MODSIM World is a unique multi-disciplinary conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology. This event joins theory and practice across industry, government and academia; providing for an open interchange of information, knowledge and technology. This year, MODSIM World will be co-located with the Spring Simulation Multi-conference (SpringSim'17). SpringSim is sponsored by The Society for Modeling and...

The next annual Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference will be held April 24-26, 2017 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Pt. Loma. This is a classified SECRET NOFORN, not for attribution, venue with the opportunity for attendees to hear from senior Navy leadership about the Navy’s operational and programmatic experience with USW. Presentations at that level are encouraged. The NDIA USW Conferences are one of...

Agile has moved beyond software development. DevOps brought building, testing and releasing software into an agile construct, and now agile principles are finding their way into non-software areas such as business operations and hardware development. The reason is that agile offers more efficient and effective ways of getting things done: Faster delivery of value Focus on outcome Better quality Alignment with business needs The purpose of this...

The 33rd Annual National Logistics Forum will bring together senior government and industry logistics policy officials and practitioners to address current challenges facing the delivery of logistics capabilities and services in the current and future severely resource constrained environment. NDIA’s National Logistics Forum will highlight the challenges, attempt to identify the opportunities and assess future impacts on logistics suppor...

Over the past 20 years, the U.S. Armed Forces have seen challenges to our technological superiority. We now live in a world where there is global access to technology and scientific talent. Our adversaries have watched the way we fought in Iraq and Afgahnistan and the way we are fighting ISIL today. They have seen our newest equipment, watched our tactics and procedures, and observed our latest concepts of operation; and they are using this kn...

As our nation moves forward in the new strategic environment, the United States faces significant challenges to maintain our global leadership role both now and into the future. Increasingly complex cyberattacks from state and non-state actors, domestic and international terrorism, Russian aggression, Iranian nuclear ambitions, and Chinese military modernization are all cause for grave concern. In an era of constrained resources, and with the...

The purpose of the 2017 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition is to provide a forum for Industry and Government stakeholders to engage in honest dialogue to determine how to realize the robotics and autonomous systems vision across all Services of the U.S. military. There are several new rapid innovation efforts across the Department of Defense that are gaining additional emphasis and budget share. Organizations like DiUX, w...

NDIA, in conjunction with the US Pacific Command, will host the 2017 Pacific Operational Science and Technology (POST) Conference March 6 - 10, 2017. The theme for the 2017 POST is "Partnering in Science and Technology to Ensure Peace and Stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific". Past conferences have experienced participation from fourteen partner nations, and a wide variety of representatives from Industry, Academia and DOD/DOE/Interagency labs a...

The Department of Defense (DoD) medical community provides world-class medical knowledge, countermeasures, and technologies to protect and sustain our Servicemen and women throughout their military careers. This event is an opportunity for science and industry representatives to learn more about the DoD Research, Development, Test & Evaluation missions, programs and gap areas and to better understand the complexities of military medicine i...

The 2017 HSD Conference offers a dynamic exchange of technical information and dialogue among government, industry, and academic leaders from the Human Systems community who are interested in advancing the field through education, consultation, future research, and collaboration opportunities.