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ABRL OTA Symposium
January 15, 2019 @ 9:00 am - January 16, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
Join the Penn State Applied Biological & Biosecurity Research Laboratory (ABRL) for the Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Symposium and connect with representatives from the following agencies:
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Advanced Technology International (ATI)
- Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
Schedule
15 January
0900-1230:
Welcome: Dr. Shashank Priya, Penn State Associate Vice President for Research
OTA Briefings:
- Dr. Crane Lopes – DARPA General Counsel, Other Transactions Agreements: A Tool for Enhancing CSRE-DARPA Collaboration
- Ms. Mica Dolan – ATI Vice President Contracts & Procurement, Consortia Based Other Transaction Agreements
- Ben McMartin – TARDEC Chief of Acquisition Management Office, Other Transaction Authority
- Dr. Trevor Brown – Senior Scientist, JPEO Medical Countermeasure Systems, Chemical/Biological Defense – Joint ProgramExecutive Office Portfolio
Panel Discussion:
Facilitator: Dr. Herbert Wolfe, Associate Director, Center for Security Research and Education
Panel Members:
- Dr. Crane Lopes – DARPA General Counsel
- Dr. Richard Schoske – DTRA Joint Science & Technology Office Division Chief
- Mica Dolan – Advance Technology International Vice President Contracts & Procurement
- Benjamin McMartin – TARDEC Chief of Acquisition Management Office
- Jeffrey Megargel – JPEO Program Manager, CWMD OTA
- Mike Karaki – TARDEC Materials-Application & Integration Team
1230-1400: Lunch
1400-1600: ATI/TARDEC One-on-One with Penn State research administrator (for research administrators ONLY)
1400-1700: DTRA/NRL/TARDEC “Show & Tell” (by invitation ONLY)
16 January
0900-1200: DTRA/NRL/TARDEC “Show & Tell” (by invitation ONLY)