SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Mark your calendars now! The 11th Annual Space and Missile Defense Conference and Exhibition is Aug. 11-14, 2008, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. The theme for this years event is Space & Missile Defense...the Next 50 Years.
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander, ATTN SMDC-CM-AP, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801
- ZIP Code
- 35807-3801
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-080304-010
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2008
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy White, (256) 955-1640
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander
(dottie.white@smdc.army.mil)
- Description
- Mark your calendars now! The 11th Annual Space and Missile Defense Conference and Exhibition will take place August 11-14, 2008, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. The theme for this years event is Space & Missile Defense ... the Next 50 Ye ars. The Space and Missile Defense Conference is widely attended by more than 6,000 professionals from throughout the United States and our allies around the world. Event sponsors include the National Defense Industrial Association, Tennessee Vall ey Chapter; Air Space and Missile Defense Association, and the Air Defense Artillery Association, Huntsville Chapter. This years Space and Missile Defense Conference will have a greater international emphasis than in previous years, including info rmation on ballistic missile defense in Europe and Japan. The conference will also emphasize a Joint nature, with each service well represented and their contributions spotlighted. Because of current world situations and national occurrences, it is vitally important to understand how missile defense and space technologies are contributing to the success of warfighters around the globe. Exhibits and presentations on topics such as future technologies, command and control with and without our allies, increasi ng roles in each of the services, space protection and persistent surveillance will explore these issues with attendees. Confirmed speakers include Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of Joint Chief of Staff; Mr. John Rood, under secretary of st ate for Army Control and International Security (acting); Lt. Gen. Kevin T. Campbell, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command; Lt. Gen. Henry A. (Trey) Obering III, director, Missile Defense Agency; and Bob Barnes, Missile Defense Agency Advanced Technology. Other invited speakers include Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander, U.S. Strategic Command and Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander, Air Force Space Command. There will be exhibit displays throughou t the entire Von Braun Center and daily attractions in each hall, including presentations from local and celebrity authors. These attractions, along with the viewing of all exhibits, are free and open to the general public. To register for the confe rence, visit the Web site at www.smdconf.org, or contact Jeanne Weaver at 256-533-6986 or fax 256-533-4508. Register before June 27, 2008, to save! For additional information, please contact Giselle Bodin at 256-955-3889 or giselle.bodin@smdc.army.m il.
- Web Link
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www.smdc.army.mil
(http://www.smdc.army.mil)
- Record
- SN01523723-W 20080306/080304225402 (fbodaily.com)
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