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DIRECTED ENERGY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
Employment of DE Weapons Conference 2008 |
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3-7 March 2008 |
Monterey, California | |
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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.
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A consideration of these advantages and challenges before deployment can accelerate the
transforming power of these weapons and minimize the possible downsides. Therefore, it is
important that the DoD community consider all aspects of operations, training, and testing of
DE weapons. This should include an understanding of current efforts and the definition of areas
where additional effort is required to ensure rapid integration of these systems into the active
inventory as soon as they become available.
As a forum for these considerations, the Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference was
held on 3-7 March 2008 to investigate issues surrounding the employment of DE weapons.
Highlights
- Technical presentations and poster papers
- Invited speakers
- Short courses
- Evening reception
- Exhibits
- A Conference making up the DE Systems Symposium
- Attendance at all sessions is limited to U.S. citizens with a classified visit request
on file and who are employees of the U.S. government or its contractors.
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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, factors that could expedite the employment process, as well as addressing
the overall question of "What is the impact of DE Weapons on the battlefield?"
| Important Dates for Presenters |
- 26 October 2007
- Abstracts due
- 8 February 2008
- Presentations due with release forms
- 29 February 2008
- Papers due with release forms
- 3-7 March 2008
- Symposium
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Potential topic areas include:
- Deployment analysis
- Concepts of operation
- Tactics development
- Exploiting existing DE capabilities for deployable solutions - the path forward
- How can the S&T community expedite the fielding of DE Systems
- How can the war fighters become involved with the S&T community
- How can the Acquisition community become involved soon in the process of fielding DE systems
- What can you do with an <80% solution
- Understanding cost-benefit trades for prioritizing deployment
- When is the system 'good enough' to transition from the lab to the user
- What is the correct way to compare costs of DE vs. KE weapons
- Developing the criteria for transitioning from the lab to the end user
- How will DE risks be quantified during war time operations?
- Policy issues and needed decisions
- Collateral damage issues:
- How to quantify the risk and mitigate it
- Is eye safety a collateral damage issue
- Are DE weapons safer than KE weapons
- Collateral damage - Is there a case for DE?
- Aspects of DE that limit collateral damage - "It’s all about precision"
1. Urban environments
2. Highly valued sites
- Public Perception
- Medical Implications
- Physics, engineering and campaign level analysis and M&S to help quantify and mitigate risk associated with potential collateral damage during DE weapons deployment
- Discussion of the complementary nature of DE and KE weapons
- Effects based analysis, methodologies for addressing wicked problems
- A wicked problem is one for which each attempt to create a solution changes the understanding of the problem. Wicked problems cannot be solved in a traditional linear fashion, because the problem definition evolves as new possible solutions are considered and/or implemented. Wicked problems always occur in a social context
- Some specific aspects of problem wickedness include:
- You don't understand the problem until you have developed a solution. Indeed, there
is no definitive statement of "The Problem." The problem is ill-structured, an evolving set of
interlocking issues and constraints.
- Wicked problems have no stopping rule. Since there is no definitive
"The Problem", there is also no definitive "The Solution." The problem solving process ends when you run
out of resources.
- Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong, simply "better,"
"worse," "good enough," or "not good enough."
- Every wicked problem is essentially unique and novel. There are so many
factors and conditions, all embedded in a dynamic social context, that no two wicked problems are alike, and
the solutions to them will always be custom designed and fitted.
- Every solution to a wicked problem is a "one-shot operation," every
attempt has consequences. As Rittel says, "One cannot build a freeway to see how it works." This is the
"Catch 22" about wicked problems: you can't learn about the problem without trying solutions, but every
solution you try is expensive and has lasting unintended consequences which are likely to spawn new
wicked problems.
- Wicked problems have no given alternative solutions. There may be
no solution, or there may be a host of potential solutions that are devised, and another host that are
never even thought of.
Submission Instructions
Abstracts
Abstracts must be unclassified and are due 26 October 2007 for consideration
in the Employment of DE Weapons Conference.
Abstracts should include: paper title, description of the paper (250-word
maximum), authors' names/organizations, lead author contact information
(telephone, email, and fax), expected classification of the presentation
and paper as well as the expected distribution restrictions. Abstracts
should be submitted in electronic form, preferably by email, to
Kathleen Van Norman, 520-794-1283
(Unclassified) klvannorman@raytheon.com
1151 East Hermans Road, M/S 808/20
Tucson, AZ 85734-1337
Although they will be accepted as late as 16 November, early submittals will be given
special consideration. Authors will be notified on or before 30 November 2007 of
acceptance of their paper for presentation and/or publication.
Presentations
In order to assemble the presentations for the conference in a timely manner, authors are requested to
submit the sponsoring Program Office approved version of classified (and unclassified) presentations
no later than 8 February 2008.
Authors are requested to submit presentations on electronic media (CD’s preferred) with the accompanying
presentation release form (completely filled out and signed) to the
address below. (This MS Word form can be completed electronically, then printed for signature and mailing.)
It is the responsibility of the lead author to obtain all approvals and releases for presentation. 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 update contact information.
Microsoft PowerPoint 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. Unclassified presentations should be mailed
to the address listed below for the "Inner Envelope". Classified presentations should be mailed as follows:
Outer Envelope, Standard Mail
Raytheon Company
Attn: Document Control
P. O. Box 11337
Tucson, AZ 82734-1337
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Inner Envelope
Kathleen Van Norman
P. O. Box 11337
1151 East Hermans Road
Bldg 808 M/S 20
Tucson, AZ 85734-1337
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Outer Envelope, Overnight
Raytheon Company
Bldg 807 M/S P8
Attn: Security Office
1151 E. Hermans Road
Tucson, AZ 85706
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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 not later than
16 March 2008 to the same addresses as described above for presentations.
Authors are requested to submit papers on electronic media (CD’s preferred) with the accompanying
paper release form (completely filled out and signed) to the
address provided above. (This MS Word form can be completed electronically, then printed for signature
and mailing.) It is the responsibility of the lead author to obtain all approvals and releases for
publication. All submitted materials must be appropriately marked for security classification, including
unclassified papers as well as identification of any distribution restrictions.
Papers should be submitted in either Microsoft Word format, which is preferred or Adobe Acrobat
format (PDF file). Include full information (including address, phone, fax, and email) for corresponding
author. It is the authors' responsibility to ensure that the paper has not been published, nor under
consideration, elsewhere.
Security
Classified materials must be marked In Accordance With DoD 5200.1-R, Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 and
Executive Order EO 12958 "Classified National Security Information," dated 23 March 2003.
Classified Documents
Mark each section, part, paragraph or similar portion to show highest classification level of the information
in that particular portion. Place markings in parenthesis and at the beginning of the portion. Mark subject
and title lines after the portion. Mark illustrations, charts, and graphs within or next to the portion.
Overall Document Marking
Indicate highest level of classification of information within the document on the top and bottom of front
cover, title page, first page, and on the outside of the back cover or last page.
Page Marking
Place the overall page marking at the top and bottom of each page containing classified information.
Spell out the appropriate classification, e.g., CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET. If possible, use upper case
letters larger than normal page text.
Distribution
Distribution statements of technical documents must be identified in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.24,
Paragraph 6. Papers with distribution statements A, C, and X are encouraged to facilitate publication of the
technical data in the proceedings. Proceedings will be distributed in accordance with DoD Directive "D."
Presentations at the Employment/Deployment 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,
E and F will not be presented at the Employment/Deployment DE Weapons Conference.
Primary distribution of the proceedings is to attendees with cleared facilities. Secondary distribution
is based on distribution statements listed below, as printed on papers within the volume. 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 Employment/Deployment DE Weapons Conference proceedings.
Previous Conference
Information about the previous Employment of DE Weapons Conferences is available.
Conference Committee
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