Programme

	6 - 7 September 2011, Walenstadt, Switzerland

Welcome to Levels of Fidelity VIII
–The Event of the year for Live Training

	Monday, Sept 05, 2011 Individual Arrival, Check-in at hotels
17:00 - 19:00	Registration at Registration Office / Walenstadt-Kaserne
19:30 - 22:00	Networking Opportunity - Informal Get-Together-Party at Hotel Seehof, Walenstadt - hosted by Chemring Defence (bus transfer from and to hotels)
	Tuesday, Sept 06, 2011
07:30 - 08:00	Bus from Hotels to Conference Center
08:00 - 09:00	Late Registration at Registration Office / Walenstadt-Kaserne
08:30 - 08:50	Welcome by Organizer – Team LoF VIII
09:00 - 10:00	Swiss Welcome and Swiss Training System – Swiss Army
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee Break / View Exhibitions
10:30 - 10:50	"Training for Full Spectrum Operations", Lt. Col. Craig Ravenell, PEO STRI, PM TRADE, Orlando, USA
11:00 - 11:20	"UCATT - Accomplishments and Way Ahead" Mr. Armin Thinnes / Mr. Jan Vermeulen, Chair NATO-WG UCATT
11:30 - 11:50	"Train for the Unexpected" Mr. Ron Inmon, PEO-STRI - PM Trade
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:20	Bus Transfer to Training Area (ÄULI)
13:30 - 14:20	Industry Capability Demonstration by SAAB
14:20 - 15:10	Industry Capability Demonstration by Chemring Defence Germany, CDG
15:10 - 15:35	Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:30	Industry Capability Demonstration by Theissen Training Systems, TTS
	Bus transfer back from training area to Hotels
20:00 - 23:00	Joint Dinner at Schloss Brandis / Maienfeld hosted by RUAG
	Wednesday, Sept 07, 2011
08.30 – 09.00	Bus Transfer from Hotels to Luzisteig-Training Area
09.00 – 10.00	Industry Capability Demo by RUAG
10.00 – 10.30	Bus Transfer to Walenstadt
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break,View Exhibitions
11.00 – 11.45	Industry Capability Briefing by Meggit Training Systems
11.45 – 12.15	Austrian Army - "Live Simulation in training troops for deployment and combat in Alpine Warfare" – Colonel Gögele, Austria
12.15 – 13.30	Lunch Break, View Exhibitions
13.30 – 14.00	“All Arms C-IED-Training- UK Perspective” Major Matt England, Directorate of Training (Army) in HQ Landforces
14.00 – 14.30	Bring Live Simulation into Third Dimension: “Ground Threat Simulation for low flying aircraft personal.” Mr. Mike (Todd) Kosis, Acting Program Director MAST-WESS, PEO STRI, Orlando, FL, USA
14.30 – 15.00	The German Army Combat Training Center – Fit for future? German Army Officer Oberstleutnant Gelpke
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee Break, View Exhibitions
15.30	Conclusion of Event, Farewell, Bus transfer back to hotels

LoF VIII continues the tradition of all previous events and strives to remain the world´s foremost platform for information exchange on the latest achievements in Live Training and in Weapons Effects Simulation. It remains the top international event of Live Simulation for all aspects of Combat Training. This time under the patronage of the Swiss Army, Chemring Defence Germany and it´s partners Saab, Ruag and Theissen Training Systems will organize LoF VIII again as non-partisan event, open to interested Military, Government, Academica and Industry.

	Please do not leave early to give all presentations a fair chance to be viewed!

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