Defeat the Device –
solutions to
presents a training conference:
change the IED
landscape
3rd Annual See pg 3 and 4
for details!
Counter
IED summit
Detecting, Defeating and Attacking the IED Threat
TM
January 25 - 27, 2010 | Washington, DC Metro Area
Featuring a distinguished
speaker faculty that includes:
Dr. Starnes Walker
Director of Research S&T
Directorate, DHS
Colonel Yori R. Escalante
United States Marine Corps, Deputy
Director for Programs
Dr. Devanand K. Shenoy
RIEDAR Program Manager, DARPA
Don’t miss your most vital opportunity of the year to:
Kenneth Attaway
• Gain first hand insight into the Afghanistan IED threat Team Chief, IED, US Army Reserve
• Receive detailed updates on Counter IED operational Maurice Baggson
needs and challenges Knowledge Management Senior
• Discover the new developments in IED prevention &
Professional Team, Battle Command
Knowledge System (BCKS)
mitigation
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3rd Annual Who You Will Meet:
IDGA’s 3rd Annual Counter IED
Counter Summit is a forum focused on
understanding and reducing IED
threats. The audience will be
comprised of senior level
professionals from military units,
government agencies, contractors
IED summit
Detecting, Defeating and Attacking the IED Threat
TM and technology service providers.
Attendees will include professionals
from the following fields and
responsibilities:
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•
EOD
Survivability
January 25 - 27, 2010 | Washington, DC Metro Area • Program Management
• Armor R&D
• Battle Systems
• Medical Evacuation
Dear Colleague, • Robotics & Sensor Systems
• Medical Trauma Reduction
2009 is now the deadliest year
for US Troops in Afghanistan sinc
began – and successful IED atta e the war
cks are the reason for battlefield
casualties.
As US forces continue a resource
reallocation to Afghanistan from Iraq
mountains, and the complex environ , dirt roads, About IDGA
ment bring new challenges for the
community to meet. counter-IED
The Institute for
Defense &
The need for new and better solu
tions to combat the IED threat Government
Afghanistan has never been gre in Advancement
ater!
(IDGA) is a non-partisan information
This year’s Counter IED Summit will based organization dedicated to the
detail current efforts and develop promotion of innovative ideas in
field of IED mitigation, prevention, ments in the
and detection. In today’s hybrid war public service and defense. We bring
asymmetric battle environment, gro and together speaker panels comprised
und operations are becoming incr
necessary for mission success and easingly more of military and government
warfighter safety. As coalition forc
asymmetric threat and work to es prosecute the professionals while attracting
“defeat the device,” combat syst delegates with decision-making
technologies become more importa ems and
nt to mission success. power from military, government
and defense industries. For more
IDGA’s Counter IED summit will out information, email Sherryl Jacobs at
line objectives and themes in the
Environment that are allowing our Joint Operating sherryl.jacobs@idga.org
soldiers to pursue and attack the
threat posed by IEDs and the curr continuing
ent theaters.
This conference will delve into
the details of the following key
• Brea
kthrough and incremental improve topics:
• New
ments to counter-IED technology
insurgent techniques and lessons
• Solu
learned Here is what people are
tions for attacking the source of the
• Nea
IED threat
r and long term needs for IED defe
at saying about IDGA
Counter IED Summit 2010 will be conferences:
open to Citizens of the US and
Countries Only. NATO
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Good Detail.”
for the pre-summit IED – Manager, Land Vehicle Systems
Luis G. Hernandez
Program Director Detection & Defeat Focus Day!
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primarily due to the quality
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Defeat Focus Day
IED Detection and IED Detection and Defeat
Focus Day Monday, January 25, 2010
Give time to the issues that matter most. Sign up for the IED Detection and Defeat These practical application sessions will deliver high impact
Focus Day and dedicate more time to dialogue and networking in a classroom training led by globally recognized experts.
environment.
During a Focus Day, you can expect:
This in-depth and interactive series of workshops will examine current research and • Smaller, classroom-style sessions
development in diction and detonation for IED’s. Hear from leading academic • Interactive sessions featuring case studies and
researchers and independent organizations on the technologies and processes that are lessons learned in an intimate setting
revolutionizing the counter insurgency fight and new technology being developed. • In-depth discussions with the session leaders and fellow attendees
7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration and Coffee
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Determine the Device!
Remote Controlled IED Identification and Classification Algorithms
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are often enabled by consumer-grade How you will benefit:
electronic devices. Commodity wireless devices have made possible completely •
Discuss the strengths and limitations of various approaches
decentralized communications among adversaries. At the same time, areas of •
Analyze minimum detection limits
interest to operators have shifted from jungles and deserts to primarily urban •
Understand how neutron detection can locate an IED
settings, where elevated electronic noise and dense multipath are more the Session Leader:
rule than the exception. This workshop will focus on new developments using Dr. Howard Fan
SIGINT solutions designed to pinpoint the very weak RF signals that are typical President
of the unintentional radiated emissions from electronic devices and receivers. Grid Systems
What will be covered:
•
Multipath Mitigation and Source Association
•
Operating in multipath-rich urban environments
9:30 am – 11:00 am IED Defeat & Mind-Over-Matter!
Advanced Stereoscopic Visualization Capabilities for IED Defeat
IED Detection and Navigation Reconnaissance Systems that use the human How you will benefit:
mind to identify changes and circumstances in real time are becoming a top •
See the latest of stereoscopic visualization capabilities
analytical feature for IED defeat. The mind has advantages of decision making •
Understand the breakdown of spectroscopy of materials
over purely Computer Based analysis. The results have demonstrated rapid IED •
Learn about the next level of decision making for IED detection
detection, dramatically improved navigation, night vision and mission Session Leader:
reconnaissance tools. Dr. Alan Shulman, Principal
What will be covered: For3D, Inc.
•
Change detection
•
IED reconnaissance
•
Potential applications
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Advancements in RF Sensing!
Detection and Mitigation of IED Device Threats
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) continue to be the most significant techniques to Detect, Identify and Geo-locate (DIG) potential IED trigger
threat affecting our troops today. Efficient electromagnetic capabilities that components through the efficient exploitation of target emissions.
facilitate detection, identification, classification and geo-location of IEDs and
What will be covered:
associated subcomponents are critical. Nearly all IEDs utilized commercial •
Detection Identification
electronic devices as triggering mechanisms. Examples include pagers, •
Geo-location
handheld radios, garage door openers and cordless telephones. This
workshop will discuss the state-of-the-art electronic device detection Session Leader:
Walter Keller, Principal
Nokomis, Inc.
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch will be served
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Cutting-Edge IED Defeat Techniques!
Airborne Platforms Case Studies to Detect and Defeat IEDs
This workshop will focus on the developmental efforts to utilize sensors that •
Extended distance for platform patrols
detect IEDs and detonation devices. These sensor detectors are mounted on
a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) such that detection can be performed How you will benefit:
from an autonomous airborne platform ahead of a convoy or patrol, thereby •
Learn how to interpret image overlay
reducing the risk of loss of life. A positive identification was achieved from a •
Examine GPS linked images of a specific area
UAV approximately 75 feet above the ground, travelling at 30 mph. •
Understand the “how-to” of positive identification
What will be covered: Session Leader:
•
Further modifications needed Dr. Mark Patterson, Director
•
Increases in system sensitivity Advanced Ceramic Research
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm The Biometrics of IEDs!
Field Collection and Analysis of Forensics and Biometric Evidence Associated with IEDs
The development of technology for detecting trace levels of explosives has •
Developing a portable personnel screening portal
become a huge aid to US troops and for acquisition of forensic evidence •
End-user determined requirements
after and IED blast. Early developments of this effort have demonstrated that How you will benefit:
personnel involved in the manufacturing, storing, deployment, and triggering •
Examine in-theatre use and operational assessment
of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are likely to be contaminated with •
Analyze biometric data and collection methodology
trace amounts of explosive residue. This workshop will examine related
sample collection techniques that have been useful tools for the screening of Session Leader:
these individuals on the battlefield and attacking the network. Dr. Mark Fisher, Chief Scientist
Nomadics, Inc
What will be covered:
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Advanced forensics applications
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Conference Day One Conference Day Two
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Wednesday, January 27, 2010
7:15 Registration & Coffee 7:45 Registration & Coffee
8:15 Welcome & Chairpersons Opening Remarks 8:15 Welcome & Chairpersons Opening Remarks
Army Reserve Keynote
8:30 Defeating Sophisticated IED’s 8:30 Near & Long Term Technology Needs to Combat the
• How warfighters defeat the device IED Threat
• New advancements • Current efforts & partnerships
• Platform modifications • R&D advancements for Homeland Security
Kenneth Attaway, Team Chief, IED • Logistics and force design
US Army Reserve Dr. Starnes Walker, Director of Research
S&T Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
9:15 The Changing IED Threat: The Shift to Afghanistan
• Advancements for IED Defeat 9:15 Defeat the Device - US Army Center For Lessons
The changing IED threat Learned
Lessons Learned
Center for Army
•
• New challenges for the changing landscape • Best theater performance
Joint IED Defeat Organization • Change in landscape, change in mission
• How lessons change the strategy to defeat IED threats
10:00 Networking Break Scott A. Blaney, Senior Military Analyst, Center for Army
Lessons Learned, Combat Analysis Branch
10:45 Attacking the Network: Counter-IED operations in
Warfighter Perspective
Afghanistan 10:00 Networking Break
• Current construct of Counter-IED operations
• Overhaul for combat operations 10:45 Defeating IEDs by Defeating the Source
Attack the Network
• Lessons learned from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team • Conventional weapons destruction
Captain D. Landon Phillips, USAF • Programmatics for humanitarian mine action
Commander • Small arms, light weapons and munitions destruction
(3rd Brigade combat Team, 10th Mountain Division) Col Yori R. Escalante, USMC
Deputy Director for Programs
11:30 Army Operational Knowledge Management and IED- Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement
Defeat
BCKS Knowledge
• BCKS data on IED attacks 11:30 NGA Efforts in C-IED
Management
• Knowledge management for enhanced counter-IED measures • Terrain visualization
• Ensured warfighter survivability with optimized knowledge • The silent and continuous war
management initiatives Ralph M. Erwin
Maurice Baggson National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Battle Command Knowledge System (BCKS) Liaison to TRADOC Fort Leavenworth
U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (CAC)
12:30 LUNCH
12:10 LUNCH
1:30 US Homeland and Urban Operations Outlook
1:25 The DARPA Effect : Standoff Detection of Explosives • Lessons learned from urban attacks
(RIEDAR) Program • Domestic efforts in prevention and protection
• Rugged military environments • Future in C-IED initiatives
• Comprehensive models of an unstable oscillator David R., Counter Terrorism
• Detection of hazardous materials Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Dr. Devanand K. Shenoy, Program Manager, DARPA/MTO
2:05 Limitations of Neutron-Based Explosives Detection
2:05 Improving Training, Testing and Simulation Systems
•Jammers, testing, and physical integration • Inherent physical limitations
•Tech development and future advancements • Signal-to-noise ratio in a given system
LTC Kevin L. Kearn, USA • Straight IED elemental analysis
Senior Maneuver Support Trainer Dr. Philip C. Womble
OPS GRP, National Training Center Professor, Applied Physics Institute
Western Kentucky University
2:45 Networking Break
2:45 Networking Break
3:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Attacking the Network: The shift to Afghanistan 3:15 IED Detection Challenges and Opportunities
Examine how the US Army exploits weaknesses within the insurgency • Protecting US interest from IED attack
network and disables the insurgent IED construction and deployment • How IED attacks are successful
mechanisms before the bomb is in place. • What is needed now to defeat IEDs
Alan E. Preizer
4:15 EOD Developmental Advancements and Lessons US Army, Kuwait
Learned
• EOD field operations 4:00 Self Healing Materials that Defeat the IED Threat
• Tech development and future advancements needed • Reactive armor to increase survivability
• The role of the Unit in explosive ordinance disposal • Self-healing polymers and metals
Captain Robert Berish • Reactive armor and material advancement
EOD Flight Commander, Eglin Air Force Base Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi, Director, Composites Center, University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
5:00 End of Day One
4:40 End of Main Conference
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IED summit
Detecting, Defeating and Attacking the IED Threat
TM
January 25 - 27, 2010 | Washington, DC Metro Area