The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation marks its fifth anniversary as a not-for-profit
educational organization committed to
promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and building a
stronger GEOINT Community.
Herndon, Va. – The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
(USGIF) marks its fifth anniversary as a not-for-profit
educational organization committed to
promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and building a
stronger GEOINT Community.
“I am amazed with and proud of the Foundation’s accomplishments
over the years,” said K.
Stuart Shea, USGIF chairman and CEO. “In five short years, USGIF,
its board of directors and its
membership, have achieved so much and created a truly unique
organization that continues to be a
key player in the tradecraft’s continuous growth and success.”
In 2003, a group of leading authorities realized an inherent need
for a unified vision and
approach to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft after
the success of the GEO-INTEL
2003 conference-the predecessor to the annual GEOINT Symposium.
The hard work of this
small group resulted in the official establishment of USGIF. The
Foundation’s mission was, and
continues to be, to bring together government, industry, academia,
professional organizations and
individuals for the advancement of the geospatial intelligence
tradecraft as it relates to national
security.
Being the first and only organization of its kind, USGIF has
helped to advance the tradecraft
through its many events and programs, such as the highly acclaimed
GEOINT Symposium and
technology focused TECH DAYS. The Foundation currently has 156
sustaining member
organizations supporting and assisting in executing the
Foundation’s objectives. The Foundation
also has made education a top priority, exemplified by its
scholarships, college and university
accreditation programs, grants to underprivileged K-12 schools and
other initiatives.
USGIF President Keith J. Masback, who joined the Foundation in
March 2008, said, “The
remarkable partnership that makes up the Foundation has
accomplished so much in its first five
years, and I’m absolutely thrilled with the opportunities that I
see for us in the coming five years and
beyond. I especially look forward to increasing the Foundation’s
educational outreach, and we are all
excited about the future as we continue to foster the Community
and further establish GEOINT as
the foundation for all intelligence disciplines.”
“Finally,” Masback concluded, “I’d like to take a moment this day
to thank our small staff
and to recognize the many volunteers from our member
organizations, as together they epitomize
the essence of what make not-for-profit organizations like USGIF
special, and without whom we
wouldn’t have accomplished so much.”
To learn more about the Foundation or the USGIF Awards Program,
please visit us atwww.usgif.org.
USGIF Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary
January 23, 2009
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