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Its not just about light weight vehicles anymore!

The Army has earmarked significant funds for heavy vehicles in the 2009 budget.

Although lightweight vehicles have increased in popularity, heavy vehicles, both combat and tactical, have always been, and will continue to be, a fundamental part of battlefield success. IDGA’s Heavy Vehicles Summit will focus on the most important and relevant aspects of heavy vehicle technology, modernization and advancements. Among the many topics to be covered are survivability, maneuverability, maintenance and use in current and future conflicts. This forum will bring together those who have a personal and professional stake in heavy vehicle technology and knowledge.

IDGA’s Inaugural Heavy Vehicles Summit will focus on the issues that matter most to the heavy combat vehicle and heavy tactical vehicle community.

Survivability
Modernization programs
Maintenance operations
Vehicle production
Armor and advanced materials

Armament systems
Test and evaluation
Research and development
Future plans and requirements

IDGA’s Inaugural Heavy Vehicles Summit is the home of heavy vehicle stakeholders!

To better serve the needs of our warfighters using heavy vehicles, IDGA has created the Heavy Vehicles Summit to bring together the community of stakeholders from government, industry, and academia.

At IDGA’s Heavy Vehicles Summit you will have the unique opportunity to interact and network with senior level program managers, directors, engineers, and architects from the following areas:

Vehicle program management
Maintenance
Logistics
Weapons systems
Energy sources
Communications systems

Strategic planning
Test & evaluation
R&D
Electronic engineering
Countermine intelligence
Materials development

Be the first to learn about the current and future use of heavy vehicles from industry experts!

Colonel Brian Dosa
USA, Director, Engineer / Combat Support Test Directorate
U.S. Army Operational Test Command

Colonel Karl Scott Flynn
USA, Director of Enterprise & Systems Integration Center (ESIC)
ARDEC

Colonel Baruch Matzliah
Head, Tank Development Command
Israel Defense Forces

Michael Blain
Deputy Associate Director for Platform Mobility
TARDEC

Lieutenant Colonel Brian K Buckles
USMC, Director
Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch

Lieutenant Colonel Gail Washington
USA, Commander
Yuma Test Center

Colonel Dan Gillan
USMC, Commander
Marine Corps Maintenance Center, Albany, GA

Jeffery Simmons
Deputy Director of Production
Anniston Army Depot

Dr. John R. Gray
Deputy Commander
Letterkenny Army Depot

Gregory M. Skaff
Deputy
TRADOC Capability Manager Heavy Brigade Combat Team (TCM HBCT)

Harvey Collier
Program/Financial Manager
Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office

John Garnier
PhD, Armor Program Lead, Security Systems Technologies, National & Homeland Security Directorate
Idaho National Laboratory

Professor Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi
Director, Center for Composite Materials
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Focus Day Workshop Leaders:

Dr. Gregory M. Hulbert
Vice President
MKP Structural Design Associates
and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan

Brian Doud
Engineering Manager
Powdermet, Inc

Stan Desjardins
President
Safe, Inc.

Brian Goedken
Vice President
Safe Inc.

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