2008 DoD RFID Summit for Industry

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As of February 15, 2008. Agenda is subject to change.

Monday, February 25, 2008

7:00am – 5:00pm

RFID4U Certification Training

Separate registration required for this certification program.

Go to: http://www.dodrfidsummit.com/comptia2008.html

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

7:30am – 6:00pm	Registration Open

8:30am – 9:15am	Opening Keynote Session: DoD's AIT Implementation Plan - The RFID Roadmap Speaker: Mr. David L. Dias, Chief, Asset Visibility Divison, USTRANSCOM/TCJ5/4-I RFID and AIT are key enablers poised to deliver on the promise of DoD Distribution and Supply Chain Transformation. As Distribution Process Owner, USTRANSCOM has published a new concept of operations and is working with the Military Services and Agencies to expand the implementation vision for AIT and RFID, energizing integration across Supply Chain Business processes. Mr. Dias will address the vision and ongoing efforts to transform support for the DOD Enterprise.

9:15am – 9:45am	The Policy Update Speaker: Ms. Kathy Smith, Special Assistant, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Supply Chain Integration The Department of Defense’s Supply Chain Integration Office is responsible for development and maintenance of RFID policy for DoD’s entire supply chain and the communities that support the supply chain. The Supply Chain Integration Office has partnered with the US Transportation Command to ensure the DoD supply chain successfully transitions to RFID-enabled business processes to reap the operational efficiencies of RFID. Ms. Smith will address the ongoing RFID policy requirements for RFID relevant to DoD suppliers and the acquisition and logistics communities.

9:45am – 9:55am	Stretch Break

9:55am – 11:00am	AIT Service Offices Report on RFID Implementation & ROI's Moderator: Mr. David L. Dias, Chief, Asset Visibility Division, USTRANSCOM/TCJ5/4-I Panelists: LTC Clark Burner, HQDA G-4 Mr. Bob Bacon, Navy Col. Doug Turlip, Marine Corps Mr. Gregory Beecher, Air Force Representatives from the Services will paint a picture of current RFID activities, benefits realized, implementation conditions, problems to be solved and ROI's gained.

11:00am – 11:45am	DoD AIT Policies: Understanding the Intersection of RFID and UID Speakers: James Clark, Director UID, XIO Strategies, Inc. Mary Ann Wagner, President, XIO Strategies, Inc. The DoD UID and RFID mandates are separate but related initiatives. This presentation will discuss where these technologies and initiatives can converge resulting in complete asset visibility.

11:45am – 1:30pm	Exhibits and Luncheon Note: The exhibit hall will feature both RFID and UID vendors as the event this year is co-located with the OSD Sponsored UID & eBusiness Forum

1:30pm – 4:00pm	Breakout Session : Within The Walls: Utilizing the Internal Benefits of RFID Opening Remarks/Panel Moderator:Mary Ann Wagner, XIO Strategies Presenters: Scott Wentz, RFID Solutions Center; Mike Bigbee, GlobeRanger; Barry Jones, Northrop Grumman Panel Discussion: Paul Varian, PEO Robotics/Joint Robotics Command; Steve Buerle, Unisys; Brian Quinn, Lockheed Martin Session Close: Susan Pearson, RFID Solutions Center Much of the focus around RFID has been on the visibility it provides for assets moving through the supply chain. But the benefits of RFID don't stop there. in this workshop you will learn, first hand, from those currently using RFID in such applications as asset tracking and work in process monitoring, what the current state of RFID technology and deployment is, how to turn data into real intelligence, and how to utilize RFID enabled systems to augment your business processes.

1:30pm – 4:00pm	Breakout Session : Around the World: RFID and the Supply Chain in Action Opening Remarks/ Panel Moderator: Jeff Holmes, PRTM Presenters: Steve Ryan, RFID Solutions Center; Ravi Rishy-Maharaj, Omnitrol (IBM WebSphere), Mark Roddy, SAP America, Inc. Panel Discussion: Kristen Hedger, Dakota Defense Alliance; Steve Georgevitch, Boeing (JDAMS); Bob Bacon, Navy AIT PO; Julie Kuhn, Cardinal Health Session Close: Amber Richards, RFID Solutions Center With strategies and policies in place, now it's time to et down to business with RFID. In this workshop, you will hear from those using RFID for such applications as retrograde operations and materiel supply, on what is currently happening around the world with deployments, understand data visibility and the software component, and learn the intrinsic benefits from both the "sender" and the "receiver" of products in the supply chain.

4:00pm – 6:00pm	Exhibits and Reception

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

7:30am – 5:00pm	Registration Open

7:30am – 9:15am	Coffee in the Exhibit Hall

7:30am – 1:30pm	Exhibits Open

9:15am – 10:15am	Contractor AIT Implementation Strategies: The Commercial View Speakers: Abby Rothman, Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Jeff Geear, Project Manager, AIT, The Boeing Company Andy Jay, United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Attend this session to understand the AIT efforts and visions of these Prime Contractors. Learn how these organizations have been working RFID, UID and other technologies as elements of a holistic AIT implementation approach and how they plan to engage their supplier communities.

10:15am – 11:00am	Understanding the RFID Standards Landscape Speakers: Dan Kimball, DoD Logistics AIT Office Michele Southall, EPCglobal North America Complimentary Organizations for Standards Development. The cooperation between ISO and EPCglobal has facilitated global standards in record time! This panel will discuss what has already been accomplished and where they are headed next. The scope of RFID is expanding to include sensors, and other user data applications. Learn how these requirements exaggerate the need for cooperation between ISO and EPCglobal.

11:00am – 12:45pm	Exhibits & Lunch

12:45pm- 2:30pm	Roll Up Your Sleeves: Developing Your Action Plan Speakers: Dave Frenkel, Director, Business Development, RFID4U Carl Brown, President, Simply RFID Jeff Tazelaar, Lowry Computer Products Want to create an action plan to implement RFID? Attend this interactive workshop to learn more about RFID technology – ask your key questions and learn how you can utilize RFID not only to meet the DoD requirements, but to enhance your operational efficiencies. Understand which units need an RFID tag, what type of information should be encoded on the tag, and how to submit information through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). Various compliance options will be presented and you will be provided with a checklist so you can begin implementing RFID.