Night Vision Pre-Conference Summit,
Morning Of 3rd June 2008
Optimise Soldier Targeting And Manoeuvrability Under Dark
YOUR CHALLENGE...
Night falls and the enemy encroaches on your encampment. Night patrol is not equipped with the latest night vision goggles and ground sensors won’t pick up the incoming enemy units for another 100 feet, by which time it is too late and your camp is overrun! Early detection and identification of the enemy would have prevented loss of life. In passive and active engagement of the enemy the best night vision equipment puts your soldiers at an advantage and could save their lives. But which technologies should you invest in?
YOUR SOLUTION...
- Technical Developments – learn which night vision technologies will integrate most easily into your soldier system for robust night vision capabilities in the most trying operational environments
- Live Tech Demos – visit the onsite dark room to try yourself night vision goggles and sighting systems that will penetrate the blackest night!
- Networking – put your technical questions to the distinguished speaker panel and
make crucial contacts with the audience of 200+ night vision experts
| 07.45 | Registration and Morning Coffee |
| 08.25 | Opening Remarks: TomWebber, Director, Soldier Technology Global |
| 08.30 | Chairman’sWelcome Address
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| 08.40 | Optimising Soldier Night Vision Capability Major Mike Lynch RIFLES, SO2 ISTAR and Counter Surveillance, Infantry Trials and Development Unit Headquarters Infantry, British Army |
| 09.10 | Making The Sensors As Useful As The Computer Gaming Generation Soldier Expects Dr Jörgen Ahlberg, Head, Sensor Informatics, FOI, Swedish Defense Research Agency |
| 09.40 | Exploiting New Spectral Band (SWIR) And Multi-Spectral Fusion:MANTIS Program Update Jeffrey Paul, Program Manager,MANTIS, DARPA |
| 10.10 | Optimizing Night Vision Across The FELIN ProgramThrough Sensor Technology Loic De Gruben, Sales Manager, SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE |
| 10.40 | Mid-Morning Coffee In The Expo Zone |
| 11.10 |
JonathanWalkenstein, Colour Night Vision Expert, Research Analyst III, Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory, University of Miami |
| 11.40 | HowTo Integrate Night Vision In The Soldier System And Human Factors Implications Marieke Van Der Hoeven, Project Leader, Integrated Sight-Night Vision, TNO |
| 12.10 | Ultraresolution Visualization Systems Dr Darrel Hopper, Principal Electronics Engineer, Air Force Material Command, DoD US |
| 12.40 | PANEL DISCUSSION: How Far Does Current Night Vision Technology Meet Soldier Requirements? Jeffrey Paul, Program Manager, MANTIS, DARPA Dr Elizabeth Redden, Chief Of The Human Research And Engineering Directorate Field Element, U.S.ARMY INFANTRY CENTRE JonathanWalkenstein, Colour Night Vision Expert, Research Analyst III, Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory, University of Miami Major Mike Lynch RIFLES, SO2 ISTAR and Counter Surveillance, Infantry Trials and Development Unit Headquarters Infantry, British Army Marieke Van Der Hoeven, Project Leader, Integrated Sight-Night Vision, TNO Dr Jörgen Ahlberg, Head, Sensor Informatics, FOI, Swedish Defense Research Agency |
| 13.10 | End of Night Vision Summit And Lunch |