SYMPOSIUM: C2 AS A WEAPONS SYSTEM: TOWARDS A SPACE AND AIR FORCE The Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association, with the assistance of the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), will host a technical symposium on the evolution of USAF C2 systems. The symposium will be held at the newly renovated Hanscom AFB Officers' Club on March 25th and 26th 1998. Technical discussions and presentations will complement EFX Industry Day scheduled for 27 Mar 98. Cost is $350 for Industry and $200 for Government. For information concerning the symposium and a list of hotel accommodations please contact Kathy Essigman or Denise Howard by phone at 781-890-7650 or by fax at 781-890-8886 for details. For additional details or to register online log on to our website at http://www3.mists.prc.com/PaulRevere/interface/symposium.htm. The purpose of the symposium is the detailed exchange of technical information on C2 and related programs at ESC, the identification of issues and answers, and the opportunity for industry technical managers to dialoguewith their Government counterparts. Lessons are being learned, leading to technology transfer opportunities to and from industry. A roundtable discussing these industry and Government lessons learned will be part of the proceedings. Keynotes from senior warfighting command and acquisition command leadership are expected. AFC2A (Air Force Air and Space Command and Control Agency) is invited to present. As mentioned previously the, symposium will also provide information on the Expeditionary Force Experiment (EFX) (http://www.hanscom.af.mil/Orgs/Spo/FX/homefram.htm) Industry Day scheduled for 27 Mar 98. A tour of the ESC C2 Unified BattleSpace Environment (CUBE) (http://extranet.hanscom.af.mil/cubeweb/) is on the agenda. The symposium will feature presentations by military and civilian speakers from various services, agencies and FFRDCs. Specific topics to be discussed include Air and Space Architecture for the Warfighter, Joint Vision 2010, C2 as a Weapon System, Spiral Development in the Context of Evolving C2 Systems, the USAF Technology Program at MIT/LL, the CUBE -- status and EFX 98 and 99 activity. Government-industry breakout sessions will focus on specific aspects of the C2 architecture. These will explore status, technology trades, issues, lessons learned, and technical opportunities. DISA is expected to present a detailed update on the DII COE. AFA Government and Industry members will be selected to facilitate working sessions. Portions of the symposium may be conducted at the secret level. WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, PRevereAFA@aol.com.

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