The year 2009 saw significant changes in American's national security leadership and a new Quadrennial Defense Review published. Even outside the Department of Defense, the prevailing thoughts on our future security challenges talk of smaller conflicts, irregular warfare, insurgencies, terrorism, and increasing use of special operations forces. There continues to be an evolving National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy that cal...

Advancing situational awareness with the next generation of SDRs: Cognitive Radios and Networks! IDGA’s Software Radio Communications Summit is the annual can’t-miss event for the SDR community. Members of the military, industry, and academia convene each year to discuss solutions and forge potential new partnerships for the continuous advancement in radio communications for DoD and Coalition forces. The goal of the 2010 Summit is...

WSDM 2010 WSDM (pronounced "wisdom") is a young ACM conference intended to be the publication venue for research in the areas of search and data mining. Indeed, the pace of innovation in these areas prevents proper coverage by conferences of broader scope. The high attendance at the first two WSDMs, held at Stanford University and Barcelona in February 2008 and 2009, has confirmed community interest in a more focused venue. WSDM publishes ori...

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review Join AUVSI members and leading government officials for the unmanned systems industry's premier event on industry and government programs. AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2010 will feature over 30 sessions covering the latest information on Air, Ground and Maritime programs. Topics for 2010 include updates on DARPA Robotics Initiatives, NIST Standards for Robot testing, updates from SPAWAR, Alli...

This is the seventh annual Air Force ACS Conference, sponsored by the Air Force Agile Combat Support Capability Office. ACS is the capability produced by the forces and processes that create sustain and protect Air and Space Forces across the full spectrum of military operations. Over 80% of any Air Force deployment is comprised of ACS capabilities. This year's theme, "ACS–Partnering for Success," emphasizes the fact that partnering is essenti...

IDGA's NCW is the world's largest and most respected event focused on network enabled operations, and the premier forum for the exchange of plans and best practices on net-centric innovation. Attend and get information on the latest operational experiences and the most groundbreaking and significant government and industry initiatives to date, as well as insights into future large scale initiatives and the development of future capabilities.Th...

Over 400 participants from the National, Department of Defense, Air Force, Command and Agency-level organizations will be in attendance. The week will encompass a wide range of unclassified AF and ISR communications topics to ensure our people are well-versed and primed for the fight. Focus areas will include updates on the National Intelligence certification and accreditation transformation, our AF responsibilities for Sensitive Compartmented...

MSAPC will bring together government officials from the US, NATO, EU and the Horn of Africa regional states, senior decision-makers from the shipping industry and latest products and technologies suppliers to help all stakeholders in adopting a practical, comprehensive and sustainable strategy to address maritime security and best practices to counter piracy. Topics Include: Global Commerce & Modern Piracy Crisis Response Types of Pirate Attac...

Defending America, CYBERSPACE 2010 Symposium, formerly known as Defending America, SpaceComm, is sure to become the premier event in the west to learn about the most current cyberspace issues facing our nation. The symposium theme, The Blueprint for Cyber Integration, is drawing speakers and participants in government and industry leadership positions from Intelligence, Air Force Space, Service C4 leaders, Homeland Defense and Security Operato...

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