Dayton, OH – August 20, 2008, – On September 10th, Technology First, formerly the Greater Dayton IT Alliance, will host their annual WPAFB update.  The update will feature a pair of war zone veterans sharing their IT experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan under truly hostile conditions.

Major William J. "Spike" Riley has over 800 days of deployment to the Iraq theater. Lieutenant Keith Hauenstein was recently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where he served as a mentor to the Afghan Army’s only mobile strategic communications unit.

Col. Joe Zeis (Ret.) of the Dayton Development Coalition will also present an update on the State of Ohio's and Dayton region's response to the Air Force's RFI for the new Cyber Command HQ. The update will explain how our region is positioned and its potential to be a part of the Command.

Major Spike Riley is currently a Command Strategic Planner in the A8/9 Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.   Lieutenant Keith Hauenstein is the Officer in Charge of the Network Control Center, Information Technology Solution Branch, Networks Division, Communications and Information Directorate, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

The luncheon forum will be held at Sinclair Community College from 11:30 to 1:00 pm. To register, please contact Andy Hickey at (937) 229.9090, or go to www.technologyfirst.org.