The beam control aspects of High Energy Lasers (HEL) Systems are critical to system performance. The need for communication of concepts and ideas in this active field is vitally important. To accommodate the need for communication of beam control information, DEPS is sponsoring this fourth annual Beam Control Conference as part of the 2009 Directed Energy Systems Symposium.
Conference Highlights
Details regarding conference location, security restrictions, and short courses, as well as fees and registration are shared among all conferences making up the Systems Symposium and can be found on the main Systems Symposium page. Previous Conference Information about the previous Beam Control Conference is available. The DE Beam Control Technical Program Committee is soliciting contributed papers to be presented at the Conference in areas outlined under the technical sessions listed below. Please consider submitting a presentation and/or poster to the DEPS Beam Control Conference. Papers submitted in conjunction with the presentation or poster will be published with the conference CD. Concepts, risk reduction experiments, system demonstrations, and testing in the following broad areas are welcome. The technical sessions now envisioned include the following topics:
Abstracts
The expected classification of presentations can only include Unclassified, Confidential, Secret, and Secret NOFORN. In addition, material with Distribution Statements A (Public Release), C (Government and their Contractors), D (Department of Defense and their Contractors), X (Export Controlled), and F (as directed by DoD controlling office) will be accepted. Note that distributions A, C, and X are encouraged to facilitate distribution of proceedings; material designated as distribution B and E will not be accepted; and presentations having Distribution Statement F will not be published in the conference proceedings. Abstracts should be sent in electronic format (Microsoft Word 97-2003 or PDF) to the Conference Program Committee at: bcc2009@deps.org Abstracts will be selected by the Technical Program Committee for inclusion in the technical program based on pertinence to the Conference theme, scheduling needs of the Conference, and the perceived importance of the contribution to the DE Beam Control community. Authors will be notified on or before 19 December 2008 if their contributions are selected for inclusion in the Conference Technical Program. Presentations Authors are requested to submit presentations on electronic media (CDs preferred). Unclassified presentations should be mailed to the address listed below for the "Inner Envelope". Classified presentations should be mailed in accordance with DoD approved methods as follows:
Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 format is preferred. Please identify the application of any movies or embedded files. The presentation should be appropriate for 30 minutes of presentation (including questions). Font sizes should be large enough for those in the back of a large auditorium to read (minimum of 20 point font). In addition, all presentations require that a presentation release form be submitted. This MS Word form can be completed electronically, then printed for signature and submission. Mail the fully completed and signed form to the address below or fax to the number provided. Note that it is the responsibility of the lead author to obtain all approvals and releases for presentation. Schafer Corporation All submitted materials must be appropriately marked for security classification, including unclassified presentations as well as identification of any distribution restrictions. Additionally, please identify the presenter (if different) and provide up-to-date contact information. Papers To accommodate the publishing of conference proceedings in a timely manner, authors are requested to submit the sponsoring Program Office approved version of the classified and unclassified papers no later than 3 April 2009. Papers should be submitted on electronic media (CDs preferred) in either Microsoft Word 97-2003 format (preferred) or Adobe Acrobat format (PDF file). Specific format instructions are described on the DEPS conference paper format page. Include full information (including address, phone, fax, and email) for corresponding author. Papers should be mailed to the same address as described above for presentations. In addition, all papers require that a paper release form be submitted. This MS Word form can be completed electronically then printed for signature and mailing. Submit the fully completed and signed form to Schafer as described above for presentation release forms. Note that it is the responsibility of the lead author to obtain all approvals and releases for publication and to ensure that the paper has not been published, nor under consideration, elsewhere. All submitted materials must be appropriately marked for security classification, including unclassified papers as well as identification of any distribution restrictions. Security Classified Documents Overall Document Marking Page Marking Distribution All presentations must have an authorized distribution statement on the first page. Presentations containing Distribution Statements B and E will not be presented at the Beam Control Conference, and those with distribution statement F will not be published as part of the conference proceedings. Primary distribution of the proceedings is to attendees with cleared facilities. All papers must have an authorized distribution statement on the first page. Papers containing Distribution Statements B, E, and F will not be published in the Beam Control Conference proceedings.
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