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Symposium Program

A comprehensive program over the three days of the symposium will include:

Keynote Addresses
Technical Paper Presentations
Workshops
Product Briefs
Trade Exhibition
Welcome Function
Symposium Dinner.

Wednesday 20th November, 2024

8:00am - 9:00am	Registration and Networking
9:00am - 9:40am	Panel Discussion Room: Royal Theatre Chair: Tim Gavel How Will the Explosive Act Thematic Review (EATR) Assist Interoperability and Future Workforce Requirements? Ms Kate Biddington, Executive Director EATR Taskforce CDRE James Nash, RAN, Director General Explosive Ordnance, Joint Capabilities Group AIRCDRE Wade Evans, Explosive Ordnance Branch CDRE Nigel Smith, RAN, Director General, Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise
9:40am - 9:50am	Movement Break Into Sessions
9:50am - 10:20am	Session 3A – Regulation and Risk Management Room: Royal Theatre Co-Chaired – Dr. Ali Ameri and WGCDR Gary Gibbs A semi-quantitative risk analysis approach for determining the level of risk involved in the storage of munitions and explosives Dr Ali Ameri, Directorate of Ordnance Safety, Defence WGCDR Gary Gibbs, Royal Australian Air Force Reserve Session 3B – Manufacturing Room: Bradman Theatre Chair: COL Matthew Dwyer Australian resonant acoustic mixing at industrial scale industrialisation and EMQ of RAM-mixed PBXN-109 fill for BLU-126 (AUS) / B Ms Dana Meynard, Thales Session 3C – Risk Modelling Room: Menzies Theatre Chair: Mr Dennis Nothdurft Characterisation of terrain effects as part of Explosive Ordnance quantitative risk assessments using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis Dr Huon Bornstein, Thornton Tomasetti
10:20am - 10:50am	Progress of the Explosives Act Thematic Review Ms Kate Biddington, Explosive Ordnance Branch, Defence Benalla medium calibre manufacturing and 30 x 173mm manufacturing, 'The installation and operation of a Modern multi-calibre LAP line' Dr Emma Coen, NIOA Numerical modelling of energetics for Air Domain (Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance) Mr Damion Hadcroft, QinetiQ Australia
10:50am - 11:20am	Morning Tea and Exhibition
11:20am - 11:50am	Session 4A – Security / Explosive Risk Assessment Room: Royal Theatre Chair: LTCOL Ashley Nurick Drone Threat to Munition Storage Mr Jakob Breiner, Munitions Safety Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) Session 4B – Manufacturing Room: Bradman Theatre Chair: Ms Alison Lovell A successful path to interoperability: Australian Industrialisation of Cartridge 81mm M879A1 Prac Mr Rob Green, Australian Munitions Session 4C – Regulation and Risk Management Room: Menzies Theatre Chair: CMDR Brad Rhodes, RAN Benalla medium calibre manufacturing and test and evaluation, an inseparable interrelationship Mr David Nink, NIOA Mr Matthew Hampton, NIOA
11:50am - 12:20pm	Explosive Ordnance safety risk communication for decision making in unpredictable operational scenarios FLTLT Charlotte Watts, Royal Australian Air Force Considerations for munitions produced by novel manufacturing technologies to enable effective in-service management LCDR Lachlan Bourke RAN, Directorate of Ordnance Safety, Defence WORKSHOP - Legal Review of New Weapons COL Damian Copeland, Australian Army - Defence
12:20pm - 12:50pm	Software aspects of weapon systems interoperability and Interchangeability Mr Warren Miller, QinetiQ Pathway to a resilient supply chain. Charge demolition, Bangalore Torpedo F60, a case study Mr Anjum Rafiqi, GWEO EMB LEOSPO Mr David Seccombe, Thales Australia Mr Chris Murray, Applied Explosives Technology continued...
12:50pm - 1:50pm	Lunch and Exhibition
1:50pm - 2:30pm	Panel Discussion Room: Royal Theatre Chair: Tim Gavel Manufacturing / Testing and Evaluation - Interoperability Challenges In A Joint Experimental Environment Moderated by CAPT Paul Yow, RAN, Director of Ordnance Safety, Explosive Ordnance Branch CDRE Nigel Smith, RAN, Director General, Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Group LTCOL Mathew Brooks, Joint Proof Experimental Unit GPCAPT Mark Washusen, GWEO Test and Evaluation
2:30pm - 2:40pm	Movement Break into Sessions
2:40pm - 3:10pm	Session 5A – Safety and Suitability for Service Room: Royal Theatre Chair: Ms Lydia Bartholomew The need to ensure that safety and suitability for service (S3) standards continue to be met at a time of significant change Dr Michael Sharp, Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group Session 5B – Professional Development Room: Bradman Theatre Chair: GPCAPT Matthew Grant The Explosive Ordnance MSc and Graduate Certificate Programs at UNSW Canberra Dr Nicholas Kanizaj, University of Sydney MAJ Christopher Donaldson, UNSW FLTLT Chase Shield, Royal Australian Air Force FLTLT Julian Partridge, Royal Australian Air Force Session 5C – Test and Evaluation Room: Menzies Theatre Chair: WGCDR Josh Wilkinson The one that got away: Key lessons from a static rocket motor test Dr Chad Prior, Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group
3:10pm - 3:40pm	Electromagnetic heating of energetic compositions in electro-explosive devices and Explosive Ordnance Mr Raoul Mazumdar, Nova Systems Mr Thinus Neethling, K39 Consulting continued... A successful path to product interchangeability, Establishing a US-qualified digital x-ray capability for guided weapons and explosive ordnance typess Mr Roger Broughton, Thales Australia
3:40pm - 4:00pm	Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Session 6A – Risk Management / Interoperability Room: Royal Theatre Chair: Mr Shane Agland Cross qualification, the pathway to higher levels of interoperability Mr Rudi Bekker, NIOA Mr Peter Schaumburg, NIOA Session 6B – Manufacturing Room: Bradman Theatre Chair: CAPT Paul Yow, RAN The journey towards achieving US qualification of an Australian production line for M795 155mm high explosive projectiles Ms Candice Birch, Australian Munitions Mr Rob Green, Australian Munitions Session 6C – Regulation and Risk Management Room: Menzies Theatre Chair: Mr Chris Hollands Revisiting Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) in the Australian Context Mr James Robertson, Directorate of Ordnance Safety, Defence
6:30pm - 10:30pm	Symposium Dinner Royal Theatre, National Convention Centre Canberra

The above symposium program is currently a draft and the organisers reserve the right to change the information where necessary without notice.

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