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Survivability/Sustainability/Mobility (PPE, Camouflage, Clothing, Footwear, Load Carriage Systems) Workshop
May 12 and 13, 2010,
Ottawa, Ontario
Thank you to all those who participated in this workshop.
Agenda
All times indicated are Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
| Day 1, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | ||
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| 7:30 | Registration Continental Breakfast |
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| Soldier Systems TRM Introduction | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. R. Walker, ADM S&T (DRDC) and Mr. R. Parker, ADM IS (IC) |
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| 8:15 | Workshop Program and TRM Background Mr. G. Nimmo (IC) |
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| 8:25 | Soldier Systems TRM Update and S&T Efforts LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC) |
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| 8:40 | Workshop Process Mr. P. Carr (CPM) |
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| 1. Overall Vision, Deficiencies, Future Requirements, Themes Goals/Vision | ||
| 8:50 | 1.1 Soldier Systems Requirements Vision LCol. E. Tremblay (DLR 5) |
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| 9:05 | 1.2 Operational Clothing, Individual Equipment and Load Carriage: Future Requirement Major S. Dufour (DLR 5/5-10) |
9:05 to 10:05 Demonstration of Current Soldier Equipment |
| 9:25 | 1.3 Soldier Systems Footwear: Future Requirements Capt. D. Westhaver (DLR 5-4-2) |
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| 9:45 | 1.4 Survivability and Ballistic Protection Equipment: Future Requirements Capt. R. Pierce (DLR 5-10-2) |
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| 10:05 | Seating Plan Instructions Mr. P. Carr |
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| 10:10 | Coffee Break (ICee Registration and Networking) | |
| 10:35 | 1.5 Chemical and Biological Protective Equipment: Future Requirement Lt.(N) M. Willis (DND) |
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| 10:55 | Breakaway Session Instructions (1) | |
| 11:05 | Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions (1) | |
| 12:05 | Lunch (not hosted) 1:00 to 1:20 — Guest Speaker: Dr. N. Buckley, Canadian Space Agency: A New Niche for Canadian Textiles in Space |
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| 1:25 | Report Back (Plenary) Mr. P. Carr |
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| 2:05 | Return on C4I and Sensors Workshop Mr. L. O'Neill (C4I TSC Industry Co-chair) |
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| 2. Themes Vision/Goals, Challenges (Performance Objectives), Technical Barriers | ||
| 2:15 | 2.1 CBRN Individual Protection Development Trends Mr. J. Stewart, Industry Co-chair |
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| 2:35 | 2.2 Soldier PPE Systems Development Trends and Technical Challenges: An Industry Perspective Mr. D. Crossman, Industry Co-chair |
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| 2:50 | 2.3 Soldier Integrated Headwear Systems Lessons Learned Mr. S. Boyne (DRDC Toronto) |
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| 3:05 | Coffee Break | |
| 3:20 | Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions (2) | |
| 4:30 | Report Back Mr. P. Carr |
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| 5:05 | ICee Tool, Mrs. M. Huard (DND) | |
| 5:20 | ICee Vision for DND LCol. M. Prudhomme (DND) |
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| 5:25 | Closure of Day 1 Mr. G. Nimmo (IC) |
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| 5:30 to 6:30 |
ICee Registration/Individual Training Sessions | Cash Bar Reception 5:30 to 6:30 |
| Day 2, Thursday, May 13, 2010 | |
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| 7:45 | Registration Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Program for the Day Mr. G. Nimmo (IC) |
| 8:05 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Mrs. J. Garrett (DSSPM) |
| 3. Brainstorming: Potential Solutions/Options and Related Technologies (exploring solution sets) | |
| 8:10 | ICee Content Winners Presentations |
| 8:55 | 3.1 Multifunctional Materials Applications of the Future Dismounted Soldier Dr. R. S. Underhill (DRDC Atlantic) |
| 9:10 | 3.2 Soldier Applications of Nanotechnologies Dr. B. Simard (NRC) |
| 9:25 | 3.3 Intelligent Textiles for Protection: Overview of Technologies Ms. A. Begriche and Mr. O. Vermeersch (CTT) |
| 9:45 | 3.4 Personal Armour (Ballistic and Blast) Technologies: State-of-the-art Overview Dr. K. Williams (DRDC) |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 | 3.5 Innovation in Footwear Technologies Mr. D. Thibault (Cons.) |
| 10:30 | 3.6 Multi-Spectral Camouflage Technologies: State-of-the-art Overview Mr. J. Dumas (DRDC) |
| 10:40 | 3.7 Innovations in Load Carriage System Design and Headwear Systems at USMC Mr. D. Tack (HSI) |
| 11:00 | Breakaway Session Instructions Mr. P. Carr |
| 11:05 | Brainstorming Session: Stickies on the Wall (3) |
| 12:10 | Lunch (not hosted) 1:05 to 1:30 — Guest Speaker: Dr. J. Sands (ARL): New Developments in Transparent Armour Technology |
| 1:30 | Report Back (Plenary) and Next Session Instructions Mr. P. Carr |
| 4. Technology Gaps, R&D Focus Areas and Potential Collaborators | |
| 2:05 | Breakaway Roundtables Facilitated Discussions (4) |
| 3:05 | Coffee Break |
| 3:35 | Report Back (Plenary) Mr. P. Carr |
| 4:20 | Soldier Systems TRM Next Steps LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC) |
| 4:40 to 4:55 |
Closure of Soldier Workshop LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC), Mr. J. Steward and Mr. D. Crossman (TSC Co-Chairs) |
