| For Immediate Release | | | | products and solutions being developed and sought |
| Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) | | | | after in the healthcare and public service sector, |
| to Keynote at 2008 Government Technologies | | | | including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, |
| Conference and Expo | | | | Document Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile |
| March 24, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Len Goodman | | | | Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics and much |
| from the DRDC Centre for Security Science will be | | | | more. |
| keynoting at the 2008 Government Technologies | | | | As one of Canada's leading annual IT conference and |
| Conference and Expo. Now in its fifth year, this is | | | | exposition, the event features ground breaking IT |
| Canada's leading IT event and it will be hosted April | | | | applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, |
| 15 -16, 2008 at the Design Exchange to Toronto | | | | Government officials, developers, architects, |
| Ontario. | | | | engineers and medical professionals with the |
| Len Goodman holds a Ph.D. from the University of | | | | necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, |
| British Columbia in Sports Medicine and Exercise | | | | effective management of all public information |
| Physiology. He a Defence Scientist with Defence | | | | services across Canada. For more information about |
| R&D Canada, an Agency supporting S&T within the | | | | the event, please visit |
| Department of National Defence, and has been with | | | | About WowGao Inc. |
| the organization for 18 years. He started his career | | | | WowGao Inc. is an award winning leading event |
| as a bench scientist, engaging in life support | | | | management company that produces, since 2003, |
| protection research for the Air Forces’ fighter | | | | internationally renowned conferences and expositions |
| fleet (acceleration and high altitude protection), | | | | that address the latest innovations and developments |
| worked in DRDC’s Corporate office in the S&T | | | | in the information technology industry. Our featured |
| Policy directorate examining future military S&T | | | | events include: |
| trends, and most recently was embedded in the | | | | Government & Health Technologies Conference and |
| Canadian Forces Chief of Force Development | | | | Expo, April 15 & 16, 2008 |
| Directorate, working for the team that surveys the | | | | Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference, July 15 & |
| future technological trends anticipated for the | | | | 16, 2008 |
| Canadian Forces. Dr. Goodman is currently overseeing | | | | RFID Forum, July 15 & 16, 2008 |
| the Surveillance Intelligence and Interdiction mission | | | | Financial Services Technology Forum, October 2008 |
| area for the Public Security Technical Program, | | | | For more information about the events, please visit |
| housed within the DRDC Centre for Security Science | | | | For conference inquiries |
| in Ottawa. | | | | Conference Producer |
| About Defence Research & Development Canada | | | | (416) 292 - 0038 ext. 840 | WowGao Inc. | |
| (DRDC) | | | | The first Member Company, GAO Research Inc., was |
| The Centre for Security Science is a joint endeavour | | | | founded on June 2, 1992 and it quickly established its |
| of Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) and Public Safety | | | | reputation as an R & D power house in the |
| Canada that was created in 2006. DRDC is an agency | | | | embedded industry. GAO Group has continually grown |
| of the Department of National Defence, responding | | | | and has become a conglomerate of fast growing |
| to the scientific and technological needs of the | | | | companies with an enormous international customer |
| Canadian Forces and national security communities. | | | | base and an extensive network of VARs, |
| With a broad scientific program, DRDC actively | | | | distributors, resellers, and strategic partners in |
| collaborates with industry, international allies, | | | | diversified industries worldwide. |
| academia, other government departments and the | | | | With the aim of providing unparalleled services to its |
| national security community. | | | | enormous customer base spread out over the world, |
| To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit OR call | | | | GAO Group has developed and deployed state of |
| (416)292-0038 Ext. 812. | | | | the art technologies among all its facilities to support |
| About the 2008 Government and Health | | | | such functions as e-commerce, inventory |
| Technologies Conference & Expo | | | | management, CRM, project management, and supply |
| The 2008 Government and Health Technologies | | | | chain management. |
| Conference and Expo will focus on the latest IT | | | | |