TechFocus Seminar to help regional tech firms capture emerging cyber opportunities

ANNAPOLIS, MD – February 23, 2010 – The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council announced the following program for March:

Tech Focus Seminar:  Attacking Cyber Security Challenges-- Positioning for emerging opportunities in the Chesapeake Region

Sponsored by AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

7:30 am – 10:00 am

Host Sponsor & Location: L-3 Communications, 2720 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD

The Chesapeake Region and Federal IT community are inundated with cyber security initiatives and requirements, but which ones really count and what does it mean for our technical community and their future? Is Ft. Meade and NSA the epicenter of these Federal Cyber initiatives? Will the Chesapeake Region become the "cyber security silicon valley"? Where is the commercial "cyber world" going?  What's the future for the Department of Defense's joint cyber command? Will personal security concerns impair our competitive advantages? Is the region equipped to provide the human capital and infrastructure to support these initiatives? Attend this session to get up to speed on what's happening and what's coming in the world of "cyber" security.

Panelists:

Skip Foote, Vice President/Director, AMERICAN SYSTEMS

John Bordwine, Public Sector CTO, Symantec Corporation

Susan Lockey Hawkins, VP, Strategic Development, L-3 Communications

Edward Swallow, Vice President, Business Development, Civil Systems

Northrop Grumman Information Systems

Moderator: Kelly A. Koermer, J.D., Dean of the School of Business, Computing & Technical Studies, Anne Arundel Community College

Members- paid in advance: $25 ; Members- at the door: $35 ; Non Members: $45

More information and registration: www.chesapeaketech.org or http://bit.ly/CRTCyber

About Chesapeake Regional Tech Council

Founded in 1992, the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council (CRTC) energizes and propels the advancement of technologies with the exchange of ideas, expertise and business and partnership opportunities. The CRTC is a resource for visibility, connections, knowledge and education for technology companies in and around the Annapolis-Washington-Baltimore area, attracting new technology companies to the region and helping emerging technology companies grow and prosper in this increasingly dynamic environment. The CRTC is a non-profit membership organization supported by a grant from the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation and enabled by membership and annual sustaining sponsorship. More than 250 businesses from the Annapolis-Washington-Baltimore area are members of the council, including many of the area’s well-known leading technology companies. For more information go to http://www.chesapeaketech.org.

For more information, please contact Mary Jane Palmigiano at 410.222.7410, ext. 131 or maryjane@chesapeaketech.org

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