AFCEA TechNet Mid-America Conference
The AFCEA Scott-St. Louis Chapter is excited to host the AFCEA TechNet Mid-America Conference on June 24-25 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, IL! Conveniently located just 20-25 minutes from both Scott AFB (SAFB) and downtown St. Louis, this venue offers an ideal central location for attendees.
Our mission is to deliver insightful keynotes, panels, and briefings focused on SAFB’s mission, key national security challenges, and emerging technologies, tools, and processes that support the Warfighter. Additionally, we are collaborating with AFCEA International to offer CPE credits for many sessions, giving attendees the opportunity to earn continuing education credits toward their professional certifications—all while engaging with key leadership, industry peers, and technical subject matter experts.
This year’s conference theme is: “Resilient Mobility: Securing Global Logistics in an Age of Hybrid Threats.” Our focus is on strengthening the deployment and distribution enterprise against combined physical, cyber, and information operations attacks targeting supply lines, transportation nodes, and logistics IT systems.
This annual event welcomes over 500 attendees and features more than 20 sessions and workshops. Participants represent a cross-section of government, military, academic, and industry organizations supporting USTRANSCOM, Army Transportation Command (ARTRANS), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Military Sealift Command (MSC), DISA, NGA, and numerous host wings and units from the Scott AFB community.
Speaker Details
Mr. Scott Heitmann,
Air Force Acting Chief Technology Officer, SAF/CN
The Pentagon
Rear Admiral Kristin Acquavella
Chief of Staff for the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Mr. Patrick Grimsley
Executive Director for Command, Control, Communications and Cyber Systems (C4S) Directorate and Deputy Chief Information Officer, USTRANSCOM
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Colonel Van T. Thai
Deputy Commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Event Topic
Cybersecurity, IT, NetworkingRelevant Audiences
All Federal Government, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, City Government, Department of Defense, General Services AdministrationOther Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Other Federal Agencies
AFCEA Member: Military/Government:
$ 0.00
Register by 06/25/2026
AFCEA Non-Member: Military/Government:
$ 0.00
Register by 06/25/2026
Career Fair Only (Candidates):
$ 25.00
Register by 06/25/2026
Golf Tournament:
$ 120.00
AFCEA Member: Industry:
$ 480.00
Register by 06/25/2026
AFCEA Non-Member: Industry:
$ 610.00
Register by 06/25/2026
Gateway Convention Center
1 Gateway Dr
Collinsville, Illinois, US, 62234