This document summarizes a 3-day training conference on tactical vehicles to be held from April 19-21, 2010 in Alexandria, VA. Over 400 attendees are expected. The conference will provide updates on tactical vehicle procurement, the M-ATV program in Afghanistan, industry partnerships, logistics challenges, and power requirements. Keynote speakers will include Major General Rhett A. Hernandez and Brigadier General Thomas Spoehr. Breakout sessions will focus on topics like vehicle health monitoring, logistics, armor design, and power requirements. The conference is aimed at program managers, requirements directors, and others involved in tactical vehicle design, manufacturing, and support.

1. presents a training conference:
Over 400
3rd Annual attendees
in 2009!
Tactical
Vehicles TM
summit
Enhancing Survivability in All Terrain
April 19 - 21, 2010 • Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, VA
The Mission Moves from Iraq to Afghanistan.
This can’t-miss event will provide updates on:
• Tactical vehicles procurement for the next three years
• The latest detailed updates on the M-ATV in Afghanistan
• Partnerships with industry and military counterparts for upgrades and new initiatives
• Conflicts in Army logistics with tactical vehicles
• Current challenges and solutions for power requirements
Featuring a distinguished speaker faculty that includes:
Major General Rhett A. Hernandez, USA - Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff, G-3/5/7
Brigadier General Thomas Spoehr, USA - Director, Force Development,
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
Colonel David Bassett, USA - Program Manager, Tactical Vehicles
David K. Hansen - Deputy Program Manager, Joint MRAP Vehicle Program
Thomas H. Miller - Program Manager - MTVR/LVSR PEO, Land Systems (USMC) PLUS! A Vehicle Health & Sustainment
Focus Day and exhibit area featuring
the latest vehicle technology solutions!
Sponsored by:
www.TacticalVehiclesSummit.com

2. 3rd Annual Who Will Attend
IDGA’s Tactical Vehicles Summit attracts
Tactical
hundreds of senior-level decision-makers from
domestic military, international partners, and
supporting industry. You will meet
professionals involved in all aspects of the
design, manufacture, and implementation of
tactical vehicles including M-ATV, MRAP, and
Vehicles TM
FMTV:
• Program Managers
• Requirements Directors
• Vehicle Maintenance Managers
• Platform Trainers
summit
• Countermine Intelligence
• Test & Evaluation
• Electronic Engineering
• Weapons Development
• R&D
• Materials Development
Enhancing Survivability in All Terrain • Scientists
• And many others!
April 19 - 21, 2010 • Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, VA For more details on attendees to our previous
events, visit www.TacticalVehiclesSummit.com,
click on “Download Center,” and scroll to find
the attendee lists.
IDGA’s flagship vehicle event, Tactical Vehicles Summit, is proud to be in its third year
discussing the most pressing issues of today’s vehicle community. About IDGA
The Institute for Defense &
Government Advancement
This premier event brings together military end-users, OEMs, and industry (IDGA) is a non-partisan
professionals to discuss, evaluate, and lay the ground work for technology solutions information-based organization dedicated to
and acquisitions in tactical and combat vehicle platforms. Discussions will take place the promotion of innovative ideas in public
service and defense through live conferences
under the backdrop of President Obama’s announcement to send an additional 30,000 US and events. We bring together speaker
Troops to Afghanistan - an increase that will put nearly 100,000 US Troops in Afghanistan panels and events comprised of military and
before the end of Summer, 2010. This troop increase has serious and urgent implications government professionals while attracting
delegates with decision-making power from
for US Forces. The Afghan rugged and mountainous terrain requires an immediate
military, government, and defense industries.
investment in armored vehicles with exceptional mobility. In addition to our live events, IDGA also
offers an online community dedicated to
As new vehicle platforms emerge to meet the military’s needs and challenges, providing defense industry professionals with
technology problems with ballistic requirements, logistics, and vehicle armor come breaking news, business opportunities,
introductions, podcasts, webinars, and
into view. presentations from key industry leaders.
Members of our online community are able
IDGA’s 2010 Tactical Vehicles Summit will feature keynote and general session to extend their live event experience and
interact with the defense industry by
briefs with a focus on Army and USMC vehicle modernization, as well as current leveraging the opportunity to network, share
initiatives for the next three years. IDGA’s 3rd Annual Tactical Vehicles Summit focuses ideas, best practices, and business solutions.
on the challenges ahead for the M-ATV, MRAP, and FMTV including what will be done in For more information, please visit
the future development of the vehicles. www.idga.org.
2010 Program highlights include:
• The latest detailed updates on the M-ATV in Afghanistan
Here is what people are
• A Tactical Vehicles exhibit area!
saying about IDGA’s
• A Vehicle Health & Sustainment Focus Day vehicle events:
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3. Monday,
Vehicle Health & Sustainment Focus Day
Vehicle Health & Sustainment Focus Day Give time to the issues that matter most. Sign up for the Vehicle Health & Sustainment Focus Day and dedicate more time to dialogue
and networking in a classroom environment.
April 19, 2010
This in-depth and interactive series of workshops will examine current challenges in vehicle health and sustainment for the vehicles
community. Hear from leading academic researchers and government organizations on the technology and processes that are revolutionizing
research & development for vehicles currently in overseas contingency operations. These practical application sessions will deliver high impact
training led by globally recognized experts.
During a Focus Day, you can expect:
• Smaller, classroom-style sessions
• Live applications
• In-depth discussions with the class leaders and fellow attendees
7:30am Registration & Coffee
8:00am – 10:00am Vehicle Health and Maintenance
Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) for Military Vehicles
The IMS Center has pioneered many advances in prognostics technologies near-zero breakdown performance
including the Watchdog Agent (autonomic prognostics computing on a chip) •
Learn the latest on "predict and prevent" methodology
technology for military vehicles. This workshop will look at key research
activities focused on four fundamental areas: 1) informatics tools to transform What you will learn:
machine condition data to health information; 2) advanced prognostics •
How to secure business alliances through collaborative testbeds
algorithms for product performance degradation assessment and prediction; •
What new high-impact emerging technologies are being validated
3) integrated software and hardware platforms that think, link, reconfigure •
The use of intelligent e-maintenance systems
and sustain for resilient performance; 4) closed-loop product design and
optimization through the use of product embedded service information. Session Leader: Dr. Jay Lee, Director, NSF Industry/University
Cooperative Research Center on Intelligent Maintenance Systems
How will you benefit: (IMS), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
•
Discover how to enable products and systems to achieve, and sustain, Cincinnati
How to Best Meet the Needs for Combat Support Readiness
10:00am – 12:00pm
Full Spectrum Ground Operations: MRAP C4ISR
This session will present the current issues and challenges facing providers of What you will learn:
life cycle sustainment and maintenance of Ground Mobility Platforms in an •
Enhanced situational awareness for the MRAP
evolving/changing global Combat Support/Combat Service Support •
Secure wireless communication applications for tactical vehicles
operational environment. The session will also cover the potential impact of •
Advancements in off-road navigation for rugged terrain
changing priorities impacting on the DoD budget and mission support
requirements. Session Leader: Pete Ward, MRAP, Project Engineer, SPAWAR Systems
Center – Atlantic
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch
The Latest on Logistics and Acquisition for Vehicle Sustainment
1:00pm – 3:00pm
The Asset Visibility (AV) Program
Our mission is to provide a joint logistics capability that collects and fuses •
Reduce re-ordering with status of items in storage, process, transit, or
information from multiple Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Military Service, theater
and U.S. Transportation Command systems, providing users with a timely •
See inventory mapping and low-bandwidth options
and accurate report of the location, movement, status, and identity of units, What you will learn:
personnel, equipment, and supplies in the global distribution logistics •
How to harness low bandwidth systems for the warfighter
pipeline. Learn how this is achieved in the vehicles sector. •
Increasing visibility for maximized utilization of assets
•
New AV remote scenarios and solutions
How you will benefit:
•
Increase readiness through visibility of lateral support and DoD excess Session Leader: Rick Odden & Karen Blanck, Asset Visibility (AV)
opportunities Program Management Office, Defense Logistics Information Service
(DLIS)
Gain Insight Into Total Diagnostic and Prognostic Development
3:00pm – 5:00pm
New Innovations On Diagnostic And Prognostic Development For Tactical Vehicles
Learn about a technology that detects damage to critical suspension How you will benefit
components in military vehicles simply by driving over a speed bump-like •
Enhance maintenance and supportability for tactical vehicles
"diagnostic cleat" containing sensors. The aim of this technology is to save •
Improving tactical fuel monitoring and management
time and maintenance costs by catching damage before it leads to failure in •
Delivering embedded diagnostic & prognostic development
the field. This system measures vibrations created by forces that a vehicle's tires
apply to the cleat. Damage is detected in the tires, wheel bearings, and What you will learn:
suspension components by using signal processing software to interpret the •
Classic data fusion techniques for RUL estimation
sensor data. By using the instrumented cleat and other "condition-based" •
Prognosis of dynamic components
maintenance methods, the military could reduce costs by performing work on •
Prognosis logistics of dynamic components
vehicles when needed based on the condition of parts instead of performing
scheduled maintenance on vehicles regardless of whether they need the work. Session Leader: Dr. Ling Rothrock, Professor of Industrial Engineering,
Pennsylvania State University
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4. Main Summit Main Summit
Day 1 Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Day 2 Wednesday, April 21, 2010
7:15 Registration & Coffee 7:15 Registration & Coffee
8:15 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 8:15 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8:30 The Tactical Vehicle Strategy 8:30 The G-3/5/7 Perspective on the State of Tactical Vehicles
• Long-term objectives and strategies Operations and plans initiatives
Keynote
•
• Army modernization • MRAP integration
• The next three years for vehicles Major General Rhett A. Hernandez, USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of
Colonel David Bassett, USA, TACOM, Program Manager, Staff, G-3/5/7
Keynote
Tactical Vehicles
9:15 The Future of Vehicles : MRAP & M-ATV
Joint MRAP Focus
9:15 Strategy and Procurement Planning for Vehicles • Expectations for modernizing the fleet
• New Army modernization
• ThefFuture of the MRAP
• Integrated logistics support
• Afghanistan reallocation
• Field service support
Brigadier General Thomas Spoehr, USA, Director, Force David K. Hansen, Deputy Program Manager, Joint MRAP Vehicle
Development , Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 Program
10:00 Networking Break 10:00 Networking Break
10:45 USMC Vehicle Program Update : MTVR/LVSR 10:45 HBCT Modernization and its Implications for Tactical
• USMC vehicles Vehicles
• Vehicle ventures in logistics • HBCT formation
• Current initiatives and future opportunities • Requirements generation and prioritization
Thomas H. Miller, Program Manager - MTVR/LVSR, PEO, • HBCT platform modifications and the DOTMLPF analysis
Land Systems (USMC) Colonel Jeff Swisher, USA, TRADOC Capability Manager, Heavy
Brigade Combat Team (TCM HBCT)
11:30 Advanced Vehicle Lighting
• Advancements in forward/360 degree lighting 11:30 Vendor Panel: Vehicle Armor Design and Deployment
• New break through in exterior vehicle lighting Hear from experts on vehicle armor design and deployment! In this
Eric Thorstensen, Director, Grote Industries interactive panel you will be able to ask your questions on process
management, R&D methods, and the latest in armor design.
12:15 Vehicle Doors and Electronics to Increase Moderator: Michael L Griffin, Huntsman
Survivability
TriMark
12:15 Heavy-duty Jobs on the Battlefield
12:30 Lunch Sponsored by:
• Vehicle towing and mobility in theater
• Solutions to keeping the warfighter safe while performing his mission
1:30 Achieving Sustainment Considerations within Ellen Kietzmann, Vice President, Blue Ox
the Acquisition Process
• Role of a sustainment liaison within acquisition programs 12:30 Lunch Sponsored by:
• Logistics challenges and practical experiences
Acquisition and Logistics
• Operational perspectives of the relationship between 1:30 Current Challenges with Power Requirements in Tactical
LOGCOM and PEO-LS Vehicles
Glenda Paige, LOGCOM Liaison Officer, PEO-Land Systems, •
Testing and evaluation
Marine Corps Systems Command • Equipment surveys from the theater
Michael A Gallagher, Program Manager, Expeditionary Power
2:15 Life Cycle Management for Today’s Vehicle Platforms Systems, Marine Corps Systems Command
• Logistics modular force design
• Serviceable repair parts 2:15 Integrated Electronics Suite for Tactical Vehicle Combat
• Force generation model Activities
Pat Shaw, PEO-Land Systems, Marine Corps Systems • Developmental concepts to integrate navigation
Command • First fully integrated biometric data collection
• Net Centric electronics
3:00 Networking Break Richard Lane, Vice President, American Reliance
3:45 Defense Trade Policy Control for Tactical Vehicles
• Purchasing or selling parts for vehicles outside the US 3:00 Networking Break
• New export/import controls for vehicles
LAV and MPC update
Jonathan Dennis, Political Military Affairs, Department of 3:45 LAV and MPC: Marine Corps Combat Developer Update
State
• Maintaining the expeditionary fleet
• Expectations for an effective modernization strategy
Benning Prespective
4:30 The Maneuver Center of Excellence • Balancing protection, payload and performance in the fleet
Fort Knox and Fort
• Ground combat program Chris Yunker, Mob/C-Mobility Section, Fires & Maneuver Integration
• Tactical vehicle infantry training Division, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
• Future armor needs for ground combat vehicles
Ted Maciuba, Chief of Mounted Requirements (Acting), US 4:30 Tactical and Combat Vehicle Transportability Engineering
Army Armor Center, Ft Knox • CONUS/OCONUS infrastructure
• Time-phased, origin-to-destination analysis
5:15 Rapid Support and Fielding of Tactical Vehicles • Transportability characteristics of military materiel
• Integrated logistics support John D. Newman, Deployability Engineering Branch Chief,
• Expectations for modernizing the fleet Transportation Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA) Deployability Division
Frank Apicella, Technical Director, Army Evaluation Center
(ATEC) 5:15 End of Summit
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5. Venue & Lodging
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Register Online, by Email,
5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703-845-1010 Web: www.hilton.com
Phone or Mail
Located in the West End of Historic Alexandria, the
hotel offers a refreshing blend of modern elegance, Web: www.TacticalVehiclesSummit.com
attentive service, and rewarding hospitality. Within
sight of Washington, DC monuments and attractions, Email: info@idga.org
this stylish hotel puts you near quaint waterfront
galleries and shops in Old Town Alexandria, VA.
Phone: 1-800-882-8684 or 646-378-6026
A reduced sleeping room rate of $226 per night is available for participants
of IDGA’s Tactical Vehicles Summit. This rate is available 3 days pre and post Mail: IDGA
event (subject to availability). Please be sure to book before March 29, 2010
to secure this group rate. 535 5th Avenue, 8th Floor
Reservations Telephone - (703) 845-1010 or 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) New York, NY 10017
www.Hilton.com/AlexandriaMarkCenter
Sponsorship and Exhibition Pricing Industry Military, Government & Academia*
Standard Register & Pay Register & Pay Standard
Opportunities Still Available! Price by Fri, Feb 19 by Fri, Mar 19 Price
For more information on sponsoring or exhibiting please contact Main Summit
(Tue-Wed, April 20-21) $999 $799 $899 $999
Angela DiNatale at 212-885-2761 or sponsorship@idga.org.
Focus Day
(Mon, April 19) $500 $500 $500 $500
Sponsors: * This category does NOT include government contractors. Contractors
are considered civilian/industry for the purpose of determining
registration fees.
Team Discounts +
Number of Attendees Savings of:
3 to 4 10%
5 or more 15%
+ Discounts apply to registrations submitted together, at the same time. Cannot be combined
with any other discount.
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE IN U.S. DOLLARS TO: IDGA
A $99 processing charge will be assessed to all registrations not
accompanied by credit card payment at the time of registration.
* CT residents or people employed in the state of CT must add 6%
sales tax.
Details for making payment via EFT or wire transfer:
JPMorgan Chase
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Reference: Please include the name of the attendee(s) and the event
number: 13169.004
Payment Policy: Payment is due in full at the time of registration and
includes lunches and refreshments. Your registration will not be
confirmed until payment is received and may be subject to cancellation.
Attire: Business casual attire is appropriate. Military personnel are
requested to be in uniform.
Media Partners: Please refer to www.idga.org/cancellation for cancellation,
postponement and substitution policy
Special Dietary Needs: If you have a dietary restriction, please contact
Customer Service at 1-800-882-8684 to discuss your specific needs.
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