Agenda

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Authors are invited to submit a short (5000 characters) abstract of a presentation in one of the aforementioned topics or related. The abstract should fully describe the planned content and indicate how the presentation supports the conference objectives. All accepted presentations will be delivered at the conference in electronic format; full papers are optional but not required. Proceedings will be provided post-conference and will contain all presentations as well as optional full papers that are submitted.

Abstracts must include the following information: Presentation title; author name, organization, title, email address, phone number, mailing address and the conference session for which the presentation is targeted.

Abstracts must be submitted no later than Friday, June 29, 2012 via the following web link: http://application.ndia.org/abstracts/3170.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE WILL NOT BE EXTENDED THIS YEAR.**

*Conference presenters must register and pay the conference registration fees*

CALL FOR PAPERS AND CONFERENCE TOPICS
The conference seeks papers and tutorials in the following areas:

• Use of High-Performance Computing In Design, Development, and Testing
• Approaches to Rapid Design and Prototyping
• Effective User Interfaces for Physics-Based Models
• Components for Generating Geometries and Meshes
• Uses of Physics-based Modeling During Development Testing
• Software Engineering Practices in the Development of Physics-Based Models
• Systems Engineering Approaches in the Use of Physics-Based Models
• Industry and Government Collaboration in the Use of Physics-Based Models for System Acquisition
• Methods for the Effective Deployment and Support of Physics-Based Models
• Advances in High-performance Computing and Physics-Based Modeling for:
  - Aircraft and Ship Propulsion Systems
  - Armaments and Ballistics
  - Armor and Blast Protection
  - Bombs, Warhead, and Munitions
  - Chemical Biological Defense
  - Combat Vehicles and Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
  - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance,        Reconnaissance
  - Fixed-wing and Rotary-wing Aircraft
  - Engines and Motors for DoD systems
  - Explosion and Detonation Phenomena in Air and Water and their Effects
  - Hydrodynamics in Ship and Submarine Design
  - Missiles and Rockets
  - Reconnaissance Networks
  - RF Antenna Design and Integration with Platforms
  - Robotics
  - Sensors (IR, Acoustic, Visual, RF)
  - Systems Engineering
  - Ship, Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle, and Aircraft Shock & Damage
  - Space Systems

TOOL SEMINARS
Tool seminars will also be conducted by vendors of design engineering tools with applicability in the design, development and test of defense systems.  These will be 2-hour sessions conducted by vendors to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of their products. Vendors interested in presenting a tool seminar should contact Ms. Kelly Seymour at kseymour@ndia.org for further information.

Location

Hyatt Regency Tech Center - Denver
7800 East Tufts Avenue
Denver, CO 80237
Tel: (303) 779-1234


From Denver International Airport (24 Miles):
Exit airport on Pena Boulevard South to I-70 West. Continue on I-70 to I-225 South.  Exit 2A (Tamarac/DTC Boulevard) and turn left. Go under Interstate, turn right on Tufts Avenue. Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center is at the end of the street.

Transportation To/From Denver International Airport:
Super Shuttle: Cost: $19.00 one way or $34.00 round trip. The phone number for Super Shuttle is 303-370-1300 or 1-800-Blue-Van

Taxi Service: The following companies provide service to/from the airport:
Yellow Cab: 303-777-7777
Metro Cab: 303-333-3333
Freedom Cab: 303-444-4444

Cost: Approximately $45.00-$65.00 per trip to and from the airport.

Parking*:
Valet Parking Cost: $18.00 per day, including in/out privileges

Self-Parking Cost: $5.00 for the first two hours of your visit, $1.00 each additional hour. Maximum charge is $10.00 per day.

Please note, all valet parking is outside. Self-parking is in the covered garage, with a maximum garage clearance is 8’ 2”.

 *Note that rates are subject to increase.  There is not a special rate for the conference attendees.

Lodging

Hyatt Regency Tech Center - Denver
7800 East Tufts Ave
Denver, CO 80237
Tel: (303) 779-1234

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. To make your reservation, please call the hotel directly at 1-800-233-1234. In order to ensure the discounted NDIA rate, you must make your reservations early and ask for the "NDIA" room block. Rooms will not be held after October 12, 2012 and may sell out before then. Rates are also subject to increase after this date.

Government Rate: $149 *Or Prevailing Government Per Diem (Single/Double)
Industry Rate: $149 (Single/Double)

Government Attendees:
Any active U.S. Military attendee with ID and travel order will be tax exempt (subject to state’s regulation of tax exemption). Any U.S. Government employee paying with U.S. Government check or credit card will be tax exempt (with supporting documentation as required by some states). Check with the hotel for specific state and local requirements when booking hotel reservations.

Registration

Registration information is not yet available.

Sponsorships

Increase your company or organization's exposure by becoming a Sponsor! With a Sponsorship of $5000, you will receive your organization's name on the back cover of the onsite brochure, a 350-word company description in the onsite brochure, main podium recognition, signage throughout the conference, and a hotlink on the event website to your organization's website.

For more information, please contact Kelly Seymour at kseymour@ndia.org.

Contact Info/Inquiries/Questions

NDIA POC: Kelly Seymour, kseymour@ndia.org or (703) 247-2583.