[SatNews] Trusted communications...awareness to action... MILCOM ‘12 comes to Orlando, Florida from October 29-November 1. Here is the gathering place for your military, academic and industry colleagues.

All general sessions, panel discussions, tutorials, technical sessions and industry exhibits will be gathered at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center near Walt Disney World, Kennedy Space Center, and a host of other Central Florida theme parks and historic/cultural attractions.

To date confirmed Keynote Speakers include:

• LTG Susan S. Lawrence, USA, Chief Information Officer/G-6, U.S. Army
• Chris Inglis, Deputy Director, National Security Agency
• CAPT Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.), Commander of Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission
• Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor

VIP Panel Sessions:

• Land Forces Communications
• Commercial Satellite Services
• DISA and Enterprise Services
• Cyber Operations
• Protected SATCOM Communications

Classified (U.S. Secret and below) and unclassified technical papers, technical panels, and tutorials sessions, covering:

• Waveforms and Signals Processing
• Network Protocols and Performance
• Cyber Security and Trusted Computing
• System Perspectives
• Services and Applications
• Selected Topics in Communications

MILCOM '12 will also feature:

• More than 200 exhibits co-located in the Gaylord Palms Convention Center. See, touch and try out the latest communications technologies
• New this year! MILCOM '12 multifunctional conference app coming soon.
• All proceeds from the conference will benefit AFCEA and IEEE educational programs, as well as “The Mission Continues”, a nonprofit organization that reaches out to post-9/11 veterans, empowering them to transform their lives by serving others and directly impacting their communities.