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SEPTEMBER 22-23

Combat Vehicles Conference "Post-War Transformation"

Event #3620

Fort Knox, Ky.

POC: Angie DeKleine @ (705) 247-2599

The lessons learned from the "shock and awe" is the deserts of Iraq will have a profound effect on the way the Army and the Marine Corps continue their tailoring of 21st Century war fighting.

The theme of this year's conference is "Post-War Transformation", with presentation themes to include: "Post War Challenge" and "Objective Force Update", as wall as a view from Congress. Panels will address the Iraqi War, USMC Program Updates and a "TACOM Community Assessment".

SEPTEMBER 22-25

Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference (Clambake)

Event #3240

Groton, Conn.

POC: Kimberly Williams @ (703) 247-2570

This year's Undersea Warfare Technology Conference is classified at the "Secret U.S. Only" level. The conference features a day and a half-long plenary session led by key senior naval officials. Technical sessions will focus on undersea sensors and vehicles, aviation USW and C4I, and combat systems.

OCTOBER 8-9

Cyber Operations Technology Conference

Event # 4AF1

Rome, N.Y.

POC: Nicole Peterson (703) 247-9474

This conference offers the latest thinking in strategic cyber operations by recognizing future capability requirements in homeland defense and homeland security and presenting results of R&D information technology programs in critical infrastructure protection, dynamic cyber defense and offensive cyber operations. The conference recognizes the global nature of the cyber domain the importance of information/cyber assets in national security, and the fact that cyber operations is a key enabler for realizing Network Centric Warfare.

OCTOBER 16-17

Homeland Security Roundtable

Event #4680

Arlington, Va.

POC: Meagan Gibbons @ (705) 247-9467

This roundtable will focus upon the first results of national homeland security efforts--the implementation of new policies, planning concepts and guidance, reorganization and integration of agencies, priorities, progress, and challenges--and explores the homeland security fiscal roadmap for Fiscal Year 2004 and beyond. The expanded dimensions planned for Homeland Security will create new concerns for governments at all levels: further expansion of security measures into our way of life, manpower, equipment and funding shortages; implementing information sharing and coordination--but mitigated by the potentially unbounded opportunities that new technologies and initiatives...