Directed Energy Professional Society Annual Report Edward A

Directed Energy Professional Society Annual Report Edward A. Duff President 1 November 2006 http: //www. deps. org

DEPS Vision Be recognized as the premier professional organization for exchanging information and advocating research, development and application of Directed Energy

2006 DEPS Events Dates 20 -24 March Event Directed Energy Systems Symposium Beam Control Conference Location Monterey, CA Directed Energy Modeling and Simulation Conference Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference High Energy Laser Lethality Conference 4 -6 April High Power Microwave Conference Adelphi, MD 15 -16 June Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review Los Angeles, CA 1 -3 August DE Test and Evaluation Conference Albuquerque, NM (with ITEA) 28 -29 September Ultrashort Pulse Laser Workshop Boulder, CO (with SPIE) 30 October – 2 November Ninth Annual DE Symposium Albuquerque, NM 3 November Directed Energy Education Workshop Albuquerque, NM

2007 DEPS Events Dates 19 -23 March Event Directed Energy Systems Symposium Beam Control Conf Location Monterey, CA DE Modeling and Simulation Conference Employment of DE Weapons Conference High Energy Laser Lethality Conference High Power Microwave Conference 26 -28 June Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review Los Angeles, CA 7 -9 August DE Test and Evaluation Conference Albuquerque, NM (with ITEA) 26 -28 September Ultrashort Pulse Laser Workshop Boulder, CO (with SPIE) 5 -9 November Tenth Annual DE Symposium Huntsville, AL 9 November Directed Energy Education Workshop Huntsville, AL

Other DEPS Activities • Publications • www. deps. org • Proceedings • Journal of Directed Energy (JDE) • Classified Journal in planning • Member updates - Sponsor Updates • Education • Professional development short courses • Graduate/undergraduate programs • K-12 and vocational curriculum development

DEPS Financial Status • Cash on hand – Sep 2004 -- – Sep 2005 -– Sep 2006 -- $311, 758 $204, 669 $310, 960 • 2006 budget – Income (net from events, sponsorship, membership, miscellaneous) $212, 000 – Expenses (Office, committees, BOD, BSEA, Staff, other) $184, 500 – Expected Reserve for 06 $27, 500 • Independent Audits – 2004 Audit completed December 05 – 2005 Audit underway

DEPS Board of Directors Elected by the DEPS Membership Serving Members • William Baker • Rett Benedict • Dennis Boesen • Edward Duff • Donald Lamberson • Lou Marquet • Ed Pogue • J. Thomas Schriempf • Greg Schneider New Directors • Tom Meyer Re-elected Resigned – New position at NATO

Previous DEPS Directors • Greg Schneider

DEPS Officers Elected by the Board of Directors Serving Officers President Edward Duff Vice President William Baker Secretary Dennis Boesen Treasurer Rett Benedict New Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

DEPS Professional Personnel • Executive Director Dr. Samuel Blankenship • Executive Administrator Cynnamon Spain • Business Manager Tiffany Wheeler • Administrative Assistant Donna Storment

DEPS Recognition Be recognized as the premier professional organization for exchanging information and advocating research, development and application of Directed Energy As part of our vision, we recognize service and excellence

Board of Science and Engineering Advisors (Year term expires) • • • John Albertine Jackie Gish Art Guenther John Tatum Pat Vail (2008) (2007) (2006) (2008) (2006)

DE Scholarships 2006 -2007 Co-Sponsored by the HEL JTO and DEPS • Thomas Fitzgerald, Air Force Institute of Technology • Brad Hoff, University of Michigan • John Mc. Corkindale, University of Illinois at Chicago • Alice Nightingale, University of Notre Dame • Edward Nissen, Northern Illinois University • Daniel Roskey, University of Arizona • Donald Wittich, University of Notre Dame

Best Paper Awards Best Student Paper Best HEL Paper Best HPM Paper • The Best Paper Awards are underwritten by Brashear, a division of L-3 Communications.

DEPS Event Chairs Recognition Ceremony Presented by • Mr. Edward Duff • Ms. Cynnamon Spain

DEPS Fellows • In Recognition of Significant Contributions to DE Fellows of the Directed Energy Professional Society, listed below, are esteemed members of the Directed Energy community, noted for creative contributions and distinguished service.

DEPS Fellows • • • • John Albertine Frederick (Fritz) Benning Kenneth Billman Robert Butts Jacqueline Gish Arthur Guenther William Laughlin • • • • Thomas Romesser J. Thomas Schriempf Sadegh Siahatgar Alfred Skolnick Phillip Sprangle David Stoudt John Tatum Patrick J. Vail

DEPS Fellows Induction Ceremony Presented by • Mr. Edward Duff • Dr. J. Thomas Schriempf