Series speaker scheduled

John Walrod of Science Applications International will be guest speaker at the next "Lunch and Learn" series of the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology. It will be held Nov. 11. Walrod, an engineer and assistant vice president and director for the Advanced Systems Division, will talk about SAIC's local operations, including projects at the Long Beach Engineering Center and current contract with the National Data Buoy Center. He will detail SAIC's small business goals and ways to do business with SAIC. Walrod will also provide some industry-specific information on emerging technologies. For more information, contact Belinda Gill at 228-688-3144. (Source: MsET, 10/28/10)