MARADMINS : 041/07
240024Z JAN 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 041/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/R1//
SUBJ/INVITATION FOR ITM COI TO ATTEND DON IM AND IT CONFERENCE 2007//
REF/A/MSGID:NAVAL MESSAGE/DON CIO WASHINGTON DC/121335ZDEC2006/-
/NOTAL//
POC/KIMBERLY COFFEY/CIV/HQMC C4 CRP/-/TEL:DSN 223-9210//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO INVITE MARINE CORPS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY OF INTEREST (ITM COI) MEMBERS TO ATTEND
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(IM) AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) CONFERENCE 2007. THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, C4 FOR HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, MR. JAMES CRAFT, WILL HOST
AN OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION FOR THE ITM COI ON FRIDAY 2 FEB 07 FROM
0830-1030. THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS "SWORDS AND
DIPLOMACY: HOW DO WE BUILD THE RIGHT MILITARY TO FIGHT, WIN, AND
INFLUENCE?" AND MR. CRAFT'S SESSION WILL FOCUS ON HOW WE WILL "TRANSFORM
THE WORKFORCE TO WIN THE WAR." ALL MARINE CORPS ITM COI CIVILIAN
MARINES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. THE EVENT WILL BE CO-LOCATED WITH THE
ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION
(AFCEA) WEST 2007 CONFERENCE, AND WILL BE HELD AT THE SAN DIEGO
CONVENTION CENTER, 111 WEST HARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA BETWEEN 31
JANUARY AND 2 FEBRUARY 2007.
2. THE DON IM AND IT CONFERENCE PROVIDES A VENUE TO SHARE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE LATEST DON IM AND IT INITIATIVES, POLICY AND GUIDANCE. TOPICS
INCLUDE: CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION, DATA MANAGEMENT, DITPR-DON TRAINING, DON IT UMBRELLA
PROGRAM, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE, ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE/IT ASSET
MANAGEMENT, FISMA, INFORMATION ASSURANCE, IT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT,
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE WARFIGHTER, PRIVACY, PUBLIC KEY
INFRASTRUCTURE, SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WIMAX, WIRELESS, AND THE WORLD RADIO
CONFERENCE 2007.
3. THE DON IM AND IT SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
MILITARY, CIVILIANS, AND CONTRACTORS. THERE IS NO CONFERENCE FEE BUT
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE
DON CIO WEBSITE AT HTTP COLON DOUBLESLASH DONCIO.NAVY.MIL. FOR THOSE
WISHING TO ATTEND THE AFCEA WEST 2007 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AT
AFCEAS WEBSITE AT WWW.AFCEA.ORG AND BY FOLLOWING LINKS FROM THE HOME
PAGE TO EVENTS, EVENTS LIST, AND WEST. AFCEA IS A NON-PROFIT
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PROFESSIONALS IN COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONICS,
INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
4. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE. ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POC.//