Directed Energy Professional Society Report Recognitions Kirk Hackett

Directed Energy Professional Society Report & Recognitions Kirk Hackett, President 15 November 2011

2011 schedule • • • DE System Symposium, April, Monterey Beam Control, May, Orlando Advanced High-Power Lasers, June, Santa Fe DE T&E, August, Albuquerque Annual DE Symposium, November, La Jolla

2012 schedule • DE System Symposium, April, Gaithersburg • Advanced High-Power Lasers/Beam Control Conference, June, Boulder • DE T&E Conference, August, Albuquerque • UK-US DE Symposium, October, UK • Annual DE Symposium, November, Albuquerque

Other DEPS Activities Publications Education Proceedings JDE (Limited Edition) Books Short Courses Internships Graduate Scholarships Laser Weapons High Power Fiber Lasers Effects of DE Weapons Beam Control (in press) Support from HEL JTO

DE Standards Committee • All Directed Energy Technologies, both RF and Lasers • Standard Definitions for DE Unique parameters. • Standard Measurement Techniques for Unique DE Parameters. • Standard Top-Level Interface Specifications for DE Subsystems and Modular Components. • All Standards established are optional and for the convenience of the DE Community.

DEPS Financial Status • Cash on hand – Sep 2009 – Sep 2010 – Sep 2011 $191, 000 $360, 000 $280, 000 • 2011 budget – Net Income – Expenses – Expected Reserve $247, 000 $227, 000 $20, 000 • Independent Audits – 2009 Audit completed, September 2010 – 2010 Audit completed, November 2011

DEPS Board of Directors Elected by the DEPS Membership Serving Members • Tim Andreadis • Bill Decker • Kirk Hackett • Mark Henderson • Jim Horkovich • Tom Meyer • Ed Pogue • Jim Riker • John Wachs New Directors • John Boness • Robert Peterkin

DEPS Officers Elected by the Board of Directors Serving Officers President Kirk Hackett Vice President Tim Andreadis Secretary Jim Riker Treasurer Tom Meyer New Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Kirk Hackett Tim Andreadis Bill Decker Tom Meyer

DEPS Board of Scientific and Engineering Advisors • • • Stephanie Miller Harold Schall Jack Slater David Stoudt Keith Truesdell

DEPS Fellows Recognizing Significant DE Contributions Fellows of the Directed Energy Professional Society are esteemed members of the DE community, noted for creative contributions and distinguished service

Current DEPS Fellows John Albertine Tim Andreadis William Baker Frederick Benning Jorge Beraun Kenneth Billman Robert Butts Jacqueline Gish Kirk Hackett Richard Holmes Martin Hubbard Demos Kyrazis William Latham William Laughlin Stephanie Miller Michael Murphy George Neil Glen Perram Thomas Romesser Harold Schall La. Verne Schlie J. Thomas Schriempf Sadegh Siahatgar Alfred Skolnick Jack Slater Phillip Sprangle David Stoudt John Tatum Keith Truesdell Patrick Vail

DEPS Fellows Induction Eric Jumper Louis Marquet Martin Stickley