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Weapons: Lethal and Non-Lethal Workshop

Workshop Presentations:
Available on ICee Wiki

November 24–26, 2009,
Toronto, Ontario

Thank you to all those who participated in this workshop.


Agenda

All times indicated are Eastern Standard Time.


Optional: Monday, November 23, 2009
7:00 to
9:00 p.m.
Networking Dinner (not hosted)



Day 1, Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Lethal Weapons Effects
7:30 Registration (Coffee and muffins available)
Soldier Systems TRM Overview
8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. T. Page (CADSI) and LCol. M. Prudhomme (DND)
8:15 Soldiers Systems TRM Overview
Mr. G. Nimmo (Industry Canada)
8:35 Soldier Systems Modernization Effort Overview
Maj. S. Dufour (DND)
8:55 Workshop Program, Process and Deliverables
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
9:05 Return on Power and Energy Workshop: Weapons-related Considerations
Mr. D. Cripe (Rockwell-Collins)
9:25 Return on Visioning Workshop: Lethal Weapons
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
Lethal Weapons Capability Goals, Drivers, Challenges, and Gaps
9:40 Overall Integrated Soldier System Requirements and Related Lethality Aspects
Capt. A. Dionne (DND)
and
Demonstation of Current Soldier Weapons and Sensors
Maj. B. Gilchrist (DND)
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 Future Soldier Weapon Lethality Capabilities: The Small Arms Replacement Program
Maj. B. Gilchrist (DND)
10:45 Overview of NATO RTO Soldier Weasons Study and Integration/Power Aspects
Maj. L. Bossi (DND)
11:10 Review of NATO Future Assault Rifle Requirements & CF Surveys.
Mr. D. Tack (HSI)
11:30 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions —1
12:15 Lunch (Food Court)
1:05 to 1:25: Guest Speaker: Mr. S. Brownrigg (PWGSC): Overview of the Munitions Supply Program
1:30 Report Back (Plenary)
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
Lethal Weapons Sub-systems: Performance Goals, Challenges, and Gaps
2:00 Key Small Arms Systems, Sub-systems and Interfaces
Mr. Per Arvidsson (FMV, Sweden)
2:20 Key Soldier Weapon Sensors Future Options
Maj. H. Angel (HSI)
2:40 Key Small Calibre Ammunition Sub-systems
Mr. P. Lemay (GD OTS)
3:00 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions — 2
3:00 to 3:30: Coffee available
4:15 Report Back (Plenary) and Wrap-up of Day 1 Workshop
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
5:00 to
6:00
Networking Cocktails (no host)



Day 2, Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Lethal Weapons Effects (continued)
7:45 Registration
Lethal Weapons Key Technologies Options, Readiness, Challenges, and Gaps
8:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. G. Nimmo (Industry Canada)
8:20 Overview of Day 2 Content and Process
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
8:30 Small Calibre Weapons and Ammunition Technologies State-of-the-art Overview
Mr. P. Harris and Dr. V. Tanguay (DRDC)
9:10 Soldier Weapons Sensors/ Technologies State-of-the-art Overview
Dr. P. Laou & Dr. P. Mérel (DRDC)
9:30 Overview of Weapons Effectiveness Metrics
Mr. D. Bourget (DRDC)
9:45 Weapons Effects Characterization State-of-the-art Overview
Mr. B. Anctil (Biokinetics)
10:00 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions — 3
10:00 to 10:30: Coffee available
11:15 Report Back (Plenary)
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
12:00 Lunch (Food Court)
1:05 to 1:25: Guest Speaker: Mr. S. Stevens (NRC): Overview of the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
Lethal Weapons Future Collaboration/ Project Opportunities and Priorities
1:30 Guidelines for Session 4
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
1:45 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions — 4
2:30 Coffee Break
3:00 Report Back (Plenary)
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
3:30 ICee Collaboration Tool Demonstration
Mr. V. Ricard (DND)
3:50 Closure of Soldier Weapons Workshop: Lethal
Maj. S. Dufour (DND)
4:00 to
5:00
Optional: Individual Training Sessions on the ICee Tool



Day 3, Thursday, November 26, 2009
Non Lethal Weapons (NLW) Effects
7:30 Registration
8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. G. Nimmo (Industry Canada)
8:05 Overview of the Soldier Systems TRM Project
LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC)
8:30 Overview of Day 3 Content and Process
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
Review of Discussions on Lethal Weapons Session (Days 1 and 2)
8:40 Future Soldier Non Lethal Systems Capability Requirement, Usage Scenarious & Roadmap
Maj. S. Dufour (DND)
9:15 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions (1): NLW Capability Goals, Drivers, Challenges and Gaps
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Report Back (Plenary)
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
11:20 Overview of Non Lethal R&D Program
Mr. D. Bourget (DRDC)
11:40 Less Lethal Weapons Use in Canadian Law Enforcement
Mr. Steve Palmer (CPRC)
12:00 Lunch (Food Court)
12:45 to 1:10: Guest Speaker: Overview of Non-Lethal Technologies and Systems, Mr. H. Angel (HSI)
1:15 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions (2): NLW Systems and Technologies Options, Readiness, Challenges and Gaps
2:30 Coffee Break
2:45 Report Back (Plenary) and Guidelines for Session 3
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
3:30 Overview of Crowd Control Modeling and Applications to NLW
Dr. A. Frini (DRDC)
3:50 Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions (3): NLW Future Collaboration/ Project Opportunities and Priorities
4:30 Report Back (Plenary)
Mr. P. Carr (CPM)
4:50 to
5:00
Closure of Soldier Weapons Workshop: Non Lethal
LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC)