Final Agenda

Tuesday July 16, 2013
0800	Name Badge Pick-Up and Morning Networking Session
0830	Introduction to Workshop and Objectives	Anne Andrews, SERDP
0840	Introduction of Participants	Mike Richardson, SERDP/IDA
0850	Presentation: SERDP/ESTCP Support for Land-Based UXO Remediation	Herb Nelson, SERDP
0910	Presentation: SERDP's Past and Present Underwater Munitions Response Program	Mike Richardson, SERDP/IDA
0930	Presentation: ONR's Acoustic Mine Detection and Classification Efforts and Summary of ONR's iSSAM Workshop	Kyle Becker, ONR
1000	Break
1020	Presentation: Inventory and Description of Munitions Response Sites in the Underwater Environment	Bryan Harre, NAVFAC
1040	Presentation: Use of MCM Sensors for UXO Detection and Classification	Steve Hurff, NAVFAC & TBD, NSWC-PCD
1100	Presentation: High-Frequency Acoustic Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO - State-of-the-Art, Research Needs, and Future Possibilities	Dan Sternlicht, NSWC-PCD
1130	Presentation: Low-Frequency Acoustic Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO - State-of-the-Art, Research Needs, and Future Possibilities	Kevin Williams, APL-UW
1200	Lunch
1300	General Group Discussion: Goals and Structure of the Workshop
1330	Breakout Group Sessions
	Group 1: State-of-the-Art for High-Frequency Acoustic Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO and Assessment of the Progress of SERDP's Acoustics Program Group 2: State-of-the-Art for Low-Frequency Acoustic Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO and Assessment of the Progress of SERDP's Acoustics Program
1600	General Discussion Based on Breakout Group Reports
1700	Adjourn for the Day

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
0800	Morning Networking Session
0830	Reflection on the First Day
0900	General Group Discussion: Requirements for Acoustic Detection and Classification of UXO. Development of a Set of Operational Metrics and Concepts of Operations for Underwater UXO Remediation.
1000	Breakout Group Sessions
	Group 1: Acoustic Detection  Group 2: Acoustic Classification
	What are the limitations of acoustic systems given the performance metrics and operational scenarios? What level of performance can be expected in different environments and for different types of munitions? How much will clutter or noise degrade sensor performance? Are robust target discriminators possible for all types of UXO and in all environments? How does the environment affect sonar performance and what environmental factors are the most critical to understand and predict performance?
1130	General Group Discussion: Limitations of Current Systems Given Operating Environments and UXO Characteristics
1230	Lunch
1300	General Group Discussion: The Way Ahead
	What are the optimal configurations for sonar hardware, platforms, and signal processing? Are these systems commercially available, can they be adapted from evolving MCM systems, or are new systems required that are developed from the ground up? How do we maximize performance of these acoustic systems? What are the recommendations for future SERDP projects and ESTCP demonstrations?
1500	Final Comments and Direction for Workshop Report
1600	Adjourn