Earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits at this event! Recognizing that the care and well being of our warfighters does not stop when they return home, IDGA are proud to welcome a diverse group of subject matters being addressed by both DoD and VA speakers. As our troops return from theater, healthcare professionals need to identify many of their symptoms, both physical and behavioral. Many of the psychological wounds, such as TBI and...

Course Description: This course provides a practical introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), their missions, payloads, and data links. The main thrust of the course is to understand the traceability of mission-related performance requirements from the target, through the payloads and data links, to the operational user. The course begins a brief overview of the history of UAV development and current...

IDGA’s Special Operations Summit West will provide in-depth discussion on the latest strategic, technological and strategic advancements as well as lessons learned from recent efforts in each of the regional Special Operations combatant commands. It will detail military strategies within SOCOM and the armed forces as a whole as Special Operations forces (SOF) are beginning to examine potential new hotbeds of activity with their Pacific,...

The purpose of the 2012 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition is to provide a forum for Industry and Government to have an honest dialogue for identifying the technologies that will be able to meet the future needs of the Warfighter. The Department of Defense recently published its Ground Robotics Vision of establishing an integrated manned/unmanned force that strengthens the United States as the world's preeminent land powe...

West 2012 “America’s Military at the Crossroads: What’s Out and What’s In for 2012 and Beyond?” January 24-26, 2012 San Diego Convention Center Register Now! Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, West 2012 is the largest event on the West Coast for communications, electronics, intelligence, information systems, imaging, military weapon systems, aviation, shipbuilding, and more. Registra...

West 2012 is presented by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institue, where you can participate in wide-ranging opportunities to hear from military, government, and industry leaders, network with your peers, and see firsthand the technologies of the future. Registration is FREE for panel sessions and exhibits. Tickets are required for meals and the evening event at PETCO Park.

Interview at the Largest Military Technology Expo on the West Coast! TECHEXPO Top Secret at WEST 2012Tuesday, January 24 • 10am - 4pmSan Diego Convention Center 111 West Harbor DriveSan Diego, CA 92101Directions Only: (619) 525- 5000Pre-Register at http://www.TechExpoUSA.com More than 150,000 Military and Civilian Government personnel are within 35 miles of West 2012! Admission: All job seekers must be a U.S. citizen. Security Clearance p...

Building on the successful ComDef West 2011, where 25 nations participated with the United States in a lively and informative presentation and Q&A format, ComDef West returns to San Diego to provide further insight, discussions and networking for government, military, academia and industry with an Asia Pacific emphasis . The goals for the upcoming ComDef West are as follows:- Provide an overview and status report of the leading initiatives...

IntroductionA major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system-of-systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened in San Diego, CA, October 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship...

Addressing Physical and Psychological Needs of our Post Combat Military Personnel IDGA’s Battlefield Healthcare Series summits are highly recognized and respected forums where those in the military medicine community interested in continuing medical education, networking, and advanced learning can come together for advanced and focused discussions on up to date clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques, lessons learned from the battlef...