The beam control aspects of High Energy Lasers (HEL) Systems are critical to system performance.
The need for communication of concepts and ideas in this active field is vitally important.
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As a forum for these considerations, the fifth annual Beam Control Conference was
be held on 12-16 April 2010 to investigate issues surrounding the employment of DE weapons. The conference
was part of the Directed Energy Systems Symposium.
The 2010 DE Beam Control Conference maintained its focus as the premier DoD conference in laser
beam power projection. This year's conference was expanded to include sessions dedicated
to space situational awareness, free-space laser communication, and advanced adaptive optics.
Conference Highlights
- Technical presentations and poster papers
- Invited speakers
- Short courses
- Evening reception
- Exhibits
- One of six conferences making up the DE Systems Symposium
- Attendance at all sessions was limited to U.S. citizens with a classified visit request
on file and who are employees of the U.S. government or its contractors.
Details regarding conference location, security restrictions, and short courses, as well as
fees and registration were shared among all conferences making up the Systems Symposium and can be found
on the main Systems Symposium page.
Proceedings
The Beam Control Conference will publish all submitted presentations and papers that
have been properly released by a sponsoring government agency and have proper classification markings.
The proceedings, included as part of the DE Systems Symposium proceedings, the will be organized as follows to allow
for maximum distribution of the technical data:
Unclassified / Distribution A (Public Release)
Unclassified / Distribution A and C
Unclassified / Distribution A, C and D
Secret / Distribution C
Secret / Distribution D
Submission Instructions
Papers
Authors are encouraged to submit papers as well as presentations. Submitted papers may, upon author
approval, be forwarded for consideration by editors of the Journal of Directed Energy,
a peer-reviewed publication.
Papers are due on or before 9 April 2010 and should be submitted in either
Microsoft Word format (preferred) or Adobe Acrobat format (PDF file). Specific format instructions are
described on the DEPS conference paper format page. Include full
information (including address, phone, fax, and email) for corresponding author. It is the authors'
responsibility to ensure that the paper has not been published, nor under consideration, elsewhere.
Mailing Instructions
Persons submitting classified papers and presentations will be contacted with specific instructions for classified submittals.
Unclassified papers and presentations should be sent via email to Richard.carreras@kirtland.af.mil.
In addition, please mail your unclassified presentation/paper to:
Richard A. Carreras
Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL/RDS
3550 Aberdeen Ave. SE
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117
Be sure to also submit the appropriate release form(s)
found below.
Release Forms
Release forms will be required for materials to be presented at the Beam Control Conference
and for papers to be published in the Conference Proceedings. These Microsoft Word release forms can be
completed electronically, then printed for signature and submission. Submission instructions are provided on
the form itself.
Note that poster papers are considered presentations and the presentation release form
should be used in those cases.
Presentation Release Form
Paper Release Form
Security
Classified materials must be marked In Accordance With DoD 5200.1-R, Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 and
Executive Order EO 12958 "Classified National Security Information," dated 23 March 2003.
Distribution
Distribution statements of technical documents must be identified in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.24,
Paragraph 6. Papers with distribution statements A, C, D, and X are encouraged to facilitate publication of
the technical data in the proceedings.
All presentations must have an
authorized distribution statement on the first page. Presentations containing Distribution
Statements B and E will not be presented at the Employment of DE Weapons Conference.
All papers must have an authorized distribution statement on the first page. Papers containing
Distribution Statements B, E, and F will not be published in the Employment of DE Weapons Conference proceedings.
Previous Conference
Information about the previous Beam Control Conferences is available.
Conference Committee
| Conference Chair: |
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| Rich Carreras |
505-846-2711 |
richard.carreras@kirtland.af.mil |
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| Conference Co-Chair: |
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| Darryl Sanchez |
505-846-7209 |
darryl.sanchez@kirtland.af.mil |
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| Conference Coordinator: |
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| Cynnamon Spain |
505-998-4910 |
cynnamon@deps.org |
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| Short Courses: |
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| Donna Storment |
505-998-4910 |
donna@deps.org |
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| Session Chairs: |
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| Laser Communication: |
Dr Mark Gruneisen |
Dr Imelda DeLarue |
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| Space Situational Awareness: |
Dr Dennis Montera |
Dr Robert Johnson |
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| Advanced AO Concepts: |
Dr Denis Oesch |
Mr Patrick Kelly |
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