When

Wednesday May 11, 2016 from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
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Where

UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
50 Warren St
Lowell, MA 01852

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Early Bird Pricing

Government/Academia: $150
Member: $200
Non-Member: $275

Late Registration Pricing
Government/Academia: $200
Member: $250
Non-Member: $325

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Cancellation Policy

You may cancel your registration and receive a partial refund (minus the $25 cancellation/processing fee) up to 1 week prior to the event. No refunds will be given for cancellations received within 1 week of the event. Substitutions are welcome in lieu of cancellations.

Contact

Maggie Schoening
NDIA New England Chapter
(617) 401-3083
mschoening@k2cinc.com

Sponsorship Program

Limited sponsorship and exhibit tables are available. Please contact Maggie Schoening at mschoening@k2cinc.com if you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this event.

Lodging
We recomend the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center as the primary center for lodging. Click here for the link to the hotel.

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Soldier Innovation Day 2016

Join the NDIA New England Chapter to learn more about the region's soldier innovation initiatives. This full-day industry session features esteemed speakers from the Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC), Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) and U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), as well as speakers from academia, state government and industry. The event will highlight two new economic development programs: the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) Institute and the Soldier Squad Performance Research Institute (S2PRINT).

Each speaker will present an organizational overview, science and technology challenge areas, and potential business and partnership opportunities. There will be time before and after the presentations for questions and networking. Come learn how you can partner with the New England soldier innovation community.

Agenda:

7:00 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Networking
8:00 AM	Opening Remarks Paul Serotkin, President, NDIA New England Chapter
8:10 AM	Defense Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Jacqueline Moloney, Chancellor, UMass Lowell
8:20 AM	Economic Development in the Commonwealth Marty Jones, CEO, MassDevelopment
8:30 AM	RDECOM Overview, Science & Technology Challenges and Opportunities Brigadier General Thomas Todd, Senior Commander, Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
9:00 AM	USARIEM, Science & Technology Challenges, and Opportunities Colonel Thomas Ecceles, Commander, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)
9:30 AM	NSRDEC Overview, Science & Technology Challenges, and Opportunities Mr. Douglas Tamilio, Director, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development Engineering Center (NSRDEC)
10:00 AM	Break
10:20 AM	Soldier Innovation Panel Discussion Mr. Richard Benney, Director, Aerial Delivery, NSRDEC Mr. Clinton B. McAdams, Expeditionary Basing and Collective Protection, NSRDEC Mr. Stephen Moody, Director, Combat Feeding, NSRDEC Mr. Andrew Mawn, Director, Warfighter, NSRDEC
11:50 AM	Lunch
12:40 PM	Massachusetts National Guard Update Colonel Francis B. (Frank) Magurn, Land Component Commander, Massachusetts National Guard
1:10 PM	Future Operational Challenges Colonel Kevin Felix (Ret), Senior Advisor, The Roosevelt Group Benjamin Hall, Director, Outreach & Business Development, NSRDEC
2:10 PM	Coffee Break
2:30 PM	Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) Institute
	Professor Yoel Fink, Director, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT
3:15 PM	A Collaboration Between DoD and BioPharma - A Story in Battling Cancer Niven Narain, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Berg Health
3:55 PM	Closing Remarks Paul Serotkin, President, NDIA New England Chapter
4:00 PM	Wrap-up & Networking