Five Centuries Of Information Technology

Five Centuries of Information Technology:

The First Town of the First State at the Cutting Edge

Abstract:
We live today in a highly interconnected world. It was not always this way, yet the information and communications technologies that connect us in 2013 find many of their roots in the times that Lewes and the surrounding areas were first settled. The settlers and even the first residents of Lewes, Sussex County and all of Delaware have leveraged the benefits of information science and technologies from the earliest points in our history. Lewes, Cape Henlopen and Sussex County have had a strong innovative spirit starting even before the days of William Penn, who gave Lewes and Sussex their names. It’s within this spirit we investigate how this special region of America embraced and still embraces the entrepreneurial spirit made possible by information technology no matter what the age.

Brief Bio Sketch of the Presenter:
Carl W. Hunt (Colonel, US Army, Retired), was an information technology officer during the last half of his 30-year Army career. A graduate of the US National War College, Carl studied US military history and technology policy throughout various stages of his tenure in the Army and in joint assignments. His final posting before retirement was as the Director of Technology and Analysis, Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations, US Strategic Command. He holds the Ph.D. in Information Technology from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.