Directed Energy Professional Society Annual Report

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Directed Energy Professional SocietyAnnual
Report

• William Baker
• President
• 18 November 2008
• http//www.deps.org

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2008 DEPS events

• DE System Symposium, Monterey, CA, 3-7 March
• Dr. J. Thomas Schriempf, Maj Gen Stanley
  Gorenc, USAF (ret)
• Beam Control Larry Grimes
• Effects Mitigation Stephanie Miller, David
  Schafer
• DE MS Douglas Rigdon
• Employment of DE Weapons David Kiel
• HEL Lethality Chuck LaMar
• HPM Systems Kirk Hackett
• Cyberwar-DE Workshop, Barksdale AFB, 29-30 April
• Maj Gen George Harrison, USAF (ret), Lt Col
  James Noetzel
• Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review,
• Albuquerque, NM, 2-5 June
• Iain McKinnie

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2008 DEPS events

• DE Test Evaluation, Albuquerque, NM, 29-31 July
• Patrick Cannon, Rick Graber
• Ultrashort Pulse Laser, Boulder, CO, 2-5
  September
• Carlton Land
• Annual DE Symposium, Honolulu, HI, 17-21 November
• David Kiel, Garrett Polhamus
• DE Education Workshop, Honolulu, HI, 21 November
• Samuel Blankenship

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2009 DEPS events

• HPM Weapons Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 3-5
  March
• Kirk Hackett, Martin Hubbard
• DE System Symposium, Monterey, CA, 6-10 April
• Dr. Thomas Meyer, Maj Gen Jack Catton, USAF
  (ret)
• Beam Control Dan Herrick
• Effects Mitigation Stephanie Miller
• DE MS Linda Lamberson, Robert Ackerman
• Employment of DE Weapons John Hartke
• HEL Lethality Nicholas Morley, Robert
  Roybal
• DE Capabilities and Programs, Rosslyn, VA, 19-20
  May
• David Robie, William Baker

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2009 DEPS events

• Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review,
• Newton, MA, 29 June to 2 July, David Mourdant
• Ultrashort Pulse Laser Workshop,
• Newton, MA, 29 June to 2 July, Iain McKinnie
• DE Test Evaluation, Albuquerque, NM, 10-12
  August
• Patrick Cannon, Rick Graber
• Annual DE Symposium, San Antonio, TX, 2-6
  November
• Garrett Polhamus
• DE Education Workshop, San Antonio, TX, 6
  November
• Samuel Blankenship

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Other DEPS Activities

• Publications
• Proceedings
• JDE
• JDE (Limited Edition)
• Books
• HEL Weapons
• High Power Fiber Lasers
• Lethality Handbook
• Electronic publications

• Education
• Short Courses
• Internships
• Graduate Scholarships
• K-12
• Community Colleges
• Supported by HEL JTO

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DEPS Financial Status

• Cash on hand
• Sep 2006 311,000
• Sep 2007 330,000
• Sep 2008 365,000
• 2008 budget
• Income (net from events, sponsorship, membership,
  miscellaneous) 289,000
• Expenses 264,000
• Expected Reserve 25,000
• Independent Audits
• 2006 Audit completed, November 2007
• 2007 Audit completed, June 2008

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DEPS Board of DirectorsElected by the DEPS
Membership

• Directors serve 3 year terms with a two term
  limit
• Serving Members
• William Baker
• Denny Boesen
• Edward Duff
• Donald Lamberson
• Lou Marquet
• Tom Meyer
• Ed Pogue
• J. Thomas Schriempf
• John Wachs

• New Directors
• Kirk Hackett
• Jim Riker

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DEPS OfficersElected by the Board of Directors

• Serving Officers
• President William Baker 
• Vice President
  Ed Pogue
• Secretary
  Dennis Boesen 
• Treasurer Rett Benedict
• New Officers
• President William Baker
• Vice President Ed Pogue
• Secretary Jim Riker
• Treasurer Rett Benedict

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DEPS Board of Scientific and Engineering Advisors

• John Albertine
• Jorge Beraun
• Kirk Hackett
• George Neil
• John Tatum

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DEPS Professional Personnel

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