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April 21, 2003
Homeland Security and Pre-emptive Defense Topics of SLU International Business Event
Boeing official will discuss how information is key to battlefield superiority
ST. LOUIS -- As the United States deals with future threats here at home and abroad, superior information will be one of the keys to success. Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), will explain how superior information and integrated networks are essential to combating 21st threats during an upcoming lecture at Saint Louis University.
Jim Albaugh
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Albaugh is the featured speaker of the upcoming Boeing Distinguished Guest Lecture Series in International Business in SLU's John Cook School of Business. His keynote address, "Homeland Security and Pre-emptive Defense," begins at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium of John and Lucy Cook Hall, 3674 Lindell Blvd. SLU's Boeing Institute of International Business is sponsoring the event.
Albaugh leads the $25-billion, 78,000-person business unit created in July 2002 through the merger of Boeing's Military Aircraft and Missile Systems and Space and Communications businesses, including the company's total space, defense, government, intelligence and communications capabilities. He also serves on Boeing's Strategy and Executive Councils.
Registration for the event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m. in the atrium of Cook Hall. A question-and-answer session will follow the keynote address. Reservations are required for admission. Call (314) 977-3898 for more information or to make your reservation.
More about Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Headquartered in St. Louis, the organization has concentrated operations in St. Louis; Southern California; Seattle; Houston; Huntsville, Ala.; the Space Coast of Florida; San Antonio and Washington, D.C. Integrated Defense Systems is a provider of integrated solutions for customers around the world.
More about the keynote speaker
Prior to his current position, Albaugh was president and CEO of Boeing Space and Communications, headquartered in Seal Beach, Calif. Under Albaugh's leadership, Space and Communications grew to be the world leader in several key markets. A Washington state native, Albaugh joined the company in 1975 as a project engineer at its Hanford, Wash., operations.
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