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Annual open house
The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI) hosted the Defense Security Technology Accelerator (DSTA) First Annual Open House on February 11, 2008. DSTA client companies were able to demonstrate their wares to Federal, State and local elected officials; military personnel and other technology industry leaders to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Cisco Systems, AT & T and EMBARQ. The open house celebrated DSTA’s first year in existence and their many successes and allowed DSTA clients to showcase the new and emerging technologies they have developed.
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LTG Robert Wagner |
Special thanks to guest speakers NC Senator Tony Rand (19th District); Congressman Robin Hayes (8th Congressional District); Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Chairman, J. Breeden Blackwell; City of Fayetteville Mayor, Tony Chavonne; Kirk deViere, 2006-2007 PDI Chairman and Kenneth Marks, 2008 Chairman of the PDI Board of Directors. And special thanks to the elected officials and military personnel in attendance to include representatives from the office of Senator Elizabeth Dole, the office of Senator Richard Burr, the office of Congressman Robin Hayes, the office of Congressman Bob Etheridge and the office of Congressman Mike McIntyre; Rep. Margaret Dickson, NC House of Representatives 44th District; Juanita Pilgrim, Deputy County Manager; Commissioner Kenneth Edge, Cumberland County Board of Commissioners; Commissioner Ed Melvin, Cumberland County Board of Commissioners; Councilwoman Valencia Applewhite, Fayetteville City Council; Councilman Keith Bates, Sr., Fayetteville City Council; Councilman Bobby Hurst, Jr., Fayetteville City Council; Councilman D. J. Haire, Fayetteville City Council; Councilman Wesley Meredith, Fayetteville City Council; and, Councilman Ted Mohn, Fayetteville City Council.
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Guest Speakers |
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DSTA Lobby |
Olivia Mobile Tower |
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EM-SEC Technologies, LLC |
Net-Centric Services, LLC |
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Virtual Heroes, Inc. |
K3 Enterprises, Inc. |
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Horizontal Fusion |
Future Technologies, Inc. |
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Anakam |
Saffron Technologies, Inc. |
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INI Power Systems |
COL John McDonald & Congressman Hayes |
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LTG Wagner & Lyn Berg, OMT |
Congressman Hayes & Chip Berg, OMT |
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BG Art Bartell & NC Senator Rand |
Mayor Tony Chavonne & Scott Perry, President PDI |
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The Honorable Tony Rand |
The Honorable Robin Hayes |
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The Honorable J. Breeden Blackwell |
The Honorable Tony Chavonne |
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Kenneth Marks, 2008 PDI Chairman |
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