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Presentations
NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ON
MULTIFUNCTION PHASED ARRAY RADAR

LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR A NEXT-GENERATION NATIONAL RADAR SYSTEM

October 10-12, 2007
National Weather Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd, Norman, Oklahoma

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The .zip files are all the video files for that session.
Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, Opening Remarks  (.ppt -2.2MB)
 (.mp4 - 34.6MB)
Mr. Joe Harroz, Vice President of the University, General Counsel, University of Oklahoma, Importance of Partnerships in Advancing our National Surveillance Capability
  (.mp4 - 19.1MB)
Dr. D. Stephensen Hawk, Director Societal-Environmental Research and Education Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Potential Socio-Economic Benefits of a National Multifunction Phased Array Radar System
  (.ppt -24.0MB)
 (.mp4 - 33.7MB)
Special Session - DOD Perspective on MPAR and Interagency Collaboration
Mr. Albert Miller, 5 M Inc, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Security, Interagency Collaboration for Seamless Surveillance
  (.ppt -12.7MB)
 (.mp4 - 32.3MB)
Senior Leader Perspective on MPAR and Interagency Collaboration
Archive of all Senior Leader Perspective session videos linked below (.zip 89.2MB)

  • Ms. Mary Glackin, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, The Power of Partnerships in Building a National Weather Surveillance Weather Capability
  (.ppt -25.4MB)
 (.mp4 - 25.4MB)
 
  • Ms. Victoria Cox, Vice President of Operations Planning, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, Future of Surveillance in the NAS
  (.ppt -9.4MB)
 (.mp4 - 31.9MB)
 
  • Mr. Randy Zeller, Director, Interagency Programs, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Needs for a National Surveillance System
  (.ppt -3.7MB)
 (.mp4 - 33.5MB)
Friday Lunch Presentation (.mp4 49.4MB)
Session 1: MPAR User Communities of Interest
Archive of all Session 1 videos linked below (.zip 210.9MB)
  Moderator: Dr. Robert Serafin, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Director Emeritus  (.mp4 - 6.5MB)
 
  • Dr. John L. Hayes, Director, National Weather Service, Multifunction Phased Array Radar: View from Operations
  (.ppt -15.3MB)
 (.mp4 - 25.0MB)
 
  • Dr. Richard Spinrad, NOAA Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, MPAR and the Advancement of Atmospheric Science
  (.ppt -14.5MB)
 (.mp4 - 21.0MB)
 
  • Mr. James Williams, Director of Systems Engineering, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA's Roadmap for Air Traffic and Weather Surveillance
 (.ppt -1.4MB)
 (.mp4 - 34.2MB)
 
  • Mr. Spanky Kirsch, Office of Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, MPAR's Contribution to Secure Skies and Borders
  (.ppt -4.9MB)
 (.mp4 - 44.1MB)
 
  • Dr. Fred Lewis, Air Force Director of Weather, Air Force's Need for Radar Data
  (.mp4 - 14.4MB)
 
  • RDML(s) David Titley, Chief of Staff of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Navy's Need for Radar Data
 (.ppt -7.5MB)
 (.mp4 - 24.4MB)
 
  • Panelist Discussion
 (.mp4 - 27.4MB)
Session 2: Current State of Military Investment in PAR
Archive of all Session 2 videos linked below (.zip 133.4MB)
  Moderator: Dr. Jeff Herd (MIT/LL)  (.ppt -850 KB)
 (.mp4 - 16.6MB)
 
  • Dr. Rich Wittstruck, U.S. Army PEO IEW&S, Army's Digital Array Radars
  (.ppt -2.5MB)
 (.mp4 - 43.0MB)
 
  • Dr. Michael Pollock, Office of Naval Research, R&D in Navy's Phased Array Radar Program
  (.ppt -2.3MB)
 (.mp4 - 36.5MB)
 
  • Dr. Mark Longbrake, Air Force Research Laboratory, RF Sensor Technology
  (.ppt -590 KB)
 (.mp4 - 40.2MB)
Session 3: Latest Innovations in PAR: An Industry Perspective
Archive of all Session 3 videos linked below (.zip 148.0MB)
  Moderator: Mr. Barry Fell, Technology Services Corporation  (.pdf -721 KB)
 (.mp4 - 11.4MB)
 
  • Mr. Mike Sarcione, Chief Engineer, Sensor H/W, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
  (.pdf -91 KB)
 (.mp4 - 20.3MB)
 
  • Mr. Kevin Leahy, Enterprise Technical Executive for RF, Northrop Grumman Projects
  (.pdf -1.5MB)
 (.mp4 - 35.5MB)
 
  • Dr. Douglas H. Reep, Vice President, Technical Operations, Lockheed Martin MS2
  (.pdf -1.0MB)
 (.mp4 - 33.3MB)
 
  • Dr. Gregory Turner, Director, Advanced Programs, Space Systems, Harris Corporation
  (.pdf -298 KB)
 (.mp4 - 22.9MB)
 
  • Panelist Discussion
 (.mp4 - 27.4MB)
Session 4: Component Technology: What the Future Holds in Cost and Performance
Archive of all Session 4 videos linked below (.zip 181.0MB)
  Moderator: Dr. Michael Pollock (Office of Naval Research)  (.mp4 - 4.3MB)
 
  • Dr. Douglas Carlson, Director of Advanced Technology, Tyco Electronics, MA-COM
  (.pdf -647 KB)
 (.mp4 - 25.7MB)
 
  • Mr. James Milligan, Director, RF and Microwave Products, Cree Inc.
  (.pdf -1.4MB)
 (.mp4 - 34.1MB)
 
  • Dr. Gailon Brehm, Director, Military Business Unit, Triquint Semiconductor Texas
  (.pdf -1.2MB)
 (.mp4 - 26.2MB)
 
  • Mr. Daniel Steele, Senior Radar Systems Engineer, Sierra Monolithics, Inc.
    (Pending release)
 
 
  • Mr. Steve Nelson, VP MMIC Operations, REMEC Defense and Space, Inc.
  (.pdf -3.0MB)
 (.mp4 - 28.4MB)
 
  • Panelist Discussion
 (.mp4 - 34.9MB)
Session 5: MPAR Alternative Configurations
Archive of all Session 5 videos linked below (.zip 167.4MB)
  Moderator: Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Oklahoma University  (.mp4 - 9.7MB)
 
  • Mr. Douglas Forsyth, National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Weather Radar Testbed: Lessons Learned with SPY-1 (minus the videos)
  (.ppt -26.2MB)
 (.mp4 - 31.8MB)
 
  • Dr. Mark Weber, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MPAR Trade Studies
  (.ppt -4.1MB)
 (.mp4 - 30.5MB)
 
  • Dr. Jothiram Vivekanandan, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Phased Array Radar Configuration for Ground-Based and Airborne Deployments
  (.ppt -570 KB)
 (.mp4 - 27.3MB)
 
  • Dr. Chandra Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, CASA Vision of Dense Low-level Network
  (.ppt -5.8MB)
 (.mp4 - 30.9MB)
 
  • Panelist Discussion
 (.mp4 - 40.8MB)
Session 6: Way Ahead to Address MPAR Risk Reduction—Implementation Strategy and Interagency Management Approach
Archive of all Session 6 videos linked below (.zip 126.8MB)
  Moderator: Dr. Paul Try, Science and Technology Corporation  (.ppt -645 KB)
 (.mp4 - 17.5MB)
 
  • Dr. Jeffrey Kimpel, Director, National Severe Storms Laboratory, NOAA
  (.ppt -136 KB)
 (.mp4 - 20.3MB)
 
  • Mr. Bill Benner, Weather Group Manager, Will J. Hughes Technical Center, FAA
  (.ppt -4.1MB)
 (.mp4 - 35.8MB)
 
  • Mr. Spanky Kirsch, Office of Science and Technology, DHS
  (.ppt -6.4MB)
 (.mp4 - 35.1MB)
 
  • Panelist Discussion
 (.mp4 - 20.3MB)
Review of Action Items and Closing Remarks
  • Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
  (.ppt -589 KB)
 (.mp4 - 34.8MB)