The Department of Defense’s 2009 DoD Spectrum Symposium will be held October 14-15, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia, bringing together leaders from the national security community with top policy and technology experts to discuss evolving spectrum policy trends and requirements. The theme of this year’s Symposium is Assuring Spectrum Access to Meet Growing National Security Requirements. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration, Spectrum and Communications Policy, is hosting the event. The corporate sponsor is Combined Marketing. The conference, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Crystal City), includes the following speakers:

• U.S. Ambassador Philip L. Verveer, United States Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy (Luncheon Keynote, October 14)
• Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Afternoon Keynote, October 14)
• Susan Crawford, Special Assistant to the President for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (Morning Remarks, October 15)
• Maj. Gen. Kathleen Fick, Director, NGB-J2 (Morning Keynote, October 15)
• Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral (Ret.), Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC (Luncheon Keynote, October 15)

DoD speakers include Dr. Ron Jost, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3, Space and Spectrum, OSD NII; Mr. Danny Price, Director, Spectrum and Communications Policy, OSD NII; Ms. Paige Atkins, Director, Defense Spectrum Organization; RADM Elizabeth A. Hight, Vice Director, Defense Information Systems Agency; Maj. Gen. (sel) George J. Allen, Director, C4/Chief Information Officer of the Marine Corps; and Dr. John Stubstad, SES, OSD Acquisitions, Technology & Logistics.