DoD Acquisition Insight Days Conference to bring senior Air Force and Army Acquisition Leaders to Dayton

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DAYTON, Ohio --  The Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Honorable Sue C. Payton will be keynote speakers at the Second Annual DoD Acquisition Insight Days Conference, at the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, April 20-22, 2009.

Sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association (DAUAA), the DoD Acquisition Insight Days Conference provides a one-stop opportunity for 700 members of the Defense Acquisition Workforce, and local Defense industry personnel throughout the Midwest Region and at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to be updated from a senior leader perspective on the latest defense acquisition, technology and logistics issues. The conference also features breakout training sessions covering current interest topics in Defense acquisition and technology requirements.

Additional distinguished guest speakers include Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.; Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB; Mr. Blaise Durante, SES, deputy assistant secretary for Acquisition Integration, Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon; Lt. Gen. John L. Hudson, commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB; Lt. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds, commander, Electronic Systems Command, Hanscom AFB, Mass.; Lt. Gen. N. Ross Thompson III, principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, the Pentagon; Lt. Gen. Mark E. Shackelford, principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon; Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke, commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB; Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, commander, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, Calif.; and Mr. Frank J. Anderson, Jr., president, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Breakout sessions include classes on hot topics such as Earned Value Management Policy and Contract Implementation; Risk Management; Systems Engineering and Integration; Technology Acquisition for Cyberspace; 5000 Series Updates; Developing Leaders; and Government Property in the Possession of Defense Contractors.

A networking reception hosted by DAU and Sinclair Community College will be held at the Ponitz Center Grand Hall on Tuesday, April 21 from 5:05-6:00 p.m., immediately followed by a Community Leaders Reception for the distinguished guest speakers and conference attendees hosted by the Area Coalition for Education - Excellence (ACE-E) and the Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association (DAUAA) at the Dayton Racquet Club from 6:30-8:45 p.m.

For more information and to register, go to http://www.regonline.com/DAUMW2009.  The last day to register is April 15.

The Defense Acquisition University is the corporate university for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) for the Department of Defense. DAU provides ongoing professional education and training for the AT&L workforce at five regional campuses throughout the United States and at government sites around the world. The Midwest Region campus, serving a 12-state area, including Wright-Patterson AFB, is located in Kettering, Ohio. For more information on DAU go to http://www.dau.mil.