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.org) for 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
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Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Camron Gorguinpour
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8:45 AM
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Keynote Speaker Dr. William A. LaPlante |
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9:30 AM | Plenary PlugTest Demo | |
Workshop Sessions |
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Acquisition |
PlugFest PLUS |
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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
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Brown Bag Keynote Sergio Rodriguera, Jr. |
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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
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Closing Keynote George Duchak Bio |
Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, DOD & Military, Coast Guard
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