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"Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Acquiring Services"
April 10, 2012

(Bldg 226, Scott Hall)
All speakers invited unless noted otherwise.  A = accepted  I = invited

0630-0730 EDT Industry Display Set-up
   
0700-0800 EDT Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
0730-0810 EDT Annual Association Business Meeting
   
0810-0820 EDT Opening Comments and Recognition of Corporate Sponsors
   
0820-0830 EDT WelcomeMs. Katharina McFarland, President, Defense Acquisition University
   
0830-0900 EDT Keynote The Honorable Frank Kendall, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (A)
   
0900-1000 EDT Service Acquisition Executive Panel
"What are "Big Picture" initiatives by DoD Departments to effectively and efficiently buy services?"
Moderator: Ms. Katharina McFarland, President, DAU
Panelists: Ms. Heidi Shyu, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics and Technology (A)
  Mr. James E. Thomsen, Principal Deputy to Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( Research, Development & Acquisition) (A)
  Mr. Randall Culpepper, Acting Program Executive Officer for Combat and Mission Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (A)
   
1000-1020 EDT Break
   
1020-1120 EDT Acquisition of Services Myths
Ms. Joanie Newhart, Office of Federal Procurement Policy       (A)   
   
1120-1230 EDT Industry Panel
Moderator: Mr. Stan Soloway, Professional Services Council  (A)
  Mr. Wood Parker, Vice Chairman, TASC, Inc    (A)
  Mr. Mark McGraw, VP, Training Systems and Government Services, Boeing  (A)
  Ms. Carey Smith, President, Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc  (A)
  Ms Lisa Akers, President, ASI Government Consulting  (A)
   
1230-1330 EDT Lunch & Visit Exhibits         
   
1330-1445 EDT Executive Panel -
"What are the Military Service and Fourth Estate "Ground Level" Initiatives to Improve Services Acquisition?"
Moderator: Mr. Richard Ginman, Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary Defense for Services (A)
Panelists: Mr. Robert Clark, Air Force Program for Combat and Mission Support (A)
  Mr. Michael Padden, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Services (A)
  Mr. Ken Brennan, Deputy Services Executive for Program Analysis & Business (A)
  Mr. Barney Klehman, Director of Contracting, Missile Defense Agency Head of Contracting Activity (I)
   
1445-1545 EDT Concurrent Breakout Sessions-

Breakout Session 1:  Knowledge Based Services and R&D 
                                 
Mr. Christophe Sanders, Air Force Space Command, Space Innovation and Development Center,
                                                                         Program Management Office

                                                                      

Breakout Session 2: 
Facilities Maintenance
                                  Mr. Robert G. Smith,
Deputy Director, NAVFAC ACQ

Breakout Session 3:  Equipment Maintenance and Repair 
                                  Mr. Greg Hudson,
Business Officer Manager, Army Preposition Stocks (APS) Charleston, SC 
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Breakout Session 4:  Electronics & Communications Services (includes Information Technology)
                                 
Mr. Ronald W. Pontius, Director, Command and Control, OUSD(AT&L)/DASD(C4S)                                 
                                 
Ms Kathleen Miller, Director, Procurement and Chief, Defense Info Tech Contracting Org (DITCO), DISA
                                  Ms. Diann McCoy,
Former Defense Information Systems Agency Acquisition Executive  

Breakout Session 5:  Research Paper Presentations

   
1545-1600 EDT Break
   
1600-1700 EDT
Training Sessions-
Session 1: Commercial Best Practices
  Mr. Michael Ledyard, Program Faculty, University of Tennessee
   
Session 2: Seven Step Process for Acquisition of Services
  Mr. Lyle Eesley, Performance Learning Director, DAU; and Mr. Shaw Cohe, CEO, AST LLC
   
Session 3: Market Research
  Mr. Larry Floyd, Performance Learning Director, DAU
   
Session 4: Helpful Tools- Automated Requirements Road Map Tool (ARRT)
  Mr. Nate Washington, Performance Learning Director, DAU 
   
Session 5: Helpful Tools - Services Acquisition Mall (SAM)
     *includes Performance Work Statement , Services Acquisition Workshop (SAW)
  Mr. Rick Dowling, Contract Management, DAU
   
Session 6: Performance Management of Acquisition of Services
  Mr. Christophe Sanders, Air Force Space Command, Space Innovation and Development Center, Program Management Office
   
Session 7: Source Selection of Services
  Ms. Leslie Denault, Performance Learning Director, DAU
   
1700-1725 EDT Closing Remarks- Ms. Katharina McFarland, President, DAU
   
1730 EDT

Move to Officers Club

   
1745-2050 EDT Officers Club – Banquet and DAU Hall of Fame
Dinner Speaker and Acker Award Winner-
Mr. James Thomsen, Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition