GEOINT 2004 Will Offer Top Speakers, Unparalleled Educational and Networking Opportunities

July 7, 2004

OAK HILL, Va. – The United States Geospatial Intelligence
Foundation (USGIF) announced today panel sessions, events and keynote speakers for its GEOINT 2004 Symposium to be held October 12-14 in New Orleans. GEOINT 2004 is the premier platform for individuals, organizations, companies, academics, and government agencies involved in geospatial intelligence to exchange ideas, uncover new technologies, and
network.

Featured keynote speakers include Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee’s Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, and Sen. J. Robert Kerrey, President, New School University.

Symposium panels will include “Geospatial Intelligence – Horizontal Integration from Tooth to Tail;” “The User’s Perspective on Integration;” “The GEOINT Community and
Its Partners” and “Innovation Challenges for Successful Integration and Transformation.”

“The foundation is committed to providing its members and other GEOINT Symposium 2004 participants with a high-value event,” said K. Stuart Shea, chairman of the board of directors, USGIF. “Our goal is to provide a rich mix of educational sessions and compelling speakers along with ample opportunities for networking and relationship building.”

Unique to the symposium will be the GEOINT Interoperability Demonstration, which will showcase the geospatial intelligence community’s ability to transform current operations through use of multiple interoperating applications. Displayed in many of the exhibitor booths, the demonstration will show how these capabilities can be coupled with other commercial applications and tools to transform the ways in which geospatial intelligence is used.

Additionally, the symposium will offer a number of special events, including a special opening night reception at the Audubon Aquarium, a golf tournament at TPC of Louisiana, a unique treasure hunt using GPS technology, Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony, and more.

Other confirmed guest speakers and panelists for GEOINT 2004 include:
• Lt. Col. Joey Booth, Dep Spt, Louisiana State Police
• Lt. Gen. William Boykin, United States Army, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Warfighting Support
• Robert Cardillo, Director, Source Operations and Management, NGA
• Thomas A. Ferguson, Director, Office of Geospatial Intelligence Management, NGA
• Lt. Col. Rick Francona, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), MSNBC Military Analyst and Middle East Expert
• Hon. Keith Hall, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Hon. Jeffrey K. Harris, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Situational Awareness, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Richard L. Haver, Vice President for Intelligence Strategy, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Former Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
• Danny Hillis, Co-Chairman and CTO, Applied Minds
• Sue Payton, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems & Concepts), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
• Dr. Pete Rustan, Director, Advanced Systems & Technology, NRO
• Dr. John Schott, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Steve Wallach, Director for Analysis & Production, NGA
• Robert S. Zitz, Technical Executive, NGA
Invited guest speakers and panelists include:
• Charles E. Allen, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection (ADCI/C)
• Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, United States Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, Army Intelligence
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• Dr. Stephen A. Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, USD
• Hon. Joan A. Dempsey, Executive Director, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB)
• U.S. Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL), Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Gilman Louie, CEO, In-Q-Tel, Inc.
• Dr. Mark Lowenthal, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production (ADCI/A&P)

With its theme, “Driving Transformation Through Integration and Partnership,” GEOINT 2004 will assess how geospatial technologies can further the national security agenda. For more information on GEOINT 2004, visit www.geoint2004.com.

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation is a Virginia-based nonstock, not-for-profit corporation that is applying for a Section 501©(3) tax-exempt status. The foundation is dedicated to promoting the geospatial-intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academic and professional organizations and individuals who share a mission focus around the development and application of geospatial intelligence data and geo-processing resources to address national security objectives. For more information on the foundation, visit www.usgif.org.

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