2003 FLAMES User Group Conference:

Agenda and Presentations

A big THANKS for all our users and presenters for making our first User Group Conference a success! Most of the presentations can be viewed below.

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Monday,
May 12, 2003

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Kickoff Reception and Tour of Ternion Corporation (map) - Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and Refreshments

Tuesday,
May 13, 2003

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

"Welcome and Introductions" - Brad Spearing, President, Ternion Corporation

 

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

"Using FLAMES to Evaluate and Demonstrate Data Fusion" - Dr. David Nicholson, BAE Systems, UK

 

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

 

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

"ITC, FLAMES as an Embedded C2 Training Tool" - Mike Cash, Ternion Corporation (for NC3A)

 

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Catered Lunch - Marriott Hotel

 

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

"Building Terrain Databases for FLAMES" - Bob Brantley, Terrex Inc.

 

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Break

 

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

"MS&A of Advanced Weapon Concepts in a System of Systems Environment Using FLAMES"  - Dr. Craig Ewing, Air Force Research Lab/Munitions Directorate

 

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Break

 

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

"Why C2TIG Chose FLAMES & How it is Used" - Joe Gentry, U.S. Air Force C2TIG

Wednesday,
May 14, 2003

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

 

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

"Distributed Wargaming System" - Dave Ferguson, Ternion Corporation (for Smiths Aerospace)

 

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Break

 

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

"Integrated Extended Air Defence Synthetic Environment" - Peter Frank, MBDA, UK

 

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Transportation to Space & Rocket Center

 

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Catered Lunch & Tour - Space & Rocket Center

 

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Return to Marriott

 

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

"Macroscopic Air Defense Analysis Tools" - Dave Panson, United States Air Force

 

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Break

 

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

"FLAMES Use in the Swedish Defence Research Agency" - Johan Pelo, FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency

Thursday,
May 15, 2003

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

 

8:30 AM - 9:15AM

"Latest FLAMES Enhancements" - Brad Spearing, Ternion Corporation

 

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

"The Future of FLAMES" Open Discussion - Brad Spearing, Ternion Corporation

 

10:00 AM - 10:15 PM

Break

 

10:15AM - 11:00 AM

"Sharing FLAMES Models" Open Discussion - Brad Spearing, Ternion Corporation

 

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Wrap Up and FLAMES Q&A

 

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Catered Lunch - Marriott Hotel

 

12:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Water Skiing Social - Guntersville Lake

 

 

"Some Applications of FLAMES in the UK" - John Robertson, Flames Systems Limited, UK