national defense transportation association
62nd Annual Forum & Expo  September 20-24, 2008  Reno / Tahoe, Nevada
THE GLOBAL ENTERPRISE - Transformation & Competition
 
Welcome
Reno/Tahoe
Schedule
Keynotes
Events & Tours
Expo
Hotel
Register
SCHEDULE
Full Schedule Details HERE including APICS Workshop Agenda
All daytime Forum activities are located in the East Tower, Nugget Resort
 
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
In Order of Appearance
 
< Mr. Douglas A. Tilden
Chairman, Ports America Group
 
< RADM Robert D. Reilly, Jr. USN Commander, Military Sealift Command
 
< Mr. Timothy E. Carroll, VP IBM Global Supply Chain Operations, Integrated Supply Chain (ISC)
 
< LTG Robert T. Dail, USA Director, Defense Logistics Agency
 
< Ambassador James W. Pardew, Deputy Assistant, Secretary General for Operations, NATO Headquarters
 
< Commander, USTRANSCOM (invited)
 
ROUNDTABLE
Ask the Leaders
< LTG Kenneth Wykle, USA, (Ret.) [Roundtable Moderator] President, NDTA
 
NOTE: Line up is
subject to schedule change
 
WORKSHOPS -
APICS DC Chapter #127
Sunday - 9/21
 
< “Managing Risk in Joint Distribution”

 < “Developing Your Supplier Selection Strategy”

< “Satisfying Your Customer’s Supply Requirements”

 
Instructors
Patrick Greer,
Globewise Logistics
 & Adjunct Professor
St. Louis University Consortium for Supply Chain Management
 
Mr. Irvin Varkonyi, CSCP
President, Supply Chain Operations Preparedness Education (SCOPE)
Adjunct Professor, American Public Univ System & George Mason Univ
President, DC Metro APICS
 
Joni White, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP
APICS Instructor
 
2 Sessions - Sunday - 9/21 and Wednesday - 9/24
Workshop Agenda HERE
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Monday - 9/22
Session Descriptions HERE
 
< Infrastructure – Public / Private Partnerships
Mr. Andrew Clarke, CEO, Panther Expedited Services, Inc.
 
< The Pacific Rim – Change & Challenges   
CAPT Janice Wynn, USN, Chief of Staff, US Naval Forces, Marianas
 
< The Challenges of Travel in Today's Economy
Dr. G.R. Mobaraki, Director, Gov't. Sales, The Hertz Corporation  NOTE: Session is not repeated
 
< Defense Personal Property System   LTC William Carberry, USA Director Defense Personal Property System, J-6 USTRANSCOM 
NOTE: Session is not repeated
 
< Human Capital Development
Mr. James Hall, Ass't. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics Plans and Studies, OSD
 
< Global Distribution: Successful Support of our Warfighter -
Mr. Rob Fitzgerald, Exec. Director Enterprise Solutions, Defense Systems Group, ManTech
 
< Champions - on the Ground in Iraq and Afghanistan  Major Jeff Babinski,USAF
NOTE: Session is not repeated
 
< Mentoring  Session
Mr. Larry Larkin, Director, Defense Supply Chain Management Solutions, Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
Tuesday - 9/23
 
< Army Retrograde Operations
BG Mark Scheid, USA (Ret.), IBM
 
< DTCI - Today & Tomorrow
Col Mike Miller, USAF, Director, DTCI PMO, USTRANSCOM
 
< Fusion Center & Best Value Solutions    Ms. Jill S. Kale, VP, Enterprise Applications and Systems Integration, Defense Group, Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
< Geographic Combatant
Commands - Operational Update
RADM Mark Harnitchek, J4-5
USTRANSCOM
 
< DOD AIT/RFID Initiatives
Mr. David Blackford, Senior Joint Transportation Staff Officer, J5/4-I, USTRANSCOM
 
NOTE: Topics and Presenters are
subject to schedule change
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TIMES AND LOCATIONS Scroll Down for Complete Information
Professional Programs
Keynote Speakers, General Sessions,
Roundtable & Workshops
9/21 Sunday
APICS Workshops
Southern Pacific D,E, F
Agenda HERE
1pm-4pm
9/22 Monday  
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speaker
Ponderosa Ballroom
x
(Networking Break follows)
8:30am-9:45am
Douglas Tilden
Chairman, Ports America Group
(9:45am-10am)
Military Unit Awards
RADM Robert D. Reilly, Jr. USN Commander, MSC
Ponderosa Ballroom
10am-11:30am
General Sessions
Clarke / Wynn / Mobaraki / Carberry / Hall / Fitzgerald / Larkin
2pm-3:30pm
Session A (Clark)
Session B (Hall)
Session C (Wynn)
Session D (Babinski)
Session E (Fitzgerald)
Session F (Mobaraki)
(Networking Break follows)
Bonanza A
Bonanza B
Bonanza C
Southern Pacific AGB
Ponderosa A
Ponderosa B
(3:30pm-3:45pm)
General Sessions
Monday Repeat
4pm-5:30pm
Session A (Clark)
Session B (Hall)
Session C (Wynn)
Session D (Larkin)
Session E (Carberry)
Bonanza A
Bonanza B
Bonanza C
Southern Pacific AGB
Ponderosa B
9/23 Tuesday  
Keynote Speaker
Ponderosa Ballroom
8:30am-9am
Tim Carroll, VP IBM Global Supply Chain Operations, ISC
Roundtable
Ponderosa Ballroom
x
(Networking Break follows)
9am-10:30am
LTG Robert Dail, USA
Director, DLA
(10:30am11am)
Keynote Speaker
Ponderosa Ballroom
11am-11:30am
Ambassador James W. Pardew, Deputy Assistant, Secretary General for Operations, NATO Headquarters
General Sessions
Scheid / Miller / Kale / Harnitchek / Blackford
2pm-3:15pm
Session A (Scheid)
Session B (Kale)
Session C (Harnitchek)
Session D (Blackford)
Session E (Miller)
(Networking Break follows)
Repeat Session (Carberry)
Bonanza A
Bonanza B
Bonanza C
Southern Pacific AGB
Southern Pacific EF
(3:15pm-3:30pm)
General Sessions
Tuesday Repeat
3:30pm-4:;45pm
Session A (Scheid)
Session B (Kale)
Session C (Harnitchek)
Session D (Blackford)
Session E (Miller)
Repeat Session (Carberry)
Bonanza A
Bonanza B
Bonanza C
Southern Pacific AGB
Southern Pacific EF
Chairman's Awards Dinner
Reception
6:30pm-7:30pm
Pool Terrace
Chairman's Awards Dinner
Hosted By IHG
7:30pm-10pm
Ponderosa Ballroom
Hospitality Time
 
10pm-midnight
Poolside, 3 FL
9/24 Wednesday
Roundtable
Ponderosa Ballroom
m
m
(Networking Break follows)
9am-10:30am
LTG Kenneth Wykle, USA (Ret)
Ask the Leaders
(10:30am10:45am)
Keynote Speaker
Ponderosa Ballroom
10:45am-11:30am
NDTA Board Meeting
Ponderosa Ballroom
11:30am-11:45am
International Awards Luncheon
Pavilion CDE
11:45am-1:30pm
Distribution Committee Meeting
1:45pm-5pm
JOCG Transportation Subgroup Meeting
Bonanza ABC
1pm-4pm
APICS Workshops
Southern Pacific D,E, F
Agenda HERE
2pm - 5pm
Special Events
Scholarship Events
NDTA Golf Tournament 
The Resort at Red Hawk
Hosted By: NWA
9/21 - Sun
Depart 6:45am
NDTA Scholarship Dinner
"Trusted Expertise - Then & Now"
National Auto Museum - Harrah Collection
Hosted By: YRC Worldwide
9/21 - Sun
Meeting Time & Location TBD
NDTA Scholarship Event
Celebrity Showroom
"Backstage Pass"
Hosted By: FedEx
9/22 - Mon
5:30pm-7:30pm
NDTA DUCK RACE
Poolside Terrace Room
Details Coming SOON 
   
Exhibit Hall
Buffet Lunch served during
Expo Opening and Expo Revisit
Rose AB & Pavilion
9/22 - Mon
Maersk Line Limited
Expo GRAND OPENING 11:30am-2pm
9/23 - Tues
Expo REVISIT
11:30am-2pm
 
Tours
Guest Tours, DIY & Offsite Visits
Guest / Spouse Tour
Carson City and Virginia City. Includes admission to museums including Fourth Ward School, historic Virginia-Truckee Railroad. Lunch at Delta Restaurant
9/22 - Mon
Meeting Time & Location TBD
DIY Tours
 
#1 Reno Sightseeing (Nevada Museum of Art and other attractions. Lunch at Wild River Grille. Visit to Lavender Ridge Gift & Garden Shop)
 
#2 Lake Tahoe Lunch Cruise (Lunch Cruise on Emerald Bay.  Brief stop at Heavenly Village Shopping Area)