Where:  Alexandria, VA 

When:  July 16 – Tutorials, July 17-18 – Technical Program

Important Training Information:
The tutorials being offered on July 16 as well as the two-day technical program can count toward your annual training requirements within your organization.  

Overview

The Honorable Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense, recently captured in her foreword to the DoD “Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy” that “Responsibly and rapidly realizing the full promise of data, analytics, and AI is not the sole job of a single organization or program; it’s on all of us.  Providing DoD data as an enterprise resource, for instance, requires more sharing and collaboration, not less. We seek an agile strategic approach that guides decentralized action across DoD, inspires campaigns of learning, and leverages all our people, processes, and enabling technologies.” 

This year’s MDO workshop will build upon this theme going beyond the classical separation of the lifecycle phases, ie. experimentation, contractor test, developmental test, operational test and training, with each having their own discrete experimentation or test phase to a continuum of test and evaluation from warfighter gap identification through to the operations and sustainment of the gap solution. We will focus on going outside the historical program life cycle to a capability delivery continuum with a campaign of learning foundation throughout. Our intent is to pique discussions on how to transform the DoD to this new paradigm, leverage the power of the digital engineering tools, optimize the use of M&S, and set in place a foundation of data sharing across the continuum while blending experimentation and test. We will still present and discuss the challenges associated with the support of the individual milestone phases, after all they are the building blocks of this continuum concept.

**In March, ITEA hosted a one-day AI forum Accelerate Testing in the Digital Age for AI Enabled Systems in Washington DC where Senior Government Subject Matter Experts addressed their current and future problems when it comes to using AI in Test (limitations, requirements, policy, etc.). At the MDO Workshop we offer the platform for Industry and Academia to present their responses to the issues and problems identified.

Updated Agenda 

Speakers as of June

Panel Discussions

Panel 1 Joint Test Concept
Moderated by Christina Houfek, Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation
Panel 2 MDO Test, Training, & Experimentation
Moderated by Jeannie Winchester, USA PEO STRI, Project Manager Cyber, Test & Training

Technical Tracks

Track 1 AI in T&E Solutions on Test Ranges
Track 2 Electronic Warfare
Track 3  Common Operating Picture Program/Mission Engineering Systems of Systems
Track 4  Modeling and Simulation
Track 5  Directed Energy Supporting MDO
Track 6  AI for Operational Decision Making
Track 7  Expeditionary & Edge Testing and Evaluation in a MDO Environment
Track 8  Data and Analytics

Tutorials – Tuesday, July 16 

Morning Sessions 

• T&E Fundamentals and CTEP Foundations Part I
• Mission Engineering
• Laser Systems Propagation T&E Challenges
• Cognitive Electronic Warfare
• Digital Engineering

Afternoon Sessions 

• Fundamentals of T&E – Part 2
• Contracting Opportunities in T&E
• HSI Methods and Metrics for T&E Professionals
• JMETC 101
• Test and Evaluation of AI-Enabled Systems 

Tutorial Abstracts

About ITEA Tutorials:  ITEA offers 4-hour tutorials the day before the Workshop begins (Tuesday). This allows individuals to take advantage of increasing their continuing professional education credits. Tutorials require a separate registration from the Workshop. Instructors receive a complimentary registration to attend the Workshop; a secondary instructor will register at the full rate.

To help you to maintain, develop, or increase your knowledge, problem-solving, technical skills, or professional performance standards, these tutorials are often directly mapped to our CTEP certification and the four domains that have been identified by our Board of Examiners.  As a bonus, ITEA offers members an option to sit for the CTEP exam when choosing two tutorials per event.

Exhibits

Commercial, academic, and government exhibits will play an integral part in this Workshop. We will put you in the right place at the right time. Increase your visibility, network with key players, and show your support and commitment to industry and the community!

Floor Plan

Exhibit Application 

Current Exhibitors
Parraid 
Lumistar
Dewesoft
MetroStar

Sponsorships

ITEA is a 501(c)(3) professional education association dedicated to the education and advancement of the test and evaluation profession. Sponsorships, in part, are tax deductible.

Sponsorship opportunities are available to highlight your organization before and during the Symposium. Let us know your budget and we will help you get noticed.

Sponsor Application

Hotel and Venue – Reservation Deadline EXTENDED!

Hilton at the Mark Center
5000 Seminary Rd
Alexandria, VA 22311

To receive the best rate available, make your reservation by calling the hotel directly at 703-845-1010 and mention the Group Rate for ITEA or online: https://book.passkey.com/go/ITEA24  The cut-off date is June 21.  

Registration

Regular Registration until June 15
$845 – Non-Member
$695 – ITEA Member / Gov’t Employee / Active-Duty Military

Late Registration after June 15
$945 – Non-Member
$795 – ITEA Member / Gov’t Employee / Active-Duty Military

Special Registration [Speakers, Panel Moderators and Panelists, Track Leads, and Primary Track Presenters] 
$495 

Pre-Workshop Tutorials  (requires a separate fee from the Workshop)
The fee to attend a tutorial is: One ½ day – $300, Two ½ days – $500, One full day $500   

Registration form to be emailed

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Miscellaneous

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Presentations

Attendance Requirements

The Workshop will contain some Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) presentations, which will limit participation to U.S. citizens who are employees of the U.S. Federal Government or its contractors (C), or employees of the Department of Defense or its contractors (D). DoD common access cards (CAC) or personal identity verification (PIV) will be required for entry.

If you Do Not have a CAC or PIV card and want to attend the session, you must submit your Visit Request no later than Wednesday, July 1oth by 9:00AM Pacific time, Noon Eastern time.

If you have a CAC or PIV Card. NO Further Action Required. Please present at the door to gain access.

Eligibility and access for all DoD government and contractor attendees will be verified via the Defense Information System for Security (DISS), in accordance to AFI 31-101 and the NISPOM. Please send a visit notification to DISS with the following information:

 
Purpose of Visit: 2024 ITEA TIW Conference
Point of contact: Steve Seiden and Virginia “Jenny” Green
POC Number: 202-423-4487
SMO:  1LEB35 – ACQUIRED DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
First day of visit: 17 July 2024
Last day of visit: 18 July 2024

The Schedule for Planning Purposes
Tuesday, July 16 [8:00AM – 5:00PM] Pre-workshop Tutorials and Exhibitors Set-up
Wednesday, July 17 [8:00AM – 5:00PM] Workshop Technical Program
Thursday, July 18 [8:00AM – 5:00PM] Workshop Technical Program

Planning Committee
If you have any questions, contact us at info@itea.org 

Exhibits / Sponsors / Registration
Jenna Reza, 909-582-6026 / Jenna@itea.org
 
** Registration includes two lunches, breaks and Networking Reception. If you join as a member today, you will receive a discount on your registration. (Membership fees are $45 for govt/military and $95 for industry.) NOTE: Pre-Workshop Tutorials require a separate fee from the Workshop. 
 
NOTE:  This ITEA event is a non-competitive environment meant for a free exchange of ideas and information. 

Substitutions are welcome and encouraged! No refunds will be allowed within 15 days of the workshop.

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