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September 28-30, 2008 – US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2008

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US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2008

September 28-30, 2008
Amelia Island, Florida

2008 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference
2008 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference

The United States–Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2008 was held September 28-30, 2008 on Amelia Island, Florida. This was the seventh 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.

Keynote Addresses
The 2008 conference featured keynote a address from Chen Chao-min, Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense. Additional keynote speeches were provided by David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense, and by John Norris, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian & Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Conference Program
Sessions at the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference featureed a moderator and several speakers, and some sessions included additional commentators. Each speaker presented a short summary of a paper on the session topic from his or her own viewpoint, presentations that were then followed by a moderator-driven question and answer period, as well as a moderator-led discussion among the panelists. This format provided the maximum amount of time for exchanges between the panel and the audience, as well as between the panelists, offering a forum for substantial and valuable interaction and discussion.

Breakout Sessions
Three sub-sessions within Session IV concentrated on specific issues from a more narrow perspective. This year, the themes for the breakout sessions were Space, Information & Network Security, as well as the U.S. presidential election and potential implications for the U.S.-Taiwan relationship.

Archived version of the website for the 2008 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference

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February 12-14, 2003 – US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2003

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US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2003

February 12-14, 2003
San Antonio, Texas

2003 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference
2003 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference

The United States–Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2003 was held February 12-14, 2003 in San Antonio, Texas. This was the second in a series of ongoing conferences addressing the future of U.S. defense cooperation with Taiwan, the defense procurement process, and providing a progress report on Taiwan’s future defense needs. The conference also looked in-depth at Taiwan’s C4ISR and missile defense programs. The first conference in this series was held in St. Petersburg, Florida in March of 2002, and featured a keynote address by Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense, Tang Yiau-ming.

Keynote Addresses
The conference featured keynote addresses by a variety of speakers, including an address by Chen Chao-min, Vice Minister for Armament & Acquisition at Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. The conference concluded with a summary of the day and a half proceedings by Kurt Campbell, Senior Vice President & Director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Conference Program
Sessions at the United States-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference featured one moderator and several speakers. Each speaker presented a short summary of a paper on the session topic from his or her own viewpoint, followed by a moderator-driven question and answer period. This format provided the maximum amount of time for exchanges between the panel and the audience, offering a forum for substantial and valuable interaction and discussion.

Breakout Sessions
Three sub-sessions within Session V concentrated on each branch of the services: Army, Air Force, and Navy. These sessions consisted of discussions focusing on the defense procurement process from the perspective of each individual branch.

Archived version of the website for the 2003 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference