ADVANCED PLANNING BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY (APBI), SMART SENSOR WEB (SSW), 29 FEB 2000 SPONSORING AGENCY: OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), 3040 DEFENSE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3040 ON (TUESDAY) FEBRUARY 29, 2000 (8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM), MR. MICHAEL HOPMEIER, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND COMMERCIAL COORDINATOR FOR SSW, WILL CHAIR AN APBI AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER LOCATED, ONE VIRGINIA SQUARE, 3601 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 600, ARLINGTON, VA, 22201. THE APBI WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE SMART SENSOR WEB INITIATIVE AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH INDUSTRY CAN BE INVOLVED. THE SMART SENSOR WEB (SSW) INITIATIVE IS A MULTI -- FACETED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE WHICH IDENTIFIES CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF A SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE 'SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS' [COLLECTION/SENSORS; CONNECTIVITY/COMMUNICATION; COMPUTATION/COMPUTER PROCESSING, STORAGE, AND DATA PRODUCING AND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE; CONNOTATION/CONTEXT DISPLAY AND VISUALIZATION; COGNITION/JUDGE, DECIDE AND ACT FUNCTIONS.] SSW INCLUDES FIVE SUB-WEBS [IMAGEWEB, WEATHERWEB, WEAPONWEB, SIMULATIONWEB, AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION WEB] WITH EACH SUBWEB HAVING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND SCHEDULES WHICH TOGETHER DEFINE THE SSW INITIATIVE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES, AS WELL AS ADDRESS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. TAKEN ALL TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS BY EACH SUBWEB DEFINE SSW AS AN ACTUAL "SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS" AND ESTABLISHES A TESTBED AND EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. IN AUGUST, AN EXPERIMENT WILL ADDRESS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR SSW AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS WITHIN URBANIZED TERRAIN (MOUT). FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY ODUSD (S&T) TO: CREATE BASELINE CAPABILITY; LEVERAGE ON-GOING RESEARCH EFFORTS; AND DEVELOP A TESTBED FOR EVALUATION OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY. AN INITIAL EXPERIMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AUGUST 2000. THE APBI FORMAT WILL BE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE INITIATIVE, INCLUDING DETAILS FROM EACH WEB AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH INDUSTRY CAN PARTICIPATE. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN AFTERNOON INDIVIDUAL QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION (SCHEDULING 10-MINUTE APPOINTMENTS WITH EACH SUBWEB REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT AFTERNOON WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING OF THE APBI.) TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ISSUES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL TO MR. DAVID LINDAUER AT SYSTEMS PLANNING CORPORATION (SPC). TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM ATTENDEES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL PARTICPANTS AT THE APBI. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS IS COB 21 FEBRUARY, 2000. E-MAIL ADDRESS: dlindaue@sysplan.com., TELEPHONE: (703) 351-8683, AND FACSIMILE: (703) 351-8311. ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO (2) MEMBERS FROM EACH COMPANY. YOU MUST REGISTER WITH EVELYN WRIGHT BY E-MAIL: E-MAIL ADDRESS: ewright@sysplan.com, TELEPHONE: (703) 351-8424, AND FACSIMILE: (703) 351-8311. REGISTRATION MUST BE RECEIVED NLT COB ON 25 FEBRUARY 2000. PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR E-MAIL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: PARTICPANT'S NAME, ORGANIZATION'S NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. UPON RECEIPT, MS. WRIGHT WILL E-MAIL YOU DIRECTIONS. THERE IS A REGISTRATION FEE OF $50.00 PER PERSON. THE FEE INCLUDES CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, LUNCH, SNACK, CONTINUOUS BEVERAGES, AND CONFERENCE MATERIALS. FORM OF PAYMENT: CHECK PAYABLE TO: STRATEGIC ANALYSIS, INC. PLEASE NOTE: NO OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE HAVE CHECK COMPLETED PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE CONFERENCE. THIS WILL ENSURE A TIMELY AND FASTER PROCESS. YOUR NAME WILL BE ON THE REGISTRATION SHEET IF YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS NOTICE. Posted 02/11/00 (W-SN424578).

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