Five and Ten-Year Defense and Federal Government Spending Forecasts to Be Released During Annual GEIA Vision Conference

ARLINGTON, Va. , Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 44th GEIA Vision Conference will release long-term forecasts for defense and federal information technology (IT) markets -- based on qualitative and quantitative analysis plus the insights provided by hundreds of government executives in confidential interviews. This detailed, agency by agency information -- and the most respected and widely used annually updated forecasts of federal government spending -- gives industry participants the reliable information they need to establish priorities, allocate capital, develop programs and be responsive to defense and federal government requirements.

Note: the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) merged with the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) on April 1, 2008 , to bring together public policy, business development, technology standards and market intelligence services and support to their 350-plus member companies.

WHEN: Wednesday - Thursday, October 22 - 23, 2008

DAY ONE ( OCT. 22 ): TEN-YEAR DEFENSE FORECAST

Keynote addresses

James Woolsey , advisor to McCain Presidential Campaign and former CIA Director, Ambassador and Undersecretary of the Navy (confirmed)

Advisor to Obama Presidential Campaign (invited)

Topics of presentations and panel discussions

Macroeconomics and DoD top-line budget forecast

DoD big-picture scenarios

Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and DoD information technology

Services and Support

Defense Acquisition Categories briefings on aircraft, ships, vehicles, NASA, military space

Defense industry outlook by analysts, industry and DoD representatives

DAY TWO ( OCT. 23 ): FIVE-YEAR FEDERAL IT FORECAST

Keynote address

James Williams , Acting Administrator, GSA

Topics of presentations and panel discussions

Game changers: the primary drivers in the Federal IT market

Federal information technology top-line budget forecast

Details on lines of business including GSA and departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Treasury, Justice, Transportation, Energy and State

IT industry outlook by analysts and industry representatives

See http://www.geia.org/2008vision for full agenda and schedule of events.

WHERE: Waterford Conference Center, 6715 Commerce St., Springfield , VA

About ITAA

The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) is the premier IT and electronics industry association working to maintain America's role as the world's innovation headquarters. With the April 1, 2008 merger of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA), ITAA provides leadership in market research, standards development, business development, networking and public policy advocacy to some 350 corporate members. These members range from the smallest start-ups to industry leaders offering Internet, software, services and hardware solutions to the public and commercial sector markets. ITAA offers the industry's only grassroots-to-global network, carrying the voice of IT to companies, markets and governments at the local, state, national and international levels to facilitate growth and advocacy. Visit www.itaa.org.

SOURCE Information Technology Association of America