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US Government Shutdown Hampers Attendance at Defense Conferences

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Originally posted by Marcus Weisgerber and Michelle Tan on Defense News

WASHINGTON -- The US government shutdown and travel restrictions placed on Pentagon civilian and military officials who are still working is hampering attendance at defense conferences.

At least one major conference has been postponed and uncertainty surrounds several upcoming events.

On Wednesday, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation -- which organizes the GEOINT Symposium, scheduled for next week in Tampa, Fla. -- postponed the event until spring 2014 due to travel bans on military and government personnel.

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GEOINT POSTPONED Due to Language in “Pay Our Military Act”

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"We {GEOINT 2013} are one of the few events this year to fill downtown Tampa nearly to capacity. However, new legislation, subsequent legal interpretations, and resultant directives have drastically changed the environment." Keith Masbeck, CEO USGIF

After the October 1 announcement that the GEOINT 2013 Symposium would take place in spite of the government shutdown, USGIF CEO Keith Masbeck announced this week that the symposium will, in fact, be postponed.  Originally scheduled for October 13-16 in Tampa, GEOINT will now be held in the spring of 2014.

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