Event Alert: AUVSI-NDIA Transportation Technology Transfer Initiative (T3I) Conference - May 24-25, 2011

Post date: Feb 4, 2011 8:47:27 PM

24 – 25 May 2011

Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel

Crystal City, VA

USA

Vehicles of the Future will be

Intelligent, Connected, Driver-Optional, and eventually Driverless

If these vehicles are in your future, then you should attend!

AUVSI and NDIA are pleased to present the inaugural Transportation Technology Transfer Initiative (T3I) Conference. Join us as leaders from the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation and industry share the latest developments in intelligent vehicle technology. Learn how collaboration among key interests can advance concepts leading to saving lives on the battlefield and on the nation’s highways. In addition to presentations and panels, the conference will offer valuable networking opportunities.

Monday, 23 May

1700-1930 T3I Capitol Hill Reception, Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-369

AUVSI will host an evening reception on Capitol Hill with key lawmakers,

regulators and their staff.

Tuesday, 24 May

0730-1600 Registration Open

0730-0830 Continental Breakfast and Networking

Morning Sessions

0830-0845 Welcome and Opening Remarks

0845-0915 DOD Keynote: DOD Perspectives on Intelligent Vehicles

Mr. Jose Gonzalez, OUSD (AT&L)

0915-0945 DOT Keynote: DOT and the Future of Intelligent Vehicles

Mr. John Augustine, DOT ITS JPO

0945-1030 Break and Refreshments

1030-1100 Intelligent Vehicles for Planetary Exploration

Dr. Robert Ambrose, NASA

1100-1130 Intelligent Vehicles: A Critical National Technology

Dr. Sridhar Kota, Office of Science and Technology Policy

1130-1245 Lunch and Networking

Afternoon Sessions

1245-1315 Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles: The Need for Policy Pull

Dr. Scott Fish, U.S. Army Chief Technology Officer

1315-1345 Intelligent Vehicles and Connected Vehicles

Mr. Tim Schmidt, DOT Chief Technology Officer

1345-1415 Dr. Robert Braun, NASA Chief Technology Officer

1415-1445 Dr. Jim Overholt, U.S. Army TARDEC

1445-1530 Break and Refreshments

1530-1600 Incentivized Prize Competitions for Autonomous Vehicles: The Development of an

Auto Auto X PRIZE

Mr. Christopher Frangione, X-PRIZE Foundation

1600-1630 Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles: Technology and Systems at Carnegie Mellon University

Mr. Chris Urmson, Google/Carnegie Mellon University (Invited)

1630-1645 Closing Remarks

1645-1830 Networking Reception

Wednesday, 25 May

0730-1300 Registration Open

0730-0830 Continental Breakfast and Networking

Morning Sessions

0830-0845 Welcome and Opening Remarks

0845-0915 Cooperative Vehicles for Safety

Mr. Ray Resendes, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

0915-0945 Intelligent Vehicle Technology Status and Forecast

Mr. Steve Bayless, Intelligent Transportation Society of America

0945-1015 Perception Systems for Autonomous Ground Vehicles

Dr. Larry Matthies, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1015-1100 Break and Refreshments

1100-1130 Intelligent Robots in Combat Operations

COL(Sel.) David Thompson, Robotic Systems Joint Program Office

1130-1200 Intelligent Vehicle Developments in the U.S. Navy

Mr. Mike Bruch, U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

1200-1315 Lunch and Networking

Afternoon Sessions

1315-1345 U.S. Air Force Unmanned Ground Vehicle Innovations

Mr. Walt Waltz, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

1345-1415 The History and State of the Connected Vehicle

Mr. Scott McCormick, Connected Vehicle Trade Association

1415-1445 Intelligent Vehicle Developments at General Motors

Dr. Joe Mercurio, General Motors

1445-1530 Break and Refreshments

1530-1600 Intelligent Vehicle Research at Volkswagen Group

Dr. Dirk Langer, Volkswagen of America

1600-1630 Off-Road Intelligent Vehicles and Their Impact on the Worksite

Dr. Stewart Moorehead, John Deere

1630-1700 Vehicle-to-Vehicle Safety Communication in the United States

Dr. Michael Schulman, Ford Motor Company

1700-1715 Closing Remarks

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration for AUVSI and NDIA’s Transportation Technology Transfer Initiative (T3I) Conference is only available online. Online pre-registration will close Thursday, 19 May 2011. After that date, conference attendees may register upon arrival at the conference. Click here to register.

Registration Fees

Advance registration through Thursday, 19 May:

AUVSI and NDIA members: $305

Non-members: $355

Onsite registration, 24-25 May:

AUVSI and NDIA members: $355

Non-members: $405

Cancellations will be accepted until Friday, 22 April, less a 25% cancellation fee. After Friday, 22 April, there will be no refunds for cancellations.

RESERVE A HOTEL ROOM at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View

We have negotiated a special discounted rate with the hotel for conference attendees at $219 a night single/double occupancy. Rooms at the prevailing government per diem rate are available for eligible government attendees. Reservations will be accepted through Tuesday, 26 April 2011. To make your hotel reservation, click here, or call +1 703 413 1300 and refer to the Transportation Technology Transfer Initiative (T3I) Conference