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The Infrared Applications:ThermoSense XXXVII Vendor SessionConf. 9485 · 12:15 to 4:45 pm · Location: Conv. Ctr. Room 316Moderators: Andrés E. Rozlosnik, SI Termografia Infrarroja(Argentina), and Herb Kaplan, Honeyhill Technical Co. (USA)The Infrared Applications: ThermoSense XXXVII Vendor Session will beheld on Monday afternoon, 20 April 2015 as part of the SPIE DSS 2015Conference in Baltimore. The session will feature brief presentations fromhardware and software vendors whose product lines impact thermal imagingapplications. Unlike the technical sessions, there are no “commercialcontent” restrictions in these presentations.This event allows vendors to showcase new products on display at thisyear’s exhibit, and provides attendees with an advance glimpse of “what’snew” in thermal imaging applications.See page 16 for a list of participating vendors.Welcome Reception6:15 to 7:45 pmAll-Symposium Welcome ReceptionMaryland Science CenterAll attendees are invited. Relax, socialize, and enjoy the refreshments andall that the museum has to offer. Located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, itis a short walk from the convention center and one of the harbor’s mainattractions, serving more than half a million visitors per year. Pleaseremember to wear your registration badge. Dress is casual.CO-SPONSORED BYDSS 2015 Symposium Plenary Presentation andSPIE 2015 George W. Goddard AwardDon’t miss this world-class speaker discussing game-changing technology and valuable insights.5:00 to 6:00 pm · Location: Conv. Ctr. Ballroom 1, Level 4Emerging Research and Engineering Capabilities for NextGen WarfightersAlan R. ShafferPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary ofDefense Research and EngineeringDepartment of DefenseMr. Shaffer is currently serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary ofDefense Research and Engineering. He also serves as the Principal DeputyAssistant Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering, a positionhe has held since 2007. In this position, Mr. Shaffer is responsible forformulating, planning, and reviewing the DoD Research, Development,Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs, plans, strategy, priorities, andexecution of the DoD RDT&E budget that totals roughly $25 billionper year. He has also serviced twice as the Acting Director of DefenseResearch and Engineering, currently titled the Assistant Secretary ofDefense (Research and Engineering), first from 2007 to 2009 and thenagain from 2012 to 2013. Additionally, in 2009, he was appointed asthe first Director, Operational Energy, Plans and Programs (Acting).Mr. Shaffer has also served as the Executive Director for several seniorDoD Task Forces. In 2005 he served as the Executive Director forthe Technical Joint Cross Service Group that reviewed the 300 DoDresearch, acquisition and test activities during the Base Realignmentand Closure activity. In 2007, he was the Executive Director for theDoD Energy Security Task Force, which led to the establishment ofa congressionally confirmed position to focus on DoD operationalenergy use. Most recently, he served as the Executive Director of theMine Resistant Ambush Protection (MRAP) Task Force, which he wasresponsible for fielding 27,000 MRAPs.Prior to entering the federal government, Mr. Shaffer served a24-year United States Air Force career with assignments in weather,intelligence, acquisition oversight, and programming.The George W. Goddard award is presented annually in recognitionPresentation of 2015 George W. Goddard Awardof exceptional achievement in optical or photonic instrumentationPRESENTED BY SPIE PRESIDENT ELECTfor aerospace, atmospheric science, or astronomy. The award is forRobert Lieberman, Lumoptix (USA)the invention and development of a new technique, photonic instrumentation,instrument, or system. The SPIE Awards CommitteeGrady H. Tuell, Ph.D.has chosen Grady H. Tuell of the Georgia Tech Research Institute inAssociate Directorrecognition of his foundational research and development in bathy-Electro-Optical Systems Laboratorymetric lidar and data fusion; his eorts to further advance airborneGeorgia Tech Research Institutelidar remote sensing in other ways including real-time calculation of+1 360 676 3290 · help@spie.org · (Twitter) #DSS 9total propagated positioning error.