AGENDA

Below you will find the agenda for the 2009 National HBCU/MI Conference. Where available, please select the icon to display more information on a given session.

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Monday, February 2, 2009
11:00 am - 8:00 pm	Conference Registration and Information Desk	Windsor Ballroom Foyer
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Networking Reception Guest Speaker: Mr. John H. James, Jr., Executive Director, Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), US Department of the Navy
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
7:00 am - 5:00 pm	Conference Registration and Information Desk	Windsor Ballroom Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast	Windsor Ballroom Foyer
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Opening Ceremonies Joint ROTC Cadet Honor Guard – Representing Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University Presentation of the Colors National Anthem Pledge of Allegiance Welcome Address Mr. Gregory Pridgeon, Chief of Staff for Mayor, City of Atlanta
8:30 am - 8:40 am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Ms. Tracey L. Pinson, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of the Army Ms. Evelyn Kent, Director, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions Program, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of Secretary of Defense
8:40 am - 9:00 am	Keynote Address Mr. Thomas Dortcht, President, TWD, Inc.
9:00 am - 10:15 am	General Session Dr. Walter Jones, Executive Director, Office of Naval Research Ms. Laura Adolfie, Director, Defense STEM Education, Defense Research and Engineering Dr. Chris Arney, Chief, Mathematical Sciences Division, US Army Research Office
10:15 am - 10:30 am	AM Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	General Session Ms. Patty Fox, Contracting, Grants and Agreements Officer, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Mr. Edward Lee, Deputy Chief, External Programs, US Department of the Air Force Ms. Susan Nichols, Program Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Small Business Office
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Conference Luncheon Guest Speaker: MG Dennis Via, Commanding General, Communication and Electronics Command (CECOM)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Dr. George Ludwig, Civilian Deputy to the Principal Assistant for Research and Technology, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USA MRMC)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Mr. Jeffrey Singleton, Deputy Director for Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics & Technology (AL&T)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	President’s Presentations Dr. Curtis Charles, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Fayetteville State University Mr. Carlos Romero, Associate Vice President for Research Administration, University of New Mexico
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm	PM Break
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm	General Session Partnering with Industry Panel Moderator: Dr. Dorothy Huston, President and CEO, TMT Group, Inc. Panelists: Dr. Josef Allen, Scientist, Information Security Professional, Harris Corporation Ms. Tiffany Bussey, Director, Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center Dr. Daryush Ila, Director, Alabama A&M University Research Institute Mr. Oliver (Bo) Leslie, Senior Principal Specialist, Supplier Diversity and HBCU/MI Program Manager, The Boeing Company Mr. Tizoc Loza, Corporate Project Manager for Mentor-Protégé and HBCU/MI Programs, Northrop Grumman
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
7:00 am - 3:00 pm	Conference Registration and Information Desk	Windsor Ballroom Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast	Windsor Ballroom Foyer
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Training Session – How to Win Government Contracts      Presented by SAIC (8:00 am - 10:00 am) Mr.Tony Sacco, Vice President for Program Management, SAIC Business Development Life Cycle (10:00 am - 11:30 am) Mr. Mark McConnell, Vice President for Business Development, SAIC Pricing Strategies and Methodologies 11:30 Am - 12:00 pm) Dr. Dorothy Huston, President and CEO, TMT Group Inc. Building Contracting Infrastructure
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Conference Luncheon Vice Admiral Kevin M. McCoy, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Department of the Navy
1:30 pm - 3:00 Pm	General Session Moderator: Dr. Leonard Haynes, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Panelists: Dr. Denise Barnes, Program Director, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), National Science Foundation Ms. Amanda Quiñones, Program Analyst, Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy Ms. Jamie Scipio, Program Analyst, Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy Ms. Jacqueline A. Toussaint-Barker, Chief, Electronics Exploration Branch, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Department of the Air Force
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm	PM Break
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm	General Session Moderator: Dr. Anthony Junior, Director, Naval HBCU/MI Program Office, Education Program Manager, Office of Naval Research Panelists: Dr. Moges Ayele, Senior Liaison for Higher Education, Federal Highway Administration, US Department of Transportation (DoT) Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Ms. Cassandra Stuart, Program Manager, HBCU/MI Programs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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* The conference agenda for The National HBCU/MI Conference is subject to change.