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...

Robot evolution is at an important crossroads -- developers need a better appreciation for “mission relation” and operators want to better understand the technology. The 2011 NDIA Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference is the place to advance a shared understanding. This year’s theme is “Saving Lives, Saving $ - Are Robot Recruits the Answer?” The purpose of this conference is to bring together warfighters and h...

The 27th Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference is sponsored by the NDIA Test & Evaluation Division and supported by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) and the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E). Cosponsors of this symposium are the C4ISR Division and Systems Engineering Divisions of NDIA. Test and Evaluation is often looked at by Program Managers, Program Executive Officers and other pro...

The theme of the 2011 conference, National Security Through Biometric Collaboration; A Roadmap for Tomorrow, recognizes the importance of engaging experts from multiple disciplines to address critical biometrics issues, challenges, and advancements especially relating to national defense in the years ahead. Strong collaboration among researchers, policy-makers and community stakeholders are essential for identifying and implementing promising,...

Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program, which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants’ understanding of the core competencies required for success. Business Development is primarily a relationship and intelligence gathering process. Thus participants learn how to leverage the princ...

“Defense, Diplomacy, and Development: Translating Policy into Operational Capability”The 22nd Annual NDIA SO/LIC (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict) Symposium & Exhibition will examine the operational constructs required to implement a comprehensive, whole-of-government approach to national security by considering the relationships and interaction of defense, diplomacy, and development in light of current and future eng...

This Conference is the only one held annu ally that is specific to the military’s Tactical Wheeled Vehicle community. It has histori cally brought Department of Defense repre sentatives, prime contractors, subcontractors, and their suppliers together to discuss pres ent and future wheeled vehicle requirements for all services. It has afforded an atmosphere for open discussions between the customers and the suppliers based on the needs of...

Stabilization and Reconstruction campaigns have proven to be immensely complex, multi-faceted, and complicated. They are likely to remain a pillar of both US foreign assistance and national security policy for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, within the context of the utilizing Smart Power in SSTR operations, the conference will enable participants to explore and contribute to understanding and overcoming policy and operational challenges...

The World's Largest Modeling, Simulation & Training Conference The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, Industry, Academia and various Government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues and development of multiservice programs.