This year’s theme, “Knowledge – Local, Global, Operational,”  will focus on how information is created locally, shared globally through vast communications capabilities, and used operationally in support of the warfighting effort and cyberspace domain. AFITC 2008 will showcase how IT hardware, software, and services are being used today and how they will be used in the future to help the Air Force accomplish its cyberspace mission. Many of these mission critical activities take place right here in Montgomery Alabama!

The conference begins Monday morning with Opening Remarks followed by a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 11:00am to open the tradeshow/vendor floor. Industry and Governmental Keynote speakers include: Mr. Robert H. Samson, IBM Vice President; Vice Admiral Carl V. Mauney, Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command ; Lt Gen Robert Elder, Commander, Headquarters 8th Air Force; Mr. Jeff Henley, ORACLE Chairman of the Board; Brig Gen Michael Basla, Vice Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer; Maj Gen John W. Maluda, Director, Cyberspace Transformation and Strategy and Mr. Brad Boston, Senior Vice President, Global Government Solutions Group, CISCO.

Dawn Hathcock, Vice President, Montgomery Chamber Convention & Visitor Bureau told us “AFITC has been in Montgomery now for 21 years and we’re so excited to have it return to downtown. Since construction began on the new Renaissance Hotel and Montgomery Convention Center, the conference has been displaced and temporarily set up at Auburn University Montgomery"

Around 6,000 visitors are expected in the Capitol City during this week, with a projected economic impact for the River Region around $20 million dollars.