SAE International Announces Plenary Schedule for 2014 DOD Maintenance Symposium

SAE International announces the plenary schedule for the 2014 DOD Maintenance Symposium, which will be held Nov. 17-20 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel in Birmingham, Ala.

The mission of the 2014 DoD Maintenance Symposium, which is administered by SAE International, is to create an environment that enables attendees to share relevant information, identify critical issues, discuss key topics, and increase their awareness of Department of Defense maintenance initiatives. This assembly of industry experts and government officials provides a unique and unparalleled experience. At this event, attendees have the unique opportunity to influence the future of the maintenance community.

Plenary sessions will include:

·         “Future Maintenance Operations Discussion Panel” – Explore the future maintenance construct.

·         “Senior Logisticians Roundtable” - This interactive forum features the senior logistics leaders from each of the Military Services, United States Coast Guard, Joint Staff, and the Defense Logistics Agency.

·         “How We Measure Success Discussion Panel” – Understand the relationship between key maintenance metrics and readiness.

In addition, submissions still are being accepted for the “2014 Great Ideas Competition.” Through this competition, selected presenters will be given the opportunity to highlight promising new technologies, processes, or business practices to the Symposium audience on Monday, Nov. 17. Presentations must be technical in nature -- focused on current or potential maintenance operations or management -- and strictly avoid commercialism. For more information, or to learn how to submit an abstract, visit http://www.sae.org/events/dod/cfp/.