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Defense, Security + Sensing
13 - 17 April 2009
Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center
Orlando, FL, USA

Courses

Get the latest technical training. Choose from 65 half- and full-day courses in thermosense, laser sensing, unmanned systems, target acquisition and more.

Courses are scheduled 16-20 March. Please note that 16 March is a course-only day, with conferences starting 17 March.

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Program Tracks

IR Sensors and Systems Engineering

SC900: Uncooled Thermal Imaging Detectors and Systems
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Charles M. Hanson, L-3 Communications Infrared Products
$505.00 Members  |  $605.00 Non-members
SC892: Infrared Search and Track Systems
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Piet B. W.Schwering, TNO (Netherlands)
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC896: Optical Testing of Focal Plane Array Imagers - Quick Performance Testing in the UV, Visible, and Near IR Ranges
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Robert Gazerro, Gamma Scientific
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC134: Optical Design Fundamentals for Infrared Systems
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Thomas U. Kampe, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
$505.00 Members  |  $605.00 Non-members
SC152: Infrared Focal Plane Arrays
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Eustace L. Dereniak, Optical Sciences Ctr./Univ. of Arizona; John E. Hubbs, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC178: Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Ross McCluney, Univ. of Central Florida
$390.00 Members  |  $490.00 Non-members
SC180: Imaging Polarimetry
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Eustace L. Dereniak, Optical Sciences Ctr/Univ of Arizona; Brian H. Miles, FastMetrix, Inc.; Derek S. Sabatke, Ball Aerospace and Technologies
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC278: Infrared Detectors
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Eustace L. Dereniak, Univ. of Arizona
$345.00 Members  |  $395.00 Non-members
SC545: Infrared Characterization of Sources and Backgrounds
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Pieter A. Jacobs, TNO-FEL
$485.00 Members  |  $585.00 Non-members
SC710: NIR and SWIR Imaging Applications
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Austin A. Richards, FLIR Systems
$305.00 Members  |  $355.00 Non-members
SC789: Introduction to Optical and Infrared Sensor Systems
Date: 20 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Joseph A. Shaw, Montana State Univ./Bozeman
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC796: Allowable Stresses in Glass and Engineering Ceramics
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: John W. Pepi, L-3 SSG-Tinsley
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC835: Infrared Systems - Technology & Design
Date: 17 - 18 March 2008
Time: Monday 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Tuesday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Arnold Daniels, Lockheed Martin Co.
$955.00 Members  |  $1,095.00 Non-members
SC836: Using IR Thermographic Instruments - A Primer for Thermographers
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Herbert Kaplan, Honeyhill Technical Co.
$315.00 Members  |  $365.00 Non-members
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Technologies for Homeland Security and Law Enforcement

SC891: Security of Information and Communication Networks
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, Sr., Univ. of Oklahoma
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC719: Chemical & Biological Detection: Overview of Point and Standoff Sensing Technologies
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Patrick J. Gardner, Western Carolina Univ
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC836: Using IR Thermographic Instruments - A Primer for Thermographers
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Herbert Kaplan, Honeyhill Technical Co.
$315.00 Members  |  $365.00 Non-members
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Tactical Sensors and Imagers

SC896: Optical Testing of Focal Plane Array Imagers - Quick Performance Testing in the UV, Visible, and Near IR Ranges
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Robert Gazerro, Gamma Scientific
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC067: Testing and Evaluation of E-O Imaging Systems
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Gerald C. Holst, JCD Publishing
$535.00 Members  |  $635.00 Non-members
SC154: Electro-Optical Imaging System Performance
Date: 20 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Gerald C. Holst, JCD Publishing
$540.00 Members  |  $640.00 Non-members
SC157: MTF in Optical and Electro-Optical Systems
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Alfred D. Ducharme, Univ. of Central Florida
$505.00 Members  |  $605.00 Non-members
SC178: Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Ross McCluney, Univ. of Central Florida
$390.00 Members  |  $490.00 Non-members
SC180: Imaging Polarimetry
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Eustace L. Dereniak, Optical Sciences Ctr/Univ of Arizona; Brian H. Miles, FastMetrix, Inc.; Derek S. Sabatke, Ball Aerospace and Technologies
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC194: Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Sensors
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Terrence S. Lomheim, The Aerospace Corp.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC713: Engineering Approach to Imaging System Design
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Gerald C. Holst, JCD Publishing
$525.00 Members  |  $625.00 Non-members
SC789: Introduction to Optical and Infrared Sensor Systems
Date: 20 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Joseph A. Shaw, Montana State Univ./Bozeman
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC901: Sensor Array Signal Processing
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Raghuveer M. Rao, Rochester Institute of Technology
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
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Laser Sensors and Systems

SC160: Precision Stabilization and Laser Pointing Systems
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: James M. Hilkert, Alpha-Theta Technologies
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC167: Introduction to Laser Radar
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Gary W. Kamerman, FastMetrix, Inc.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC717: 3D Visualization Techniques for Laser Radar
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Michael W. Roth, Johns Hopkins Univ.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC784: Fiber Lasers for Defense Applications: Fibers, Components and System Design Considerations
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Bryce N. Samson, Nufern; William E. Torruellas, The Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab.
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
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Battlespace Technologies

SC895: Introduction to Cognitive Situation Management for Tactical Operations
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Gabe Jakobson, Altusys Corp.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC719: Chemical & Biological Detection: Overview of Point and Standoff Sensing Technologies
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Patrick J. Gardner, Western Carolina Univ
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
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Displays

SC159: Head-Mounted Displays: Design and Applications, Including Night Vision
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: James E. Melzer, Rockwell Collins Optronics; Michael P. Browne, SoldierView
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
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Intelligent and Unmanned Systems

SC898: Path Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Nicholas S. Flann, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC894: Introduction to INS and INS-Based Integrated Navigation
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Andrey Soloviev, Ohio Univ.
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC549: Incorporating GPS Technology into Commercial and Military Applications
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Maarten Uijt de Haag, Ohio Univ
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
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Modeling and Simulation

SC783: How to Validate Your Models and Simulations
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Averill Law, Averill M. Law & Associates
$590.00 Members  |  $690.00 Non-members
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Sensor Data Exploitation and Target Recognition

SC893: SAR Signal Processing Laboratory
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mehrdad Soumekh, Univ. at Buffalo
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC158: Fundamentals of Automatic Target Recognition
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Hatem N. Nasr, vMonitor Corp.
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC901: Sensor Array Signal Processing
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Raghuveer M. Rao, Rochester Institute of Technology
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC162: SAR Signal Processing
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mehrdad Soumekh, Univ. at Buffalo
$565.00 Members  |  $665.00 Non-members
SC174: Multispectral Image Processing
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Robert A. Schowengerdt, The Univ. of Arizona
$545.00 Members  |  $645.00 Non-members
SC181: Predicting Target Acquisition Performance of Electro-Optical Imagers
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Richard H. Vollmerhausen, Consultant
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC194: Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Sensors
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Terrence S. Lomheim, The Aerospace Corp.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC728: Network Centric Target Tracking and Classification
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Oliver E. Drummond, CyberRnD, Inc.
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
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Information Fusion, Data Mining, and Information Networks Security Related Technologies

SC891: Security of Information and Communication Networks
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, Sr., Univ. of Oklahoma
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
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Signal, Image, and Neural Net Processing

SC893: SAR Signal Processing Laboratory
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mehrdad Soumekh, Univ. at Buffalo
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC901: Sensor Array Signal Processing
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Raghuveer M. Rao, Rochester Institute of Technology
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC902: Compressive Sensing: Theory and Applications
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Ronald A. DeVore, Univ. of South Carolina; Richard G. Baraniuk, Rice Univ.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC162: SAR Signal Processing
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mehrdad Soumekh, Univ. at Buffalo
$565.00 Members  |  $665.00 Non-members
SC066: Fundamentals of Electronic Image Processing
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Arthur R. Weeks, Univ. of Central Florida
$530.00 Members  |  $630.00 Non-members
SC197: Fundamentals of Digital Signal/Image Processing
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Sohail A. Dianat, Rochester Institute of Technology
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC715: Independent Component Analysis and Beyond: Blind Signal Processing and its Applications
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Tzyy-Ping Jung, UCSD; Soo-Young Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea)
$380.00 Members  |  $440.00 Non-members
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Communications and Networking Technologies and Systems

SC891: Security of Information and Communication Networks
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, Sr., Univ. of Oklahoma
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC728: Network Centric Target Tracking and Classification
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Oliver E. Drummond, CyberRnD, Inc.
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC901: Sensor Array Signal Processing
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Raghuveer M. Rao, Rochester Institute of Technology
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
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Thermosense

SC710: NIR and SWIR Imaging Applications
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Austin A. Richards, FLIR Systems
$305.00 Members  |  $355.00 Non-members
SC836: Using IR Thermographic Instruments - A Primer for Thermographers
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Herbert Kaplan, Honeyhill Technical Co.
$315.00 Members  |  $365.00 Non-members
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Optical and Optomechanical Engineering

SC013: Precision Mounting of Optical Components
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Paul R. Yoder, Jr., Optical Engineering Consultant
$540.00 Members  |  $640.00 Non-members
SC156: Basic Optics for Engineers
Date: 16 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Alfred D. Ducharme, Univ. of Central Florida
$505.00 Members  |  $605.00 Non-members
SC178: Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Ross McCluney, Univ. of Central Florida
$390.00 Members  |  $490.00 Non-members
SC220: Optical Alignment Mechanisms
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Robert C. Guyer, BAE Systems
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
SC254: Integrated Opto-Mechanical Analysis
Date: 17 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Keith B. Doyle, Victor Genberg, Sigmadyne, Inc.
$515.00 Members  |  $615.00 Non-members
SC781: Optomechanical Analysis
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Advanced
Instructor: Alson E. Hatheway, Alson E. Hatheway, Inc.
$470.00 Members  |  $570.00 Non-members
SC796: Allowable Stresses in Glass and Engineering Ceramics
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: John W. Pepi, L-3 SSG-Tinsley
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
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The Business of Defense

WS639: Intellectual Property Issues in the Defense and Security Industries
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Joseph E. Gortych, Opticus IP; Timothy Stanley, Lockheed Martin Co.; Harvey S. Kauget, Eric Pellenbarg, Phelps Dunbar LLP
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
WS843: Playing the SBIR Game to Win
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Fred S. Patterson, SBIR Coach
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
WS845: Compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Date: 20 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Suzanne Palmer, Export Compliance Solutions LLC
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
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Professional Development

WS667: The Craft of Scientific Presentations: A Workshop on Technical Presentations
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Michael Alley, The Pennsylvania State Univ.
$75.00 Members  |  $125.00 Non-members
WS668: The Craft of Scientific Writing: A Workshop on Technical Writing
Date: 19 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Michael Alley, The Pennsylvania State Univ.
$75.00 Members  |  $125.00 Non-members
WS846: Essential Skills for Engineering Project Leaders
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Orlando, FL
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Gary C. Hinkle, Auxilium, Inc.
$265.00 Members  |  $315.00 Non-members
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