Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association - Past Hot Topic Forums and Annual Symposiums

15 April 2008
The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Acquisition Community Conference was held at the DAU Capital/Northeast
(Belvoir) Campus on 15 April 2008. The theme was "The Defense Life Cycle Management Challenge: Innovation in
Acquiring, Sustaining, and Improving DoD Weapon Systems." The conference included key senior members of the
DoD leadership team and industry subject matter experts. To view information from the conference, please visit
the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=207399

23 January 2007
The 2 slide shows (and 1 video) for the DAU Hot Topic Forum held on 23 Jan in the Hirsch Center are now available on the DAU Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) Website - https://acc.dau.mil/forums. Note that you must log-on to the ACC prior to clicking on the links to the presentations from this Forum. Thanks to Mike Dorohovich for setting up this info on the website. The presentations by Mr Dave Hansen, Deputy PM for the Joint MRAP Program, and Mr. Wayne Phillips of Force Protection Industries, Inc. were outstanding - very informative and educational for program management practitioners and especially for DAU staff, faculty and students. This presentation is one of the best presented in the forum series to date. Letters have been sent to their respective organizations thanking them for taking the time to give these presentations.

18 July 2007
"Interagency Acquisitions: A Shared Responsibility." To view information from the forum, please visit the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=158517&lang=en-US

20 June 2007
Risk Management in Systems Engineering. To view information from the forum, please visit the following link:
https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=154033&lang=en-US

16 May 2007
Evolutionary Acquisition in Action: The Missile Defense Agency at Work! To view information from the forum, please
visit the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=150221

17 April 2007
Annual Acquisition Community Conference sponsored by DAUAA. To view information from the conference, please visit
the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=145472

21 February 2007
The Congressional Research Service: Its Role in Supporting Congress in Defense Acquisition. To view information from
the forum, please visit the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=131373

11 October 2006

Naval Open Architecture: Principles, Processes, and Best Practices.. To view information from the forum, please visit the
following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=120466

9 August 2006

Current DoD Initiatives to Enhance the Acquisition Process. To view information from the forum, please visit the following
link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=108122

12 July 2006

Systems Engineering and the Integrated Framework Chart (IFC) Process. To view information from the forum, please visit
the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=105657

18 April 2006
Annual Acquisition Community Conference sponsored by DAUAA. To view information from the conference, please visit
the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=37505

19 January 2006

Program Success Metrics Model (PSMM). Model provides decision makers with a set of metrics to help determine the
health of a defense acquisition program. For more information and please visit the
following link: https://acc.dau.mil/psmbriefing

30 November 2005

Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System (JCIDS). Presentation to create understanding of JCIDS System
and recent (2005) changes to the System. For more information and please visit the
following link: https://acc.dau.mil/jcidsbrief

12 August 2005

Network Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP). Presentation to determine acquisition process requirements
that insure IT/National Security Systems) provide survivable, interoperable, and operationally effective information
exchanges to execute operational activities in support of Net-Centric military operations. For more information and
please visit the following link: https://acc.dau.mil/nr_kpp