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Registration is open to UK-based industry, academia and military/government personnel. At registration check-in please be prepared to present government-issued photo ID to obtain your conference name badge, which must be worn at all times during the event. *Please note that a limited number of places are still available, however we can no longer accept dietary requirements (for registrations made after midday 19th June) so please contact Clare at comms@rin.org.uk if this will be an issue for you. Defence systems and personnel rely heavily on positioning, navigation and timing information to support situational awareness, command, control and communications. However, not only are satellite-derived position and time subject to natural vulnerabilities, PNT sources and services generally need to be resilient and assured against a whole range of intentional threats and hazards, particularly in adverse environments.
Specification and risk assessment of defence systems reliant on location awareness or precise time is therefore a major challenge. This seminar will seek to discuss some of the key topics and issues, including:
> What is meant by "resilient PNT" and "assured PNT"?
> How should threats and hazards be considered?
> Development of requirements for defence PNT systems
> Approaches to assessing risks at different levels from modules to integrated systems
> Mitigation approaches and their relative/absolute effectiveness
> Research and development challenges
> Latest developments in PNT for defence applications
Programme outline (note: speaker and panelist information may be subject to change)
1030 - 1230: Requirements, Organisation, Programmes
Moderator Andy Proctor FRIN, Rethink PNT, Chair RIN PNT Advisory Group. - Keynote: Wing Cdr Mark Brammer, MOD
- Briefing from Strategic Command, Space Capability Planning (SATCOM & PNT) - Al Harris, PNT Desk Officer
- Briefing from DE&S - Jonathan Wilson
- Briefing from DSTL on their activities - Rob Handley, Acting Chief PNT Scientist
- Briefing from DSC on their activity - Stuart Snedden, Space Team, UK Defence Solutions Centre
1230 - 1330: Lunch sponsored by Hexagon | NovAtel | Veripos 
1330 - 1400: Q&A Panel Session
Speakers from morning briefings, Q&A to be moderated by Andy Proctor.
1400 - 1500: Panel Session 1: Threats and Hazards
Moderator Dave Pollitt FRIN, OSI Maritime Systems - Mark Holbrow, Spirent
- Richard Bowden, GMVNSL
- Joshua Richards, MBDA
- Phil Froom, BAE
1500 - 1515: Comfort break
1515 - 1615: Panel Session 2: Systems Thinking and Infrastructure Protection Moderator Emma Jones, RHEA Group - Mike Jones, Roke Manor
- Paul Febvre, Satellite Applications Catapult
- Stephen Vance, Director of Consulting Services, CGI Space Defence and Intelligence
1615 - 1630: Concluding Remarks
Andy Proctor, Dave Pollitt, Emma Jones
1630 - 1800: Networking and Seminar Reception
Lunch and networking:
Lunch is included in all registrations, enabling opportunity to catch-up with existing contacts and make new connections.
Seminar reception:
The seminar will be followed by an opportunity to enjoy a drink in a unique hall under the wings of the last Concorde ever to fly.
Venue information:
Helpful information about Aerospace Bristol including travel and accommodation. Event Supporters: Our thanks to all of our supporters who have made it possible to bring you this event:  
  
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