HERNDON, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Jun 03, 2011 -- The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) attracted 1,513 defense, intelligence and homeland security professionals to its GEOINT Community Week, which took place May 9-13, 2011, in the northern Virginia area. Events including the USGIF Invitational, GEOINTeraction Tuesday, GEOINT Community Week Career Fair, Army Geospatial and Imagery Conference (AGIC), USGIF Technology Day and the Analytic Transformation Workshop captured attendees' interests for the week and created an exclusive atmosphere for GEOINT Community members to learn and network with one another.
A crowd of 133 GEOINT Community members came to Pleasant Valley Golf Club to start off the week's events at the USGIF Invitational. The tournament concluded with a dinner reception and raffle. Proceeds from tournament registrations and raffle ticket sales went to the USGIF Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to high school, undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in the geospatial sciences.
On Tuesday, USGIF hosted the GEOINT Community Week Career Fair, a free event for geospatial intelligence professionals or those looking to break into the field. More than 20 employers from across the Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security communities were there to hire qualified candidates.
Also on Tuesday, GEOINTeraction featured Dr. Joseph F. Fontanella, Director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and U.S. Army Geospatial Information Officer (GIO), attracting its largest crowd yet at 93 in attendance. Dr. Fontanella shared his vision for AGC and the Army Geospatial Enterprise, concentrating on the Army's need for better collaboration between warfighters and analysts. He also addressed challenges such as the need for more mobile capability and the need for more data storage.
AGIC took place May 10-13, and welcomed 482 warrant officers, senior enlisted personnel, government and industry community members. The four day conference included keynote presentations from Maj. Gen. Merdith W.B. "Bo" Temple, Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn and Dr. Joseph F. Fontanella. Some of the many panels and group discussions included topics such as unconventional geospatial operations, management of NTM requirements, street-level imagery, and full-motion video in Iraq and Afghanistan were also covered.
The seventh annual USGIF Technology Day took place on May 12, attracting 1,291 Community members. USGIF Technology Day included more than 60 unclassified exhibits displaying innovative capabilities from USGIF members across the Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security communities from USGIF Members. Various presentations took place during the Emerging Technologies Showcase, featuring the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Online/On-Demand developments, an overview on Geospatial OpenSource from the Open Source Center and a session on putting GEOINT into the hands of the user. Later in the afternoon, a Commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite session featured SAR experts presenting an overview on the SAR imaging process and natural coherence of radar illumination. In addition to these presentations, a student science and technology showcase displayed award-winning projects from high school participants in regional science fair and technology student association competitions. The day ended with a networking reception that included attendees from AGIC, the Friends of ISR and other community members.
GEOINT Community Week concluded with the Analytic Transformation Workshop on Friday, May 13. Part of the USGIF Workshop Series, the Analytic Transformation Workshop, 231 attendees gathered to hear keynote speeches from Ed Mornston, Director, Joint Intelligence Task Force-Combating Terrorism (JITF-CT), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and Robert Cardillo, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration (DDNI/II). Five sessions also took place during the workshop on topics such as tradecraft and analytic methods, training and education, enabling technology and analysis in the information age. Question and answer sessions provided the audience opportunity to engage with panelists on critical topics in relation to analytic transformation.
For more information on the events taking place during the 2011 GEOINT Community Week or to learn about future GEOINT Community Week events, please visit usgif.org/events/GEOINTCommWeek.
USGIF is a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger GEOINT Community with government, industry, academia, professional organizations and individuals whose mission is the development and application of geospatial intelligence to address national security challenges. For more information, please visit www.usgif.org.
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