Florida Defense Science and Technology Symposium (FDSTS) 2024

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Scope: The event will take place at the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando during October 17-18, 2024, and is co-organized by UCF and the University of South Florida (USF). Faculty from the State University System of Florida are invited to participate. The aim is to bring together academic experts in Florida that are working in areas related to defense science and technology. The tentative program includes lectures by program managers from different DoD agencies including funding opportunities, poster presentations, faculty lightning talks in front of program managers, workshops by experienced faculty on how to write DoD proposals, and more. The symposium is intended to benefit junior faculty or faculty that are new to DoD.

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Confirmed DoD Speakers:

• Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Ms. Lisa R. Sanders, Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, FL
• Mr. Ivan M. Martinez, Director, Simulation and Training Technology Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (CCDC SC)
• Mr. Anthony C. Smith Sr., Director, Department of Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
• Dr. Alvaro Velasquez, Information Innovation Office (I2O), Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Dr. Lisa Troyer, Branch Chief, University Partnerships, Programs and STEM Investments, Extramural Cross-Competency Program Integration (ECCPI), DEVCOM ARL Army Research Office
• Mr. Joshua D. Houck, Lead, Strategic Initiatives Group, US Army DEVCOM Analysis Center (DAC)
• Dr. Michael Simpson, Program Officer, Naval STEM Grants, Office of Naval Research
• Dr. Timothy, Bunning, Chief Technology Officer, Air Force Research Laboratory

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Topics: Symposium will cover all DoD supported topics including (but not limited to):

• Working with DoD
• Lasers and Optics
• Modeling and Simulation
• Hypersonic
• Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security
• Advanced materials
• Space technologies
• Human Machine Interfaces
• Integrated sensing

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Online Registration: CLOSED

• Please note, space is limited.
• Registration is required for all participants.

 

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Meeting Location: FDSTS will be hosted in the Fairwinds Alumni Center at the main campus of UCF in Orlando FL, on Thursday and Friday, October 17th and 18th, 2024.

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Parking and Shuttle: Virtual Daily parking permits are available $8.00 per day and are allowed in General (GREEN) student spaces. Visitors can register their vehicle’s license plate information into the online parking system. Vehicles parked at UCF campuses must park nose-in with the rear license plate visible and facing drive lanes. Not doing so will result in a ticket. We recommend you park in Garage D and walk to the venue. During noon, the parking garage can fill up rather quickly. If that happens, we recommend you park in surface parking area B5 (marked with a red circle in the campus map). Typically, there are a plenty of parking spots available in B5, however, it is a 20-minute walk from the venue (marked ALUM in the map). We arranged a shuttle from B5 to the symposium venue for the following times:

• Thursday, 17 October: 12.30 pm
• Friday, 18 October: 8.00 am

The return shuttle from symposium will be:

• Thursday, 17 October: 7.00 pm
• Friday, 18 October: 5.30 pm

  Please note, after 5:30pm, virtual daily parking permits are allowed to park in Employee, Unreserved, or Student spaces.  

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Hotels close to UCF: NOTE: Hotel booking not recommended until you have been notified that your request to participate is accepted.

• Hilton Garden Inn Orlando East/UCF Area – 1.1mi
  • 1959 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, Florida 32826 • (407) 992-5000
  • $129, breakfast included.
  • BOOKING LINK
• The Celeste Hotel, Orlando – 0.1mi
  • • 4105 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826 • (407) 207-4700