Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Symposium & Exhibition
"Realigning the EOD Force for the Future"
8 - 9 August 2017
North Bethesda, MD
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Keynote Address:
- LTG Michael Shields, USA, Director, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO)
JIDO Technology Outreach Session: JIDO Overview and Counter IED Challenges
- Lisa Swan, SES, Deputy of Material Solutions, JIDO
EODWF State of the Foundation and Warrior Panel: Personal Stories of Growth
Moderator: Ken Falke, Chairman, EOD Warrior Foundation
- Joey Ferguson, Retired Marine, EOD Warrior
Counter IED Panel: Global and Service Perspectives
Panelist:
- COL Gerardo Meneses, USA, Director, Asia Pacific Counter IED Fusion Center
Weapons Technical Intelligence Enterprise Update
Chair: Amos Gallagher, WTI Branch Chief, JIDO
JIDO Technology Outreach (1:30 - 3:00)
- Dr. George Pappas, Scientist, JIDO
- Dr. William Thissel, Engineer, JIDO
JIDO Technology Outreach (3:45 - 5:00)
- Dr. Hatcher Tynes, Scientist, JIDO
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Combating WMD Panel: DTRA RDT&E Programs Supporting the CWMD Mission
Moderator: Robert "Bobby" McNabb, J9 Directorate, Combating Terrorism Technologies Division (CXC), DTRA
- Dr. Phillip Cole, Senior Technical Director, Science and Engineering, DTRA
- Dr. Gary Hook, Director, Test Science Division (J9), DTRA
EODWF Professional Speaker Series: Saving Lives in DoD with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
- Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber, Director, Center for Suicide Risk Assessment, Columbia University
Counter UXO Panel: The Future of Open Burning/Open Detonation After Camp Minden (12:45 - 1:30)
- J.C. King, Director, Munitions and Chemical Matters, Department of the Army Headquarters
CIGNA Suicide Awareness Training Session
- Dr. Christina Stasiuk, Senior Medical Director, CIGNA Mid-Atlantic
Counter UXO Panel: The Future of Open Burning/Open Detonation After Camp Minden (1:30 - 2:30)
- COL Allan Vosburgh, USA (Ret), CEO, Golden West Humanitarian Foundation
DTIC Citations
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