DPAAS

National Defense Planning And Analysis Society (DPAAS)
(in conjunction with TOOLS USA)
Annual Symposium -August 5, 1999
A  G  E  N  D  A

"Are We Prepared to Take Full Advantage of Space Assets?"

0830 Welcome and Introduction
0900-0930 Keynote: "Are We Prepared to Take Full Advantage of Space Assets?"

Major General Hinson, Commander of the 14th Air Force

0930-1045 Session 1: System Acquisition Planning - Needs and Plans

Session Leader: Col. Phil Faye, Joint Strike Fighters Chief Requirements Directorate

  • Military Worth of Space
  • How to Integrate Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  • Joint Space Architectures of the Future
  • Needs for Tools, Models and Simulation
1045-1200 Session 2: System Acquisition Tools for the Next Millennium:

Session Leader: Col. Rich Hayes, Commander, SMC Detachment 11 & Director, SMIO

  • Existing Tools for Meeting Projected Needs
  • Tools in Development
  • Cost As Independent Variable (CAIV) Tools
  • New, Innovative Approaches for Evaluating Space Alternatives and Showing Military Worth
1200-1300 Session 3: Simulation Based Acquisition as a Tool

Session Leader:  Col. "Scoop" Cooper

  • Evaluating Options for Providing Timely, Useable Space Data to the Warfighter
  • Next Generation, Joint Models
1300-1430 Lunch
1430-1500 Session 4: Operational Tools for the Next Millennium

Session Leader: TBA

  • Processes, Tools and Software for Satisfying the Needs of the Operator
  • Collaborative Efforts Between Government and Industry
  • Examples of Known Needs Are:
    • Mission Planning - Using Space Data and Exploiting Stealth
    • Tasking of Space Assets
    • Merging of Space Data With Other Battlefield Sources
1515-1530 Break
1530-1630 Panel: How Well Do the Tools Fit the Needs? Recommendations

Panel Chair: Major General Dickman, USAF NRO Director of Office of   Architectures Assessment Acquisition

1630 Closing comments by DPAAS National President,  Mr. Lavon Jordan, CEO, Frontier Technology, Inc.

For Registration, see http://www.tools.com/usa/reg.html

For Further Information call:
Jennifer Cruz, Frontier Technology, Inc.
805-685-6672, ext. 166
jcruz@sb.fti-net.com