Day 1

29th September 2010

0830 – Registration and refreshments

0900 – Chairperson’s welcome and a look at the day ahead    
Rear Admiral Chris Parry, Former Director Doctrine & Concept Development, UK MoD

0910 – Welcome to the Czech Republic

• An overview of The Joint Forces Command
• The Czech Republics integration into NATO and ISAF operations in Afghanistan

Maj. Gen. Hynek Blaško, Commander, Joint Forces Command, Czech Republic

0930 – Gaining insight into future planning for integrated Joint Forces
A focus on the 5 to 10 year planning perspective

• Is there an aspiration for different services and nations to be better integrated in their munition requirements?
• How can multi-service and multi-national forces work more efficiently together? 
• What systems are required to integrate munition needs across the Joint Operating Environment?

Rear Admiral Chris Parry, Former Director Doctrine & Concept Development, UK MoD

1000 – Morning refreshments and networking
 
In-theatre munition challenges session:
 
1030 - How is Canada supporting its munition stockpile?
Gaining insight into the Canadian in-theatre munition management process

• What is the importance of Safety and Suitability for Service (S3) certification of a particular ammo prior its entry into service?
• The Canadian Surveillance Program: How much surveillance testing performed during the in-Service phase? 
• Do we need a special surveillance plan for items returning from Afghanistan?   
• What is Canadian reconstitution plan?

Lina Albon, In Service Support, Canadian Army, Canada
 
1100 – What is the United States Department of Defense’s answer to arming the warfighter?

• Understanding the munitions surface delivery process
• US East and West coast transshipment capabilities 
• What are the latest business process improvements which impact throughput velocity?

Steven Kerr, Director of Operations, Plans & Training, MOTSU, USA
 
Munition interoperability session:
 
1130 – Understanding how success is achieved through munition interoperability
What is the significance of the relationship between government and industrial partners?

• How has the expansion of NATO membership impacted on munitions interoperability?
• How have advances in technology affected our ability to work together? 
• Gaining insight into lethal vs. non-lethal weapon interoperability 
• What implications does greater interoperability have on import/export criteria and regulations?

David Broden, Armaments Division, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), USA
 
1200 – National and Multi National approaches for ammunition procurement and demilitarisation

• The scope of support
• Current procurement trends
• Demilitarisation challenges
• Unique initiatives to further develop national capabilities

Scott Willason, Chief of Ammunition Support Branch, NAMSA. Luxembourg

1230 – Lunch and networking
 
Munitions life cycle management session:

1330 – What current research and development is taking place to optimize munition life cycle management?
Exploring the effect of ‘out of area’ operations on the munition stockpile

• How is this knowledge being shared with forces in theatre?
• How is ammunition being monitored in theatre? 
• A Dutch insight into munition lifetime prediction and life time extension, Uruzgan province Afghanistan 

Wim de Klerk, Business Unit Protection, Munitions and Weapons, TNO - Defence, Security and Safety, Netherlands

1355 – How is the UK delivering munitions into Southern Afghanistan?
Achieving more with less and how technology can assist

• How is affordability impacting combat effectiveness?
• Understanding how munitions are delivered and stored in theatre and what impact does this have on distribution to the frontline?

Lt. Col. Andrew Maber-Jones, JSC Services (formally DSDA), UK
 
1420 - Delivering munitions to Afghanistan - A US perspective
Major Stephen Clark, Chief J4 Munitions, US EUCOM

1445 - Determining explosives safety during storage and transport of munitions
What is the current NATO rationale for the harmonization of munition safety standards within NATO panel AC/326?

• Are green environmentally friendly munitions and disposal techniques realistic?
• Understanding the development of NATO Allied Ammunition Storage and Transport Publications (STANAGS) 
• How can ammunition safely be standardized for NATO and non-NATO users? 
• The balance between NATO safety guidelines and operational effectiveness
• Risk analysis tools addressing transport and storage safety

Philip van Dongen, Business Unit Protection, Munitions and Weapons, TNO - Defence, Security and Safety, Netherlands

1510 - Applying new methods for the ecological dismantling and disposal of ammunition

• Using high pressure water jets and cryo-cycling for extracting explosives and propellants from demilitarised ammunition
• Recycling the ammonium perchlorate compound from munitions.

Petr Vicenik, Head of Ammunition System Division, VTUVM, VOP, Czech Republic

1535 - Afternoon refreshments and networking

Insensitive Munitions (IM) design & development session: 

1600 - Gaining an insight into the design process of European munitions

• What activity is taking place at the European design level to increase munition affordability
• Understanding the correlation between generically written technology and munition affordability

Dinesh Chandramouli, Technical Project Officer R&T, Energetics, Munitions and Missiles, European Defence Agency (EDA), Belgium

1625 – Has the need for Insensitive Munitions been established internationally?
The current established procedures for the qualification of Insensitive Munitions

• How will future policy requirements impact on the utilization of IM in theatre?
• What are the cost implications for the use of IM?

 
1650 – What are the most recent advancements in IM design and development?
A US perspective into research of future munition safety

• How have current operations changed IM engineering requirements?
• What are the latest results from IM testing? 

1715 – Roundtable discussions
1.    Munitions logistics & storage
2.    Testing & evaluation
3.    Joint fires integration
4.    Future munition requirements

1800 – End of day one and commencement of evening drinks reception

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