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Who:  The MathWorks, the world's leading developer of technical computing and Model-Based Design software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education.

What: The sixth annual MathWorks Aerospace and Defense Conference 2006, brings worldwide aerospace and defense researchers, scientists and engineers and MathWorks industry experts together to exchange ideas, innovative technologies, and successful implementations of Model-Based Design with MATLAB ® and Simulink ®.

Where/When: MADC will be held at the Hyatt Regency, Reston, Virginia, June 14-15, 2006.

The sixth annual MathWorks Aerospace and Defense Conference will feature two days of application-oriented presentations and case studies, master classes, and demonstrations from MathWorks experts.

Dr. Steven F. Butler, director of engineering and technical management for the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, will deliver the keynote address titled "Engineering at the United States Air Force" on Wednesday, June 14, at 8:30 a.m. He will describe how the Air Force engineering community impacts weapon systems and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies. Dr. Butler leads the development and implementation of engineering policies and practices spanning science and technology, research, development, test and evaluation, and sustainment. He is charged with the overarching systems engineering and technical management policy and practices focused on achieving fleet operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness. Dr. Butler is highly regarded for his work in electro-optical and radar-guided weapons at the Air Force Research Laboratory.

John Robb, senior manager of the air vehicle software team at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics will deliver the speech titled "Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Software Collaboration: Current Status and Future Focus" on Thursday, June 15. Mr. Robb's team at Lockheed Martin is responsible for the definition, coordination, and support of processes and tools used by over 35 different software development teams across the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

Customer presentations will feature successful implementations of The MathWorks industry-standard software for aerospace and defense applications. These Presentations include:

•  "Rapid Deployment of Aerospace Designs," Lockheed Martin
• "Hardware and Software Integration Testing Using xPC Target," Rockwell Collins
•  "Modeling of a Naval Electronic Power Generation and Propulsion System," UK Ministry of Defence

As part of the comprehensive program, experts from The MathWorks will also lead master classes on topics that include:

• Developing Video and Image Processing Applications in Simulink
• Distributed and Parallel Computing with MATLAB
• Handling Large Data Sets Efficiently in MATLAB
• Fixed-Point DSP Modeling
• Automatically Generating Embedded Code for Control Systems
• Advanced Programming Techniques in MATLAB
•  RF Toolbox and RF Blockset

The following MathWorks Partners that serve the aerospace and defense industry will exhibit commercially available products and services related to MATLAB ® and Simulink®: Altera Corporation, MÄK Technologies, Mentor Graphics, PolySpace Technologies, TTTech Computertechnik AG, and Xilinx.

To register or find out more information about the MathWorks Aerospace and Defense Conference 2006, please visit The MathWorks Web site at: http://www.mathworks.com/madc.