The operational employment of directed energy (DE) weapons by U.S. forces is coming on a significant scale, well within the tenure of most current service members. Several DE systems hold promise for incorporation into the inventory within just a few years. The unique features of these weapons provide both special advantages to the military force and unique challenges.
As a forum for these considerations, the fourth annual Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference will be held on 6-10 April 2009 to investigate issues surrounding the employment of DE weapons. 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.
Call for Papers Papers (presentations as well as poster papers) are solicited in the topic area described below for the Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference. All papers will be considered for presentation and authors are encouraged to submit papers that investigate and focus on the issues associated with the employment of DE Weapons. This includes resolution of barriers and factors that could expedite the employment process. Potential topic areas include:
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designated as distribution B and E will not be accepted; and presentations having Distribution Statement F will not be published in the conference proceedings.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 submitted as electronic files (Microsoft Word 97-2003 or PDF) to the Program Committee at john.hartke@usma.edu and should use the following naming convention: last-name-of-first-author_abstract_2009. For more than one submission, insert #n after the last name of the first author, where n is a sequential number. Abstract publication is optional. If you wish to have your abstract published, you must complete this abstract release form. This MS Word form can be completed electronically, then printed for signature and submission. Mail the 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 abstract publication. Schafer Corporation The Program Committee will inform authors by 19 December 2008 if their contributions are selected for inclusion in the Conference Technical Program. Detailed submission instructions, as well as other necessary release forms, will be available at that time. 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 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 20 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 In order to publish a conference proceeding in a timely manner, authors are requested to submit the sponsoring Program Office approved version of the classified and unclassified papers no later than 20 March 2009. Papers should be submitted on electronic media (CDs preferred) in either Microsoft Word 97-2003 format, which is 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 Page Marking Overall Document Marking Distribution Presentations at the DE Employment of DE Weapons Conference will be limited to those personnel with a proper visit request, clearance, and a need to know on file at the conference. 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 Employment of DE Weapons 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 conference proceedings. Previous Conference Information about the previous Employment of DE Weapons Conferences is available.
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