Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Naval Postgraduate Schools 6th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium on May 13-14, 2009 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 Defense Acquisition in Transition. The program can be found at http://www.researchsymposium.com/?page=program&c=13

We are pleased to have the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition) as the keynote speaker.

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 world, 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 300.

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, MBA, Symposium Manager, Program Manager, Acquisition Research Program