18 -- MILSATCOM'98 SYMPOSIUM The MILSATCOM Joint Program Office announces the 4th AFCEA/MILSATCOM Symposium. This classified conference, sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, is scheduled for 5-6 November 1998 and will be held at the Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA, with a banquet at the Marriott, Manhattan Beach, CA. This year's MILSATCOM Symposium, Users' Perspective, emphasizes the emerging vision of Military Satellite Communication services to the warfighter. Topics of the symposium include Air Force, Army, and Navy MILSATCOM requirements, and commercial and military satellite communication integration issues. Keynote speakers will include Lieutenant General (s) Jack Woodward, USAF, Joint Chiefs of Staff Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers Systems (JCS/J6), and Vice Admiral Lyle Bien, USN, Deputy, CINC/Chief of Staff, USSPACECOM. Lieutenant General David J. Kelley, USA, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, has been invited as the banquet speaker. Each of the Services and the DoD will address their unique requirements for satellite communications and both military and industry panels will discuss the application of commercial systems to MILSATCOM and the integration of commercial systems into the military infrastructure. In addition, demonstrations of the Global Broadcast System, Iridium, and Milstar satellite communications systems will take place. Registration: All registrants are required to complete a Registration Form and return it with their payment and security clearance (minimum of SECRET level) to AFCEA no later than 30 October 1998. Early registration is available until 16 October 1998. Attendance will be limited to the first 180 completed registration packages received. Payment and clearances must accompany the Registration Form or they will not be honored. Registration forms and fee information are available on the Los Angeles AFCEA web site (www.afcea-la.org). Schedule: 5 November: Continental Breakfast 0700-0800 Symposium 0800-1700 Reception 1800-1900 Banquet 1900-2200 6 November: Continental Breakfast 0700-0800 Symposium 0800-1200 See the web site for a detailed schedule and information on symposium and social activities. Hotel Accommodations: A limited block of rooms has been reserved at the Manhattan Beach Marriott. Attendees must make their own reservations, identifying themselves with the AFCEA Symposium. The phone number for the hotel is (310) 546-7511 or (800) 228-9290. For additional information, contact either Juanna Lamb, Registration Chair (310) 416-2299 or Linda Pagett, Symposium Chair (310) 364-6352. Point of contact for this notice Contact Technical POC Capt Jay Schatz, (310) 336-4944 or Contracting Officer, Ms Mary Anne O'Bryant, (310) 336-4737. **** Posted 09/02/98 (W-SN244887).

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