ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS SPACECRAFT PROTECTION SYMPOSIUM Spacecraft Protection Symposium: The Association of Old Crows and the Querque Crows Chapter will sponsor the Second Annual Spacecraft Protection Symposium to be held 25-26 July 2000 at the Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland. The theme of the symposium will be "Electronic Warfare and Space: Protection of Space Assets." The conference chairman will be Mr. David Hilland, Chief, Spacecraft Protection Technology, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The classification of the symposium will be SECRET US Only. The conference will provide a forum to review the definition of terms and for discussions by a nucleus of professionals interested and/or working in this area. Topics will include threats to Spacecraft; requirements for protection of Spacecraft; tutorial definition of terms; guidelines for protection; modeling and simulation tools and ongoing protection development programs. The keynote speaker will be Maj Gen Brian Arnold, USAF, Director of Space and Nuclear Deterrence, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Session One will cover requirements and will include briefings on: Spacecraft Protection tutorials; Counterspace Threat Overview (NAIC/TAIC); Spacecraft Technologies & Projections (Mr. Matt Warner, NAIC/TATB); Army/Navy/Air Force Spacecraft Protection Requirements/Roadmaps (USAF/SMC Det 11) and Requirements Analysis Methodology. Session Two is entitled Modeling and Simulation and briefings will include: Design Guideline tools (Mr. Chip Hill, Jaycor); Spacecraft RF/Laser Vulnerability tools; Spacecraft Protection Metrics (Dr. Carl Bloemker, Jaycor); Spacecraft Protection Methodology (Mr. Mike Black, Ball Aerospace); Spacecraft Protection Tools for Natural Threats; Hardened Materials Tools for Satellite Protection; Satellite Tool Kit Spacecraft Protection applications/modules (Mr. Michael Enoch, SM&A) and Satellite Survivability Module (Mr. Ron Grotbeck, Ball Aerospace). Session Three will cover Technologies and current programs. Briefings include: AFRL Spacecraft Protection Program (Mr. Dave Hilland, AFRL/VS); Spacecraft RF/Laser Vulnerability (Mr. Joel Davis, Ball Aerospace); Spacecraft Protection Tools for Natural Threats (SAIC); Hardened Materials for Satellite Protection (Ms. Elizabeth Milliken, AFRL/ML); RF Threat Warning/Attack Reporting (Mr. Patrick Serna, AFRL/VS); Laser Threat Warning/Attack Reporting (Dr. Elizabeth Beecher, AFRL/SN); Self-Protection ECM for Space Based Assets (Mr. Mike Cross, Ball Aerospace) and SBIRS Low Survivability Evaluations (AFRL). For further information about the program contact either Mr. Dave Hilland, Chief, Spacecraft Protection Technology, AFRL/VSSE, Kirtland AFB, NM, 505-846-0962, fax: 505-853-7897, email: hilland@plk.af.mil. or Mr. Mike Black, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., 2021 Girard Blvd., Suite 203, Albuquerque, NM 87106, 505-242-2227x13, fax: 505-242-9663, email: mblack@ball.com. For information on registration, contact the AOC Convention Department at (703)-5491600 or download the registration form from our fax-on-demand line at 1-800-678-3324 and request document number 610. WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: N/A, hilland@plk.af.mil; mblack@ball.com. Posted 06/21/00 (D-SN466936).

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