More Distinguished Speakers Confirmed to Present at GEOINT 2004

September 22, 2004

OAK HILL, Va. – The United States Geospatial Intelligence
Foundation (USGIF) announced today three additional confirmed speakers for its GEOINT 2004 Symposium, which 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 Joan A. Dempsey, Executive Director, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB), Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production (ADCI/A&P) and Mr. Gilman Louie, President and CEO, In-Q-Tel, Inc., will address key aspects of the future of geospatial intelligence during their presentations at the Symposium.

“We look forward to welcoming Ms. Dempsey, Dr. Lowenthal and Mr. Louie, and all of our other distinguished speakers and panelists at GEOINT 2004,” said K. Stuart Shea, chairman of the board of directors, USGIF. “Our members and all Symposium participants will benefit greatly from their insights.”
Ms. Dempsey will deliver a keynote address on Intelligence Challenges, Organizations, and Opportunities. Dr. Lowenthal will serve on a panel discussing the topic Geospatial Intelligence: Horizontal Integration from Tooth to Tail. Mr. Louie will deliver a keynote on GeoInnovation.

Ms. Dempsey, Dr. Lowenthal and Mr. Louie join a growing list of speakers that includes Hon. George J. Tenet, Former Director of Central Intelligence; U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; U.S Rep. William “Billy” Tauzin (R-LA-3), U.S. House of Representatives; Vice Adm. Arthur K. Cebrowski, USN (Ret.), Director, Force Transformation, Office of the Secretary of Defense; 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; Sen. J. Robert Kerrey, President, New School University; and Hon. Larry C. Kindsvater, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management (DDCI/CM).

Other GEOINT 2004 speakers and panelists will include:
• Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, Army Intelligence
• Charles E. Allen, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection
• Brian Biesecker, Technical Director for Analysis and Production, National Security Agency
• LTC Joseph Booth, Crisis Response and Special Operations, Louisiana State Police
• Kevin P. Meiners, Director of Intelligence Strategies, Assessments, and Technologies in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
• 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
• 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, Deputy Director and Associate Director for Defense Issues, Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), Defense Intelligence Agency
• 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:
• U.S. Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL), President’s Nominee for Director of Central Intelligence and Former Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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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