Government Keynote Speakers

David M. Wennergren Deputy Chief Information Officer Department of Defense		David DeVries Principal Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Information Management, Integration & Technology		Rear Admiral Janice M. Hamby Vice Director for Command, Control Communication and Computer Systems, the Joint Staff

Industry Keynote Speakers

Dr. Richard Soley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Object Management Group		David S. Linthicum Noted Author on SOA and Cloud Computing		Jeffery "Skunk" Baxter Defense Consultant Former Doobie Brothers Guitarist and Founding Member of Steely Dan		Jeff Jonas IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Scientist, Entity Analytic Solutions IBM Software Group

Location

Grand Hyatt San Antonio - Riverwalk
600 E. Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Airport

Click here for information about the San Antonio International airport.  This link has all the information you need for transportation from the airport to the hotel (shuttle, taxi, rental cars, limousine service, etc.) as well as information on direct flights coming into the city.

The Conference Hotel -- Grand Hyatt San Antonio Riverwalk is sold out.

If you have booked a room at the Grand Hyatt and are not planning on using the room, please contact Nicole Davis 703-247-9474 so we can make sure someone associated with the conference gets the room.

Most of the nearby hotels offer Government per diem for qualified guests.

Nearby Hotels

Registration

Online Registration is now CLOSED!

The last day to register online will be Wednesday, May 5th. 

After Wednesday, you may still register by contacting Betsy Lauer at 703-247-9473 or [email protected]

Download the Registration Form

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PAYMENT / REFUND / CANCELLATION POLICIES:

Switching Payments
Switching of payment methods (i.e. paying with one card and changing to another card or other form of payment) will incur a $25 administrative fee.

Substitutions
There is no charge for substitution as long as the financial transaction does not change. Substitutions can be made "Pre" or "On-site".

Refunds/Cancellations
All Refunds must be requested in writing via Fax, E-mail to [email protected]  Full refunds (minus $75.00 administrative fee) issued for cancellation requests received by close of business (1700 EST) April 20, 2010
- No refunds for cancellation requests received after close of business April 20, 2010.

2010 Miscellaneous Registration Information

• Pre-registered may pick up Badges at the onsite registration desk.
• On-site Conference Registration will open on Monday, 10 May at 10:00 AM and remain open throughout the conference. (On-site Exhibit Registration opens on Monday, 10 May at 3:00 PM)
• It is anticipated that the lines will be longest on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
• For Conference Attendees, the following meals are included: Tuesday Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Networking reception, Wednesday Continental Breakfast and Lunch, Thursday Continental Breakfast and Lunch, Friday Continental Breakfast, AM and PM beverage breaks in selected areas during the week. Attendees also receive conference materials including the agenda and a pen.
• Exhibitors and Exhibit Visitors are "on own" and may purchase meals at the hotel or surrounding areas.
• Reminder that the Opening Session begins on Tuesday morning. We will have plenty of staff and will get you through the system as quickly as possible, but waiting until Tuesday morning to register prior to the opening remarks may not be a wise choice.
• The 2010 prices are as posted above.

The attendee has sole responsibility for preventing conditions which might be dangerous to property or person. The attendee hereby agrees to indemnify, hold and save harmless AFEI, DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference and its successors, exhibitors, officers, agents, employees and other representatives from and against any and all actions, claims, demands, suits, liability, damages, loss, costs, attorneys’ fees, and other expenses of whatever kind or nature which result from or arise out of any action or failure to act by the Attendee or any representatives, including but not limited to claims or action from damage, loss, harm or injury to the person or property.

Conference Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors
Lunch Sponsors
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Promotional Partner
Organizational Partner

Become a Sponsor

By sponsoring this conference you place your company at the forefront of enterprise architecture practitioners.

If you are a tool vendor, an architecture services provider, or a user of architecture in development of systems for DoD, you gain credibility and visibility as a DoD Enterprise Architecture Sponsor.

This meeting is the most focused and concentrated gathering of DoD enterprise architects, policy makers and standards developers in the world. There are many EA events, but this is the only official Enterprise Architecture endorsed by the Department of Defense. Sponsorships add a critical tool to your current marketing strategy.

These are some of the available sponsorships:

Luncheons - Lunch sponsors can provide a thought leadership presentation during lunch.  Not only do you get to address the full audience, but you get recognition in all conference materials, podium recognition during the general session, a table-top display and a short video on the conference web site prior to the conference highlighting your luncheon sponsorship.

Reception - The Newtorking Reception is a conference highlight.  Reception sponsors get special recognition in all conference materials, extra drink coupons for entertaining and podium recognition during the general session.

Conference Sponsors - There are several levels of sponsorships available.

Promotional Sponsors - Available for those companies who have limited budgets, yet still want brand recognition and visibility.

Spot Promotions - Limited sponsorships are available for various elements of the conference such as breakfasts, coffee breaks and conference giveaways.

Table Top Displays - Limited space is available for table top displays.  

Contact Betsy Lauer to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

More information on sponsorship opportunities can be found here.

Purpose

The purpose of this conference is to provide the DoD architecture community with a way to bridge the gap between architecture and programs and a tool to drive architecture into DoD organizations.

The conference will also provide:

• A framework for developing DoD EA community and industry partnership
• A forum for updates on policy and practices
• An opportunity to receive regular, cohesive feedback on OSD initiatives
• An opportunity for discussion of tools methods and best practices
• A partnership with industry to help make DoD architecture agile and effective
• A platform for developing and conducting focused workshops between annual conferences that help accelerate implementation of architecture to support capability development

Why attend:

• Understand the role of architecture in providing warfighters the capabilities they need.
• Interact with OSD on policy and strategy for architecture and systems development (DoDAF, CADM, DARS, ISP, Certification, Federation, etc.)
• Hear the latest on DoD Instructions, acquisition milestone requirements, and incremental strategy
• Attend sessions aimed at developing follow-on workshops where priorities will be placed on agile architecture that supports fast-paced missions and operations
• Discuss enterprise architecture and SOA with top industry experts
• Listen to Combatant Commands, Components, and Agencies brief their architecture plans and programs
• Interact with Senior DoD Architects and policy makers
• Attend valuable networking sessions and unique social events
• See displays from top vendors of architecture tools and products
• Find out how architecture is being used in systems engineering
• Advance your capacity to get the right tools into the hands of our service men and women
• Discuss enterprise architecture and SOA with top industry experts
• Listen to Combatant Commands, Components and Agencies brief their architecture plans, programs

Conference Dress

Dress Code is Business Casual and Class B for attendees and exhibitors.  Business Attire and Class A for speakers.

Exhibits

While still only focused on table-tops, there is ample room for vendor displays. As always food functions and the popular Tuesday reception will be held in the exhibits area. 

Exhibitor Contract is available here.  Please return to Betsy Lauer.

Participating Companies 

Accenture
Business Transformation Agency
Booz Allen Hamilton
Casewise
DARS
Enterprise Architecture Training & Education
Enterprise Elements
FEAC Institute
Future Tech Systems
IBM Rational
Intel
ManTech International
MEGA International
Metadata Management
Metastorm
Metron, Inc
National Defense University
No Magic
Object Management Group
Raytheon
Raritan
Rividium
SADIE
Serco
Siemens
Sparx Systems
Spectra Logic
Technical & Management Resources, Inc
The Confiance Group

Awards

2010 Department of Defense Enterprise Architecture Achievement Award

Recognizing excellence in the practice of Enterprise Architecture to achieve an information advantage

Department of Defense, in conjunction with the Association for Enterprise Information, is pleased to again offer the Defense Enterprise Architecture Achievement Awards program. 

The purpose of these awards is to recognize and reward significant contributions and achievements of individuals and organizations in advancing the state of policy and practice of enterprise architecture as an enabler of information advantage for the Department of Defense.

The Defense Enterprise Architecture Achievement Individual Awards are given by the Department of Defense (DoD) in conjunction with the Association for Enterprise Information (AFEI) to one government and one industry individual for exceptional achievement and contributions towards development and/or deployment of enterprise architecture within the Department of Defense.

The Defense Enterprise Architecture Achievement Organizational Awards are given by DoD in conjunction with AFEI to one government and one industry organization that most exemplifies the use of enterprise architecture in its transformation towards a net-centric enterprise.

The awards will  presented by the DoD CIO Director of Architecture and Interoperability at the 2010 DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference, on May 11, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.

We would like to congratuate and announce the winners of the 2010 awards:

The Government Individual DEAA Award

Proceedings

 Proceedings and Videos for the 2010 conference can be found here as soon as they are available.