Air Force Bending the Cost Curve: PlugFest PLUS



The Secretary of the Air Force has initiated the Bending the Cost Curve (BTCC) Initiative in response unsustainable to the weapons system costs and development time.


Through BTCC, Air Force acquisition leadership will engage industry and academia to demonstrate, and implement, best practices and novel acquisition techniques.


Enterprise Information Systems are a particular focus area for BTCC.  PlugFest Plus (PFP) is the subset of the BTCC initiative addressing IS acquisition.


Why Sponsor -- Establish your company as an innovator and thought leader in transforming acquisition of Air Force information systems, and associate your company brand with this groundbreaking Air Force initiative?


Your sponsorship of this event will help assure its success and the development  of agile acquisition vehicle to convert demonstrated capabilities into funded development and procurement efforts. 


Who will attend

Senior Air Force and DoD Acquisition officials

Representatives from Air Force program offices

Representative from AFRL

Representatives from other services

Experts in OTA and open systems standards

Thought leaders and industry experts


Contact Tammy Kicker (tkicker@afei.orgfor information on how to become a sponsor of Bending the Cost Curve: PlugFest PLUS.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Keynote and featured speakers, Workshops, Demonstrations

 

 8:30 AM

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Camron GorguinpourDr. Camron Gorguinpour
Director of Transformational Innovation for the United States Air Force, Office of the Assistant Secretary (Acquisitions)

Bio

 

 8:45 AM

 

Keynote Speaker

Dr. LaPlanteDr. William A. LaPlante
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)

Bio

 9:30 AM Plenary PlugTest Demo
 

Workshop Sessions
Descriptions

 

Acquisition

PlugFest PLUS

 10:30 AM

Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) 101

Distributed Laboratory (PDL) Technical Discussion

 11:00 AM

Value Assurance Framework (VAF) for Open System Acquisition 101

Vendor Booth Demos

 12:30 PM

 

Brown Bag Keynote

RodrigueraSergio Rodriguera, Jr.
Chief Strategy Officer
The Credit Junction

Bio 

 1:30 PM

Value Assurance Framework VAF) for Open System Acquisition 101

Industry Participant Briefings

 2:00 PM

Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) 101

Industry Participant Briefings

3:00 PM

 

Closing Keynote

George Duchak
Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, Rome, N.Y.

Bio

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, DOD & Military, Coast Guard

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When
Tue, Jan 20, 2015


Cost

Academia:  $75.00
AFEI Industry Member (NDIA and affiliates):  $175.00
NDIA Non Member:  $200.00
Government:  $0.00


Where
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
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Website
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Exhibitor/Sponsor Fees
Pricing varies. Contact us for details.


Organizer
AFEI - Association for Enterprise Information


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