New Speakers Added to GEOINT 2004 Program

September 1, 2004

OAK HILL, Va. – The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced today additional confirmed speakers for its GEOINT 2004 Symposium that will 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.

The Honorable Larry C. Kindsvater, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management, and VADM Arthur K. Cebrowski, USN (Ret.), Director, Force Transformation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, have been confirmed as keynote speakers and will address key aspects of the future of geospatial intelligence during their presentations at the Symposium.

Kindsvater and Cebrowski join a growing list of speakers that includes Hon. George J. Tenet, Former Director of Central Intelligence; Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, USAF, Director, National Security Agency (NSA) and Chief, Central Security Service; U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Sen. J. Robert Kerrey, President, New School University.

“We look forward to welcoming Mr. Kindsvater, Admiral Cebrowski, and all of our other distinguished speakers to the podium,” said K. Stuart Shea, chairman of the board of directors, USGIF. “Our members and all GEOINT 2004 participants stand to learn a great deal from the guests we have slated for this year’s symposium.”

Other GEOINT 2004 speakers and panelists will include:
• Charles E. Allen, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection
• Brian Biesecker, Technical Executive, National Security Agency
• Lt. Gen. William Boykin, USA, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Warfighting Support
• Robert W. Burkhardt, Director, Army Topographic Engineering Center
• Robert Cardillo, Director, Source Operations and Management, NGA
• Thomas A. Ferguson, Director, Office of Geospatial Intelligence Management, NGA
• Lt. Col. Rick Francona, USAF (Ret.), Middle East Military Analyst, MSNBC
• 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, inc.
• Scott Large, Director, Imagery Systems Acquisition and Operations Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office
• Sue Payton, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
• Dr. Pete Rustan, Director, Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
• Dr. John R. Schott, Professor and Director, Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Group, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Russell E. Travers, Associate Director for Defense Issues, Terrorist Threat Integration Center
• Col. David M. Trask, USAF (Ret.), MASINT Chair, Naval Postgraduate School
• Steve Wallach, Director for Analysis and Production, NGA
• Robert S. Zitz, Technical Executive, NGA
• Arthur A. Zuehlke, Director, Directorate of MASINT and Technical Collection, Defense Intelligence Agency
Invited guest speakers and panelists include:
• 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), President’s Nominee for Director of Central Intelligence and Former Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Lt. Gen. Russell L. Honore, USA, Commanding General, First US Army HQ
• Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production

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. 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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