Theme : Convening Thought Leaders and Fortifying Connections The Women In Defense National Conference brings together leading change agents, innovators, and influencers from the military, defense industry, government, and academia. Past trailblazers and speakers include: The Honorable Lisa. S Disbrow, Acting Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable Katrina McFarland, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technolo...

Modeling, Simulation and Visualization: Revolutionizing Analytics, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Product Design - and how to train the workforce to support it Optional Tour - Monday, September 25 - 12:30 to 6:00 p.m. Greenfield Village (Henry Ford Museum) Ford immersive Vehicle Environment (FiVE) Lab $50 fee includes all transportation - to and from The Henry, and in between Agenda Topics to include: Industry Perspectives: Changing the ways Mo...

The next Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference will be held September 18-20, 2017 at the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, CT. This annual conference concentrates on the Navy's key core competency mission of countering submarine and mine threats to the free and open flow of sea borne commerce and to the conduct of power projection from the sea. All Navy platforms and elements of the Navy force structure are involved in...

Join us for the 30th International Symposium on Ballistics (ISB), jointly organized and supported by the International Ballistics Society (www.ballistics.org) in conjunction with NDIA, September 11-15, 2017 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California, USA! The ISB is an opportunity for ballistics scientists, engineers, and others to report, share, and discuss current research and advances in ballistics and visions of the futu...

The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) invites you to participate in the Simulation Innovation Workshop (SIW) at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida, September 10 – 15, 2017. This year’s theme is: Simulation – Enabling Real-World Innovation. From jet aircraft landing on water, to rocket boosters returning to the launch pad, to satellites rendezvousing with asteroids and comets, o...

NDIA Washington, DC Chapter Defense Leaders Forum Breakfastwith Guest Speaker GENERAL GLENN M. WALTERS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, USMCGeneral Walters will hit the USMC “Hot Topics” Warfare of the Future & Marine Corps Force 2025. After 15-16 years of ongoing operations, modernization investments for legacy equipment must become a priority, despite reduced budgets and continuing resolutions. As the character of future warfare change...

CAPT Lopez is the Program Manager of PMA-205, Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office. The program office is responsible for acquisition and life-cycle management of training systems, including flight simulators, part-task trainers, maintenance trainers, and associated training curricula to ensure optimum performance for naval aviation. CAPT Lopez will be discussing the number of programs his office manages, including topics such as: I...

The San Diego Chapter of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association) is proud to present the NDIA 29th Department of the Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event - Supporting the Warfighter Mission in a Changing Acquisition Climate. The purpose of the Department of the Navy Gold Coast is to provide a forum to educate, guide, and assist businesses, especially small businesses, in working with the government, primarily the Department...

NDIA is pleased to offer our ninth workshop designed to address the challenges with providing government systems with assured access to Trusted and trustable microelectronics. This workshop will focus on recent think-tank studies that have examined the issues with maintaining the military technical superiority provided by microelectronics. The findings of three essential studies, listed below, will be presented and each will be followed by a d...

Join NDIA for the Annual CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition taking place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, DE on August 15-16, 2017. The purpose of the Annual CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition is to promote the positive exchange of information (scientific, technical and operational) relating to the subject of defense against Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the ever growing CBRN threat around the world and in o...