AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM: INTEGRATING AIR FORCE C2 CAPABILITIES BY 2005 The Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association, with the assistance of the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), will host a C2 symposium on "Integrating Air Force C2 Capabilities by 2005." This symposium will create a framework leading to a "Command and Control Summit" in the Fall 2001, and will build upon last years symposium, "C2 as a Weapon System-Technology Supporting AEF." The symposium will be held at the Hanscom AFB Officers' Club on October 18th and 19th 2000. The agenda will focus on exploring operational concepts, technical issues, and business concerns regarding the current direction of the Air Force, the Electronic System Center, and Industry. Invited feature speakers include: Dr. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I); Lt Gen Woodward, Dir C4 Systems, J-6, Joint Staff; Lt Gen Hornburg, Vice Commander ACC; Lt Gen Kenne, Commander Electronic Systems Center; RADM Nutwell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3ISR & Space; Mr. Barringer, Tech Director Aerospace Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center; Maj Gen (ret) Nelson, Scientific Advisory Board member; BGen Salisbury, USEUCOM, J-6; BGen Obering, SAF/AQI; Dr. Sorenson, Sr. VP & GM Center for Air Force C2 Systems at Mitre; and Mr. White, Chief Technologist, Oracle Services Industry. Cost is $375 for Industry, and $200 for Government. For information concerning the symposium and a list of hotel accommodations please contact Marian McGovern or Elli Garten by phone at 781-862-6800 or by fax at 781-862-5334 or via email at mamcgovern@west.raytheon.com. The Paul Revere Chapter President's Cup Golf outing will be held on 17 Oct and is available to attendees by separate registration. Detailed information on proceedings and the golf outing on 17 Oct will shortly be available on our website, PaulRevereAFA.horizons.com. During the event detailed information on C2 and related programs at ESC will be exchanged. This includes the identification of issues and answers, as well as the opportunity for industry managers to dialogue with their Government counterparts. The symposium will feature presentations by military and civilian speakers from various services, agencies, industry and FFRDC's. Government-industry Panel sessions will focus on specific aspects of Command and Control. These panels will explore operational architecture, integrating concepts, business concepts, commercial and military technologies, and coalition/joint service linkages/interoperability. AFA Government and Industry members will be selected to facilitate working sessions. Proceedings will be available at the session as well as on-line. WEB: AFA Chapter Website, PaulRevereAFA.horizons.com. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, mamcgovern@west.raytheon.com. Posted 08/11/00 (D-SN484935).

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