Agenda for the 2008 TMC
Tuesday, 9 September |
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| 0700 – 0800 | Registration & Refreshments (in Foyer) |
| 0800 – 0815 | General Announcements |
| 0815 – 0900 |
Keynote Address Dr. Thomas Christian, ASC/EN (Confirmed) |
| 0900 – 0945 |
SemanticTRL Part 1: The SemanticTRL Community Approach
for Collaborative Portfolio Management Across the Global
Information Grid (GIG) Mr. Rob Kruse, Venlogic LLC |
| 0945 – 1015 | Break (in Foyer) |
| 1015 – 1100 |
Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) and Manufacturing
Readiness Assessments (MRAs) Mr. James Morgan, AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate |
| 1100 – 1145 | TBD |
| 1145 – 1300 | Lunch on your own |
| 1300 – 1345 |
Technology Maturation Planning for the Autonomous
Approach and Landing Capability (AALC) Program Mr. Bob McCarty, et.al., SynGenics Corp. |
| 1345 – 1430 |
A Quick-Look Design-of-Experiments
(DOE) Orientation Mr. John Sparks, SynGenics Corporation |
| 1430 – 1500 | Break (in Foyer) |
| 1500 – 1545 |
Measuring Business Risk With Business Readiness Level (BRL) Mr. Scott Leonard, Northrop Grumman |
| 1545 – 1630 |
Technology Readiness Assessments for Systems of Systems Dr. Jay Mandelbaum, Institute for Defense Analyses |
| 1630 – 1645 | Day One Wrap Up |
| 1700 – 1830 | Display & Poster Session Kick Off / Refreshments in Poster Hall |
Wednesday, 10 September |
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| 0700 – 0800 | Registration (Coffee in Foyer) |
| 0745 – 0800 | General Announcements |
| 0800 – 0830 |
Keynote Address – Predictive Metrics Applied to
Technology Maturity Measurement M. Zaroushka, Predictive Sciences of Youngstown Corp. |
| 0830 – 0915 |
A Probabilistic Approach to Maturity Assessment Dr. Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute |
| 0915 – 1000 |
Using the Advancement Degree of Difficulty (AD2) as
an Input to Risk Management Mr. James Bilbro, JB Consulting International |
| 1000 – 1130 | Display & Poster Session / Brunch in the Poster Hall |
| 1130 – 1215 |
SemanticTRL Part 2: Readiness Assessment Tool
Synchronization using the Collaborative SemanticTRL
Community Approach Mr. Rob Kruse, Venlogic LLC |
| 1215 – 1300 |
The Predator Unmanned System - From Advanced Concept
Demonstrator to Transformational Weapon System Mr. Frank Grimsley, 303rd Aerospace Wing |
| 1300 – 1345 |
Successful (and not so Successful!) Technology
Transition on the C-17 Aircraft Mr. Richard Reams, ASC/ENFS |
| 1345 – 1430 |
The F-35 Lighting II Program Dr. Jim Alper, Joint Strike Fighter Program |
| 1430 – 1500 | Break in the Poster Hall |
| 1500 – 1545 |
DOE-EM Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)/Technology
Maturation Plan (TMP) Process Guide and Plans for TRA
Training Dr. Steven Krahn, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Waste Processing (EM-21) |
| 1545 – 1630 |
DOE-EM Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) Update Mr. Kurt Gerdes – U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Waste Processing (EM-21) |
| 1630 – 1715 |
Strategic Technical Baselines for
UK Nuclear Clean-up Programmes Mr. Brian Ensor, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Harwell |
| 1715 | Adjourn for day |
| 1800 – 2000 | Alexander’s on the Bay Dinner (Click here for details) |
Thursday, 11 September |
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| 0700 – 0745 | Registration (Refreshments in Foyer) |
| 0745 – 0800 | General Announcements |
| 0800 – 0845 |
Keynote Address Mr. Randel Zeller, Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) |
| 0845 – 1000 | Panel Discussion |
| 0845 – 0900 |
Moderator Dr. Ken Barker, AFRL/XP |
| 0900 – 0915 |
Panelist Presentation: Dr. Steven Krahn, U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Waste Processing (EM-21) |
| 0915 – 0930 |
Panelist Presentation: Dr. Tom Christian, ASC/EN |
| 0930 – 0945 |
Panelist Presentation: Mr. Michael Sullivan, U. S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) |
| 0945 – 1000 |
Panelist Presentation: Mr. Randel Zeller, Department of Homeland Security |
| 1000 – 1030 | Break (in Foyer) |
| 1030 – 1130 | Q&A with Panelists |
| 1130 – 1300 | Display & Poster Session / Lunch in Poster Hall |
| 1300 – 1345 |
Develop & Sustain Warfighting
Systems Overview Dr. Ken Barker, AFRL/XP |
| 1345 – 1430 |
AFSO21 / D&SWS / Tech Development: Air Force Initiative
– High Confidence Technology Transition Planning Through
the Use of Stage-Gates (TD-13) Dr. Claudia Kropas-Hughes, AFMC/A5S |
| 1430 – 1515 |
Status of the Air Force’s Improved Technology Maturity
Assessment Project (TD-1-12) Update Dr. Kyle Yang, MIT Lincoln Laboratory |
| 1515 – 1545 | Break in the Poster Hall |
| 1545 – 1630 |
Technology Maturity and Technology Transition;
Relationships and Best Practices Mr. Lance Flitter, Naval Surface Warfare Center |
| 1545 – 1700 | Poster & Demo Tear Down |
| 1630 – 1715 |
Achieving Better Acquisition Outcomes: GAO’s 2008
Assessment of Weapon Programs Ms. Cheryl Andrew, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) |
| 1715 | Adjourn for day |
Friday, 12 September |
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| 0700 – 0745 | Registration (Refreshments in Foyer) |
| 0745 – 0830 |
Mission Assurance through Improving Software TRAs for
National Security Space Systems Mr. Daniel Winton, The Aerospace Corporation |
| 0830 – 0915 |
The
Use of TRLs in an IRAD and MTEC Program Ms. Melissa Butler, Northrop Grumman |
| 0915 – 0945 | Break (in Foyer) |
| 0945 – 1030 |
Defining Integration Readiness Levels and Its
Application in the Capability-based Acquisition Process
Dr. Fereshteh Farzad, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. |
| 1030 – 1115 |
Software Technology Maturity is NOT Software Product
Maturity Dr. Suzanne Garcia, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (SEI/CMU); and Dr. Peter Hantos, The Aerospace Corporation |
| 1115 – 1130 | Conference Wrap Up |
| 1130 | 2008 TMC Adjourns |
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