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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.

Thursday 10th November, 2022

8:00am - 9:00am	Registration and Networking
9:00am - 9:40am	Keynote Address 7 Room: Ballroom Dr Michael Sharp, Research Leader Advanced Propulsion and Weapon Effects, Defence Science and Technology Group
9:40am - 10:05am	Morning Tea and Exhibition
10:05am - 10:35am	Session 7A Room: Ballroom Chair: Dr J Reid Resonant Acoustic Mixing of Composite Propellant Dr N Stanley, Defence Science and Technology Group / YTEK Pty Ltd Session 7B Room: Swan & Torrens Chair: Ms F Ince Reducing Negligent Discharges: A Novel Approach - from Idea to Prototype FLTLT Fraser, EMB WOFF J Reinertsen, ATACSPO Session 7C Room: Murray & Fitzroy Chair: CAPT J King Explosives Act Thematic Review – Proposing an Outcomes and Principle-Focused Explosives Safety and Security Legislative Framework Mr Philip Jones-Hope & Mrs Jennifer Wilson, KPMG CAPT J King, RAN Executive Director EATR Task Force Joint Logistics Command
10:35am - 11:05am	Evaluation of Properties of Solid Rocket Propellant Using Strain Evaluation Cylinder Methodology, for Use in Finite Element Analysis of Rocket Motors Mr J Huf & Mr J Anglberger, Defence Science And Technology Group I Don't Care About Your Risk Matrix: Reducing Risks SFARP SQNLDR J. McGrath Directorate Of Ordnance Safety Explosives Act Thematic Review – Proposing an Outcomes and Principle-Focused Explosives Safety and Security Legislative Framework Cont CAPT J King, RAN Executive Director EATR Task Force Joint Logistics Command
11:05am - 11:35am	Engineering Assessments and Their Dependence on Test and Evaluation Mr. M. Ashcroft, Directorate of Engineering, EMB/QinetiQ Utility of Quantitative Risk Assessment and Modelling for Explosives Safety SQNLDR M. Netherton, Directorate of Ordnance Safety GPCAPT M. Grant, Director, Ordnance Safety EO Storage and Handling – Leading Edge Approaches to Safety Mr. I. Shaik & Mr. D. Taylor, ACOR Consultants
11:35am - 12:35pm	Lunch and Exhibition
12:35pm - 1:05pm	Session 8A Room: Ballroom Chair: MAJ R Brinkworth Rethinking Munition Stockpile for Sustainability Mr Tan Chow Tat, Singapore Armed Forces Session 8B Room: Swan & Torrens Chair: Mr T Neethling Digitisation of Explosives Transport Documents for ADF EO Logistics Mr D Nothdurft, Thales EO Services Session 8C Room: Murray & Fitzroy Chair: SQNLDR J McGrath Explosives Transport Risk Assessment Methodology Mr Lee Choon Keat, et al - Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore/Singapore Armed Forces Ammunition Command
1:05pm - 2:35pm	Panel Considerations for Manufacture and Prototyping of Explosive Ordnance MAJ R Brinkworth. Directorate of Ordnance Safety Panel Members: Senior GWEO & DSTG representatives Workshop An Overview of Potential Strategies for the Derivation of RF Susceptibility Data for Electrically Initiated Explosive Ordnance (Workshop) Mr T Neethling & Mr K Stowe, Directorate of Engineering EMB/QinetiQ Panel EO Risk Management within Operational Decision Making SQNLDR J McGrath, Directorate of Ordnance Safety Panel Members: Panel will comprise representatives with operator, regulatory and legal backgrounds.
2:35pm - 3:00pm	Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
3:00pm - 3:40pm	Closing Keynote Address 8 Room: Ballroom Commodore James Nash RAN, Director General Explosive Ordnance (DGEO)
3:40pm	Symposium Close

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