CALL FOR PAPERS: ASNE DAY '99, MAY 21-22 1999, HYATT REGENCY, CRYSTAL CITY, VA ASNE Day '99 "Naval Engineering: New Challenges for a New Millenium" There is an ongoing transformation in the naval engineering community. Government and corporate organizations have restructured, downsized and relocated. The traditional relationships between these organizations are changing with the advent of Integrated Product Teams, Full Service Contractors and other aspects of Acquisition Reform. Changing design requirements will drive new technical solutions. For example: 7 The evolving shift from platform-centric warfare to network-centric warfare creates a requirement for surface, undersea, and air and space platforms to function with full inter-operability as interchangeable nodes in a theater- wide network. 7 The requirement for new designs to remain forward deployed for long periods. 7 A new emphasis on reducing cost of ownership, leading to a call for reduced manning levels. 7 The requirement to operate in the littoral environment and as part of a joint force 7 The shift to greater use of performance requirements in acquisition programs instead of design specifications. 7 Increased reliance on field activities and vendor teams for ship design and engineering. Original unclassified papers are requested on all naval engineering related subjects, particularly those that address this changing environment and responses to it. Papers are also desired that discuss lessons learned from previous periods of technological and organizational revolution. Submit a one to two page proposal by e-mail (preferred), mail or fax prior to July 31, 1998. The proposal should include: Proposed Title Author(s)' name(s) and organization(s) For Primary Point of Contact, mailing address, phone number, fax number and e-mail address Text providing sufficient detail for the technical papers committee to perform a review. The text should include a problem statement or introduction, an outline of the key points to be made in the paper, and conclusions or recommendations. Authors will be advised about September 1, 1998 if a draft paper should be submitted. Draft papers are due October 30, 1998. Direct proposal and/ or questions to: Technical Director American Society of Naval Engineers 1452 Duke Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3458 703-836-6727; fax 703-836-7491 asnehq@mcimail.com WEB: ASNE Day '99, http://www.jhuapl.edu/ASNE/. E-MAIL: ASNE Day '99 Information, rsteele.asne@mcimail.com.

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