AFITC Cancellation

June 4, 2012 Advisory # 120604-5 AFITC 2012 Canceled MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE-GUNTER ANNEX, Ala. – Due to budgetary concerns, the Office of the Undersecretary of the United States Air Force has disapproved the 2012 Air Force Information Technology Conference (AFITC). The mission of the AFITC is to facilitate conversations, interactions and activities which keep Air Force and industry IT users, developers and managers current on progressive best practices to enable more integrated and lethal capabilities to our warfighter. Held annually in Montgomery, Ala., this year’s conference was scheduled to be held Aug 27-29. The principal driver for the cancelation is the travel cost for Air Force and government attendees, which is approximately $1.4 million. The Air Force is always focused on the proper stewardship of taxpayer funds. Currently, financial resources are heavily constrained, and this has increased the amount of scrutiny over Air Force sponsored and co-sponsored events. This scrutiny was highlighted in a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum, which also encouraged government agencies to identify and implement creative and innovative practices to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in such areas such as travel and conferences. The conference has been held annually since 1983; however, it was canceled in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2005, also for budgetary concerns. For more information about AFITC feel free to contact Jason Bishop by email at [email protected] or by phone at (334) 416-4290