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Defense Acquisition University
South Region
5th Annual Conference & Expo
“Learn, Perform and Succeed…
Facing Challenges in the 21st Century”
February 18-19, 2009
Huntsville Marriott
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 |
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Event
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Presentation
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| 7:00 – 8:00 |
Registration Check-in (BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN)
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| 8:00 – 8:30 |
Welcome
Mr. Ralph Mitchell, Department Chair, Contract Management, DAU South Region
Mr. James McCullough, Dean, DAU South Region
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| 8:30 – 8:35 |
Greetings
Mr. Sam King, President, DAU Alumni Association, South Chapter
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| 8:35 – 9:35 |
Kickoff Address
Mr. Brad Montgomery, Motivational Speaker
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| 9:35 – 9:45 |
BREAK |
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| 9:45 – 10:45 |
Breakout Session 1 (Concurrent Workshops)
A. TOPIC: “Results of the Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Developmental Test and Evaluation”
Mr. Pete Adolph, Study Director, Defense Science Board Task Force on Developmental Test and Evaluation
B. TOPIC: “Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management (BCEFM) Career Field Update”
Ms. Sharon Jackson, Center Director, Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management, Defense Acquisition University
C. TOPIC: “Challenges of the Contracting Workforce”
Scott A. Campbell, COL, USA, Deputy Executive Director,
US Army Aviation & Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center, U.S. Army Contracting Command
D. TOPIC: “DoD Instruction 5000.02”
Mr. Bradford Brown, Center Director, Acquisition and Program Management, Defense Acquisition University
E. TOPIC: “Acquisition Training”
Directors of Acquisition Career Management and 4th Estate
F. TOPIC: “Navy Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Success….The F/A-18 and EA-18G Program – Capable, Affordable & Interoperable…Today & Tomorrow”
Fred Hepler, CAPT, USN, Deputy Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems, F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office
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| 10:45 – 10:55 |
BREAK |
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| 10:55 – 11:55 |
Breakout Session 2 (Concurrent Workshops)
A. TOPIC: “Challenges of the Contracting Workforce”
Scott A. Campbell, COL, USA, Deputy Executive Director, US Army Aviation & Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center, U.S. Army Contracting Command
B. TOPIC: “Results of the Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Developmental Test and Evaluation”
Mr. Pete Adolph, Study Director, Defense Science Board Task Force on Developmental Test and Evaluation
C. TOPIC: “OSD’s View of Contingency Contracting”
Scott Calisti, Col, USAF, Deputy Director, Program Acquisition and Contingency Contracting, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
D. TOPIC: “Program and Financial Management Lessons Learned”
Mr. Bill Smart, THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), Program Management Director, Missile Defense Agency
E. TOPIC: “Army Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Success… PATRIOT Component Level Contract and Success”
Marsha Lawson, Chief, Supply Support Division, Lower Tier Project Office, Sustainment Logistics Directorate, Integrated Materiel Management Center (IMMC), US Army Aviation & Missile Life Cycle Management Command
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| 12:10 – 1:30 |
LUNCH – Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr.
Defense Acquisition University Executive-in-Residence
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| 1:30 – 2:30 |
Breakout Session 3 (Concurrent Workshops)
A. TOPIC: “Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Rapid Acquisition Program”
Joseph F. Manna, CAPT, USN, Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency, Atlanta, GA
B. TOPIC: “Acquisition Training”
Directors of Acquisition Career Management and 4th Estate
C. TOPIC: “Use of Global War on Terror (GWOT) Funds for Aviation Issues”
Mr. Gary Nenninger, Senior Executive Service, G-3 Operations, US Army Aviation and Missile Command
D. TOPIC: “OSD’s View of Contingency Contracting”
Scott Calisti, Col, USAF, Deputy Director, Program Acquisition and Contingency Contracting, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
E. TOPIC: “Acquisition Perspectives of the Senior Engineer in the Program Executive Office”
Mr. Layne Merritt, Chief Engineer, Program Executive Office Aviation
F. TOPIC: “Navy Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Success…The F/A-18 and EA-18G Program – Capable, Affordable & Interoperable…Today & Tomorrow”
Fred Hepler, CAPT, USN, Deputy Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems, F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office
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| 2:30 – 2:50 |
REFRESHMENT BREAK |
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| 2:50 – 4:00 |
Breakout Session 4 (Concurrent Workshops)
A. TOPIC: “DoD Instruction 5000.02”
Mr. Bradford Brown, Center Director, Acquisition and Program Management, Defense Acquisition University
B. TOPIC: “Program and Financial Management Lessons Learned”
Mr. Bill Smart, THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), Program Management Director, Missile Defense Agency
C. TOPIC: “Army Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Success… PATRIOT Component Level Contract and Success”
Marsha Lawson, Chief, Supply Support Division, Lower Tier Project Office, Sustainment Logistics Directorate, Integrated Materiel Management Center (IMMC), US Army Aviation & Missile Life Cycle Management Command
D. TOPIC: “Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Rapid Acquisition Program”
Joseph F. Manna, CAPT, USN, Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency, Atlanta, GA
E. TOPIC: “Acquisition Training”
Directors of Acquisition Career Management and 4th Estate
F. TOPIC: “Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management (BCEFM) Career Field Update”
Ms. Sharon Jackson, Center Director, Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management, Defense Acquisition University |
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
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BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN
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| 7:30 – 7:35 |
Welcome
Mr. Mark Lumb, Department Chair, Acquisition & Program Management Department, DAU South Region
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| 7:35 – 8:20 |
Disabled Veterans
Mr. Nathan Short
Mr. Sean Lewis
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| 8:20 – 8:25 |
Mr. Ronald Fontenot, Associate Dean of Outreach & Performance Support, DAU South Region |
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| 8:30 – 9:30 |
TOPIC: “What Are We Going To Do About Acquisition?”
The Honorable David R. Oliver, Jr.
Former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Chief Operating Officer, EADS North America
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| 9:30 – 9:45 |
BREAK |
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| 9:45 – 11:55 |
TOPIC: Panel Discussion - “Learn, Perform & Succeed… Facing Challenges in the 21st Century”
Mr. Ronnie Chronister, Senior Executive Service, Deputy to the Commanding General, U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
Brigadier General Gary Connor, Deputy, Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Program Manager, Missile Defense Agency
Mr. Lewis A. (Tony) Palumbo, Vice President & General Manager, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Dr. James T. Simpson, Dean, College of Business Administration,
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
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| 11:55 - 12:00 |
Acknowledgements & Closing
Mr. Jim McCullough, Dean, DAU South Region
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