Building on the successful ComDef West 2011, where 25 nations participated with the United States in a lively and informative presentation and Q&A format, ComDef West returns to San Diego to provide further insight, discussions and networking for government, military, academia and industry with an Asia Pacific emphasis . The goals for the upcoming ComDef West are as follows:- Provide an overview and status report of the leading initiatives...

IntroductionA major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system-of-systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened in San Diego, CA, October 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship...

Addressing Physical and Psychological Needs of our Post Combat Military Personnel IDGA’s Battlefield Healthcare Series summits are highly recognized and respected forums where those in the military medicine community interested in continuing medical education, networking, and advanced learning can come together for advanced and focused discussions on up to date clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques, lessons learned from the battlef...

The 2nd Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment Conference is jointly sponsored by NASA, FAA, and DOD and succeeds the series of twelve Joint Conferences on Aging Aircraft. The Aging Aircraft Conferences addressed the safety of legacy aircraft operating near or beyond their original design service goal. The Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment Conference expands the scope to consider the entire fleet life cycle; legacy aircraft with materia...

Sample Prep is an internationally recognized event for experts in sample preparation for detection and identification of viruses, toxins and pathogens. This conference will address the major issues and state-of-the-art in the technologies for real-world sample preparation. Specific topics to be explored when world leaders convene for this high-level symposium include: The Critical Role of Sample Prep in Biodefense Improvements in Automated Nuc...

2011 Bicoastal Counter-Terrorism Summit These courses are approved for grant funding in certain regions. Contact your local grant administrator. The HALO Corporation will be presenting the following courses in the continuing Bicoastal Counter-Terrorism Seminar Series. Monday: Global Narco-Terror Nexus The public, media, and many political leaders observe the border crisis as a one dimensional dilemma. This summit provides substantial evidence...

The theme of this year's Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference is "Undersea Warfare – Enabling the Spectrum of UxV, Communication, Sensor, Payload, and Platform Capabilities." This theme covers each unmanned vehicle type (see below) as it relates to undersea warfare. UUV - Unmanned Undersea VehiclesUAUV - Unmanned Autonomous VehiclesUSV - Unmanned Surface VehiclesUAV - Unmanned Air Vehicles This conference concentrates on t...

Tactical and Practical with RF Communications From the latest air, land, sea and space-based radars, to next generation communication and SIGINT/ELINT/COMINT systems, antennas are the cornerstone of modern military RF systems. It is, therefore, no exaggeration to say that the future of the military is inextricably linked to continued advances in antenna technologies. As the DoD also aims for interoperability, a key challenge to be addressed is...

The Premier UAS Conference on the West Coast While funding for many defense programs are getting cut amid the Depart of Defense?s (DoD) latest costsaving measures, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) spending continues to remain in the billionsof dollars for 2011 with several UAS programs slated to grow. This remains in line with the recentQuadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and DoD?s call for increased UAS platform, payload and supportingtechnology d...

Covertly and overtly, government and private networks are under attack every hour of every day. This continuous assault on the nation's information networks illustrates the need for effective Information Assurance (IA). An attacker needs only one vulnerability to successfully penetrate a system; a defender requires a 100% comprehensive solution. The DoD has made Information Assurance a major element of the JCIDS process and replaced the vener...