2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference: ''Enabling Naval Innovations to Win the Global War on Terrorism''.ARLINGTON, Va. -- The 2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference will take place July 26-29 at the Ronald Reagan Building The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The theme, "Enabling Naval Innovations to Win the Global War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ," will promote the Navy/Marine Corps objective to rapidly develop and implement innovative solutions to the unique challenges of this war. The conference will highlight areas of significant challenge that naval forces face as the nature of warfighting evolves and how the strategy for meeting those challenges has changed. Sessions will focus on accelerating the identification, development, and deployment of technologies to support the operational demands of our naval forces. Breakout and plenary sessions will allow attendees to learn about funding and research priorities directly from ONR, Marine Corps, and Program Executive Offices program managers. A Marketplace has been incorporated as a key feature of the conference, promoting participant interaction. It will provide two types of scheduled one-on-one interactions: prime contractors with small businesses and government with industry. The conference will showcase ONR's Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) New Starts and Business Opportunities for FY06 and beyond. A comprehensive overview of the FNC program will provide key insights into the process and structure of the FNC program. Speakers include: --Dr. John Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Congress established the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. , Science Advisor to the President --Vice Admiral John G. Morgan Jr., Deputy Chief of Naval Operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. for Information, Plans, and Strategy --General William L. Nyland William L. "Spider" Nyland (born 2 October 1946), a veteran of the Vietnam War, is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2005. , USMC, (Invited) Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. --Major General Jon A. Gallinetti, USMC, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Commander Joint Warfighting Center, Director Joint Training, J-7 --Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Center for Strategic International Studies The Office of Naval Research The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia (Ballston), is the office within the U.S. Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S. (ONR) manages science and technology research for the Navy and Marine Corps. ONR sponsors basic and applied research in oceanography, advanced materials, sensors, robotics, biomedical science and technology, electronics, surveillance, mathematics, manufacturing technology, information science, advanced combat systems, and technologies for ships, submarines, aircraft, and ground vehicles--and more. For information about ONR's programs, go to http://www.onr.navy.mil. To learn more about the conference and register to attend, visit www.onr.navy.mil and type in the keyword "RD" |
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