CMP Channel Group's GovernmentVAR Educates the Public Sector Channel Marketplace on March 21 in Washington, DCOffers Information on the Future of Selling IT Products and Services to the Public SectorPRNewswire MANHASSET, N.Y., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- GovernmentVAR magazine, a publication of the CMP Channel Group, is hosting a seminar on the future of selling IT products and services to the public sector on March 21 in Washington DC. 'Public Sector Channels 2.0' will offer advice from leading solution providers and integrators who are leading the trends in the evolution of the federal, state/local and education markets. Vance Hitch, CIO of the Department of Justice, the event's keynote speaker, will address the changing IT needs of government agencies, as well as trends in government procurement. Hitch has served as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Justice since April 2002. He manages the Department's $2.1 billion information technology program, overseeing management, acquisition, and integration of the Department's information resources. His oversight includes strategic planning, policy, capital planning, systems development, telecommunications, information security data management, enterprise architecture, e-government, and user computing. Earlier, Hitch was a Senior Partner with Accenture with 28 years of experience in leading government organizations successfully through major change initiatives. GovernmentVAR senior editor Jill Aitoro will lead a panel discussion of leading government integrators on the evolving government channel landscape. Panelists include Steven R. Perkins, Northrop Grumman, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy for Information Technology; Mac DeShazer, Lockheed Martin, Senior Manager and Small-business Liais; and David Hadsell, EDS, Vice President of Government Sales. "Attendees of GovernmentVAR's 'Public Sector Channel 2.0' seminar will get a 360-degree view of their marketplace and where it's heading over the next several years," said GovernmentVAR editor Lawrence M. Walsh. "The insights shared by a leading government IT leader and top integrators will help public sector solution providers strategize and execute on winning, long-term business plans." The event is free to attend. Seating is limited and on a first come first serve basis. To register go to: http://www.submag.com/cgi-bin/testwebf?N=Z5VBRED&P49=Z5 The breakfast and panel discussions will begin at 8:00 a.m. The seminar will take place at ZOLA in the Le Droit Building, 800 F Street NW, Washington, DC. "We have been covering the government channel for nearly 20 years and are committed to educating and informing solution providers and integrators in this market," Walsh added. About GovernmentVAR GovernmentVAR -- a focused editorial initiative of CMP Technology's VARBusiness, the biweekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration -- informs, educates and enlightens solution providers and integrators about IT product and service opportunities in the federal, state, local, education and health-care branches of the government sector. GovernmentVAR is published 12 times yearly with a reach to 71,103* qualified recipients who sell into vertical government markets. (* Publisher's data, December 2006) About CMP Channel Group (http://www.cmpchannelgroup.com/) CMP Channel Group is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its print products which include CRN and VARBusiness, their accompanying websites, the broader ChannelWeb network, the Group's XChange worldwide face-to-face conferences and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel Group provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors. About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) CMP Technology is a marketing-solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. Contact Kate Spellman CMP Channel Group kspellman@cmp.com 516.562.7383 SOURCE: CMP Technology CONTACT: Kate Spellman of CMP Channel Group, +1-516-562-7383, Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |