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METROCON 2009 | "Innovating for Society" | August 17th, 2009

IEEE

The world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology

MetroCon is an annual engineering conference hosted by IEEE-Fort Worth.  The conference’s aim is to educate engineers in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex on the latest developments in science, engineering, and technology.  MetroCon attracts over 200 area engineers and technical managers.

Comprehensive Engineering Conference

With four exclusive parallel conference tracks, this year’s IEEE-FW Section MetroCon provides one of the strongest programs ever, allowing the attendee to rapidly grasp the technical and societal implications of some of our most promising and innovative new developments. Each track has been organized in well coordinated morning and afternoon sessions to help achieve maximum exposure in minimum time.

Joe Jarzombek This year's keynote speaker will be Joe Jarzombek, Director of Software Assurance in the Cyber Security Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

In his role as Director for Software Assurance in the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Joe Jarzombek works collaboratively with public, private, and international entities to secure software in cyber assets.  He leads government interagency efforts with industry, academia, and standards organizations to shift the security paradigm away from patch management by addressing security needs in work force education and training, more comprehensive diagnostic capabilities, and security-enhanced development and acquisition practices.  As part of the process focus, he is also co-sponsoring efforts to integrate security goals and practices into the CMMI through the Assurance Process Reference Model.

Mr. Jarzombek will discuss the relevance of software assurance (SwA) in reducing organizational risk exposure.  With today’s global IT software supply chain, project management, quality assurance, and software engineering processes must explicitly address security risks posed by exploitable software.  Software assurance processes and practices span development and acquisition and can be used to enhance processes associated with delivering products, systems and services.  He explains the critical need for applying the practices, guidelines, and principles used to build security into every phase of software development, acquisition, and operations.  He provides overviews of the many free resources that are now available through the DHS SwA and “Build Security In” websites to assist in managing contracted, outsourcing, and development activities.

 Mr. Jarzombek served in the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in program management.  After retiring from the Air Force, he worked in the cyber security industry as vice president for product and process engineering.  Prior to accepting his current DHS position, Joe also served in two software-related positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (in Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, as well as in the DoD CIO’s Information Assurance Directorate).

Four exciting tracks and our lunchtime keynote speaker makes this year’s MetroCon one that will be hard to forget. We hope to see you all there!

-- The 2009 IEEE-FW MetroCon Organizing Committee

Emerging Technologies Track A continuing high-tech feature of MetroCon, returns yet again with an even broader range of topics. This year's topics include The Digital Horizon-Pushing the "Bits" Closer to Antennas, Making Space for Business, Printed Electronics Based Upon Ink Jet Technology, Advanced Commuter Rail System, and Video Game Development.

Software and Systems Engineering Track This track returns to MetroCon this year featuring critical technologies and cutting-edge developments occurring today in the industry. This year's topics include Applying Lean and Production Principles to Software Development, Measuring the Cost of Success in Evolutionary Search, Model-Based Approach to Integrating Avionics Subsystems, Efficient Visual Search and Learning, and The "Simulation Architecture".

Developing and Deploying Secure Systems Track A new track this year, provides an overview of how to develop and deploy secure applications. This year's topics include Application Security, Software Assurance Practice at Ford, State of Practice Industry, and Building Security.

Biotechnologies Track This track brings together biotechnologists, academe, and engineers to share the current biomedical industry issues, advances, and successes. This year's topics include Trabecular Bone Microdamage, Vision Science Research, Islet Isolation Technology and Transportation for the Treatment of Diabetes, Device based therapy for correcting heart motion, and the Future of Medical Devices.

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