ADVISORY/Global Information Security Summit Brings Together Technology and Policy Leaders from 28 Countries.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Monday & Tuesday (Oct. 16 & 17) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
Event: Global Information Security Summit Hosted by Information
Technology Association of America (ITAA) & World Information
Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
Date/Time: Monday, October 16th, 8:30am - 9:00pm
Tuesday October 17th, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Press Registration: Concourse Level
Speaker Highlights:
-Duane Andrews, Corporate Executive Vice President, SAIC
-Richard Brown, Chairman of the Board and CEO, EDS
-David Langstaff, CEO, Veridian
-Dr. Taher Elgamal, President and CEO, Securify
-David Toso, Vice President, Nortel Networks
-Masanori Yoshikai, Japan Ministry of International Trade and
Industry
-The Honorable Carlos Genatios, Minister of Science and
Technology, Venezuela
-Robert Gates, Former Director, CIA
Agenda: Access the Summit Detailed Agenda at:
http://www.itaa.org/infosec/summitag2.htm
Members of the Press are encouraged to attend. Media can RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to: Tinabeth Burton, tburton@itaa.org or 703/284-5305. The Information Technology Association of America See ITAA. (ITAA) provides global public policy, business networking This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of 400 direct and 26,000 affiliate corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network of 41 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. competition, workforce and education, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information visit www.itaa.org . |
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