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.

Cockpit Avionics Summit, February 9 -11, 2010, Alexandria, VA

Cockpit Avionics Summit will be held February 9 -11, 2010 at Hilton Old Town Alexandria in Alexandria, VA. Cockpit Avionics Summit is the premier military avionics conference in the United States. As the continually aging aircraft fleet is tasked at the highest levels in history, the DoD has outlined road-maps to extend their service life and utility with technological avionics improvements across the board. This year’s Cockpit Avionics Summit will detail current efforts and developments in the fields of NextGen requirements and how the DoD will meet the timeline, interoperability, and plans to adapt in an uncertain future. In today’s complex and rapidly changing battle environment, aircraft operators are becoming increasingly inundated with never-before seen challenges necessary for mission success and ultimately safety.

International Software Radio, 7th June 2010, London, UK

International Software Radio will be held 7th June 2010, London, UK. Attend and meet with key national decision makers, who will update you on their national SDR programmes. What are the French, Spanish and Italian plans and how are they progressing with research and development? Furthermore, once again hear an update on NATO SDR and the NATO framework.

Key speakers include:

• Rear Admiral Francesco Pierucci, Head of 3rd Department (CIS), TELADIFE, Ministry of Defence, Italy
• Brigadier General Jean-Luc Combrisson, Head, Telecommunications and INFOSEC Brach, DGA, Ministry of Defence, France
• Lieutenant Colonel Robert Valieant, Interoperability and Capability Integration Officer, Command, Support and Development Office, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Captain Aurelio Hinarejos, SDR Coordinator, National Armaments Directorate, Ministry of Defence, Spain
• Bob Wilson, Deputy Project Manager, Command Posts, US Army
• Steve Bernier, Group Leader, Advanced Radio Systems, Communications Research Centre, Canada
• James Neel PhD, President, Cognitive Radio Technologies
• George Vongas, Programme Coordinator, Command, Control and Information Infrastructure, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), UK
• Tero Solante, Principal SDR Officer, Capabilities Branch, European Defence Agency
• Andrew Watson, Vice President and Technical Director, Object Management Group
• David Renaudeau, SDR Forum
• Gianmarco Baldini, Working Group Leader on Public Safety & SDR, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

NDIA’s 2010 Biometrics Conference, January 20-21, 2010 in Arlington, VA

NDIA’s 2010 Biometrics Conference, January 20-21, 2010 in Arlington, VA, will discuss practical approaches to President Obama’s challenges to “find the needle in the Federal haystack.” Key members of the Federal government’s policy, screening, privacy, technology & standards, international and private sectors will discuss how to connect the dots: screen and identify possible threats with a higher level of accuracy and efficiency. Presenters are from the White House, DHS, DOJ, DOD, NYPD, as well as Mexico, Australia, Canada, and Pakistan.

Software Radio Communications Summit, February 9th, 2010 - Vienna, VA

Three-day 8th Annual Software Radio Communications Summit being held in Vienna, VA at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner on February, 9, 2010. Leading military and industry experts are set to convene and discuss a series of key issues pertaining to Software Defined Radio. Some of the key topics to be discussed include interoperability efforts (including international and DHS perspectives); Next generation of SDRs: Cognitive radios and networks and their security challenges; SDR performance in theatre; Maintenance and T&E; and Waveform development.

CBRN Defense Event to Take Place on February 8-10, 2010

CBRN for Defense event on February 8-10, 2010 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson’s Corner Hotel in Vienna, VA. The annual CBRN event tackles some of the greatest challenges faced by emergency decision makers and first responders. The idea of a Chemical, Biological, Radioactive or Nuclear attack is still prominent and equally as perilous. These attacks are without warning, difficult to detect and may not be immediately obvious. CBRN methods of destruction are so acute that the Defense Department has budgeted 11 billion dollars for the prevention and research of these hazardous threats. The Homeland Security Threat Assessment for the years of 2010-2014 lists CBRN attacks as the most dangerous threats that could be carried out in the United States.