Each year, FOSE exhibitors showcase leading technologies and products for government agencies to transform the way they do business and provide services. This year, FOSE will again provide a showcase for government's largest and most established market leaders for technology, services and solutions such as Adobe, Apple, CDWG, Dell, GTSI, Micron PC, Microsoft, Micro Warehouse, Oracle, and Research in Motion.
Additionally, over 450 vendors will exhibit a broad range of technologies and services. Security products such as the iPix 360VS Video Surveillance System for homeland security, situational awareness and the electronic battlefield; network management technologies, such as BelArc's Intranet-based PC management system currently used by the National Park Service to manage and update their desktops, servers and laptops from one Intranet server and SQL database; communications systems, such as Transclick Inc.'s secure, real time IM and wireless phone voice translation system; and disaster recovery services, such as Network Services Mobile Emergency Data Center will be on display on the show floor.
E-Town, presented by Accenture, will demonstrate government's leading citizen-centric services currently available. E-Town is a walk-through replica of a town that highlights the best-practice solutions employed by all levels of government. Similarly, the Homeland Security Center, presented by Lockheed Martin, will showcase the best-practice solutions used for Homeland Security at our nations borders, waterways, and cities. Both E-Town and the Homeland Security Center are coupled with theater presentations about the latest strides local, state, federal and international governments have taken in citizen-centric and homeland security solutions.
FOSE's firm commitment to the leadership and ideas behind technology and government is present throughout the 3-day conference. Keynote speakers include industry executives Stephen J. Rohleder, Group Chief Executive, Accenture; Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion; and Bruce Chizen, CEO, Adobe Systems. Government keynote speakers include Steve Cooper, CIO, Department of Homeland Security; Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia and a panel discussion between North American CIOs Michelle D'Auray, CIO, Canada; Abraham Sotelo, CIO, Mexico and Mark Forman, CIO, OMB. FOSE also hosts the Federal Leadership Councils' annual briefings on Wednesday, April 9. This year, the Federal Executive Leadership Councils will also play host to international CIOs as they network and compare e-government best practices from around the world.
GCN will present an exclusive management training conference, "Strategies for Transformation: Achieving Breakthrough Performance" on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8-9. GCN's management conference offers the opportunity to meet and network with government leaders as they share lessons from challenges met and successes achieved.
The live radio stage, broadcasting from booth #605 on FOSE's exhibit floor, will host a two-hour special production of WAMU's The Kojo Nnamdi Show with the Computer Guys from noon to 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 8. FederalNewsRadio.com will broadcast its new program Off The Shelf from 11:00AM to 12:00PM and Your Turn w/ Mike Causey at 2:00PM to 3:00PM on Wednesday, April 9.
Among other live demonstrations, Palm will present a Segway test drive course. This test course is actually a 1200 square foot track where attendees will be able to test drive Palm products as well as Segway's mysteriously powered human transporters.
FOSE will run from April 8-10, 2003 and will be the first event at the new Washington DC Convention Center. Each year, FOSE attracts 18,000+ government professionals to view leading-edge solutions from 400+ industry leaders in a forum charged by industry-government collaboration, executive-level policy briefings, and best-practice showcases run by agencies from all levels of government. For more information about FOSE, go to: www.fose.com or call (800) 791-FOSE.
Additional information:
- E-Town.
- Homeland Security Center.
- Exhibitors.
- Keynotes.
- Radio Broadcasts.
- Federal Executive Leadership Councils Program.
- GCN Management Conference.
