Professional program, workshop, and off-site tours.

From the Front - Young Leaders in the AOR

Moderator: Maj Jeffrey Babinski, USAF, Commander, 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron

The New Silk Road - Afghanistan Logistics Support

Moderator: Mr. Rick Boyle, VP, Maersk Line, Limited

Small Business Development - Doing Business with the Government

Moderator: BG Barbara Doornink, USA (Ret.), Sr. Vice President, Operations Manager, JILTSO, SAIC

Beyond DTCI

Moderator: Mr. Andy Jones, SVP, Business Development, CorTrans Logistics

FAR Updates from Carrier or Service Provider - Common Carrier Point of View

Moderator: Ms. Gail Jorgenson, Deputy Director, Acquisition (TCAQ) USTRANSCOM

Mentoring Session

Moderator: Mr. Larry Larkin, Director, Competitive Strategies, Northrop Grumman Information Systems

Post Iraq Retrograde, Redeployment & Reset

Moderator: MB Kevin Leonard, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Army Materiel Command

AFRICOM's Adaptive Logistics Network

Moderator: Mr. Dennis L. D'Angelo, Chief, Africa Command Deployment Distribution Operations Center, HQ Africa Command (AFRICOM)

The Changing Face of Defense Travel

Moderator: Ms. Pam Mitchell, SES, Director, Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO)

Web 2.0 and Security Best Practices

Moderator: Mr. Ted Rybeck, CEO & Chairman, Benchmarking Partners

National Disaster Logistics Supply Chain Coordination

Moderator: Mr. Eric Smith, SES, Assistant Administrator, Logistics Management Directorate, FEMA

Technology for Global Transportation & Logistics

Moderator: Dr. LeAnne Viera, PhD, Partner IBM Global Business Services

Personal Property Program - A Commitment to Excellence

Moderator: Mr. Michael Babiak, Manager, Gov't. Services, McCollister's Transportation Group, Inc.

OFF-SITE TOUR: Dell - East Coast Fulfillment Center (ECFC) Opened as the Inspiron Portables manufacturing facility June 2000. It was renamed in July 2002 as the East Coast Fulfillment Center and began fulfilling portables and Dell branded products to customers in 32 states. Its location allows Dell to reach 80 percent of its East Coast customer base next day via ground service compared to air network. The two buildings total 450,000 square feet and offer distribution services to many products: portables, minis, printers, desktops, servers, and after sale options, to small and large relationship customers and consumers. ECFC operates 24/7 with a team of between 750 and 1000 people.

OFF-SITE TOUR: UPS - Materials Distribution Center (MDC) MDC is a 91,000 square foot warehouse that serves as the largest link in the UPS automotive supply chain. It facilitates the procurement and distribution of parts and services for all of the automotive shops in over 1700 UPS facilities in the US. Processes are automated and state-of-the-art. Past tour participants give this facility tour a "thumbs up."

CEU Workshop: Joint Logistics Integration -DOD Logistics Roadmap from an Operations Professional Perspective. Presented by Ms. Joni Holeman, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, DC Metro APICS, and Adjunct Faculty (George Mason Univ, Old Dominion Univ, Fox Valley Technical College)

NOTE: Attendees who successfully complete the NDTA Professional Development training course will be awarded .3 CEU by the University of Alabama at Huntsville, which offers innovative certificate programs and seminars in engineering, management and information technology. APICS offers CSCP and Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) to operations professionals around the world. This session carries the mission of NDTA to provide educational and professional development to members working in national defense and security, in both the public and private sectors.

NDTA thanks the University of Alabama in Huntsville for its support of our educational programs and course accreditation