AFCEA Southwest Virginia Kick Off
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 3, 2016
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Thursday, November 3rd
5:00 - 6:30pm
Location
The Patrick Henry South Lobby (Downtown Roanoke)
611 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24011
Map Available Here
Limited street parking available as well as a paid parking lot next to the Patrick Henry across from the Downtown library. For additional information or to become a member of your local AFCEA chapter, please contact Frank Smith at fsmith@highspeedroanoke.net.
Fees/Admission
There is no fee for this event, but please register to provide a headcount.
http://afcearoanokeblacksburg.org/
Contact Information
Jennifer Eddy
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Description
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) welcomes the Roanoke-Blacksburg technology community to celebrate their new charter.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the new chapter, network with the Board of Directors and hear from our distinguished guest speaker, Lieutenant General Rhett Hernandez.
There is no fee for this event, but please register to provide a headcount.
http://afcearoanokeblacksburg.org/
Guest Speaker:
Lieutenant General Rhett A. Hernandez (RET.)
Lieutenant General Rhett A. Hernandez served as the first Chief and Commander of Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) where he led a cyber-force of more than 17,000 people to plan, coordinate, integrate and defend the network operations of all US Army networks until his retirement in November 2013. In his 40 years of distinguished service to the United States Army, He directed Army transformation and modernization efforts worldwide as the Deputy Chief of Staff of Army Operations, led the largest security assistance program in the world as Chief of the U.S. Military Training Mission – Saudi Arabia, and directed all personnel management for the Army as Commanding General of Human Resources.
Since retiring, Lt. Gen. Hernandez has taken on several consultant and advisory roles. He currently serves as President of CyberLens LLC, as the West Point Cyber Chair to the Army Cyber Institute and as a Director of CyberSponse. He holds a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, a Masters of National Security Strategy from the National War College, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, West Point.