DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY Directed Energy Programs and Capabilities Conference 6-7 May 2010 Fairfax, Virginia Agenda   Security   Location & Accommodations   Registration & Fees   Contacts   Fairfax Weather The Directed Energy (DE) Programs and Capabilities Conference will focus on the DE Shield concept and will facilitate a detailed discussion of DE technologies to support an Integrated Unit Base and Installation capability for our forces. Co-sponsors of this year's event include ATL/DDR&E and Northrop Grumman. The discussions will include Intelligence review of foreign DE capabilities Overview of service specific DE force protection programs and projects Overview of Integrated Unit Base and Installation Protection (IUBIP) requirements Panel discussions on the way forward for government and industry Review of areas for industry and government collaboration to support DE technology development and IUBIP deployment Bottom line: The emphasis will be on mission accomplishment, system effectiveness, advanced development, demonstrations and fielding. Agenda The program will cover a day and a half. On the first day, a Flag/General Officer/SES/VP forum will review review programs and discuss action at the Senior Leadership perspective. The second day will be devoted to action officer discussions of current programs and the implementation of action items from the first day's forum. The program will be complete by noon, in time for most attendees to travel home that day. Thursday, 6 May 0730 – 0800 Check-In 0900 – 0810 Welcome and Administration Col Dave Robie, A5RC 0810 – 0830 Opening Remarks Mr Al Shaffer, DDR&E 0830 – 0845 DoA – HELTD Mr John Wachs, SMDC 0845 – 0900 DoN – MLS, LaWS, FEL CAPT David Kiel, NAVSEA 0900 – 0915 DoAF – CHAMP, ELLA Dr Robert Peterkin,  AFRL 0915 – 0930 DARPA – HELLADS, APPLE Mr Joe Mangano, DARPA 0930 – 0945 DE Oversight at the OSD level Dr Grimes, DDR&E 0945 – 1015 Break 1015 – 1130 Panel Discussion – Collaborative R&D Dr David Stoudt, NSWC,Dahlgren 1130-1230 Lunch 1230-1300 IUBIP 1300-1330 Force Protection Initiatives Dr Niki Goerger, ASA ALT 1330-1400 Counter – RAM Lockheed - Textron 1400-1430 Ship Self Defense Northrop -Raytheon 1430-1500 Aircraft Self-Protect Boeing-General Atomics 1500-1515 Break 1515-1630 Panel Discussion – Force Protection Dr Spiro Lekoudis, DDR&E 1630-1700 Executive Session Friday, 7 May 0730 – 0800 Check-In 0900 – 0810 Welcome and Administration Col Dave Robie, A5 0810 – 0830 Opening Remarks Col Dave Robie, A5 0830 – 0845 Review of Action  Items Mr Jeff Wood, A5 0845 – 0945 Build POA&M for Actions ALL 0945 – 1015 Break 1015 – 1115 Build POA&M for Actions ALL 1115-1145 Outline After Action Report ALL 1145-1200 Conference Review and Critique ALL Security Participation in this event is limited to U.S. citizens with a security clearance at the Secret level who are employees of the U.S. federal government or its contractors. A picture ID will be required at check-in and upon entry into the classified sessions. Videotaping or audio recording of any session at this meeting is forbidden. Laptops, cell phones, palm pilots and other such electronics will not be allowed. Please do not bring them to the meeting site. Visit letters must be submitted in accordance with the instructions below. If you have any questions about security, call Frederika Christian at 703 803-5262 or Mike Sajous at 703 803-4989. DOD Government/Contractor Visit Instructions Eligibility and access for all DOD government and contractor attendees will be verified using the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS): Send a visit request in JPAS as follows Purpose of visit: DE Programs and Capabilities Conference Point of contact: Mike Edwards Visited SMO: 1B0546 Dates of visit: 6-7 May 2010 Non-DOD Government/Contractor Visit Instructions Fax a visit authorization letter to: Frederika Christian Northrop Grumman Security POC 12900 Federal Systems Park Drive Fairfax, VA 22033 FAX 703 803-5263 Phone 703 803-5262 Location & Accommodations The sessions will be held in the Northrop Grumman facility at 12900 Federal Systems Park Drive, Fairfax, Virginia. This is about 30 minutes drive west of DC, at Exit 55 on I-66. See directions below. A block of rooms at rates below local per diem has been reserved at the Hyatt Fair Lakes, 12777 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, Virginia 22033. The hotel is also at Exit 55 on I-66. To make a reservation, call the hotel at 703 818-1234 and mention DEPS. Directions from Virginia, Washington, or Maryland: Take I-495 (Capitol Beltway) to I-66 West; Take I-66 West to Exit 55B, (7100 Fairfax County Parkway) towards Reston/Herndon; From Exit 55B, turn left at the first traffic light onto the Fair Lakes Parkway; From Parkway, turn right at the second traffic light onto Fair Valley Drive; From Fair Valley Drive, make an immediate left onto Federal Systems Park Drive (service road). There will be two parking lots ahead. The Northrop-Grumman, Federal Park Bldg main entrance will be visible from the parking lot. Continue around to the vacant IBM building as we are instructed to use their parking View Larger Map Registration & Fees The registration fees vary according to your affiliation as follows: Military, $40 Government Civilians, Academics, $200 Contractors, $350 Registration is no longer possible for this event. Recommended Attire The recommended attire for the DE Programs and Capabilities Conference is Class B, Service Khaki, Blues with short sleeves for military personnel and business attire for civilians. Contacts Program Dr Wally Clark, DEPS, Wallace.Clark@kirtland.af.mil Col David Robie, AF/A5RC, David.Robie@pentagon.af.mil CAPT David Kiel, NAVSEA HQ, SEA 05 David.Kiel@navy.mil CAPT Brian Corey, NAVAIR HQ, PMA-242 Brian.Corey1@navy.mil Scott McPheeters, US Army, Scott-McPheeters@us.army.mil Conference Arrangements Cynnamon Spain, DEPS, Cynnamon@deps.org, 505 998-4910 Registration Donna Storment, DEPS, Donna@deps.org, 505 998-4910   Copyright 2010 Directed Energy Professional Society   DHTML/JavaScript Menus by OpenCube Last updated: 10 May 2010