AVIATION WEEK to Present Defense Technology & Requirements Conference Feb. 12-
13 in Washington, DC
Sessions to Address Managing the Competing Challenges of the Immediate Fight
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia
information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and
defense industries, today announced that it will present its 2008 Defense
Technology & Requirements (DT&R) Conference on Feb. 12-13 at the National
Press Club in Washington, DC. The conference is expected to attract more than
175 defense industry product and business segment leaders and staff members,
business and technology development professionals, and government relations
leaders.
Sessions at the conference will cover the impact of combat doctrines,
requirements, funding, and program successes and hurdles. In addition, panel
discussions and speakers will address the challenges in resetting and growing
the US Army and Marine Corps to ensure both readiness and strategic reserve,
and bolstering the ability of the US Air Force and Navy to deter and compel
strategic competitors such as China.
"DT&R will provide unique insights into how the U.S. Department of Defense
and Congress plan to spend development and procurement dollars this year,"
said Tom Henricks, president, AVIATION WEEK. "The conference will offer a
first-look analysis of the 2008 defense program tradeoffs on current and
future requirements, which have implications for all companies in the defense
industry."
Attendees will hear from four keynote speakers:
- Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D- HI, Chairman of the House Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
- Gen. James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Rep. John Murtha, D- PA, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Defense
- Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force
Additional information and online registration for the Defense Technology
& Requirements Conference are available at
http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences/dtarmain.htm, or by calling
+1.800.240.7645 or +1.212.904.4483.
About AVIATION WEEK
AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest
multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace
and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week & Space
Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation,
Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The Weekly of Business
Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World Aerospace Database.
The group's web portal, http://www.aviationweek.com/, offers the industry's
most reliable news, information, intelligence and features, and its Aviation
Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) at http://www.aviationweek.com/awin is the
industry's most integrated business tool for managers, business developers,
buyers and technical professionals across the entire aviation and aerospace
field. The group also produces 12 major conferences and exhibitions in the
MRO, defense and programs sectors. Information is available at
http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading
global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial
services, education and business information markets through leading brands
including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D.
Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40
countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is
available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.
SOURCE AVIATION WEEK
Patricia Walsh (212) 512-3364; (646) 673-6640 Patricia_walsh@mcgraw-hill.com
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