Panels

PANELS PROPOSAL PROCESS (CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED)

Panel proposals are to be submitted by 26 March 2010 via the EDAS Conference Manager System under either the Unclassified or Classified Panels Track following the same general procedure as for papers. The Panel Organizer inputs contact information in the same manner as the author of a paper. The Panel Proposal Template shown below describes precisely what information is required.

For Unclassified Panel Proposals, the Title is entered in the appropriate box, with the proposer added as Author. Keywords and the proposal abstract entered in the Paper Abstract box. The full Panel Proposal is uploaded as the "manuscript."

For proposed panels addressing classified and/or ITAR-controlled topics, a Classified Panel Proposal is required. The preparer of the proposal, and the anticipated panel moderator and its members must be U.S. citizens and hold current DoD Secret clearances. For the Classified Panel Proposal, only the Title and proposer name (as Author) are entered into EDAS. Proposals (Titles, Abstracts, etc.) CANNOT contain classified, ITAR-sensitive, FOUO, or otherwise-restricted information. The full Panel Proposal along with the proposal ID number from EDAS is emailed to Mark Ptak, MILCOM 2010 Classified Program Chair, by 26 March, 2010.

Once the panel proposals have been evaluated and the panels selected for the MILCOM 2010 panel program, the MILCOM 2010 Panels Program Chair will notify the organizers by 23 April 2010.

A panel consists of an organizer, moderator and 3 to 5 panelists. The organizer may also choose to be one of the panelists or the moderator. Panels will last for approximately 90 minutes and may be held during morning or afternoon technical program sessions. The abstract that describes the panel should not exceed 150 words and should emphasize the need for discussion on that topic.

A short biography (100 words or less) should be included for each panelist, emphasizing their experience relevant to the panel topic. You may indicate that some of the panelists are "TBD" (to be determined) but a tentative name is preferred. Preference will be given in the evaluation process to proposals with confirmed panelists.

A short position statement should indicate the perspective (implementer, end-user, etc.) and/or viewpoint of the proposed panelist on the topic.

Various panel formats may be proposed. Two examples follow:

1. 10-minute introduction by the moderator followed by 10-minute position presentations by each panelist. A 10-minute period of questions from the moderator addressed to the panelists. A 30-minute Q&A between audience and panelists.
2. A 30-minute presentation by the moderator based on contributions by all the panelists, followed by 15-minutes of discussion between the panelists. 30-minutes of Q&A with the audience, and 5-minute final statement by each panelist.

PANEL PROCESS TEMPLATE