TUESDAY, August 14, 2001

Emerging Challenges and Opportunities by BGEN James Smith, USAF, Joint Forces Command

SESSION I: Serving The Warfighter

A National Consortium: Technology for the Warfighter by Russ Hauck, National Center for Simulation

Army Test and Training Investment Conference (ATTIC) by David Grow, PM-ITTS, U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command

Training and Testing for Future Strategic Issues/Future Warfare [CIRCA 2025] by Dennis M. Bushnell, NASA Langley Research Center

WEDNESDAY, August 15, 2001

SESSION II: the Future of Testing

A Practical Approach for the 21st Century (The Perspective of a Hands-On Tester) by Dick Dickson, NAVAIR Team, China Lake, CA

Modeling and Simulation for Testing and Training by Jack Sheehan, Knowledge Integration

Software Oriented Test and Evaluation by Gregory Daich, Software Technology Support Center, Hill AFB, SAIC

SESSION III: Training Frontiers

Training the Transformed Force by Michael Parmentier, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense(Readiness)

Defense Science Board Report on Training Superiority and Training Surprise by Ralph Chatham, Dynamics Technology, Inc.

Creating the Digital Knowledge Environment Through Collaboration by Paul Jesukiewicz, Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory

Training and the Future Classroom: An Overview of the Joint ADL Co-Laboratory and the ADL Prototypes by Janet Weisenford, Joint ADL Co-Laboratory

Tactics, Techniques & Procedures by CPT Ronald Peterman, USN, Navy Surface Warfare Development Group

Robotics and Unmanned Vehicles: The Future by Bill Adams, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center, Ft. Leonard Wood

Live/Virtual/Constructive: The USMC Approach by Michael Bailey, USMC Training and Education Command

THURSDAY, August 16, 2001

USMC Information Assurance Operational Testing and Training Strategy by COL John R. Garvin, USMC, Marine Corps Operational Test

SESSION IV: Successful Test and Training Initiatives

Live Fire Testing and Training (LFT&T) Program by Rick Seymour, OSD/DOT&E/LFT&E)

Virtual Target & Range (VITAR) by John A. Nial, Jr., NAVSEA, Indian Head

INFRARED Targets for Testing and Training (IRT3) by Dan Torgler, PMTRASYS

VTAGS - Virtual Target Gunnery System by Sheila L. Jaszlics, Pathfinder Systems, Inc.

Joint Test and Training Roadmaps by John Walsh, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness)

The Combined Chesapeake Regional Ranges Cooperative by Mark Rindler, CRR Operational Liason

Joint Testing with Joint Training, A Success Story by COL David R. "Maggie" Brown, USAF, Office of the Secretary of Defense, JCAS Joint Test Force