Lockheed Martin would like to thank all of our co-sponsors, speakers, vendors and attendees for their support of IT Day! With all of your help, we were able to make our 2nd Annual IT Day in Jackson a GREAT success! We hope that you found value in this event and that you continue to 'Seize Change' throughout the year to come! Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

• Over six hundred people descended upon the Jackson Convention Complex for the biggest day of its kind in Mississippi– Lockheed Martin’s 2nd Annual Information Technology (IT) Day on Thursday, February 4, 2010.

• With a theme of ‘Seize Change’, Lockheed Martin and local IT businesses and students celebrated technology, understanding how important it is that business and technology grow and expand to keep up with a changing environment.

• A vendor exhibition featuring over 30 local and regional IT vendors enabled networking, information exchange and potential sales opportunities. IT vendors ranged from colleges, universities and vocational institutions to local businesses—small and large—focused on technology and technology-related products and services as well as local economic development offices.

• A series of interactive educational seminars included such topics as cyber security, cloud computing, helpful hints for small businesses and students alike.

• Technology demonstrations from across Lockheed Martin IS&GS showcased a wide range of programs, capabilities and advanced technology solutions. Demonstrations included the VirtuSphere, LMSafe and Audacity, Defense Interactive, IRAD projects and the Army Corps of Engineers-Information Technology program.

• A special student orientation with a tremendous student turnout from the local student population enabled local students to gain an understanding of this important event and also gain insight on readying themselves for the future.

• Lt. General Russel L. Honoré, USA (Ret.), the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and IT Day’s luncheon keynote speaker captivated the audience with his speech entitled, See First, Understand First, Act First: Leadership and Preparedness in the 21st Century. Honoré informed the audience about how by taking charge and creating a culture of preparedness – whether as an individual, a group, a city, or an entire country – unexpected crises can be managed and their impacts can be minimized.

• Our networking session at the end of the event provided ample time for participants to learn about IT and what’s going on in their neighborhood. We also had a strong showing of Lockheed Martin employees there who were able to spend time with local businesses in Mississippi!

Lockheed Martin sincerely thanks you all for making the 2nd Annual IT Day in Jackson, MS a tremendous success! Please answer our survey questions on the Event Summary tab and leave any additional feedback.