FOSE, GovSec, U.S. Law Announce Increased Attendance Results for 2009

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1105 Government Information Group, the leading provider of integrated information and media for the government information technology (IT) market, today announced that its FOSE and GovSec, U.S. Law Conferences and Exhibitions increased attendance in 2009. FOSE had a verified increase of 13% and GovSec, U.S. Law verified at a 28% increase. Additionally, 1105 Government Information Group engaged more than 1,000 supporters via social networking initiatives – utilizing Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – before, during, and after the conferences.

“GovSec, U.S. Law was a great event for our company”

“We are extremely proud to be able to announce an increase in attendance for this year’s FOSE and GovSec, U.S. Law conferences,” said Christina Condos, Vice President of Events for 1105 Government Information Group. “The co-location of the shows, strong educational programs, and leading-edge exhibiting companies were clear drivers to the attendee increase. The exhibit floor was lively with business discussions, which is a good sign given the tough economic environment.”

Specific verified attendee numbers include:

FOSE – 11,607
GovSec, U.S. Law – 3,702
Total between both shows – 15,309

“The success of FOSE 2009 renewed FOSE's place as a major event in the federal calendar,” said BJ Adams, TS Federal Marketing Manager, HP. “The conference and events provided many diverse opportunities to show how our technology innovations are being used to help governments solve today's complex problems, improve services, and operate with ever greater efficiency. The conference tracks, exhibits, and educational sessions were well attended by people at all levels from a wide range of government agencies.”

Adding to the excitement of the conferences, 1105 Government Information Group actively initiated social media, blog, and Web forum activities to reach over 1,000 additional federal IT managers. Specific numbers include:

LinkedIn – 235 members
Twitter – 560 followers
Facebook – 225 attendees

“GovSec, U.S. Law was a great event for our company,” said Jon Douglas, Director, Marketing Communications, Spacenet. “It brought an unprecedented level of qualified buyers together in one place, and provided the perfect format to present real world technology solutions.”

FOSE – the largest trade show for government technology professionals – was co-located this year with GovSec, U.S. Law. The events took place on March 10-12, 2009 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. FOSE and GovSec, U.S. Law 2010 will also be held at the DC Convention Center on March 23-25.

For more information, visit www.fose.com or www.govsecinfo.com.

About 1105 Government Information Group

1105 Government Information Group is the leading provider of integrated information and media for the government information technology market. Our comprehensive portfolio of print, online, event, custom media and research products distinctively serves the information needs of the government IT buying team—agency executives, program managers, IT managers and systems integrators—across all segments of federal, state and local government. Flagship news and information brands include Defense Systems, Federal Computer Week, FEND, GCN, and Washington Technology. Flagship events include the Federal 100, FOSE, GCN Awards, Government Leadership Summit, GovSec, U.S. Law, Washington Technology Top 100 and a series of conferences focused on collaboration, networking and education. www.1105govinfo.com