
SMC Industry Days 2008
Agenda
Underlined items indicate a link to the presentation in PDF format. The free PDF reader is available at Adobe.
Commander's Welcome Letter 2008 (PDF)| Tuesday, 15 April 2008 | |||||
| 1700 | Registration - Foyer Reception - Grand Ballroom | ||||
Wednesday, 16 April 2008 | |||||
| 0700 | Registration - Foyer | ||||
| 0750 | Conference Opening - Grand Ballroom Administrative Remarks | Mr. Robert Recker Executive Consultant, Robbins-Gioia | |||
| 0800 | SMC Welcome and Overview | Lt Gen Michael A. Hamel Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center | |||
| 0815 | SMC Business Model Panel: How we do business at SMC | Moderator: Brig Gen Ellen Pawlikowski Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center Panel: Col Mun Kwon, SMC/PI Col James Horejsi, SMC/EA Col Richard Schantz, SMC/XR Col Doug James, SMC/PK | |||
| 0915 | Session 1: SSA and space protection | Col Michael Taylor Commander, Space Superiority Systems Wing | |||
| 1010 | Session 1: SSA and space protection | TBD Command Lead, AFSPC/A3C | |||
| 1045 | Break - Foyer | ||||
| 1100 | Session 2: Military space applications in a net-centric world | Dr. Craig Lee, Aerospace Corporation Senior Scientist, Engineering and Archictecture | |||
| 1230 | Lunch/Business Integration Forum - Poolside | ||||
| 1345 | Industry Panel (joint presentation) | Moderator: Dr. Wanda Austin, Aerospace Corporation Panel: Dr. Antonio Elias, Executive Vice President, Orbital Sciences Corporation Mr. Roger Rusch, President, TelAstra, Inc. Dr. Jim Wertz, President, Microcosm, Inc. | |||
| 1445 | Break - Foyer | ||||
| 1500 | USDoL Supplier Transformation Initiative | Christine Purcell California Space Authority | |||
| Session 3: Commercial and Military Space "Connections" | Developmental Planning Directorate | ||||
| 1530 | Session 3: Rad Hard Electronics; Specifications and Standards | Mr. Dave Davis Engineering & Architecture Directorate | |||
| 1600 | Session 3: Leveraging Excess Launch/Spacecraft Margin | Col Richard Schantz Deputy Director, Developmental Planning Directorate | |||
| 1630 | Session 3: Procurement Efforts with Commercial Partners | Mr. Steve Soderquist SMC Acquisition Center of Excellence | |||
| 1700 | Wrap-up/Administrative Remarks | Mr. Robert Recker Executive Consultant, Robbins-Gioia | |||
| 1730 | Reception - Poolside | ||||
| 1900 | Dinner - Grand Ballroom | Guest Speaker: Lt Gen (ret) George Muellner | |||
Thursday, 17 April 2008 | |||||
| 0715 | Registration - Foyer | ||||
| 0755 | Administrative Remarks - Grand Ballroom | Mr. Robert Recker Executive Consultant, Robbins-Gioia | |||
| 0800 | Session 4: Responsive Space and LEAN Practices | LtCol Kenneth Hyatt Deputy Commander, Space Test Group | |||
|  : | LtCol James Kubinski Chief, Plans and Policy | ||||
| 0900 | SMC Upcoming Contracting Efforts | SMC Wing Commanders and Directors (Presentation) | |||
| 0930 | Break - Foyer | ||||
| 0945 | Session 5: SBIR and Small Business Opportunities | Developmental Planning Directorate | |||
| 1000 | Session 5: Air Force SBIR/STTR Update | Mr. Kirt Moser Technical Director, Space & Missile Division, Air Force Research Laboratories | |||
| 1030 | Session 5: SMC Small Business Contracting Opportunities | Mr. Charles Willett Chief, SMC Small Business Office | |||
| 1100 | Session 5: SBIR Process Review | Col Kenneth Allison Developmental Planning Directorate | |||
| 1130 | SMC Commander's Closing Video | .flv, 4.8mb (Flash Video) .mov, 6.9mb (QuickTime) .wmv, 7.8mb (Windows Media Video) | |||
| 1145 | Conference Closing | Mr. Robert Recker Executive Consultant, Robbins-Gioia | |||
| 1230 | AFA Golf Scramble "Best Ball" - Skylinks |

Photo courtesy of Boeing