National Security Research & Education Programs

Columbia, MD (June 6, 2007) – The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, (USD/I), headed by retired Air Force Lieutenant General James R. Clapper, Jr., announced this week that it would co-sponsor with National Conference Services, Inc. (NCSI) a conference and exhibition known as Synergy ‘07 to take place 27-30 August 2007 in New Orleans, LA.

Synergy '07 will strive to bring Department of Defense Operations and Intelligence Community representatives together for open and honest dialog with the objective of fostering better collaboration between decision makers and members of the war-fighting, requirements, collections, analytics and vendor communities.

NCSI’s Executive Program Manager, Frank Hazzard, said that he expects more than 800 representatives from across the federal government and industry to attend and more than 125 companies to exhibit their technology solutions at Synergy ‘07. “I think any effort to facilitate higher-level collaboration is of value to our Intelligence Community’s leaders, hence their willingness to get involved with Synergy ’07 as co-sponsors and speakers,” Mr. Hazzard said. “Part of the value of events like this one is the opportunity it provides various stakeholders to meet each other, exchange ideas and gain a better understanding of, and greater respect for, each other’s work. I’ve always said that some of the most valuable dialog at a government conference takes place in the hotel lobby,” he added.

The conference, chaired by Brigadier General Billy J. Bingham (USAF, ret), a former Assistant Deputy Director for Operations and Deputy Chief, Central Security Service at Fort George G. Meade, and Director of Intelligence (J2) U.S. Pacific Command, will focus on past operational successes as a means of addressing the impediments and challenges that the various components face in providing quality support to U.S. warfighters during peace, crisis and wartime.

“What we are hoping to do is build a confederation of communities, including, to the extent possible, our coalition partners that will increase the effectiveness of DoD operations and provide upgraded support from the ISR community to our boots on the ground warfighters,” said Jim Riggins, NCSI’s Executive Director of Intelligence Community Programs and Initiatives.

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