRIATE BUSINESS CASUAL CIVILIAN ATTIRE. MILITARY PRESENTERS WILL BE IN SERVICE BRAVOS, CIVILIANS AND CONTRACTORS, BUSINESS ATTIRE.
4.  UPDATED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND BREAKOUT SESSION INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED TO THE REGISTRATION LINK.
A.  THERE WILL BE ONSITE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 23 MAR 09 IN THE HOTEL LOBBY BETWEEN THE HOURS 0700-0900 FOR LATE ARRIVALS AND BADGE ISSUANCE. 
B.  CONFERENCE GENERAL SESSIONS BEGIN AT 0900 WITH OPENING REMARKS BY THE DAA, MR. RAY LETTEER, FOLLOWED BY THE DIRECTOR, C4, BGEN ALLEN. 
C.  EVENING SOCIAL IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 1700 ON MAR 09.
D.  TESTING FOR EXAMS IS SCHEDULED FROM 0800-1300 ON 27 MAR 09.  THE GENERAL SESSIONS FOR THAT DAY WILL COMMENCE AT 0800, WITH CLOSING REMARKS SCHEDULED AT 1300.
5.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IS MGYSGT CRAWFORD (JAMES.A.CRAWFORD@USMC.MIL).
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED ON 31 MARCH 2009.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTERS / CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS //