THE WORLDWIDE CHEMICAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION XVI Current and Future Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Threat is Major Topic at Army/NDIA Conference The United States Army Chemical School, in conjunction with the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), will host "Worldwide Chemical Conference XVI: NBC Force Protection-Full Spectrum Support" on June 23-25, 1998 at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The conference is designed to provide all interested persons from government, industry, and academia a forum for the interchange of ideas related to the protection of our forces and our nation from the effects of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons. Due to a continuing proliferation of non-traditional NBC threats to our military forces, as well as the general population, the conference will focus on the measures needed to provide force protection during the full spectrum of operations in which our soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen may become involved. The event will offer a unique opportunity for industry to receive first-hand information on the programs and initiatives that are currently underway in this growing field. Correspondingly, it also provides U.S. and allied military forces a chance to confer with the firms and individuals involved in the NBC defense industrial base. Addressing the conference will be Mr. Walter L. Busbee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation and Chemical and Biological Defense; Major General George Friel, USA, Commander, Chemical and Biological Defense Command; and Colonel William Miller, USA (Retired), U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Topics to be addressed by panelists throughout the three-day period include development of individual and Collective Chemical-Biological protection programs, Unified Command requirements in respective Areas of Operations relating to the NBC threat, mitigating the effects of chemical weapons through training and indoctrination, and the Anthrax Vaccination Program and its tracking system. Panelists come from numerous military commands, government agencies and organizations such as the Army's Technical Escort Unit from Aberdeen, MD, Department of Justice, European and Pacific Commands, and the U.S. Natick Research, Development and Evaluation Center. Classification level of the Worldwide Chemical Conference XVI, will be UNCLASSIFIED-FOREIGN DISCLOSURE. Both industry and government exhibits/displays will be available for review by all attendees. Registration for this symposium is $415.00 for NDIA members; $550.00 for non-NDIA attendeesd; $225.00 for U.S. Government/Academia and Allied attendees. On-site registration will incur an additional fee of $50.00. A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at the Holiday Inn Anniston/Oxford, Oxford, AL (205) 831-3410; Ramada Inn, Anniston, AL, (205) 237-9777; Hampton Inn Anniston-Oxford (205) 835-1492; Days Inn Anniston-Oxford (205) 835-0300; and the Victoria Inn, Anniston, AL (205) 236-0503. A concurrent exhibition of related products and services will be a highlight of the event. Prospective attendees should contact Angie De Kleine at NDIA, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 400, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 247-2588, email: ADeKleine@NDIA.org For further details regarding this jointly-sponsored conference, contact NDIA at (703) 247-2544/2588. To exhibit information, contact either Christy Kline or Christin Berry at (703) 247-2572/2590. WEB: click here to learn more about the NDIA., http://www.ndia.org. E-MAIL: click here to contact the POC via email, or to learn, adekleine@ndia.org.

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