17TH ANNUAL DOD LOGISTICS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION MARCH 5-8, 2001 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Notice Date

November 16, 2000

Contracting Office

National Defense Industrial Association, 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia 22201

ZIP Code

22201

E-Mail Address

click on this e-mail link to reach POC (djenks@ndia.org)

Description

As we race headlong into the 21st century, even the most casual observer can see that the quality of America's defense force is barely adequate to fulfill our nation's current operational requirements, and most insufficient to meet the demands of future commitments around the world. This year's focus is the embodiment of our conference theme, Revitalizing America's Defense. Today's infrastructure and reinvestment challenges must yield initiatives that will be reflected in tomorrow's technologies and sustainment solutions. Defense reform must transcend Presidential and Congressional elections which themselves create a catalyst for new, exciting challenges. This annual event has become the premier national level forum for exchanging ideas and sharing insights into supportability of our nation's Warfighters and focusing on a trilogy of logistics,acquisition, and financial reform. The conference again this year brings together these communities and its diversity of discussion by leading practitioners which attracts high caliber attendees, including our newest and most senior government leaders and directors who will put tomorrow's policies and public/private alliances together. In addition, the exhibits will showcase innovative cutting edge technology to support our 21st Century Warfighters. Our conference objective is three fold. First, illuminate several revolutionary trends that will, inexorably, have a major effect on defense establishments and defense companies. Prominent among these trends are: the emerging philosophy of co-opetition vice competition, the increasing importance to defense establishments of commercial technology including our entry into the knowledge age, the need to rethink the approaches governments have traditionally used for life cycle systems support and configuration management, and the national security strategies and structures evolving within the new administration. Second, provide a forum where government and defense companies are brought together to identify those policies and practices that are no longer in equilibrium with global realities and more importantly, identify and debate alternatives including DoD's 2001 legislative and policy agenda. Third, consider what government and industry can do to succeed in the rapidly changing global defense marketplace of the future. You are an important part of the Warfighter's Logistics Team that consists of industry, government, and academia representing domestic and an ever-growing number of international organizations. We share a mutual goal by seeking effective and efficient solutions to meet the needs of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, our true customers. We trust each of you will carry this focus and enthusiasm back to your organizations. Our sponsors, the National Defense Industrial Association's Logistics Management Committee (LoMC) inconjunction with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Material Readiness) are committed to bring you a world-class forum for an exchange of ideas that will help make your organizational and business strategy a reality in the 21st Century.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001120/SPMSC014.HTM (W-321 SN506824)