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Human and Systems Integration Workshop

Workshop Presentations:
Available on ICee Wiki

Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 21 and 22, 2010,
Château Cartier, Gatineau, Quebec

Thank you to all those who participated in this workshop.


Agenda

All times indicated are Eastern Daylight Saving Time.


Day 1, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
7:30 Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. T. Elliot, DG, IC, and Dr. D. Redding, DG, DRDC, Toronto
8:10 Workshop Program and TRM Background
Mr. G. Nimmo (IC)
8:20 Workshop Process
Mr. P. Carr (Strategic Review Group)
8:30 Soldier Systems TRM Update
LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC)
8:40 Future Soldier System Capability Areas, H&SI Requirements and Challenges
Maj. B. Gilchrist (DLR5-5), Maj. J. Herbert (DLR5-6), Maj. S. Hoopey (DLR-5-7), Capt. R. Pierce (DLR5-10)
9:10 Outdoor Demo of Soldier Equipment/Usage
10:00 Coffee Break (ICee Registration and Networking)
10:30 Demo Debrief (Plenary)
Mr. P. Carr
11:00 Introduction to Themes and Physical Ergonomics and Integration Challenges
Mrs. L. Bossi (DRDC Toronto)
11:20 Soldier Equipment/ Vehicle/ Communications Integration Requirements
Mr. M.A. Rochon (DSSPM-19-4-4)
11:40 USMC Approach to Soldier Burden
Mr. D. Tack (HSI Inc. Rep. USMC MERS Project)
12:00 Lunch (no host), ICee Individual Training and Registration
1:00 Guest Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth S. Redden (ARL), Advances Interfaces for Dismounted Warfighters
1:30 Challenges of Soldier Protection Integration
Mr. S. Boyne (DRDC Toronto)
1:50 Requirements for Enhancing Soldier Perception, Situation Awareness and Cognition
Mr. D. Tack (HSI Inc.)
2:10 Soldier System Integration Challenges and Issues: An Industry Perspective
Mr. W. Downing (DRS) (TSC speech)
2:30 Breakaway Session (1) Instructions
Mr. P. Carr
2:40 Coffee Break
3:00 Breakaway (1): Key Challenges for Each Theme (roundtable)
4:00 Report Back
Mr. P. Carr
4:40 Sticky Homework Instructions
Mr. P. Carr
4:45 ICee-wiki Update
Mrs. M. Huard (IC-DND)
5:00 ICee Registration/Individual Training Sessions
5:00 to 6:00 — Cash Bar Reception and Networking



Day 2, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
7:30 Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:00 Program of Day 2
Mr. G. Nimmo (IC)
8:05 Challenges and Tools for Effective Soldier System Integration
Mrs. L. Bossi (DRDC Toronto)
8:25 The Role of Biomechanics is Effective Soldier System Integration
Dr. J. Stevenson (Queen's University)
8:45 Virtual Simulations for Soldiers: Concepts and Applications
Dr. F. Bernier (DRDC Valcartier)
9:05 Decision Aids for Soldiers
Dr. J. Hollands (DRDC Toronto)
9:25 Soldier-Vehicle Integration: A TTCP Approach
Dr. M. Ducharme (DRDC Valcartier)
9:45 Coffee Break
10:15 Breakaway Session (2) Instructions
Mr. P. Carr
10:25 Breakaway (2): System Optimization: solutions, Enabling Technologies, Processes and Tools
11:25 Report Back
Mr. P. Carr
12:15 Lunch (no host)
1:10 to 1:30: Guest Speaker: Mr. M.A. Blais (IC-ITO) — Overview of the Strateigs Aerospace and Defence Industrial Program (SADI)
1:30 ICee Content Session: 5 Industry/Academia Briefings
Mr. G. Nimmo
2:30 Breakaway Session (3) Instructions
Mr. P. Carr
2:40 Breakaway (3): R&D Focus Areas and Potential Collaboration
3:00 to 3:30: Coffee available
3:50 Report Back
Mr. P. Carr
4:20 SS TRM Next Steps and Workshop Closure
LCol. M.A. Bodner (DRDC)