Training
Transformation: Analysis and Assessment in New Operational Environments
28-30 September 2004
at
SAIC McLean Conference Center
Tower II
1710 SAIC Drive
McLean,
VA 22102
Dear Colleague,
In today’s information age and new globalization
environment, success is defined more by force adaptability and agility rather
than solely by industrial age scale and scope.
Secretary Rumsfeld emphasizes this point in a recent Wall Street Journal
article by stating, “We are fighting the first wars of the 21st
century with a DoD that was designed for the challenges of the mid- to late-2oth
century.” Force Transformation,
therefore, is about becoming more adaptable and agile thru application of
rapidly evolving capabilities and technologies, and the Training Transformation
(T2) initiative is a key enabler for the overall success of DoD Transformation.
At the 71st MORS Symposium in June 2003, Dr. David
Chu delivered a challenge to the MORS community to conduct assessments and make
recommendations to improve T2. In
response to this challenge, MORS has organized a Mini-Symposium/Workshop on
“Training Transformation: Analysis and Assessment in New Operational Environments.”
This Mini-Symposium/Workshop will be held 28-29-30 September
2004 in the SAIC McLean Conference Center, Tower II, 1710 SAIC Drive, McLean,
VA. Registration will begin
at 0700 on Tuesday, the 28th. You
are invited to apply to participate in this special meeting.
Attendance will be limited by the space available.
An application form to attend the workshop is enclosed.
You may attend the first day Mini-Symposium only or participate in the
full Mini-Symposium/Workshop. Registration
fees are: Mini-Symposium only:
US Federal Government -
$115; All others -
$230; full three day Mini-Symposium/Workshop:
US Federal Government $225; All others -- $450.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn, Tysons Corner,
1960 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA, 703-893-2100. The
room rate is $150 and is subject to applicable state and local taxes.
When you call to make your reservation, state that you are with the MORS
workshop. Cut-off date for rooms in
the block is 6 September 2004.
The workshop will be at the Unclassified level.
If you present a paper, you need to fill out Form 712 AU or BU -- a MORS
Disclosure Form -- and submit it to the MORS Office. All presentations must be
UNCLASSIFIED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.
A Disclosure Form is attached. Also
enclosed is a copy of the Terms of Reference and a Draft Agenda.
For more information about this workshop, you can visit the
MORS web site at “www.mors.org” or contact the MORS office by phone at (703)
933-9070, FAX at (703) 933-9066, or email at morsoffice@mors.org
Terms
of Reference
Agenda
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