Location & Accommodations
Fees & Registration
Exhibits
Short Courses The Thirteenth Annual Directed Energy Symposium provides a forum for the exchange of technical and programmatic information in fields related to directed energy sources, directed energy effects, and the development, testing and fielding of directed energy weapons and related technologies. The Symposium will be attended by a wide range of specialists including: researchers, managers, policy makers, and executives from government institutions (DoD, DoE and other national laboratories, program offices, the intelligence community, etc.), industry, academia, and other scientific and engineering institutions. Discussions will focus on the current status and the future of directed energy technology in scientific research and program efforts.
Highlights
The 2010 Symposium will be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This location provides easy access to many Washington DC area institutions, offices, and laboratories including the Army Research Laboratory, the Naval Research Laboratory and the National Science Foundation. The conference hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of White Flint Metrorail station and allows for easy access to much of Washington DC and surrounding areas. The hotels reserve the right to enforce its policies, procedures, and cancellation fees. DEPS is not responsible for any hotel cancellation charges, penalties, or billing discrepancies.
*Note: Full time students will be admitted at no charge provided they (1) are making a presentation, or (2) agree to provide services such as operating computers in the technical sessions. If these conditions are not met, students will be required to pay the full registration fee. Short courses are free for all student registrants regardless of their volunteer/presenter status. Registration fees include participation in all Symposium sessions for which the attendee qualifies; breakfast, breaks, and lunch from Tuesday through Friday morning; receptions; and a copy of the Symposium proceedings. Registration for the Symposium also includes a complimentary DEPS membership through 31 December 2011. In addition, symposium registrants can participate in the Directed Energy Education Workshop on Friday at no additional cost. Short course registrations included student materials, refreshments, and Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits for successful students. Please note that companion meal tickets, allowing guests to enjoy the catered events, will be available for an additional cost. You may purchase meal tickets with your symposium registration (below) or separately using this Companion's Registration form. Registration Please select one of the following registration options.
Some organizations have installed web filters that prevent on-line registration from inside their facilities. If this appears to be true for you, please try again off-site or use the registration option below. Persons requesting cancellation through 18 October will receive a full refund. Cancellations after 18 October are subject to a $100 cancellation fee. There will be no refunds after 11 November. Proceedings The Annual Directed Energy Symposium will produce three sets of proceedings: unclassified public release, unclassified limited distribution, and classified. Unclassified proceedings will automatically be sent to all registrants except those who indicate they do not wish to receive them. All proceedings will be available after publication from the DEPS Online Store. Call for Papers Note: Abstract due date extended. Abstracts still being accepted. Contributions are solicited for presentation at the Symposium from all areas relevant to directed energy (DE). The conference will highlight discussions of current scientific advances, programs, technology efforts, military utility, technical basis, past technical accomplishments and disappointments, and the future of directed energy. The Symposium Program Committee will accept contributions to the technical program based on submitted abstracts. Authors with selected abstracts are encouraged to submit technical papers to accompany their presentation. The Best Paper Awards are based on papers and not on oral presentations. In addition, selected papers (with author approval) may be published in the peer-reviewed journal: Journal of Directed Energy. The 2010 program is being organized with an emphasis on power and energy for directed energy applications. Contributions do not need to fall within the theme or a focus area to be considered for presentation. Proposed Focus Session topics currently include:
There will be a Student Session at the 2010 Annual Symposium. The purpose of this session, beyond just the communication of research results to interested Symposium attendees is to permit students to make presentations in a presumably less daunting environment. A student presenter can choose to make the same presentation in the student session as well as in a general Symposium session. For those students, participation in the Student Session can serve as a final dry run; the session will be scheduled early in the Symposium. The deadline for student abstracts for the Symposium is 1 September. We can guarantee an accepted student abstract can find a home in the Student Session. Participation in the appropriate Symposium topical session cannot be promised but will depend on the availability of space in the session schedule. Earlier submissions will make it more likely that student presentations can be accommodated in the general sessions. Student abstracts must follow the same submission instructions as other Symposium abstracts, but the presenter must be identified as a student. Students should indicate whether they want to participate in the Student Session, the general Symposium technical sessions, or both. Abstracts Abstract must include the following information:
Final submissions can only be accepted with the following classifications:
(1) Unclassified - Approved for public release,
(2) Unclassified - Limited Distribution C,
(3) Secret, or
(4) Secret/NOFORN.
In addition, each of these can include Export Controlled designation, if required.
The Program Committee will inform authors by 31 July 2010 if their contributions are selected for inclusion in the Symposium Technical Program. Instructions for submitting presentations and papers will be available at that time. Student presenters will be informed later than other authors. Previous Directed Energy Symposia These events have been held annually since 1998, and information about most past meetings is available. Proceedings for this 2010 Annual Symposium will be available for purchase soon through the DEPS online store.
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