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Montgomery IT Summit (MITS 2011). 23 May 2011, Golf Scramble 24 – 25 May 2011, Conference, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel Theme: Riding the IT Wave: Enabling a More Effective, Secure DoD Lauching AF’s IT Transformation Initiatives
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Montgomery IT Summit (MITS 2011) • 23 May 2011, Golf Scramble • 24 – 25 May 2011, Conference, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel • Theme: Riding the IT Wave: Enabling a More Effective, Secure DoD • Lauching AF’s IT Transformation Initiatives • Governance, People, Infrastructure, Processes, Applications, and Commodities • Panel: Commoditizing the Building and On-Boarding of Capabilities • Featured Speakers: • Mr. Kent Werner, BGen Dickinson, Mr. Frank Konieczny, BGen Olson, BGen Moran, Dr. Rudolph, Mr. Toy Robinson, Lt Col Bommer Questions - Doug Ruth @ 334-669-3006 (cookieruth@knology.net) or Tom Brantley @ 334-201-4111
Cool Initiatives • Focused high value and volume training • How does the Internet really work? • IT Transformation / SDDP Training • How can I use the DoD’s Akamai assets? • Young AFCEAN Advisory Council • YAAC events • Business Over Breakfast for mentoring • Focusing our Education Foundation dollars • Adapting STEM: Under-representation of minorities in STEM: should be 26% but actually close to only 6%--ironic given just last year 2 of the 4 largest software companies in the world were run by African-Americans • Demographics of Alabama similar to Tidewater – significant minority population • Skewing STEM and scholarships to help this demographic • IT Academy, Scholarships, STEM in Macon County (targeting 3 awards), and targeting a substantial gift to their Robotics program • Tuskegee Engineering Dean to speak at Education Foundation Luncheon • Tuskegee Airman, Lt Col Herbert Carter, to speak at AFITC Awards Dinner