Saturday, September 12, 2009

DTN News: "US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2009" To Discuss Taiwan`s Strategy For Integration, Innovation, And Military Transition

DTN News: "US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2009" To Discuss Taiwan`s Strategy For Integration, Innovation, And Military Transition *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) ARLINGTON, Va., - September 12, 2009: The US-Taiwan Business Council today announced that it will host the 8th annualUS-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference from September 27-29, 2009 inCharlottesville, Virginia. Keynote speakers at the conference will include Wallace "Chip" Gregson,Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs; DavidShear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan &Mongolia; and a senior representative from Taiwan`s Ministry of NationalDefense. Council Chairman Dr. Paul Wolfowitz will be the conference host. This annual conference focuses on US-Taiwan defense and military cooperation andTaiwan`s future defense and national security needs. This year, conferencesessions will examine Taiwan`s military transition and transformation strategy,force modernization and integration, and defense innovation. Special breakoutsessions will cover each of the services: Army, Navy, and the Air Force. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President of the Council, said "We are honored to haveGeneral Gregson and Mr. Shear as keynote speakers. Their views and insights onthe U.S.-Taiwan defense and security relationship, and on current and futurechallenges for Taiwan, will be both valuable and timely." Hammond-Chambers added "The Defense Industry Conference is the most importantprivate event reviewing US-Taiwan defense and security issues each year. Ahigh-caliber group of leading U.S. and Taiwan experts - including members ofthink tanks and academia, as well as representatives from the defense industry -will address many important topics and will engage our attendees in aninformative dialogue on shared issues and concerns." Visit the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference website at www.us-taiwan.org/defense/2009. About the US-Taiwan Business Council:The US-Taiwan Business Council (www.us-taiwan.org) is a membership-basednon-profit association, founded in 1976 to foster trade and business relationsbetween the United States and Taiwan. The Council provides its members withbusiness intelligence, offers access to an extensive network of relationships,and serves as a vital and effective representative in dealing with business, trade, and investment matters. US-Taiwan Business Council Lotta Danielsson-Murphy, 703-465-2930 LottaDM@us-taiwan.org

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