9th Annual VMF (Variable Message Format) Summit 2012

The 9th Annual VMF (Variable Message Format) Summit 2012, promoted and hosted by the Federal Business Council, will take place at the Las Vegas Hotel, August 6 through 10, 2012. For the fourth year, the VMF Summit welcomes industry to showcase their newest technology through exhibit and sponsorship opportunities. Exhibits will be held on August 7 and August 8, 2012.

The 2012 VMF Summit provides a unique opportunity for all members of the VMF community to come together in one place to share VMF plans, past experiences, lessons learned, and emerging solutions. Program managers, engineers, standards experts, operators, testers, and trainers representing U.S. military as well as coalition partners from both the air and ground domains are exposed to a wide variety of VMF topics and perspectives.

The conference continues to grow each year, with attendees representing the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and Special Operations Command as well as nine foreign allies.

The VMF Summit will consist of unclassified presentations, panel discussions, new equipment and technology discussions as well as information sharing on topics applicable to VMF and the Close Air Support (CAS) communities. The VMF Summit's discussions will improve efforts towards interoperability between VMF systems in the air and on the ground.

• USMC: Uniform will be Service Charlies for presenters and all USMC personnel day 1 of the VMF summit. Business casual for the rest of the summit.
• All potential presenters must have their briefs approved for Public Release with the appropriate release statements.