The meeting concluded Thursday 20 March.

For 2009 and beyond, SPIE Defense + Security will be named SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensors. Detailed 2009 information will be available mid-May.

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SPIE Defense + Security is the must-attend event for the security and defense industries. Join participants from the US Navy, Army and Air Force, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Raytheon, QinetiQ, BAE Systems and other top organizations.

Conferences: 17-20 March Courses: 16-20 March Exhibition: 18-20 March

Onsite Registration Hours
Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center
Arrival Concourse next to Canary Ballroom
Sunday 16 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Monday 17 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:15 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday 18 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday 19 March . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday 20 March . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am to 2:00 pm

Symposium Wide Plenary Speaker

The Honorable Jay Cohen Under Secretary for Science and Technology U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cohen served from 2000-2006 as Chief of Naval Research before taking his current position at the Department of Homeland Security.. View the PDF of the presentation.

Banquet Honoree and Speaker

Dr. Delores M. Etter ONR Distinguished Chair in Science and Technology Electrical Engineering Department United States Naval Academy Dr. Etter served from 2005-2007 as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition.

Innovation and the Wealth of Nations - Free to all attendees

Sir John Chisholm Chairman QinetiQ Sir John was central in reorganizing the UK Defence Research Establishments into the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency which when privatized then became QinetiQ. He also serves as Chair of the UK's Medical Research Council.

SPIE Defense+Security provides cutting-edge information on:

Imaging, Sensors, and Displays

	IR Sensors and Systems Engineering
	Homeland Security and Law Enforcement
	Tactical Sensors and Imagers
	Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE)
	Military and Avionic Displays
	Space Technologies and Operations
	Intelligent and Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Systems

Sensor Data Analysis

	Sensor Data Exploitation and Target Recognition
	Information Fusion, Data Mining, and Information Networks
	Signal, Image and Neural Net Processing
	Communication and Networking Technologies and Systems

Plus

	Modeling and Simulation
	Enabling Photonic Technologies

Download the Advance Program PDF