TechNet Asia-Pacific 2015 Conference in Honolulu _Come bask in the sun

Mark up the dates: November 17-19, Honolulu, Also enjoy the daily rainbows, if you are rainbow lover like myself. Every year I attend this conference about this time of the year. In fact, it is a very important technology related conference in this holiday town.



Defense has a big presence with emphasis on security and so are the security ware vendors. There are a number of Continuing Education courses that are a big attraction as well. So it is not just the wind and surf but also listen to the winds of change. There is not much on IOT in this conference but a single vendor from California.

Here is what this conference about:

"TechNet Asia-Pacific, now in its 30th year, is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and their relevance to both Industry and Government.  Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the Services' requirements and needs. "

TechNet Asia-Pacific 2013 Conference in Honolulu, December 3-5

Building Coalitions through CYBER

TechNet Asia-Pacific 2013 Conference in Honolulu Hawaii co-sponsored by
AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii will take place in Honolulu December 3-5 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach resort.

More details here:
http://www.afcea.org/events/asiapacific/13/intro.asp

Review exhibitor's list here:
http://events.jspargo.com/tnap13/public/ExhibitorList.aspx?&pagenum=2

The following is the schedule of events and the exhibition hours:
Tuesday, December 3
 
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
HHV, Tapa Ballroom
Breakfast Welcome/Opening Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
LTGen Thomas L. Conant, USMC (confirmed)
Deputy Commander
U.S. Pacific Command

   
9:40 a.m.
HHV, Coral Ballroom

Exhibits Open 
9:30 a.m.
HHV, Coral Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony 
   
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
HHV, Lehua Suite 

Continuing Education Course: Cloud Security in Today's DoD Enviroment
1 CEU: CompTIA A+, Network+ and Cloud+; and 1 GIAC CMU
Presenter:
Mr. Bill Musson (confirmed)
Security Expert and Instructor
Applied Computer Training & Technology, Inc. (ACTT) 

   
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
HHV, Tapa Ballroom

Luncheon Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
Lt Gen Stanley T. (Ted) Kresge, USAF (confirmed)
Vice Commander
U.S. Pacific Air Forces
Lunch sponsored by

   
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
HHV, Lehua Suite 
Continuing Education Course: Application Security
1 CEU: CompTIA A+, Network+ and Security+; and 1 GIAC CMU
Presenter:
Ms. Terumi Laskowsky (confirmed)
Instructor and Consultant
Hawaii CTS

   
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
HHV, South Pacific Ballroom

Panel #1: Hawaii DoD Command "6's" Panel
Moderator:
RDML Nancy A. Norton, USN (confirmed)
U.S. Pacific Command, J6

   
4:30 p.m. Exhibits Close 
   
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
HHV, Tapa Ballroom

Welcome to Hawaii Reception
Co-sponsored by  and 

   
 Wednesday, December 4 
  
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
HHV, Tapa Ballroom

Breakfast Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
MAJGEN Mike J. Milford, AM (confirmed)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Chief Information Officer Group of the Australian Department of Defence

   
9:00 a.m.
HHV, Coral Ballroom

Exhibits Open

   
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
HHV, Lehua Suite

Continuing Education Course: Defense Against Vulnerabilities in Public Data
1 CEU: CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Cloud+ and CASP; and 1 GIAC CMU
Presenter:
Mr. Donovan Williams (confirmed)
Ph.D. Candidate at Capella University
(He is conducting cyber research on behavior analysis outside the firewall)
Vice President, Pacific Operations
Comm IT Enterprises, Inc.

   
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
HHV, South Pacific Ballroom

Panel #2: " Intelligence and Cyber in the Asia-Pacific"
Moderator:
RDML Willie Metts, USN (confirmed)
U.S. Pacific Command, J2

   
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HHV, Coral Ballroom

Lunch on the Floor
View exhibits 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

   
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
HHV, South Pacific Ballroom

Panel #3: “Cyber-Age Leadership – Benefits or Pitfalls?”
 
Moderator:
CAPT Bill Chase, USN (confirmed)
Deputy Director
U.S. Pacific Command, J6

   
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
HHV, Lehua Suite 

Continuing Education Course: Unix Security: How To Make A Router and Firewall Out Of Any Unix Computer
1 CEU: CompTIA A+ and Network+; and 1 GIAC CMU
Presenter:
Dr. Milica Barjaktarovic, Ph.D. (confirmed)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Hawaii Pacific University 

   
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
HHV, South Pacific Ballroom

Coalition Panel #4:
Moderator:
Lt Gen Daniel Leaf, USAF (Ret.) (confirmed)
Director
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

   
4:30 p.m. Exhibits Close 
   
 Thursday, December 5 
  
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
HHV, Tapa Ballroom

Breakfast Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Terry Halvorsen (confirmed)
Chief Information Officer
Department of Navy

   
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HHV, Coral Ballroom
 Exhibits Open 
   
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m..
HHV, Lehua Suite 

Continuing Education Course: Low Tech Solutions For A High Tech World
1 CEU: CompTIA Storage+; and 1 GIAC CMU
Presenter:
Dr. Mary L. Smith, Ed.D. (confirmed)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Hawaii Pacific University 

   
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.
HHV, South Pacific Ballroom

Panel #5: "JIE in a Coalition Enviroment"
Moderator:
Mr. Randy Cieslak (confirmed)
CIO
U.S. Pacific Command
 

   
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
HHV, Tapa Ballroom

 Luncheon Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
ADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN (confirmed)
Commander
U.S. Pacific Fleet

   
1:00 p.m.  Exhibits Close