Classified Panels
San Diego, CA, 17-19 November, 2008
Tuesday November 18, 2008
- Panel Discussion CP1 - Lasercom as an Enabling Technology for High Bandwidth Communications
10:00-12:00 Noon Room 4A (Building A33, Conference Center)
Abstract: This panel will provide a discussion of the latest applications, experiments, and technologies being developed in the area of Free Space Optical Laser Communications. The ever increasing need for high data rates, low probability of intercept, and the exhaustion of RF capacity are driving Lasercom to the forefront for military and commercial applications. Applications include space-space, space-air, air-air, air-ground, ground-ground, air-sea, air-underwater, ship-ship, and ship-shore. These applications span a wide range of environments, ranges, data rates, and transmission impairments. Panelists representing the Air Force, the Navy, the Army, and DARPA, as well as members of industry will discuss the latest developments in this important field as well as the challenges that remain for specific applications.
- Moderators
- Panelists
- Steve Alejandro, Air Force Research Lab, Kirtland, AFB
- Pete Poirier, SSC Pacific, San Diego, CA
- Dr. Ray Burris, Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
- Dr. Larry Stotts, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Arlington, VA
- Dave Jimenez, U.S. Army CERDEC, Fort Monmouth, NJ
- Dr. Jack Hollister, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO
- Panel Discussion CP2 - Balancing Military Spectrum in the Face of Growing Commercial Demands
13:30-15:30 Room 4A (Building A33, Conference Center)
Abstract: This panel will address the ever increasing Defense and Commercial Sector needs for RF Spectrum. Included in the discussion will be dialog on how to implement our National Spectrum Policy, the goals of which include ensuring U.S. national and homeland security while fostering economic growth and maintaining U.S. global leadership in communications technology.
- Moderators
- Panelists
- Ambassador Richard M. Russell, US Ambassador to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC)
- Robert (Scott) Jack, Deputy Director, Warfighter Systems Integration and Deployment, Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, USAF
- Joe Capps, Deputy to the Commanding General US Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, US Army
- James Craft, Deputy Director C4/Deputy Chief Information Officer, USMC
- Thomas Kidd, Director of Strategic Spectrum Plans and Policy, US Navy
- Mr Julius Knapp, Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission
