NINTH NATIONAL HIGH-POWER MICROWAVE (HPM) AND RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ELECTROMAGNETICS SYMPOSIUM The Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico and the Association of Old Crows will present the Ninth High Power Microwave Symposium May 11-13 1999 at the Steve Schiff Auditorium, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland AFB, NM. Dr Patrick Vail, AFRL, will chair the Symposium, Dr Al Kehs will be the Vice-Chair, Capt James Powell, Naval Postgraduate School, will chair the Technical Program Committee and Dr Malcom Buttram, Sandia National Laboratories, will chair the Steering Committee. The Symposium is the only joint tri-service and Department of Energy national conference for the exchange of ideas and technical information in the HPM area. The theme will be: "HPM: Striving to Protect the Nation." The format will be similar to HPM8 beginning with General Officer overviews of national policy and the implications of HPM for National Security. Topics will include: HPM Threats to US Infrastructure: Intelligence and Threats: HPM Applications Concepts and Integration;Sources and Components-Tubes, Slid State and Antennas; Sources and Components-Pulse Power; Modeling and Simulation-Sources and Effects; Effects-Components, Hardening and Biological; Effects-Systems level; Export of HPM Technology Overseas and, finally, Applications and Systems. Papers will be presented from a diverse spectrum of interests including law enforcement, potential military users, industry, universities, policy makers, and scientific/engineering institutions. Attendees will have the opportunity to informally tour some HPM facilities on Kirtland AFB. The SECRET/US ONLY Symposium will prove to be the most interesting conference of 1999 for those examining the issues involved in using or defending against HPM DEWs and RF Electromagnetics. For complete information call the AOC convention department at (703) 549-1600. WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, N/. Posted 03/26/99 (D-SN313235).

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