Welcome to the 10th Annual Directed Energy Symposium

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Welcome to the 10th Annual Directed Energy
Symposium
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Directed Energy Professional SocietyAnnual
Report

• Edward A. Duff
• President
• 6 November 2007
• http//www.deps.org

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DEPS Vision

• Be recognized as the premier professional
  organization
• for exchanging information
• and advocating research, development and
  application of Directed Energy

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Program

• In Memoriam
• Annual Report
• Best Papers Awards

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In Memoriam

• We remember
• Dr. Robert S. Cooper
• Dr. Arthur H. Guenther

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2007 DEPS Events
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2008 DEPS Events
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Third Annual Directed Energy Systems
SymposiumDr. J. Thomas SchriempfMajor Gen
Stanley Gorenc, USAF (ret.)

• 3 - 7 March 2008
• Marriott Hotel
• Naval Postgraduate School
• Monterey, Ca.

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FY 07 DE Systems Symposium - Overview

• Theme - Pathways to Capability
• Purpose Bring the DE community together in a
  SECRET/NF environment to discuss the latest
  progress in all aspects of bringing DE to the
  warfighter
• Plenary Sessions
• Symposium kickoff - Tuesday Morning
• Keynote address
• Invited speakers from military operations and
  acquisition communities
• Major General Keye Sable, USAF
• Rear Admiral James P. McManamon, USN
• Systems Applications Wednesday Afternoon
• Highlighting those systems which are most likely
  to see early implementation
• Wrap-up plenary session - Friday Afternoon
• Conference chairmen giving the highpoints of each
  conference

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Monterey Bay Aquarium
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DE Systems Symposium - Conferences

• Beam Control Conference, Dr. Lawrence
  Grimes
• Directed Energy Modeling Simulation, Mr.
  Douglas Rigdon
• Employment of Directed Energy Weapons, Capt
  David Kiel, USN
• High Energy Laser Lethality, Mr. Chuck
  LaMar
• High Power Microwave Systems and Effects,
  Dr. Kirk Hackett
• DE Effects Mitigation, Ms Stephanie Miller and
  Mr. David Schafer

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Other DEPS ActivitiesMost with support from the
HEL JTO

• Publications See www.deps.org
• Proceedings
• Journal of Directed Energy (JDE)
• Classified Journal - RFP is on web site
• Member updates - Sponsor Updates
• DE Systems Textbook is in work
• Education
• Professional development short courses (on-site
  and distance learning from AFIT)
• Graduate/undergraduate programs (scholarships
  and internships)
• K-12 and vocational curriculum development

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DEPS Financial Status

• Cash on hand
• Sep 2004 - 311,758
• Sep 2005 204,669
• Sep 2006 310,960
• Sep 2007 330,042
• 2007 budget
• Income (net from events, sponsorship, membership,
  miscellaneous) 287,000
• Expenses (Office, committees, BOD, BSEA, Staff,
  other) 260,000
• Expected Reserve for 07 27,000
• Independent Audits
• 2004 Audit completed December 05
• 2005 Audit completed April 2007
• 2006 Audit completed November 2007

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DEPS Board of DirectorsElected by the DEPS
Membership

• Directors serve 3 year terms with a two term
  limit
• Serving Members
• William Baker
• Dennis Boesen
• Edward Duff Re-elected
• Donald Lamberson
• Lou Marquet Re-elected
• Tom Meyer
• Ed Pogue
• J. Thomas Schriempf
• New Director
• John Wachs

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DEPS OfficersElected by the Board of Directors

• Serving Officers
• President Edward Duff 
• Vice President William
  Baker
• Secretary
  Dennis Boesen 
• Treasurer Rett Benedict
• New Officers
• President William Baker
• Vice President Ed Pogue
• Secretary Dennis Boesen
• Treasurer Rett Benedict

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DEPS Professional Personnel

• Executive Director Dr. Samuel Blankenship
•  Executive Administrator Cynnamon Spain
•  Business Manager Tiffany Wheeler
•  Administrative Assistant Donna Storment

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DEPS Recognition

• Be recognized as the premier professional
  organization
• for exchanging information
• and advocating research, development and
  application of Directed Energy
• As part of our vision, we recognize
• service and excellence

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Board of Science and Engineering Advisors (Year
term expires)

• BSEA members serve for 3 years and are drawn from
  the DEPS Fellows
• John Albertine (2008)
• Jorge Beraun (2009)
• Jackie Gish (2007)
• Kirk Hackett (2009)
• John Tatum (2008)

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DE Scholarships 2007-2008Co-Sponsored by the
HEL JTO and DEPS

• Thomas Fitzgerald, Air Force Institute of
  Technology
• William Hagerman, University of Central
  Florida
• Brad Hoff,
  University of Michigan
• Michael Holloway, University
  of Maryland
• Paul Larsen,
  University of Maryland
• Alice Nightingale, University of
  Notre Dame
• Edward Nissen, University of
  Northern Illinois
• Ryan Shea,
  University of Minnesota
• Donald Wittich, University of
  Notre Dame
• Sheldon Wu, University of California
  San Diego

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Best Paper Awards

• Best Student Paper
• Best HEL Paper
• Best HPM Paper
• The Best Paper Awards are underwritten by
  Brashear, a division of L-3 Communications.