[CPEO-MEF] DuBois Keynotes NDIA Environmental and Energy Symposium

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DuBois Keynotes NDIA Environmental and Energy Symposium

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
Raymond F. DuBois will deliver the keynote address in the opening
plenary session of the 29th Annual National Defense Industrial
Association (NDIA) Environmental and Energy Symposium Tuesday, April 8,
at 9 a.m. EDT. This event, which is open for media coverage, will be
held in the Grand Ballroom, Ballroom Building, Level II of the Richmond
Area Convention Center, 301 North 3rd St., Richmond, Va.

DuBois's remarks will cover key defense issues including the 2005 base
realignment and closure process and the recent Department of Defense
environmental proposals designed to protect the readiness and training
capabilities of the U.S. warfighter. Additionally, he will briefly
discuss post-war Iraq reconstruction planning.

Immediately following his remarks, DuBois will be available for
questions from the media in Room B20, also located on Level II of the
Grand Ballroom Building. The point of contact for this press session is
Jan Larkin, (508) 274-7020.

In conjunction with the NDIA symposium, DuBois will present the Coastal
America Partnership Award to the Back River Restoration Team in the
Grand Ballroom at 10:20 a.m. This presidential award recognizes
outstanding team efforts to protect and restore coastal resources
working through collaborative partnerships with federal, state and local
governments, non-profit organizations and private industry. The Back
River Restoration group consists of DoD, Langley Air Force Base, Va.,
Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Virginia Department of
Conservation and Recreation, The City of Hampton, Va., Public Works
Department, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Md., Chesapeake Bay
Foundation and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

The point of contact for the Coastal America Partnership Award is Will
Nuckols, (443) 994-1493.

Additional information on the NDIA meeting is available at
http://www.ndia.org .
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