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During the upcoming months the CANEUS organization is in the process of identifying candidate MNT prototypes and investment opportunities for discussion at the CANEUS 2006 conference. With the conference 12 months from now, while accounting for summer 2006 vacation downtime and meeting with the strict financial constraints, the key elements of this plan are as follows:

  1. Objective: To identify at least 4 and as many as 8 candidate prototype and investment opportunities for discussion at the November conference.
  2. Work Plan: To provide the results as rapidly as possible with the minimal resources. The concept paper process will be conducted as follows:
    1. Employ a consistent "cookie cutter" approach to be used for all concept papers including both high level and detailed comparison tables that allow for easy evaluation of alternatives in critical parameters
    2. Capture crucial information in PowerPoint slides, which will be used as a repository. Key slides will be re-used in interim and final group discussions and at the November workshop.
    3. Develop a streamlined vetting process to rapidly eliminate unfeasible opportunities
    4. Maximize the use of in-kind resources for collecting data in respective topics
  3. Principal Investigator: A simplified process is proposed:
    1. Uncover the needs of target users/buyers who intend on specifying mid term and long term product requirements;
    2. Create a technological trajectory of key performance parameters with required release dates for subsequent generation MNT platforms;
    3. Characterize the technical and commercial viability of potential COTS technologies 
    4. Identify the status of leading IP, products and projects that could become industry standards with adequate investments (government and private sector)
    5. Create PowerPoint presentations that summarize the findings for discussion with CANEUS advisors and potentially for CANEUS 2006 participants.
  4. Concept Papers: The concept papers will be consolidated into 6 high level topics. Each advisory board will remain in tact and have direct input in the creation of the deliverables. The consolidated topics would be:
  5. Milestones: The concept papers will target a 120-day creation period. Key milestones include:
    1. Identification of Prototypes:  An interim meeting will take place within 45 days of the start to allow the advisory teams to discuss the best-suited prototype candidates for further investigation.
    2. Characterization of Prototypes:  A final group discussion will take place at the end of the project and discuss the draft final results prior to the completion of the concept paper.
    3. Presentation at Workshop:  Portions of the final report will be used during the workshop based on the discretion of the coordinators and advisors.
    4. Inputs: Coordinators and advisors will have access to interim results, interview notes and other pertinent material for their topics. Coordinators and selected advisors will be interviewed during the creation of the concept papers.
  6. Schedule: Key activities are provided below subject to the actual start dates and the availability of key personnel.


     Deliverables: Each concept paper will have the following deliverables:

1

Executive Summary

Interim

Final (Draft)

Final

1.1

 Rationale for Recommendation

Y

Y

Y

1.2

 Summary of Prototype Implementation Plan

-

Y

Y

1.3

 Overview of Investment and Risk Factors

-

Y

Y

2.

Investigation of Concept

Interim

Final (Draft)

Final

2.1

 Current State-of-the-Art

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.2

 Baseline Use

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.3

 Trends Impacting Improvement

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.4

 Alternative Approaches and Organizations

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.5

 Leading Aerospace Applications

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.6

 Potential Non-Aerospace Applications

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.7

 Drivers for Change

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

2.8

 Ranking of Alternatives

Y (Interim)

Y

Y

3.

Recommendations & Implications

Interim

Final (Draft)

Final

3.1

 Recommended Approach(es)

-

Y

Y

3.2

 Rationale for Recommendations

-

Y

Y

3.3

 Pilot Program Options

-

Y

Y

3.4

 Metrics for Evaluating Success

-

Y

Y

3.5

 Implications for Teaming Arrangements

-

Y

Y

3.6

 Implications for Control of Intellectual Property

-

Y

Y

3.7

 Implications for Inter-government Agreement

-

Y

Y

3.8

 Implications for Human Resources and  Management

-

Y

Y

3.9

 Funding requirements and uses

-

Y

Y

3.10

 Potential Funding Sources - Aerospace

-

Y

Y

3.11

 Potential Funding Sources – Non-Aerospace

-

Y

Y

3.12

 Overall ROI

-

Y

Y

3.13

 Risks and Contingencies

-

Y

Y
 
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