AFCEA International
AFCEA is a professional association that connects people, ideas and solutions globally. We do that by developing networking and educational opportunities and providing them worldwide in an ethical manner. This enables military, government, industry and academia to align technology to meet the needs of those who serve in critical areas, which include defense, security, cyber and intelligence. As a member-based, nonprofit 501(c)6 organization, we have a long history of encouraging innovation and advancing technology to ensure preparedness and security. We officially formed in 1946, but our organizational roots trace back to the Civil War. The association includes individual members and corporate members, and AFCEA's international regional chapter network helps members build networks, grow relationships and expand opportunities. AFCEA members and constituents include professionals in military, government, industry and academia.
Upcoming AFCEA International Events
Today’s CISOs and security leaders in defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure face mission-critical challenges: ensuring data remains trusted as it moves across domains—especially when networks are bandwidth-constrained, intermittently connected, or actively contested by sophisticated adversaries. File-based malware, cross-domain leaks, and supply-chain compromise are ever-present risks, particularly at the tactical edge where legacy controls often fall short.
Join Glasswall and Owl Cyber Defense for a dynamic, real-world session that explores how innovative zero trust technologies are reshaping the landscape of cross-domain security. Together, these partners offer a "better together" approach.
Glasswall’s Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) technology provides real-time, deterministic file sanitization, rebuilding documents to safe standards and instantaneously neutralizing unknown and sophisticated threats without relying on outdated signature-based detection.
Owl Cyber Defense’s hardware-enforced data diodes and cross-domain solutions deliver proven, one-way data movement, creating a physically enforced barrier that guarantees only sanitized information traverses sensitive boundaries. Learn how organizations are putting these complementary solutions to work—from coalition data sharing in multinational operations to ISR workflows and maritime missions. The session will deliver actionable guidance and field-tested architectures, highlighting how combining Glasswall’s and Owl’s offerings empowers secure, high-assurance data transfer—even in the world’s most contested environments.
You will learn how to:
- Overcome emerging data trust and separation challenges in hostile operational contexts
- Employ zero-trust assurance, AI-driven threat prevention and robust hardware controls without compromising agility
- Adopt architectures that scale from headquarters to the tactical edge, keeping data secure and compliant under fire
The Asymmetric Edge: Global Intelligence in the Age of AI, Autonomy, and Economic Security
AFCEA's Spring Intelligence Symposium returns to the NGA Campus East in Springfield, VA on April 28-29, 2026. This classified TS//SI/TK//NOFORN two-day flagship intelligence event is a forum for Intelligence Community (IC) professionals and an ideal venue for networking, professional development and learning about the nation’s hardest intelligence challenges.
The 2026 Spring Intelligence Symposium agenda is designed to spark candid dialogue at the intersection of national security, emerging technology, and economic power, bringing together decision-makers from across government and industry who rarely convene in the same room, particularly for a classified dialogue.
Featured Panels & Discussions
- The Geopolitical Threat Landscape
China, Russia, Iran, cyber operations, and the evolving intelligence challenge - China vs. U.S. Industrial Policy
Strategic competition, resilience, and long-term advantage - Economic Security
Supply chains, sanctions, capital flows, and national power - Space
Intelligence, autonomy, and contested domains - Private Capital & National Security
Investment, innovation, and mission alignment - Data & Artificial Intelligence
From advantage to dependency - Quantum, Compute, Cryptography & Sensing
Preparing for the next intelligence inflection point
Additionally, the program will feature the presentation of the Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service and the 3rd annual award for Excellence in Defense Scientific & Technical Intelligence.
Registration is not available for TechNet Cyber. Check back in Winter 2025.
Adversaries have taken to cyberspace to conduct continuous confrontations. Protecting cyber assets requires more than a single entity, it demands multiple organizations. Join us for this three-day event and interact with IT professionals, hear from experts and develop solutions to ensure technology can connect people to information.
We would love to see you and certainly welcome you to all of our upcoming events. If you are not already an AFCEA member, I encourage you to consider membership in a professional organization dedicated to increasing knowledge in cyberspace, information technology, communications, and electronics. It’s an organization full of great people coming together with similar interests, desire to further STEM advancement in the military and our community, and also simply to enjoy each other’s company.
Registration is not yet available. Check back in the Spring of 2026.
TechNet Augusta 2026 gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.
With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry, this three-day conference is designed to open the lines of communication between the military and commercial sector and provide a space where government and industry professionals can discuss issues and share solutions surrounding cyber electromagnetic activities and unified land operations.
Co-hosted by AFCEA and INSA, the nation’s leading non-profit associations dedicated to public-private partnerships, the summit will bring together 2,200 leaders from government, academia, start-ups, and the defense industrial base for two days of technology-driven, mission-focused discussions.
Your registration and sponsorship don't just underwrite an event, they strengthen our mission and support the community we serve.
From a career fair and thought-provoking plenaries to breakout sessions, cutting-edge exhibits, and unmatched networking, the Summit is where connections spark ideas and partnerships that last. Registration opening Spring 2026!
Registration information will become available during Summer 2026.
TechNet Indo-Pacific is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Indo- Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the services' requirements and needs.
Our Symposium provides a national forum for industry, government and academia to work together to help solve the challenges of cybersecurity, community cyber readiness and national defense.
Registration is not yet available. Check back in the Fall of 2026.
Sea Service leaders today confront profound and rapidly changing threats in a landscape of increasingly complex challenges. Join us and engage with leaders from the Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard as well as industry and academia experts in this extraordinary opportunity to explore the depths of the unique issues they confront. Engage in discussions, network with peers and be a part of devising the needed solutions to enhance operational capabilities that overcome evolving threats. Gain knowledge and forge connections while discovering the latest platforms, cutting-edge technologies and advanced capabilities crucial to supporting maritime operations.
The harnessing of the right cyber power is more important than ever in a domain deluged by persistent attacks and simultaneous sophisticated campaigns that threaten global political, economic and security interests. A flagship event, AFCEA’s TechNet Cyber serves as a center of gravity for a whole-of-government effort to bring together the policy, strategic architecture, operations and C2— along with the joint capabilities—needed to meet the global security challenges and successfully operate in a digital environment. Join us in Baltimore and be a part of the conversation led by U.S. Cyber Command, DISA, the DoW CIO, and numerous industry and academia partners to deliver solutions for this enduring, no-fail mission.
TechNet Augusta gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.