Cultural and Linguistic Advancement for Mission Success

We invite you to participate in the Cultural and Linguistic Advancement for Mission Success Conference being held in Washington, DC/VA from February 22-24, 2012. Join other language, regional and cultural experts within the DoD and Department of State as they discuss and share strategies for revamping the military education system to reflect an increased focus on developing linguistic and cultural skills.

This conference highlights two important aspects involved in reconstruction and stabilization efforts for nations undergoing transition, and has stemmed from our very successful 7-year Reconstruction & Stabilization series.  Key subtopics that will be discussed include: implementing a cohesive language and cultural training strategy across the DoD, revamping the military education system for the current special operations focus, capitalizing on command of cultural psyche.

Attending this forum will enable you to hear from:

The Air Force Culture and Language Center on cross-cultural competence as a means to a strategic end

US Army TRADOC on institutionalizing LRC capabilities throughout the military education system

The Defense Language Institute on the current status of language capabilities throughout the ranks

Office of the Director of National Intelligence on recruiting and deploying native heritage speakers for key translation roles

US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on important considerations for a comprehensive cultural training program

Benefit from 3-days of case study driven briefings from 20 leading LRC experts. Attendees will be afforded the opportunity to interact with speakers and their peers in a classroom style setting that will encourage both audience participation and engagement. Seating for this conference is limited to maintain an intimate educational environment that will cultivate the knowledge and experience of all participants.