Don’t miss the all new
C2 Systems Development
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Command
&Control Formerly IDGA’s
Force Tracking and
Summit 2009 Combat ID Summit
C2 Systems Development Workshop: June 24, 2009
Main Conference: June 25-26, 2009
Washington, DC Metro Area
Don’t miss your best opportunity of the year to hear:
Updated materiel development timelines and fielding of command and
•
control systems
Capability development requirements that accurately reflect the needs
•
of battlefield commanders
Army plans and policy for transition to unified battle command and the
•
integration of Future Combat Systems
Net Centric C2 Systems Development for the Joint Warfight
•
Combat ID development and systems enhancements
•
Speakers confirmed to present at this year’s
conference include:
GEN Peter Chiarelli, USA Maj Gen William M. Rajczak, USAF
Vice Chief of Staff Deputy Director for Joint Capability
US Army Development
US Joint Forces Command
Robin Quinlan
Deputy Director COL Roger McDonald, USA
Joint Forces Integration, OSD (AT&L) TRADOC Capabilities Manager
Battle Command
Dr. David Alberts
Director of Research Col Francis Xavier, USAF
OASD NII/CIO Chief, C2ISR Requirements Division
Air Combat Command
Sponsors:
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Command Who you will meet:
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ol Systems/Computer/Electrical
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Formerly IDGA’s Engineers
Force Tracking and
Summ it 2009 Program Executive Officers
•
Combat ID Summit
Program/Product Managers
•
Dear Colleague,
Acquisition Managers
•
IDGA’s Force Tracking and Com BFT/Combat ID Technicians
•
bat ID Summit is now the First
Annual Command and
Control Summit! The event will
address the policy, doctrine, requirem Mission/Combat Operations
ents, and materiel •
development for command and cont
rol systems. This joint service conf Director
erence will provide you with
warfighter needs assessments, battl
e command migration timelines, and
current development of
C2 systems. Geolocation/Sensor Specialist
•
Unmanned Systems Engineers
•
The goal of the Command and Cont
rol Summit is to further the developm
ent of essential
command and control capabilities Configuration Design Managers
•
in support of the battlefield comman
der.
Technical Directors
•
Don’t miss the best opportunity
of the year to:
+ Hear the latest acquisition, deve Test Managers
•
lopment, and fielding efforts for
command and
control systems
C4ISR Systems Analysts
•
+ Obtain warfighter requirem
ents for future systems
+ Discover breakthrough capa
bilities for effective combat ID
and improved
battlespace awareness
This year’s event will emphasize the
efforts of joint military services to
improve command and
control on the ground, in the air,
and at sea. Our objective is to bring
forward-thinking military
and civilian personnel together in
one place to share successful initia
tives and further develop
essential capabilities in support of
the warfighter.
Take the time now to block off June
24-26, 2009 in your calendar, and
reserve your place among
your peers and key leaders in the
C2 community. Register yourself and
your team today by emailing
sherryl.jacobs@idga.org or by phon
e at 416-597-4710.
I look forward to meeting you in June
!
V/R,
ynote
P.S. Don’t miss a special ke
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ter
session presented by GEN Pe
f of
Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staf
Thomas Engelman
Program Director
the Army
Here’s what people are saying about IDGA’s
Force Tracking 2008 conference:
“Content was very insightful” – Army Test and Evaluation Command
“Excellent, thought provoking”– NAVAIR
“Absolutely outstanding” – SAF/AQ
“Fantastic job organizing and orchestrating another valuable
conference” – USAF
To register call Sherryl or email sherryl.jacobs@idga.org!
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C2 Systems Development Workshop
C2 Systems Development Workshop Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Give time to the issues that matter most. Sign up for the C2 Systems Development Workshop and dedicate more
time to dialogue and networking in a classroom environment.
This in-depth and interactive series of workshops will examine current research and development in C2
capabilities, standards, and interoperability.
Hear from leading academic researchers on the technology and processes that are revolutionizing command and control.
These practical application sessions will deliver high impact training led by globally recognized experts.
Registration
8:00am
8:30am – 10:30am Attaining truly joint operations
Future of Joint Battle Command Technology
How you will benefit:
This session will discuss the evolution of Battle Command as well
Gain an understanding of the limitations of previously fielded
as future capabilities and requirements. Hear how technology is •
products for joint battle command
evolving to keep up with the needs of battlefield commanders
• Awareness of challenges in the implementation of future systems
and how the defense industry can support essential requirements.
related to unified battle command
What will be covered:
Presenter:
• Technology advances in Command and Control hardware
Alan Mosher, Director, Business Development (COL, US Army ret.),
• Future solutions in enabling communication between coalition
DRS Tactical Systems
forces
10:30am – 12:30pm Latest tools and techniques for testing and evaluation of C2 systems
Testing and Evaluation of Advanced C2 Systems
How you will benefit:
This session will provide practical, hands-on information to
Understand how advanced technologies enable new
address command and control concepts, systems, and test & •
warfighting concepts
evaluation. Get an overview of technical elements ranging from
• Learn techniques for improved network centric enterprise
software applications to communications systems. Develop an
systems engineering and test & evaluation
understanding of how technology fits within the network centric
• Discover cutting edge commercial technologies and systems
command and control enterprise.
developed for the military to provide connectivity at all levels of
What will be covered?
command and operational environments
• Challenges and solutions to testing in distributed, networked
Dr. Fred Wright
environments
Chief Engineer, Electronic Systems Lab,
• Test and evaluation in cyberspace and information security
Georgia Tech Research Institute
• Measures and testing of agile C2 and network centric operations
Lunch
12:30pm – 1:00pm
1:00pm – 5:00pm In-depth learning module
The Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence at George Mason University in
Association with the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement is pleased to present an extended hands-on
learning session as part of this year’s workshop day.
Battle Management Language - Enhancing C2 through Interoperability
How you will benefit:
Current plans, orders, requests, and reports contain a significant
Achieve an understanding of BML and the many BML activities
amount of text based information. They are riddled with •
and plans that address Army, Joint and Coalition requirements
ambiguity and overlapping definitions. Resulting problems are:
for C2
• Reduced mission accomplishment
• Improve training effectiveness
• Reduced training effectiveness
• Reduce costs
• Increased costs.
Hear from four leading C2 experts in one information
The Battle Management Language (BML) is being developed as an packed session!
unambiguous language for command and control of live, Dr. Michael Hieb, C2 Languages Research Lead
simulated, and future robotic forces conducting military operations. Dr. Stanley Levine, BML Project Coordinator
• BML will provide for situational awareness and a shared,
COL Martin Kleiner, USA (ret), Lead Knowledge Engineer
common operational picture Dr. Mark Pullen, Director, GMU C4I Center
• BML can also be applied to Cyber Warfare, Homeland Defense,
and Societal Security.
To register call Sherryl Jacobs at 416-597-4710 or email sherryl.jacobs@idga.org

Main Conference Day 1 Main Conference Day 2
Thursday, June 25, 2009 Friday, June, 26 2009
Registration & Coffee
Registration & Coffee 7:30
7:15
Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 8:00
8:00
Dr. Peter Brackett, Director of Advanced Technology, DRS Tactical
Dr. Peter Brackett, Director of Advanced Technology, DRS Tactical Systems
Systems
Keynote Remarks
Command and Control Challenges and a Way Forward
8:15
Joint Force Integration for C2 Systems
8:15
What are the fundamental C2 challenges in the 21st Century?
•
Presentation
Ensure common shared situational awareness
What are the critical C2 capabilities needed for 21st Century missions? •
•
Keynote
Allow fused, precise, and actionable intelligence
• How can one measure progress? •
• Integrate real time offensive and defensive fires
Dr. David Alberts, Director of Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
Robin Quinlan, Deputy Director, Joint Forces Integration
(Networks and Information Integration) NII and the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary (AT&L)
Blue Force Tracking Aviation
9:00
USJFCOM Requirements Development in Support of
9:00
Joint/coalition operations interoperability
•
Network Enabled Command and Control for the Joint
Interagency/intergovernmental operations interoperability
•
Force
• Reduction of aviation situational awareness latency
Maj Gen William M. Rajczak, USAF, Deputy Director for Joint Capability
Al Abejon, Director, FBCB2/BFT Aviation (SFAE-C3T-FB-AV)
Development, US Joint Forces Command
Networking Break
9:45
Networking Break
9:45
Keynote
Delivering Enhanced Battlefield Command and Control at the US Army
10:30
DARPA Perspective
Closing Networking Gaps with Quint Technology
10:30
GEN Peter Chiarelli, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, US Army
Enabling truly smart weapons capabilities
•
US Army Plans and Policy for Unified Battle Command Providing dismounted ground force situational awareness of the air
11:15 •
picture
Current opportunities and challenges to achieving Unified Battle Command
•
• Allowing for real time weapons impact information
Evolving BC capabilities needed in platform and dismounted capacities versus TOC
•
Stephen Waller, Program Manager, DARPA
requirements
• Plans and policies to support integration of FCS with battle command blue force tracking
Air Force Improvements to the Theater Air Control System
11:15
capabilities
Air Force Command and Control Tiger Team (AFC2TT) Charter
Tiger Team
Mike Eixenberger, HQE, Deputy Director, LandWarNet/Battle Command HQDA, G-3/5/7 •
update DOTMLPF study of the Theater Air Control System
•
Lunch • Specific recommendations for change/improvement
12:00
Col Francis Xavier, USAF, Chief, C2ISR Requirements Division, Air
Delivering Integrated, Joint, Net-Centric C2 Capability for the Warfighter Combat Command
1:00
Evolution of existing DoD C2 systems and convergence with net-centric C2 capabilities
•
Lunch
12:00
Lifecycle management of the command and control (C2) portfolio
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• Ensuring compliance of C2 systems with DoD directives and policy
Transitioning C2 Research Technology to the Field
1:00
Brig. Gen Peter Hoene, USAF, Program Executive Officer, PEO C2C, DISA
Acquisition challenges and potential solutions using examples from
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Net-Centric Combat Identification actual activities
1:40
• Practical applications for cutting edge C2 developments
Why follow a Net-Centric Approach to CID?
•
Dr. Stan Levine, Professor and Faculty Member, George Mason University
Methods demonstrated to date...SWIFT CID Server in Air to Ground and Ground to Ground
•
C4I Center
modes
• Is there an enterprise-wide Combat ID service in the future?
Netcentric C2 Warfighter Solutions
1:45
James Limardo, Lead Systems Engineer for Combat Identification Systems, BAE Systems
Background, Experience and Successes
•
Platform Battle Command Capability Requirements Existing Capabilities
2:20 •
• Near Term Improvements
Identification of critical FBCB2 capability gaps
•
Gregory Cerbus, Principal System Engineer, RTSC Customized
Migration efforts towards JCR, JBC-P, and support for Unified Battle Command
•
Engineering and Depot Support, Situational Awareness Products
• Overview of CID programs including the Joint Combat Identification Marking System
Raytheon Technical Services Company
• [JCIMS] and Joint Cooperative Target Identification [JCTI]
Mike Kelley, Deputy TRADOC Capability Manager, Platform Battle Command and Combat ID
Human Cognition and its Impact on the Performance of
2:30
Digital Battle Command Systems
Human Element of C2
Battle Command Essential Capabilities Baseline
3:00
How automated C2 systems will increasingly operate autonomously –
Overview of defined essential battle command capabilities •
•
under loose, human supervisory control
Pathway to meeting essential capability requirements
•
• Maintaining effective human control of armed automatic systems will
• Insights from battle command and related program offices
not easily be solved
COL Roger McDonald, USA, TRADOC Capability Manager, Battle Command
• Perspectives, problems, and prospects for maintaining effective human
Networking Break control including examples from actual systems and events
3:40
Dr. John Hawley, Chief, Human Research and Engineering Field Element,
Delivering Strategic Battle Command Systems to the US Army ARL, Fort Bliss
4:10
Battle Command development & delivery
•
Networking Break
3:15
Technical vision and major release timelines
•
Command Perspective
• Progress update on Strategic Battle Command systems including GCCS-A, DRRS-A, and
Capabilities Development
Marine Corps C2 Capability Development
3:45
NECC
PM Battle
Defining requirements for warfighter-centric C2 systems
LTC Kevin Leonard, USA, Product Manager, Strategic Battle Command, PEO C3T •
Resolving the Blue Force Situational Awareness (BFSA) interoperability
at the USMC
•
Materiel Development and Fielding of Tactical Battle Command Systems gaps between the MCS and the C2PC with JTCW (Joint Tactical COP
4:50
Workstation)
Using Sharepoint in theater as an operational tool
•
• Evolution of JTCW and future efforts
Leveraging the first Quarterly Release (QR1) of CPOF in Theater as a rapid deployment of
•
LtCol Dennis Manaco, USMC, Head, Capabilities Branch, Command and
capability
Control Integration Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, Marine
• TBC suite of products update including MCS, BCCS, and CPOF
Corps Combat Development Command
LTC Richard Hornstein, USA, Product Manager, Tactical Battle Command, PEO C3T
DARPA Initiatives
NATO Friendly Force Tracking Capability Development
Leveraging JAGUAR (Joint Air/Ground Operations: Unified, Adaptive 4:30
5:30
NATO Perspective
Replanning) and Deep Green to Support Enhanced Command and Control NATO FFT Capability based on national capabilities with NATO
•
interoperability standard and infrastructure
Harnessing the power of automation to support continuous planning
•
• Development in conjunction with support to current operations
• Preventing obsolescence by adapting to new munitions, sensors, tactics
• Future capability development to support CID and command and control
• Using simulation to support ongoing military operations while they are being conducted
LTC Joseph Chacon, USA, Chairman, Friendly Force Tracking Ad-Hoc
Dr. Todd Hughes, Program Manager, DARPA
Working Group, NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation
End of Conference Day 1
6:10
End of Main Conference
5:15
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&Control
Summit 2009
Formerly IDGA’s Force Tracking and Combat ID Summit
June 24-26, 2009 Washington, DC Metro Area
•
Don’t miss your best opportunity of the year to hear:
Updated materiel development timelines and fielding of Army plans and policy for transition to unified battle command and the
• •
command and control systems integration of Future Combat Systems
Capability development requirements that accurately reflect Net Centric C2 Systems Development for the Joint Warfight
• •
the needs of battlefield commanders
Combat ID development and systems enhancements
•
Sponsors: