The Tennessee Valley Corridor National Technology Summit in Huntsville on May 28 and 29 will feature a keynote address by the U.S. Army’s highest ranking officer, four-star general and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey.

 

The summit will include discussions on the impact of Base Realignment and Closure on the Tennessee Valley, America’s global competitiveness, Marshall Space Flight Center’s increasing leadership role in NASA, nuclear power and the Tennessee Valley’s role in securing U.S. energy independence, and development of research parks.

 

U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer, D-Huntsville, will convene the summit.

 

“There are so many exciting opportunities related to BRAC and the transformations taking place within the U.S. Army that we in North Alabama have the chance to seize and maximize for the benefit of our entire region,” Cramer said in a statement. “Nobody knows these opportunities better than the chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and we look forward to hearing more about this from General Casey.”

 

Cramer is serving his last term in Congress, and the summit will include a tribute to his economic leadership.

The Tennessee Valley region expects to gain at least 4,700 military jobs by the year 2011, and a projected 10,000 other related high-paying jobs within the same timeframe.

 

Other speakers and participants:

·  U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile.

·  U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.

·  U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn.

·  Maj. Gen. Chris T. Anzalone, deputy for test, integration and fielding, Missile Defense Agency.

·  Maj. Gen. James R. Myles, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal.

·  Dr. Mark Swinson, chief scientist, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

·  Ron Lewis, deputy G-3/5 for Enterprise Integration, U.S. Army Materiel Command.

 

The public is invited to the summit. It will be at Von Braun Center. Registration is $175.

 

To register, or for more information, go to www.tennvalleycorridor.org.