eDiscovery Readiness for Government, June 8-9, 2010, Arlington, VA

eDiscovery Readiness for Government is a two-day training conference exploring best practices for proactive electronic records management, information assurance and litigation readiness. Scheduled to be held at the Sheraton in Arlington, VA, June 8-9, 2010, this event is specifically designed for executives in the Federal and Government agencies involved with data and records management.

Speakers at the event include: the Honorable John M. Facciola, US Magistrate Judge, US District Court, District of Columbia, Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Miriam Nisbet, Director, Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Catherine Teti, Managing Director for Knowledge Services, Chief Agency Privacy Officer, Government Accountability Office (GAO), and other respected members of the Federal Government.

Discounts available for executives in Federal and Government agencies. Call 1.646.200.7530 or visit www.eDiscoGov.com to register for the event and to view an updated agenda.

Air Mission Planning - Strategic, Tactical and Operational - June 9-10, 2010, London, UK

Air Mission Planning - Strategic, Tactical and Operational, sponsored by Thales conference, will be held 9th & 10th June 2010, Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James, London, UK. SMi’s Air Mission Planning’s exceptional programme will assess a wide range of military, commercial and humanitarian operations to allow you to analyze the latest experiences in delivering strategic and tactical planning for air operations. Take this opportunity to learn about both national MOD and NATO perspectives and requirements.

Speaker Update: We a pleased to announce that Lieutenant General David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Sureveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters US Air Force, Pentagon, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for this event.

This year’s impressive speaker line-up also includes:

• Colonel Richard Leakey, Commander, UK Joint Aviation Group, Afghanistan, Joint Helicopter Command, UK
• Colonel Bohuslav Dvorák, Chief of Force Development, Operational Division, Czech General Staff
• Colonel Edward Rosado, IMA, Requirements Division, Directorate of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programmes, US Air Mobility Command
• Colonel Paul Hastert, Deputy Director for ISR Innovation, US Air Force
• Wing Commander RAD Greene, Chief, Special Projects, A3 Division, NATO Air Component Command Izmir

PLUS two pre-conference workshops available on 8th June
Military Aircraft Debriefing Systems in association with THALES
Next Generation Air Mission Planning in NATO: NATO ACCS in association with NACMA

BOOKING INFORMATION
Book before 31st March and save £300!
Visit: www.smi-online.co.uk/airmissionplanning7.asp
Alternatively contact Teri Arri on Tel: +44 (0) 20 7827 6162 or email: tarri@smi-online.co.uk

Maritime Domain Awareness, 14-15 June, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal

Maritime Domain Awareness, the unique conference will address the challenging security environment facing the naval, coastguard and commercial shipping organizations, will be held 14-15 June 2010, Marriott Lisbon, Portugal. With an impressive agenda featuring keynote addresses from the Portuguese Navy and the International Maritime Bureau this conference will demonstrate how an improved level of maritime domain awareness can contribute to the security of our oceans.

Keynote addresses:

• Rear Admiral António Silva Ribeiro, Deputy Vice Chief of Portuguese Naval Staff, Portuguese Navy
• Commander Larry Trim, Branch Head Maritime Operations Section N3, MCC NATO Northwood
• Cyrus Mody, Piracy Analyst, International Maritime Bureau

For full conference details please contact us:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7827 6728
e-mail: npianet@smi-online.co.uk
Website: www.smi-online.co.uk/mda13.asp

Defence Academies and Colleges eLearning conference in Delft, April 21-23, 2010

Defence Academies and Colleges eLearning conference will be held in Delft, Netherlands 21 - 23 April, 2010. The event is supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Defense.

Following the significant success of the Inaugural Defence Academies and Colleges e-Learning (DACeL) International Conference in Stellenbosch, we are pleased to announce the next DACeL International Conference will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands. So, mark your diary and prepare to attend and share your ideas and experiences with colleagues from around the world.

The conference host is the Netherlands Defense Academy, more specifically the Netherlands Defense College in The Hague. This conference is a co-effort between the Netherlands Defense Academy (NL), UNSW@ADFA (Australia), Cranfield University (UK), and Stellenbosch University (RSA).

Again, we encourage attendance of Defence/Military Academy staff. To make sure there will be plenty of opportunities to get to know each other and discuss all topics, the maximum number of participants has been set at 150. Last year in Stellenbosch most participants commented that a smaller conference stimulated interpersonal contact.

Conference Purpose:

• Investigate eLearning applications in Defence environments;
• Explore the needs of students in regard to e-learning in Defence environments;
• Identify the tensions which arise from the openness needed for e-learning and the security requirements of Defence environments;
• and Investigate Professional Military E-learning.

Who Should Attend:

• eLearning decision-makers, educational and educational technology practitioners working in Defence Academies & Colleges and other Defence environments;
• Defence training contractors wishing to improve their eLearning options.

What are the Outcomes?

• Increased understanding of the needs of e-learning specifically associated with Defence
• A set of presentations and a reporting framework
• Comprehensive Conference Proceedings

Urban Close Air Support, June 16-17, 2010, London, UK

SMi’s Urban Close Air Support will be held 16th & 17th June 2010, Hilton London Kensington, London, United Kingdom. Integrated and coordinated close air support plays a crucial role for protecting troops and saving lives. As the threat evolves so does the CAS mission. Accurate and timely support of ground forces in Afghanistan has never been so important. Urban Close Air Support is well timed to provide you with the most up-to-date case studies from CAS operations in Afghanistan. Assess the lessons learned from missions and explore the latest requirements for FAC/JTAC simulation.

31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference, February 10 - 11, 2010,New York

The Cowen and Company 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference will be held at the InterContinental The Barclay in New York City on February 10 - 11, 2010.

Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), Aug. 17-19, 2010, Dearborn, MI

The 2010 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), taking place Aug. 17-19 in Dearborn Hyatt, Dearborn, MI, will offer industry, government and academic organizations an opportunity to present technical papers and attend panel discussions likely to set the research and development (R&D) agenda for ground vehicle systems programs moving forward.

The objective of this Symposium is to present advanced technology opportunities and solutions to a broad audience of defense industry, government and military representatives. This symposium will focus on the exchange of information through formal presentations, juried technical papers and the interchange of views within the Systems Engineering and Technology Communities.

This year’s conference theme is GVSETS - Collaborating to Rapidly Provide Superior, Integrated Capabilities to Our Warfighters. Eight major defense contractors sponsoring the event are AM General LLC, BAE Systems, DRSTechnologies, General Dynamics Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., OshKosh Defense Corp., Raytheon Co. and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC). Technical papers will be presented in five technology arenas: Power and Energy; Robotic Systems; Modeling and Simulation, Testing and Validation; Systems Engineering; and Vehicle Electronics and Architecture.

UAV Summit 2010, April 26-28, 2010, Washington, DC

UAV Summit 2010 will take place April 26-28, 2010 in the Washington, DC Metro Area. Taking into account recent developments, including last month’s interceptions into U.S. Predator drones video feeds, the event discusses UAV initiatives critical to strengthening overall communication links, achieving greater autonomous controls and hearing DoD visions for the UAVs of the future. Topics will also cover current AFRL research, UAS payloads, UAV acquisition and certification opportunities.

The 4-day Summit offers a UAV Technology Day, 2 Main Summit days and a UAV Focus Day. The Focus Day features a session presented by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Making the UAS Better,” as well as a presentation from the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, “MCWL UAS Test Efforts.”

Cloud Computing for DoD & Government, February 22 - 24, 2010, Alexandria, VA

Cloud Computing for DoD & Government conference will be held on February 22 - 24 2010, Hilton Old Town, Alexandria, VA. According to a new report by Market Research Media “U.S. Federal Cloud Computing Market Forecast 2010-2015” the cloud computing technologies will drive most revenue growth opportunities for government IT contractors over the next six years.

With an ever-increasing number of companies now buying computing, storage, and networking power as they need it from the cloud, there has never been a greater need for a one-stop event that brings together players from the main layers of the Cloud Computing Market - the infrastructure players, the platform providers, and those offering applications.

Counter Terror Expo, 14-15 April, 2010, London, UK

Counter Terror Expo will be held 14-15 April at the prestigious National Hall at London’s Olympia Conference and Exhibitions Centre. Over two full days high level attendees will debate issues such as intelligence sharing and greater cross border cooperation in the fight against international terrorism.

Counter Terror Expo brings the world’s leading thinkers in the arena together annually with those tasked with turning strategy into meaningful deliverables from across the globe. The event seeks to foster much closer ties between agencies tasked with preventing terrorist outrages and is actively supported by leading sponsors including Thales DLJ UK, Rapiscan Systems, EADS, Lockheed Martin, Smiths Detection, Panasonic, Bosch and others. The event comprises an extensive high-level conference, multiple supporting specialist workshops and one of the biggest technology exhibitions of its kind in the world today.

Principal conference themes with particular importance in light of current events include Building Cooperation across Europe and Internationally to Combat Terrorism in the Current Climate; Cooperative Counter Terror Strategies with South East Asian Countries, Facilitating Transatlantic Action in Response to Terrorism and The Role of the United States in Countering the Changing Face of International Terrorism amongst others.