NDIA ARMY Y2K INDUSTRY WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION, EVENT #835, APRIL 13 -- 15, 1998 "Army Seeks Solutions for Y2K Problems": To assist the United States Army with its efforts to deal with the increasing importance of information dominance beyond the Year 2000 (Y2K), together with problems being encountered due to continual introduction of more sophisticated technogolical weaponry to the inventory, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) will sponsor "Expediting Lessons and Tools for the Final Stretch," an Army Y2K Industry Workshop and Exhibition. The workshop is being conducted in coordination with the Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Commuications and Computers (DISC4), Headquarters, U.S. Army and the Army Science Board, and will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia on April 13 -- 15, 1998. In the words of the Army's Chief of Information Office (CIO), Lieutenant General William H. Campbell, "We need to leverage lessons learned in industry and other government agencies which will enable us to push solutions to system developers and owners in order to guard against Y2K problems. This workshop is of vital interest to everyone who faces the Y2K problem, especially support contractors, Army system developers, and owners. The objective of the workshop is to disseminate information and lessons learned on how industry can help with perceived Y2K difficulties and obstacles. It is an effort to take on the reality of the future that the Army's ability to shoot, move, and communicate effectively will rely heavily on automation. Because the Year 2000 problem could pose risks to the Army's warfighters, the workshop will include panels and presentations which involve experts on such topics as "Contingency Planning and Risk Mitigation," "Testing and Validation," and "Renovation -- Tools and Services". Along with LTG Campbell, speakers will include: Mr. John Stephenson, General Accounting Office (GAO), Dr. Bert Fowler and Dr. William J. Neal of the Army Science Board, and Mr. John Koskinen, Federal Y2K Czar. For additional information on the workshop, contact NDIA, at (703), at (703) 522-1820. To exhibit, contact Christy Kline or Christin Berry, NDIA, at (703) 247-2572. Registration for this workshop costs: $225.00 U.S./Allied Government; $400.00 NDIA member; $525.00 Non-Member NDIA; $225.00 Academia; $50.00 additional charge for on-site registration. WEB: "click here to learn more about the NDIA", http://www.ndia.org. E-MAIL: "click here to contact the POC via e-mail, or to learn more about the meeting., ADeKleine@NDIA.org.

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