Tennessee Valley Emerging Technology Conference
March 26-28, 2008, Huntsville, Alabama
The Richard C. Shelby Center for Missile Intelligence Auditorium
Welcome to the 2008 Tennessee Valley Emerging Technologies Conference webpage.
The Tennessee Valley Emerging Technology Conference will focus on the identification of worldwide emerging technologies which have the potential to be most promising or most disruptive to national security. The conference is sponsored by the Defense intelligence Agency (DIA) / Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC) and the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) / U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT)
Emerging technologies are those of which basic scientific and engineering principles are becoming sufficiently well understood and the outlines of potential applications are beginning to take shape. emerging technologies to be discussed during the conference will be those which reflect worldwide activities aligned with Intelligence and Security; Missile & Weapon Science; Space & Rocket Science; Aviation Science; and Information Science.
Due to limited seating, it is recommended that registration be submitted as soon as possible.
There is no fee for attending this conference.
Conference Objectives
The identification of emerging technologies of interest to contributing participants.
The numeration of potential applications and potential implications if implemented for these technologies.
Recommendations or actions to overcome or mitigate limitations or weaknesses in the development of emerging technologies.
Recommendations for S&T investments into specific emerging technology areas considered to be the most promising or the most disruptive to national security.