| AFCEA UK West meets on the second
Thursday of the month except July and August. The meeting venue is the
Thistle Hotel (click
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11. Occasionally, meetings are held at company establishments. Accommodation
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about 2100 hrs. Meetings tend to finish at around 2215-2230hrs
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Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ (mjsinton@qinetiq.com (Fax:
0117 317 3501) or Sophie Sharpe
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2011 Program
For
the latest information please contact the Secretary and Programme
Coordinator - Brenden Matthews at west.sec@afcea.org.uk
| Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
| 9 Feb 12 |
Brig
David Robson (Commander 1st Signal Brigade). |
1st
Signal Brigade – A Guided Tour |
| 8 Mar 12 |
Eddie Schwartz (EMC) |
The Anatomy of a
Breach: What happens when an IT Security Vendor is
breached! |
| 12 Apr 12 |
Chris Slack (Dir Echo
Sierra EW Solutions) |
A Matelot in the Sand:
Op Herrick deployment with Yankee Squadron Royal
Marines |
| 10 May 12 |
Mr Tony
Comer (GCHQ Historian) |
GCHQ's
relationship with the Military |
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Report - November
2011 Event - Modernising GCHQ – The ‘Donut’ Effect |
| At the
turn of the 21st Century, GCHQ faced a nexus of
strategic threats and opportunities to its twin
security and intelligence missions that required a
comprehensive reshaping of the organisation, its
culture and ways of working. This presentation
describes the challenge and tells the story of how
they responded, how the iconic new accommodation of
‘The Donut’ was pivotal in achieving the change, and
how it all turned out.
Alan Green was the Business Change
Manager and latterly the Programme Director for
GCHQ’s New Accommodation Programme. Holding various
key positions as a figure senior at GCHQ over many
years Alan led Engineering, IT and HR functions at
various times. Alan is now a consultant and
executive coach, specialising in large-scale
organisational development.
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| The UK
West Chapter were also lucky enough to welcome the
AFCEA Senior Leadership to our November meeting
during their European tour! |
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