10 -- AIR ARMAMENT SUMMIT 2001 Subject: Air Armament Summit 2001 Strategy Panels Description: The Air Armament Center at Eglin AFB FL will be hosting the third Air Armament Summit on 14-16 March 2001. The 2001 Summit will review and assess long range strategic plans for air armament to include armament science and technologies, infrastructure and support, and global threats and military strategy. The Summit will also consider innovative means for "accelerated acquisition" to expedite delivery of promising technologies to the warfighter. Although attendance at the Summit itself must be limited, an effort is being made to expand industry participation through involvement in the Summit's strategy planning panels. This announcement invites such participation. The initial strategy panel kick-off meeting will start on 12 Sept 2000. US companies that can make contributions to an air armament strategic plan through 2025 or those who are actively conducting research and development on air armament technologies are invited to participate on the following strategy planning panels/subpanels: Science & Technology, Accelerated Acquisition, Unmanned Air Vehicle Weaponization, and International Cooperative Strategy. We will also have an Industry Strategy Panel made up of US industry members only. Materiel to be presented at the Summit will be developed by strategy panels composed of senior industry participants and key personnel from throughout the Air Force, Navy and Army. Because of the potential number of industry volunteers, the National Defense Industrial Association will be coordinating industry participation. Industry will be limited to two participants per company/panel. For those companies that choose not to participate or are not selected to participate in a particular panel/subpanel, the information will be posted on: http://www.eglin.af.mil/Summit. Access will be password protected and will be granted to US Contractors only with a valid Secret clearance. This announcement is for planning purposes only and does not constitute an invitation for contracting of any nature. Participation in the proposed Summit panels is voluntary and does not create any obligation on the USG. Prospective attendees are requested to submit names, position title, addresses (phones, e-mails and fax), and a summary of the company area(s) of expertise and preferred participation to Robert Blake, Secretary, NDIA, NLT 6 Sept 2000, Phone: 850-651-2558, Fax 850-651-3588. Please fax security clearances (valid through March 2001) to Don Grundel, 850-882-4739. Phone: 850-882-2238, ext. 465, e-mail: summit@eglin.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=Reference-Number-WMK-AAC-SUMMIT-2001&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: Reuben Manasco, reuben.manasco@eglin.af.mil. Posted 08/18/00 (D-SN487663).

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