The DON IT Conference, East Coast 2013 will not be held in Virginia Beach this year due to budget and travel restrictions.

The AFCEA/USNI Joint Warfighting Conference scheduled for May 14-16, 2013, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center will still take place. Several senior DON and DoD leaders are scheduled to appear as speakers and panel participants. Local commands are encouraged to attend, with appropriate command approval, when no travel costs will be incurred.

The DON CIO will offer several conference sessions through Defense Connect Online (DCO). The DCO service is the designated enterprise tool provided to all DoD partners, allowing users to communicate and share information in a secure forum. To create a DCO account you must have a Common Access Card (CAC). Users without an account can access the DCO sessions by logging in as a “Guest.” CAC holders can visit Defense Connect Online to create an account, and for additional information including documentation, FAQs and tutorials.

More information on the available DCO sessions, as well as DCO access information, will be posted here in the upcoming weeks.