NATIONAL SUMMIT ON U.S. DEFENSE POLICY: ACQUISITION, RESEARCH, TEST AND EVALUATION. DEFENSE POLICY FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATION IN A NEW MILLENNIUM, WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES FACING NEW THREATS

Notice Date

February 20, 2001

Contracting Office

National Defense Industrial Association, 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia 22201

ZIP Code

22201

E-Mail Address

Click her to cotact the POC via e-mail, or to learn (pedmonson@ndia.org)

Description

This timely summit will serve as a national forum for nationally recognized leaders to examine the policies of the test and evaluation, acquisition, and defense environment during a period of Presidential transition. This will allow opportunity for the discussion of dynamic approaches, new ideas, and cutting edge solutions to emerge, be recommended to, and acted upon by the Administration. Tutorials on test and evaluation and acquisition policy will be part of this Summit as well as a town meeting in which important and controversial subjects will be debated. Top defense officials, past and present, will be participating to share their insights and experience. Summit speakers include a former Secretary of Defense, political appointees, industry executives, members of defense policy think tanks, senior military leaders, and other national leaders. Topics to be included: Defense Policy: The Past, Present, and Future The Changing Geopolitical Landscape Opportunities of Changing Administrations State of Readiness of our Armed Forces The Global Defense Marketplace Coping with Declining Defense Resources Modeling and Simulation in RDT&E COTS in the Military Acquisition Process Addressing Emerging Threats Environmental Awareness and Constraints Modeling and Simulation in Support of Acquisition . The Role of Industry in Defense Policy Optional Dinner, March 27, 2001 An optional conference dinner will be held for conference attendees at La Traviata Restaurant. Dinner fee is $50 per person and includs: Salad, Entree, Dessert and a glass of wine with dinner. Register for this dinner by checking the optional dinner block on the conference registraiton form. ************ Display Opportunities are available. For more information please contact Phyllis Edmonson at NDIA.

Web Link

Click here to learn more about the Test & Evaluation (http://register.ndia.org/interview/register.ndia?~Brochure~1910)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010222/SPMSC081.HTM (W-051 SN50E0G6)