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Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Naval Postgraduate School's 5th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium on May 14-15, 2008 in Monterey, California. The Symposium will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel Monterey Bay - Seaside www.embassymonterey.com .

The title of this symposium is "Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change." We are please to have The Honorable Sue C. Payton – Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and General Bruce Carlson, USAF – Commander, Air Force Materiel Command as keynote speakers.

This symposium will serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars and practitioners of public sector acquisition. It will feature papers and presentations on recently completed and on-going projects conducted by researchers from universities and institutions from around the country, to include projects under the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy’s Acquisition Research Program (www.acquisitionresearch.net), as well as remarks by a distinguished slate of guest speakers and panelists.

We seek a diverse audience of influential attendees from academe, government, and industry who are well placed to shape and promote future research in acquisition. If you know someone who might also like to attend please forward the invitation. Register early as seats will go quickly – attendance is capped at 250.

For more information or to register please go to our website www.researchsymposium.com.

We hope to see you in beautiful Monterey for what is sure to be an exciting and productive symposium.

Regards,

RADM James B. Greene, Jr. U.S. Navy (ret.), Symposium Chair, Acquisition Chair

Keith F. Snider, PhD, Symposium Program Lead, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Management

Karey L. Shaffer, Symposium Manager, Program Manager, Acquisition Research Program