Lieutenant General Harry D. Raduege to Speak at AFCEA’s South Florida Chapter Luncheon and Tour NAP of the Americas

Miami, Florida - January 24, 2005 - (HostReview)  - The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association's (AFCEA) South Florida Chapter, a non-profit educational and professional association, announced today that Lt. Gen. Harry D. Raduege, Jr., Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and Commander of the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations will be the keynote speaker at the AFCEA luncheon scheduled for Thursday, January 27, 2005 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel in Miami, Florida. 

As Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, Lt. Gen. Raduege leads a worldwide organization of more than 8,200 military and civilian personnel.  This organization engineers, develops, acquires and provides integrated command, control and information networks to serve the needs of the President, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the combatant commanders and other Department of Defense components under all conditions from peace through war.  In June 2004, he was assigned and delegated additional responsibilities with USSTRATCOM by the Secretary of Defense, as the first JTF-GNO Commander and Deputy Commander for Global Network Operations and Defense.  As commander, he is responsible for operating and defending the most complex and far-reaching military information networks in the world and providing USSTRATCOM with joint, integrated Information Operations support.
 
Following the luncheon, the Lieutnant General will receive a private tour of the NAP of the Americas facility located in Miami, Florida.   The NAP (Network Access Point) of the Americas is a state-of-the-art facility that provides exchange point, collocation and managed services to carriers, Internet service providers, network service providers, government entities, multi-national enterprises and other end-users.

"We are delighted to have Lt. Gen. Raduege as our first keynote speaker of our luncheon series for the 2005 year," said COL. Hubert Newman, President of AFCEA South Florida Chapter.  "We welcome the participation and support of individuals and corporations that have an interest in the field of information technology to promote national security and urge them to bring others to our forums. AFCEA's South Florida Chapter is a perfect conduit to develop close relationships between the military and the private sector."

For more information about AFCEA South Florida Chapter visit the website at www.afceasouthflorida.com.  To register for the AFCEA luncheon please contact Nancy Cornelius at 954-538-4016 or e-mail her at nancy.cornelius@mtnsat.com.

Luncheon location:  Hilton Miami Airport Hotel
1501 Blue Lagoon Drive
Miami, Florida 
 
Luncheon cost:  $20 per person (at the door)

Parking:  Available free of charge, first two hours at the Hotel

About AFCEA:

AFCEA, a non-profit international association, serves as a bridge between government requirements and industry capabilities. The association and its members are dedicated to supporting global security by providing an ethical environment that encourages a close cooperative relationship among civil government agencies, the military and industry worldwide. AFCEA's combined military, industry and government membership has direct access to the association's multi-faceted professional development forum, including courses, conferences, expositions, monthly issues of SIGNAL Magazine, and numerous
networking opportunities. AFCEA's members, associates and sponsors are among the world's leading designers, planners, manufacturers, testers and users of systems, services and components for IT, communications, and intelligence. AFCEA has 30,000 members (20,000 individual members; 10,000 corporate associates), and 1,000 corporate sponsors.  Link to AFCEA CHAPTERS
http://www.afcea.org/chapters/default.asp

About AFCEA South Florida Chapter:
AFCEA's South Florida Chapter mission is to further the goals of AFCEA International by sponsoring partnerships to explore common individual and corporate interests in business relations, education and information technology. The South Florida Chapter provides an ethical forum in which government and industry leaders and decision-makers can meet to exchange ideas and concepts, discuss current problems and solutions, and identify future requirements in the technical disciplines of communications, electronics, intelligence, and information systems.  AFCEA encourages and enhances open dialogue essential to national and international cooperation and security.  For more information about AFCEA's South Florida Chapter, visit www.afceasouthflorida.com.