2013 Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference

UPDATE 8/6/13: Department of the Navy approval has been granted to hold the 2013 Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference. Registration and lodging information will be available shortly. We expect approximately 240 government attendees at this event.

DoN approval letter for government attendance

This 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 undersea warfare: submarines, surface combatants, fixed and rotary wing aircraft, surveillance units, and the Navy's command and control infrastructure. The USW Division has five active Technical Committees which allows the UWD to properly focus on the navy's mission areas: Sensor Systems, Mine Warfare Systems, Undersea Vehicles (including weapons), Aviation, and C4I and Combat Systems.

At this conference, attendees will gain insight on: the latest requirements and developments in undersea warfare; countering submarine and mine threats; and power projection from the sea.

Make connections with professionals from the active duty Navy, key Navy Secretariat, the Pentagon, SYSCOM program offices, Navy & University labs, and the defense industrial base.

This conference is classified Secret U.S. Only. There will be no exhibits at this event.

Call for Papers
The Undersea Warfare Division of NDIA invites you to submit an abstract for consideration for agenda placement at the upcoming Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference.

Download/Print/View a copy of the Call for Papers which includes full technical session descriptions.

Abstracts must be submitted by August 30, 2013 online at: http://application.ndia.org/abstracts/3240

At this site, you will enter your full contact information, title, and text of your abstract, and a brief biography. Email confirmation of your abstract’s receipt will be sent when successful abstract submittal is completed. When abstracts are selected, you will receive an email with the status of your abstract and further instruction.

Be sure to include:

1. What topic is to be addressed and why it is important;
2. How the topic relates to the conference theme;
3. How the method/approach addresses the topic;
4. How mature the research/development is;
5. The results that are to be expected;
6. The type, significance, and importance of the results;
7. Abstracts must be UNCLASSIFIED.