Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Irvine, California
OPEN SESSION
9:00 am | Welcome/Introduction | Darrell Branscome, Chair |
9:10 am | Words from the Sponsor | John Mankins, NASA |
9:25 am | Introduction to Case Studies and Best Practices | Molly Macauley |
9:30 am | Topic 1: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Relationships | |
| DARPA Perspective Steve Welby, Deputy Director, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA | |
| Industry Perspective (Northrop Grumman) Bobby Joe, Northrop Grumman, Joint Unmanned Combat Air System Program | |
| Moderator: Charles Walker | |
11:30 am | Discussion |
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11:45 am | Lunch |
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1:00 pm | Topic 2: Department of Defense Relationships |
| DOD Mentor-Protégé Program Perspective Curtis Peninger, Coast/ACM |
| DOD MURI Academic Perspective Jeff Shamma, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Industry Perspectives John Roth, MicroSat Systems Jim Ryder, Lockheed Martin |
| Moderator: Charles Trimble |
3:00 pm | Break |
3:20 pm | Topic 3: National Science Foundation Relationships |
| Government Perspective John Hurt, NSF Engineering Directorate |
| Perspective of NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers John Huggins, Executive Director, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center |
| Moderator: Dava Newman |
4:45 pm | Wrap-up |
5:00 pm | Adjourn |