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| Taiwan Defense Conference 2011 < Council Defense Events < Council Home |
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| The US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2011 will be held September 19-20, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia. This will be the tenth annual event in a series of ongoing conferences addressing the future of U.S. defense cooperation with Taiwan, the defense procurement process, and Taiwan's defense and national security needs.
The first conference in this series was the St. Petersburg, Florida event where former Minister of National Defense Tang Yiau-ming gave the keynote address in March of 2002. The second conference in the series was held in February 2003 in San Antonio, Texas, the third in October 2004 in Phoenix, Arizona, the fourth in September 2005 in San Diego, California, the fifth in September 2006 in Denver, Colorado, and the sixth in September 2007 in Annapolis, Maryland. Taiwan's Minister of National Defense Chen Chao-min gave the keynote address at the seventh conference in the series, held in September 2008 on Amelia Island, Florida. The eighth conference was held in September 2009 in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the ninth conference was held in October 2010 in Cambridge, Maryland. Keynote Addresses
Keynote speakers at the 2011 conference will include Dr. Andrew Yang, Vice Minister (Policy) from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, and Dr. Peter Lavoy, Acting Assistant Secretary for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense. US-Taiwan Business Council Chairman Dr. Paul Wolfowitz will be the conference host.
Conference Program
Sessions at the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference feature a moderator and several speakers on the panel, and some sessions may include additional commentators. Each speaker gives a short presentation on the session topic from his or her own viewpoint and expertise. Those presentations are then followed by a moderator-led discussion among the panelists, as well as a moderator-driven question and answer period with the attendees.
This format offers the maximum amount of time for exchanges among the panelists, as well as between the panel and the audience, allowing the sessions to become a forum for substantial and valuable interaction and discussion. Breakout Sessions
There are three sub-sessions within Session IV. These sub-sessions will conduct discussions focusing on the Threats, Requirements & Solutions for each individual branch: Navy, Army, and the Air Force.
Conference Registration
It has come to our attention that the online registration form for this conference may be inaccessible from certain companies/government offices. If you are unable to reach the registration form, please try again from a different network location (such as your home computer). Should the issue persist, please use the faxable conference registration form instead - Download PDF Form. We apologize for the inconvenience.If you have questions about conference registration, please contact the US-Taiwan Business Council directly at (703) 465-2930.    Rotunda at The Jefferson Hotel - | - Richmond Main Street Station - | - Richmond, Virginia Skyline |
