What you can expect:
Focus on the user experience, the conference will share the current practice and application of the DoD Architecture Framework in delivering capabilities to the warfighter that contribute to achieving an information advantage.
More content - break-out sessions aimed at specific communities and users.
Combatant Commands - presentations from each command on architecture
Military Services - prsesentations from the Services on architecture initiatives and lessaons
International perspctive - architecture efforts and experiences from Europe
Unparalleled networking - opportunities for the DoD enterprise architecture community
DoD Leadership - DoD CIO, Joint Staff and DoDAF policy and standards perspectives
Visonaries - industry leaders in standards, architecture and implementation
Purpose
The purpose of this conference is to provide the DoD architecture community with a way to bridge the gap between architecture and programs and a tool to drive architecture into DoD organizations.
The conference will also provide:
- A framework for developing DoD EA community and industry partnership
- A forum for updates on policy and practices
- An opportunity to receive regular, cohesive feedback on OSD initiatives
- An opportunity for discussion of tools methods and best practices
- A partnership with industry to help make DoD architecture agile and effective
- A platform for developing and conducting focused workshops between annual conferences that help accelerate implementation of architecture to support capability development
Why attend:
- Understand the role of architecture in providing warfighters the capabilities they need.
- Interact with OSD on policy and strategy for architecture and systems development (DoDAF, CADM, DARS, ISP, Certification, Federation, etc.)
- Hear the latest on DoD Instructions, acquisition milestone requirements, and incremental strategy
- Attend sessions aimed at developing follow-on workshops where priorities will be placed on agile architecture that supports fast-paced missions and operations
- Discuss enterprise architecture and SOA with top industry experts
- Listen to Combatant Commands, Components, and Agencies brief their architecture plans and programs
- Interact with Senior DoD Architects and policy makers
- Attend valuable networking sessions and unique social events
- See displays from top vendors of architecture tools and products
- Find out how architecture is being used in systems engineering
- Advance your capacity to get the right tools into the hands of our service men and women
- Discuss enterprise architecture and SOA with top industry experts
- Listen to Combatant Commands, Components and Agencies brief their architecture plans, programs