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20th National Symposium
January 15-17, 2008
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All speakers are invited unless noted otherwise
Current as of December 22, 2007

Events marked by * on schedule are included in seminar program.

Monday, January 14, 2008

0800-1500

Registration

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

0800-1730

Registration

 

0800-1000

General Membership/Board of Directors Meeting

 

1030-1145

Retired Flag Briefing

   VADM Terrance T. Etnyre, USN (Accepted)
 
Commander, Naval Surface Forces/ Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
   RADM Victor G. Guillory, USN (Accepted)
Director, Surface Warfare Division, N86, OPNAV

1030-1245

Enlisted Roundtable

Moderator: CNOCM Harry Kantrovich, USN (Ret) (Accepted)
  FORCM (SW/AW) Michael Schanche, USN (Accepted)
Force Master Chief, Naval Surface Forces, U. S. Pacific Fleet
  FORCM (SW/AW) Jerry Hauter, USN  (Accepted)
Force Master Chief, Naval Surface Forces, U. S. Atlantic Fleet
  FLTCM(SW/SS) Rick West, USN   (Accepted)
Fleet Master Chief, Fleet Forces Command
  FLTCM(AW/SS/SW/PJ) Michael J. McCalip, USN (Accepted)
Fleet Master Chief, MPTE
  FLTCM Anthony Evangelista, USN
Fleet Master Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe
  MCPO William James, USCG (Accepted)
Command Master Chief, Coast Guard Atlantic Area
  FLTCM (SW/AW) Tom Howard, USN (Accepted)
Fleet Master Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet

1030-1245

Junior Officer Roundtable
  Moderator: RADM Derwood C. Curtis, USN (Accepted)
Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
  CAPT Jeffery Scott Jones, USN (Accepted)
Commanding Officer, Surface Warfare Officer School Command
  CAPT Ann Phillips, USN (Accepted)
Commander
, Destroyer Squadron 28
  CDR Stephen Evans, USN (Accepted)
OPNAV N86
  CDR Richard M. Miller Jr., USN (Accepted)
Commanding Officer, USS Mahan (DDG-72)
  CDR Mary Jackson, USN (Accepted)
Former Commanding Officer, USS McFaul (DDG-74)
  CAPT Clifford S. Sharpe, USN (Accepted)
Head, Surface Officer Distribution Division PERS-41
  CAPT Peter Gumataotao, USN (Accepted)
Chief of Staff, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet

1100-1900

Exhibits Open

1130-1245

Lunch in Exhibits Areas
1300-1315 * Welcome
  VADM Kevin Green, USN (Ret) (Accepted)
President, Surface Navy Association

1315-1345

*Taking a Fix: The Surface Navy Today
  VADM Terrance T. Etnyre, USN (Accepted)
 
Commander, Naval Surface Forces/ Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

1345-1445

*Keynote Address
  ADM Gary Roughead, USN  (Accepted)
Chief of Naval Operations

1500-1545

*Defining the Future Force
  MCPON (SW/FMF) Joseph R. Campa, USN (Accepted)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy
  MCPOCG Charles W. Bowen, USCG  (Accepted)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Coast Guard

1545-1630

*Evolving the Surface Navy Vision
  RADM Victor G. Guillory, USN (Accepted)
Director, Surface Warfare Division, N86, OPNAV
 

1645-1830

Reception and Join-Up

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

0700-1730

Registration

 

0730-0830

Corporate Sponsor VP Breakfast (By Invitation Only)
  RDML Joseph A. Horn, USN (Accepted)
Deputy for Combat Systems/Weapons, N86F, OPNAV
  CAPT Buz Sorce, USN (Accepted)
Deputy for Surface Ships, N86E, OPNAV

0730-0830

Commander/Commanding Officer Session
(Open to all Alfloat Commanding Officers)

  VADM Terrance T. Etnyre, USN (Accepted)
 
Commander, Naval Surface Forces/ Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

0730-0830

GWOT Support Assignment (Individual Augmentee) Detailing Update
for Officers and E
nlisted -- Breakfast
  RADM Edward Masso, USN (Accepted)
Commander, Naval Personnel Command/Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel

0800-1730

Exhibits Open

0900-0945

*Capital Hill Perspectives on the Navy's Future Force
  The Honorable Jim Webb (Accepted)
U. S. Senator, State of Virginia

0945-1030

*Program Challenges in an Era of Force Reconstitution
  VADM Bernard J. McCullough III, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources, N8, OPNAV

1100-1145

*Keynote Address
  ADM Thad Allen, USCG (Accepted)
Commandant, United States Coast Guard

1200-1330

International Navies Luncheon: Challenges and Solutions in Building and Sustaining Effective Navies
  Moderator:  Commodore Alan Bennett,  RN  (Accepted)
                     Naval Attache, British Embassy
  Panelists:    Commodore Jose Luis Perez-Varela  (Accepted)
                     Naval Attache, Embassy of the Argentine Republic 
                     Captain Bruno  Demeocq
 (Accepted)
                     Naval Attache, Embassy of France 
                     Commodore David Anson
(Accepted)
                     Naval Attache, Embassy of New Zealand 
                     Captain Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani
 (Accepted)
                     Naval Attache , Embassy of Pakistan

 

1345-1430

*Keynote Address - Shore Infrastructure Implications and Issues Related to SWE

  VADM Bob Conway, USN (Accepted)
Commander, Navy Installations Command

1430-1515

*C4I Challenges in the Surface Warfare Enterprise
  VADM Mark J. Edwards, USN (Accepted)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks, N6

1545-1630

*CLASSRONS: An Enterprise Approach to Current Readiness
  Moderator:  RDML James P. McManamon, USN (Accepted)
                      Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare (SEA 21), NAVSEA
  Panelists:     CAPT Craig Kleint, USN (Accepted)
                      Commander, LSD/LPD CLASSRON
                      CAPT Lang Reese, USN (Accepted)
                      Commander, FFG CLASSRON
                     
CAPT Bill Valentine, USN (Accepted)
                      Commander, LHA/LHD/LPD 4 CLASSRON
                     
CAPT Dave Matawitz, USN (Accepted)
                      Commander, CG CLASSRON
                     
CAPT Ed Boorda, USN (Accepted)
                      Commander, DDG CLASSRON

1630-1715

*Challenges in Sustaining Undersea Warfare Health and Welfare in a GWOT Environment

  RADM John J. Waickwicz, USN (Accepted)
Commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command

1730-1830

Naval Heritage Program: "The Battle of the Atlantic"

Thursday January 17, 2008

0700-1530

Registration

 

0730-0830

Senior Officer Brief (Open to O-5 and O-6 active duty/retired military)
  RDML Joseph A. Horn, USN (Accepted)
Deputy, Combat Systems/Weapons, N86F, OPNAV
  CAPT Buz Sorce, USN (Accepted)
Deputy for Surface Ships, N86E, OPNAV

0800-2000

Exhibits Open

0830-0915

*Keynote Address

  ADM James G. Stavridis,  USN (Accepted)
Commander, U. S. Southern Command

0915-1000

*Directions in Research and Development to Support a Cutting Edge Surface Force
  RADM William E. Landay III, USN (Accepted)
Chief of Naval Research/Assistant Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Science and Technology/Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements

1015-1145

*Enterprise Concerns in Sustaining Today's Force Structure and Building the Future Force

  Moderator:  VADM Paul E. Sullivan, USN  (Accepted)
                      Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
  Panelists:     RADM Derwood C. Curtis, USN (Accepted)
                     Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander,
                     Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet

                     RDML James P. McManamon, USN (Accepted)
                     Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare (SEA 21), NAVSEA
                    
RDML Kevin McCoy, USN (Accepted)
                    
Chief Engineer, Naval Systems Engineering Directorate, NAVSEA
                    
RADM(S) Charles H. "Chuck" Goddard, USN (Accepted)
                    
Program Executive Officer, Ships, NAVSEA
                    
RDML Terry Benedict, USN
 (Accepted)
                    
Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems,NAVSEA
                    
RDML Joseph A. Horn, USN  (Accepted)
                     Deputy, Combat Systems/Weapons, N86F, OPNAV

1145-1400

Awards Luncheon

1200-1345

CEO Luncheon

  Mr. John S. Thackrah (Accepted)
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)

1400-1445

Briefing for CEOs
  VADM Terrance T. Etnyre, USN  (Accepted)
 
Commander, Naval Surface Forces/ Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

1400-1445

*Issues in Expeditionary Warfare's Role in the Surface Warfare Enterprise

  MajGen Thomas A. Benes, USMC (Accepted)
Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division, N85, OPNAV

1400-1545

Coast Guard Cutterman’s Call (Open active duty/retired military - All Branches)
   VADM D. Brian Peterman, USCG (Accepted)
Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area

1445-1545

*Manning and Training a Dynamic Force Structure
  VADM John C. Harvey Jr., USN (Accepted)
Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education)

1600-1630

*Capstone Remarks
  RADM Victor G. Guillory, USN  (Accepted)
Director, Surface Warfare Division, N86, OPNAV

1630-1640

*Closing Remarks
  VADM Kevin Green, USN (Ret)  (Accepted)
President, Surface Navy Association
 

1700-1945

Banquet Ticket Pickup

1800-1945

Pre-Banquet Reception

2000-2200

Annual Banquet

  The Honorable Donald C. Winter (Accepted)
Secretary of the Navy
 

Friday January 18, 2008

0800-1000

Chapter President's Breakfast (Invitation Only)

 

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