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Call for Papers |
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The 2008 workshop will focus on systems level aspects of survivability for personnel and platforms, encompassing threats, technologies, integration and optimisation.
Planned themes for the workshop include:
- Emerging threats and operational drivers
- Land systems survivability, including equipments and logistics
- Air Platform Survivability, including combat, transport and rotary wing aircraft and UAVs
- Ship survivability
- Soldier Survivability
- Protection of fixed installations
- Protection of networks and C4I infrastructure
- Survivability modelling
Each of the themes will be addressed by an invited speaker. |
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Conference organization
The fourth workshop will be hosted by QinetiQ Ltd and will be held in their dedicated conference facility at Malvern. Rooms will be available for the main sessions, the display of posters and for focused workshops.
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Submission of Paper
The official language is English.
UPDATE:
If you have been invited to present a paper, but have only so far sent the abstract, please use the Paper Format found at the bottom of this paid
Please email your paper to pawinstanley@qinetiq.com AND wksuttie@dstl.gov.uk. Please also indicate the classification level of the oral presentation. |
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Classification
Oral presentations can be classified up to CONFIDENTIAL or equivalent. Posters, abstracts and papers, which will be made available at the workshop, should not be classified. Workshop clearance is mandatory and must be sent at least two weeks prior to the event. |
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Paper Selection
The papers will be selected by the international committee on the following criteria:
- systems approach
- technological advancement
- opportunities for international cooperation
- operational experience
- inclusion of data and results
Each paper should be intended for a 20 minute oral presentation. Posters can be displayed throughout the workshop in a dedicated display area.
ESW2008 will send an acceptance message to the author after the selection process by the international committee. |
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International Committee
Prof. Dr. Klaus Thoma (EMI,GE) thoma@emi.fraunhofer.de
Mr Frank Aldekamp (BWB,GE) frankaldekamp@bwb.org
Dr. Rob Ijsselstein (TNO,NL) rob.ijsselstein@tno.nl
Dr. Bjarne Haugstad (FFI,NO) bjarne.haugstad@ffi.no
Mr Staffan Harling (FOI, SE) staffan.harling@foi.se
Mr William Suttie (DSTL,UK) wksuttie@dstl.gov.uk
Mr Dominique Sérafin (DGA,FR) dominique.serafin@dga.defense.gouv.fr |
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Key Dates
September 28 2007 Abstracts due
October 2007 Paper selection meeting
November 2007 Author acceptance letters sent out
December 2007 Preliminary programme and registration form available
February 29, 2008 Last day for paper receipt
April 15 - 17, 2008 Workshop
April 18, 2008 Tour of QinetiQ Malvern Technology Park Facilities.
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