NAVAL LOGISTICS CONFERENCE VADM Amerault, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics) and MajGen Higginbotham, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, along with the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) and the International Society of Logistics (SOLE) are co-sponsoring the first ever Naval Logistics Conference (NLC) and Exposition. The NLC will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA from 19-21 October, 1998. This symposium will explore the theme for 1998, "Positioning Naval Logistics for the 21st Century." In todays tight budgetary environment, minimizing logistic costs and skillfully managing logistic processes are key objectives heard throughout the DOD and much of the private sector. This symposium brings together a broad spectrum of commercial and military representatives in the maritime communities and our Naval forces to share new ideas and thoughts concerning the challenges to Naval Logistics. There are over 90 exhibitors participating in the conference. It is an opportune time to learn how the Navy, as well as a our industry partners, are dealing with logistic challenges as we approach the millennium. Please navigate to www.naval-logistics.org to download the conference agenda, list of exhibitors, and registration and hotel information forms, or contact Barbara Hal of SOLE at (301) 459-8446. The NLC will provide a forum for military and industry leaders to identify opportunities for the naval logistics community to meet challenging supportability issues. Don't miss this exciting event. WEB: Naval Logistics Conference (NLC), http://www.jhuapl.edu/ASNE/. E-MAIL: Naval Logistics Conference (NLC), asnehq@aol.com. Posted 09/15/98 (D-SN249869).

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