ABSTRACT TOPICS
Unclassified, cleared for public release papers are solicited on a broad range of topics, including:

Blast Related Injuries and the Safety of the Warfighter

• Brain Injuries
• Cardiovascular Injuries
• Other

Electromagnetic Topics

• Evolving Battery Technologies and Electric Vehicles/Wireless Equipment Use in Explosives Areas
• Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO)
• Lightning Protection

Explosion Effects, including Explosion Hazards Assessment Models Computational Tools, and Personnel Protection Design

• Air Blast
• Cratering and Ground Shock
• Primary Fragments
• Secondary Fragments/Debris
• Thermal Effects (Hazard Divisions 1.1 and 1.3)
• Underwater Explosions

Explosives Safety and Munitions Risk Management (ESMRM)

• Explosives Safety in Contingency and Combat
• Explosives Safety in Multinational Organizations
• Integrating ESMRM within Combatant Commands and Their Service Components
• Operational Risk Assessments of Munitions/Contingency Applications
• Risk Models and Analysis for Explosives Safety
• Risk Mitigation

Explosives Safety in Acquisition

• Defense Contractor Explosives Safety Regulation
• Acquisition under AASTP and or UN regulations

Explosives Safety Policies and Practices

• Explosives Safety Competency and Training
• Explosives Safety Program Management
• International Standardization, Cooperation, Interoperability
• Operationalizing Explosives Safety in Support of the Warfighter - Needs and Challenges

Explosives Safety Siting

• Criteria (to include but not limited to Blast, Fragment, Debris, Thermal, Traumatic Brain Injury and Mild-traumatic Brain Injuries)
• Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO)
• Lightning Protection
• Modeling
• Testing

Munitions

• Hazards Classification
• Insensitive Munitions
• Qualification/Characterization
• Small-Scale Testing Applications

Munitions Lifecycle

• Demilitarization and Munitions Disposal, to include Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH)
• Facilities Utilization for Modern Munitions
• Munitions-related Infrastructure Modernization
• Safe Management of Lifecycle Explosives Operations

Propellants

• Liquid Fuels and Energetics (including LOX/Methane TNT Equivalence)
• Risk-Based Siting for Space and Launch-Related Programs
• Solid Propellants

Specialized Construction

• Blast Analysis and Design Procedures and Software
• Blast Design Validation through Detonation Test(s)
• Earth Covered Magazines
• Evaluation of Existing/Legacy Construction
• Internal Shock and Gas Pressure Prediction Models and Software
• New Systems Requirements in Design of Explosives Facilities
• Protective Construction
• Specialized Facility Designs
• Structural Design Applications
• Structural Design and Response
• Structural Integrity of Munitions-related Infrastructure

Weapon System Safety and Mishaps

• Accident Investigation and Assessment
• Accident Prevention

CLASSIFICATION
The 2025 International Explosives Safety Summit and Exposition will be conducted at the UNCLASSIFIED security level. Attendance at the Symposium and distribution of the proceedings is Approved for Public Release: Distribution Unlimited. If required by individual presentation distribution limitations, a special session may be requested for a more restricted audience. Unclassified, public releasable papers should be considered for submission to the International Explosives Safety Summit.

ABSTRACTS
This UNCLASSIFIED program will feature technical paper presentations providing technology advances from multiple national military services and government agencies, international government organizations, private industry, and academia. We are interested in papers related to explosives safety, munitions management, munitions-related acquisition, facilities/infrastructure and master planning, operational challenges and solutions involving munitions and munitions related processes and infrastructure.  The goal is to share knowledge and best practices, as well as to find new approaches to advance and communicate explosives safety and munitions risk management in support of the defense mission.

Opportunities for presentations will be expanded to include both oral presentations and exhibits.

PRESENTATIONS
Presentations should be in Microsoft PowerPoint Format. Oral presentations will be limited to 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. Abstracts, papers, and presentations must be UNCLASSIFIED and CLEARED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. Full, unclassified written papers, cleared for public release, are required in order to present at the symposium.

SUMMARY
The following table defines the timeline for the 2025 International Explosives Safety Summit and Exposition theme.

IMPORTANT DATES
   ABSTRACT DUE                    May 16, 2025

   AUTHOR NOTIFICATION     June 26, 2025

   FINAL PAPERS DUE             Sept 5, 2025