Town Hall

The Microsoft Town Hall (as part of the Closing Session) was your opportunity to speak to and hear directly from Microsoft Dynamics Executives when they sit on the main stage on a live panel ready for your questions and comments! The Town Hall panel consisted of Microsoft Dynamics Executives that covered various aspects of the Microsoft business, from strategy, to support, to development and marketing.

Live Blog:
The AXUG Town Hall Meeting was live blogged at http://townhall.axug.com and you can now read all about what happened by viewing the transcript. 
 

Keynote Speaker

Major General Luis R. Visot
Commanding General, 377th Theater Sustainment Command

The AXUG Summit was proud to welcome Major General Luis R. Visot as keynote speaker to open up the User Conference in Orlando, FL on October 19, 2010. General Visot has spent his career developing leadership models that have been used widely in the military and business settings. Perpetually, the “Connected Leader” Visot is lauded and beloved by his soldiers who each know that everything they DO and SAY matters to their Commanding General, and most importantly to the Command’s effectiveness overall. His motivational style will set the tone for attendees to charge into this year’s Summit to build strong relationships, develop pertinent knowledge, and take home actionable solutions.

As commander of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, MG Visot is in charge of one of the largest supply chains in the world and responsible for over 30,000 troops. As the first two-star General to ever speak at a Dynamics Meeting, learn at AXUG Summit 2010 some of the key leadership skills he employs that will translate directly to your organization back home.

AXUG wishes to thank Major General Luis R Visot for delighting us with his Summit keynote address. Only after significant digging, and finally getting an opportunity to contact his wife, were we able to find an appropriate idea for how to thank this selfless man. AXUG is proud to contribute, in the name of Major General Luis R Visot, $1,000 to the Holbrook Memorial Award. You can donate too!

Biography – Major General Luis R. Visot
Major General Luis R. Visot, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was commissioned as a 2LT in May 1978. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MG Visot received a Masters in Education from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. His military education includes: Infantry Airborne Basic Course, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, NBC Defense Course, Transportation Officer Advance Course, Command and General Staff College, Pre-Command Course (Company, Detachment, & Battalion/Brigade), the Associate Logistics Executive Development Course, the United States Army War College, the Advanced Joint Military Professional Education (AJPME), the Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, and CAPSTONE.

MG Visot has held a variety of command and staff positions. Prior to his assignment with the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, MG Visot served as the Commanding General, 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), San Antonio, Texas. MG Visot served as the Deputy Commander General (Operations), 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Ft. Bragg, NC and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (2007-2008). MG Visot has served as Commander, 3D Transportation Command Element in Anniston, Alabama; Chief of Staff for the 143D TRANSCOM in Orlando, Florida; and Commander, 32nd Transportation Group (Composite) in Tampa, Florida. As Commander, 32nd Transportation Group (Composite), MG Visot deployed his unit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to Kuwait and Iraq in 2003-2004. MG Visot’s previous assignments include Commander, 6th Transportation Battalion (Truck) at Ft. Eustis, Virginia under the 7th Transportation Group (Composite), as part of the Battalion Command Exchange/Integration Program; Commander, 3-347th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 87th Division (Training Support); and Commander, 146th Transportation Detachment (Air Terminal Movement Control Team) in Orlando, Florida. As Commander, 146th Transportation Detachment (Air Terminal Movement Control Team), MG Visot deployed his unit in support of Operation Joint Endeavor to Taszar, Hungary and Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Previous assignments include: Port Operations and Plans Officer, Headquarters Commandant, Secretary of the General Staff, 143rd Transportation Command, in Orlando, Florida. Food Service Officer, 1014th S&S Company, Athens, Georgia; Statistical Officer, Assistant Adjutant, Cargo Movements & Plans Officer, Port Operations and Plans Officer, 32nd Transportation Group, Tampa, Florida. During Desert Shield/ Desert Storm (1990-1991), he served as the 32nd Transportation Group Liaison Officer to 22nd Support Command in the Logistical Operations Center and as a Logistical Planning and Analysis Cell Analyst, 22nd Support Command, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

MG Visot’s awards/decorations include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service medal with silver oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Southwest Asia Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal with Bronze Hourglass, “M” and “3” devices, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon with “4” devices, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait), Meritorious Unit Citation, and Parachutist Badge.

MG Visot serves as the Executive Director of the Joint Military Science Leadership Center at the University of South Florida. MG Visot is married to Dr. Cindy S. Visot, who is the Chief of Staff and the Director of Board of Trustees Operations at the University of South Florida.