Geo-Intel 2003
October 14-17, 2003
New Orleans,  LA

Join the leaders in Geospatial intelligence - government and industry -- to share views on the direction in which imagery, mapping, and related technologies are heading. The goal of Geo-Intel is to create an environment of cooperation and open discussion among government, military, and the private sector and to encourage the advancement of the Geospatial Intelligence and geospatial information technologies for use in defense and intelligence programs, as well as homeland security initiatives. This ground breaking program will address both policy and integration issues that will affect geospatial technologies and their capabilities on a global scale.

Featured speakers include:

• Charlie Allen, ADCI, Collection
• Lt. Gen. Edward Anderson, USA, Deputy Commander, USNORTHCOM
• Honorable Steve Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, DoD, Invited
• Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr., USAF, (Ret.), Director, NIMA
• Honorable Porter Goss, Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)
• Rich Haver, Vice President for Intelligence Strategy, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
• Senator J. Robert Kerrey, President, New School University
• Mark Lowenthal ADCI, Analysis and Production
• General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF (Ret.), Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group, former Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO, and Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff * Honorable Tom Ridge, Secretary, DHS, Invited

Plus, see exhibits from 44 leading suppliers and manufacturers of Geospatial systems and services including NIMA's Operations Center of the Future combining visualization and understanding of Geospatial-Intelligence with advanced technologies to make actionable information intuitively accessible to decision-makers. (Demonstrations by NIMA's Geospatial Intelligence Advancement Testbed (GIAT) will be Oct. 15-16th.)

Visit http://www.geointel.org/  for a complete event schedule, panel topics and descriptions, and to register. This is going to be a fantastic symposium with all the right players. Look forward to seeing you there. Please forward this email to other industry colleagues who would benefit from participation.

UCGIS Communications Chair: Ling Bian