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SUMMARY:NYC IPA Community of Interest Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!  On June 25th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm\, the New York City Area IPA Community of Interest (COI) will hold an introduction and planning meeting for anyone who’d like to start building IPA’s NYC Area COI. \n\nComplimentary food and drinks will be provided. \nWhere?  Turnmill Bar\, 119 E 27th Street\, NY\, NY 10016 \nWho should go?  Anyone & everyone who is interested in helping to build the scope and role of IPA’s NYC Area COI! \nWho else should go?  Colleagues\, sponsors\, mentors\, or mentees who also may want to join the NYC Area COI. \n\nHope to see you there! \n\n 
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/nyc-ipa-community-of-interest-meeting/
LOCATION:Turnmill Bar\, 119 E 27th St\, New York City\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:Global Information Conference Australia 2024 - Phoenix Challenge
DESCRIPTION:IPA is excited to assist the Information Power Institute of Australia for Global Information Conference Australia 2024 – Phoenix Challenge this coming June. The conference’s theme is Innovating for deterrence and readiness in the Indo-Pacific. It will include keynote and panel sessions as well as optional working groups to develop practical solutions for current information challenges in the Indo-Pacific.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe conference will be held 11 – 14 June 2024 in North Adelaide\, Australia.\n\n\n \n\n\nTo learn more about the conference and to register\, please visit https://www.ipia.au/event-details/global-information-conference-australia-2024-phoenix-challenge. See you at the conference!
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/global-information-conference-australia-2024-phoenix-challenge/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T210000
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SUMMARY:DMV IPA Community of Interest Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!  On 14 May the Washington\, DC; Maryland; and Virginia (DMV) IPA Community of Interest (COI) will hold an introduction and planning meeting for all DMV IPA members. \nThe meeting will be held from 6pm to 9pm at the Army and Navy Club\, 901 17th St NW\, Washington\, DC 20006.  Complimentary food and drinks will be provided. \nWho should go?  Any DMV IPA member who is interested in helping to build out the scope and role of the DMV COI. \nWho else should go?  IPA members consider bringing colleagues or sponsors who may want to join IPA. \nWho will be there?  Among others\, your DMV COI lead: Robert Thelen and the COI forming committee Jason Wright\, Alexis Shipp\, Andy Whiskeyman\, and Tod Huntley. \nNot an IPA member? Join IPA or renew your membership here. \nMore information & details forthcoming.  Hope to see you there!
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/ipa-community-of-interest-get-together-in-the-dmv/
LOCATION:Army and Navy Club\, 901 17th St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20006\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T170000
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SUMMARY:OIE Symposium Reception
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on May 9th\, 3-5 PM\, for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at a networking reception following the Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) Symposium during SOF Week. \nThis event will be held in the Terrace Room at Tampa Marriott Water Street\, hosted by the Information Professionals Association (IPA) and sponsored by Madison Springfield\, Inc. and Logically.AI. This event is being held at no cost for OIE Symposium attendees\, IPA members\, and PSYOP Regimental Association members. \nPlease note that you do not have to register for SOF Week to attend the reception\, but you must register for SOF Week to attend the Symposium. Parking during SOF Week is always challenging\, so give yourself a bit of extra time. \nThere are about 70 spaces remaining as of April 30th\, 2024\, so please sign up soon. Follow this hyperlink to the Eventbrite site and click on the “Reserve a Spot” button for your ticket. If you have difficulty\, copy & paste the hyperlink below into your browser\, or just go to the Eventbrite site and search for events in Tampa starting with “OIE.” \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/oie-symposium-reception-tickets-881425275727?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term= \nHope to see you there! \n  \nDirections:
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/oie-symposium-reception/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231116T210000
DTSTAMP:20231106T215408Z
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SUMMARY:IPA Members Only Social Fall 2023
DESCRIPTION:IPA and Booz Allen Hamilton will soon co-host a “Generative AI and Mis/Disinformation” symposium\, from 5-9 PM on November 16th\, 2023\, at Booz Allen’s Helix facility (901 15th St NW\, Washington\, DC). The event format will include a keynote speaker and a panel discussion with time for Q&A and networking. \nCurrent IPA members\, please log in to add a ticket to your cart and register. Not a member yet? Join here.\n\nAfter registering through IPA and receiving your ticket\, you will receive an email from our co-host\, Booz Allen\, to complete additional steps to gain access to Booz Allen’s Helix. In particular\, you will receive an email requesting you to verify citizenship status. All attendees interested in attending the symposium must complete this verification as well as all other instructions in the email from Booz Allen. \n\nIf you have any questions or any trouble\, please contact communications@information-professionals.org. \nThank you for your interest in the symposium\, and we look forward to seeing you at the Helix on November 16th!
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/ipa-members-only-social-fall-2023/
LOCATION:Booz Allen Helix Center for Innovation\, 901 15th St NW 1st Floor\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230624
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SUMMARY:PHOENIX CHALLENGE 23-2
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE JOIN US FOR PHOENIX CHALLENGE 23-2: \nPhoenix Challenge 23-2 will be held at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in Atlanta\, GA\, June 20-23.  IPA looks forward to assisting with this event in collaboration with the University of Maryland Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) and GTRI and on behalf of the Office of Information Operations Policy in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.  Our membership and industry sponsors make it possible for us to support these events. \nRegister here for Phoenix Challenge 23-2: https://events.gtri.gatech.edu/event/phoenix-challenge-2023-2
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/phoenix-challenge-23-2/
LOCATION:GTRI\, Atlanta GA\, Atlanta\, GA\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230304
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Challenge 2023-1
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Event: London: Feb. 27-March 3\, 2023 \nOur first international event will be held in 2023 and will be co-chaired with the U.K. Ministry of Defense. For registration details\, please see the official Phoenix Challenge website for more information. Also\, here is the Letter To Attendees and the invitation. \nAbout Phoenix Challenge \nThe Phoenix Challenge is a series of events ARLIS leads on behalf of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy to elevate the importance of cross-government collaboration in addressing challenges to operations in the information environment. \nChartered to serve the broad needs of the intelligence and security community\, ARLIS is in the unique position to provide thought leadership and direction for these events. ARLIS sets the vision and strategic direction and arranges for senior-level defense and intelligence leader participation. \nThe main events take place on a quarterly basis with workshops held in between. \nARLIS subject matter experts capture and synthesize the outcomes from the events\, connect agencies to actions and track progress. \nUltimately\, the goal is to accelerate success for Operations in the Information Environment and the National Defense Strategy.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/phoenix-challenge-2023-1/
LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20221214T133000
DTSTAMP:20221114T134943Z
CREATED:20221111T180001Z
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SUMMARY:IPA members only live Cognitive Crucible podcast recording & Social
DESCRIPTION:On Wed December 14th from 12:00pm – 1:30pm Eastern\, there will be an IPA members only live Cognitive Crucible podcast recording\, social\, and Q&A with our expert panel. \nAfter a short ice breaker\, we will have a panel discussion with Mr. Matt Armstrong and Dr. Chris Paul. John Bicknell\, Cognitive Crucible podcast host\, will moderate the discussion. The general topic will be Matt and Chris’ recent co-authored piece: The Irony Of Misinformation: USIA Myths Block Enduring Solutions.\n \nThe first thirty minutes will be an “ice breaker.”  IPA will present members with initiatives underway and will also answer questions. \nThis special event is for IPA members only; not an IPA Member? \nJoin here \nNOTE: Link to the Zoom conference will be sent out to validated attendees before the meeting & via IPA’s slack channel.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/ipa-members-only-live-cognitive-crucible-podcast-recording-social/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221022
DTSTAMP:20220823T221729Z
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Challenge 22-3
DESCRIPTION:USINDOPACOM\, the Diamond Head Chapter of the Association of Old Crows\, and the OSD Phoenix Challenge team welcome you to the 11th Annual Pacific Information Operations & Electromagnetic Warfare Symposium. \nThe 2022 format will be as follows: \nOctober 17 – Live and recorded virtual presentations will be conducted on Monday. INDOPACOM J39 will plan a limited schedule of live engagements with visiting allied and partner military delegations. A hosted social will be held that evening in Waikiki for visiting allied and partner military\, industry sponsors\, and INDOPACOM J39 and Service Component IO and EW personnel. This is the place to pick up your name badge and network with other participants who have travelled\, and J39 personnel\, over a beverage and pupus. \nOctober 18 & 19 – Unclassified plenary sessions will take place in-person at the Hale Koa Hotel. A hosted evening social in Waikiki area follows the end of the first day of the in-person plenary on 18 Oct. \nOctober 20 & 21 CLASSIFIED plenary – On the 20\, the CLASSIFIED plenary sessions begin with the morning session set at S/REL TO USA\, DEU\, FRA\, JPN\, KOR\, AND FVEY. That afternoon and the following day are set at SECRET. Attendance at these sessions requires the submission of a visit request. \nhttps://www.fbcinc.com/e/AOCPacific/
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/phoenix-challenge-22-3/
LOCATION:Hawaii\, HI\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220429
DTSTAMP:20240621T214049Z
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Challenge 2022
DESCRIPTION:Phoenix Challenge 2022 Information Advantage and Cognitive Security Workshop Series \n(Official OSD I&S Conference Event series) \nThe University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS)\, on behalf of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD-I&S) and in coordination with the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD-P) invites you to Phoenix Challenge\, April 26-28 2022\, in College Park Maryland. (SVTC link available for select participants.) \nPhoenix Challenge in April 2022 is the first in a series of DoD workshops intended to inform and coalesce departmental efforts supporting Information Advantage and Cognitive Security.  Importantly\, this conference series will also support the Information Operations Posture Review (IOPR)\, as required by Section 1631 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.  The IOPR will inform revision of the 2016 Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment (SOIE). \nPhoenix Challenge 2022’s theme is the contribution of current and future capabilities and technologies to improve DoD’s ability to gain and maintain information advantage\, including the challenges of misinformation and disinformation. Notably\, this conference incorporates USCENTCOM’s annual Information Operations Conference. \nPhoenix Challenge in April 2022 will be followed by the Symposium on Information Strategy and Political Warfare (SISPOW) in June 2022 (Phoenix Challenge 2022-2)\, led by the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey\, CA\, and hosted on behalf of OSD by ARLIS in College Park\, MD. \nWe welcome your participation and support as the DoD seeks to commonly inform and orient Information Advantage and Cognitive Security efforts across the DoD enterprise. Importantly\, this effort will also help guide DoD contribution to broader US government efforts and to our associated international partners. \nRegistration is limited\, so please register early. Once you register for your tickets below\, information and instructions will be emailed to you regarding nearby lodging options\, passing clearances\, parking\, etc. \nFor additional information\, including a daily agenda for the conference\, please go to: https://www.arlis.umd.edu/phoenix-challenge-2022-information-advantage-and-cognitive-security-workshop-series. \nThe PC coordinators are Dr. Angie Mallory\, amallory@arlis.umd.edu\, and Mr. Eric Wallace\, ewallace@colsa.com. \n  \n  \nVirtual Participation Option\n \nYou may participate virtually* in Phoenix Challenge 2022 through a SECURE VTC connection in a SCIF. You must be present in a SCIF/classified bridge to use the SECURE VTC. \n*Virtual participation does not provide a link from Zoom\, Microsoft Teams\, or a similar service.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/phoenix-challenge-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T193000
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SUMMARY:Live Cognitive Crucible Podcast Recording
DESCRIPTION:On Wed March 9th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm Eastern\, there will be an IPA members only live Cognitive Crucible podcast recording\, social\, and Q&A with a panel of OIE experts. \nAfter a short ice breaker\, we will have a panel discussion led by Mr. Austin Branch – one of the founding Board Members of IPA. Joining Austin will be Lt. Gen. Lori Reynolds USMC ret.\, who before retiring from the Marine Corps recently\, was the Deputy Commandant for Information. There may be some other surprise guests\, as well. I can’t say anything more about that right now – you’ll have to attend the event to see who else joins the panel. \nThe primary topic will be the upcoming April 2022 Phoenix Challenge conference\, which is the United States Department of Defense premier convening event hosted by the Office of Secretary Defense of Policy. IPA is very proud to co-host this year’s Phoenix Challenge with the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) in partnership with OUSD (Policy) and OUSD (Research and Engineering) as DoD sponsors and co-chairs.  \nThis special event is for IPA members only; not an IPA Member? \nJoin here \nNOTE: Link to the Zoom conference will be sent out to validated attendees before the meeting.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/live-cognitive-crucible-podcast-recording/
LOCATION:Virtual – Attendees will receive a Zoom link via email prior to the event.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210414
DTSTAMP:20220217T223349Z
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Challenge 2.0
DESCRIPTION:For a detailed description of the agenda and to see a list of speaker and panel members\, go to: https://phoenixchallengedod.org \nTo join IPA\, go to: https://information-professionals.org/join-ipa/ \nThe Information Professionals Association (IPA) and the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) are proud to co-host the Phoenix Challenge 2.0\, the premier information operations conference\, as a virtual event on April 13\, 2021. \nPhoenix Challenge 2.0 will be a One Day UNCLASSIFIED online event as a lead-in to US Central Command’s Worldwide IO Conference April 14-15\, 2021. \nDate: April 13th\, 2021 \nPlenary Sessions and Tracked Panels with Breakouts for Discussion \nThe panels will address the following topics: \n\nGlobal Competition with Peer Competitors\nStrategic Information Effects\nRisk Based Approaches to Insider Threat and Acquisition Security\nCommercial Technology Trends and Operational Support Tools\n\nTo register your interest in Phoenix Challenge and to receive updates about the virtual event in April 2021 and future events please email  phoenixchallengedod@gmail.com. \nBefore proceeding with the ticketing process please ensure you fall into one of the following categories: \n\n You have received an invitation from the ARLIS or IPA staffs\n You meet the criteria as a senior leader (O-6/GS15 or above) in a U.S. government agency.\n If you are not in one of the above categories\, we invite you to register and you will be able to observe and listen to the conference panels.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/phoenix-challenge-2-0/
LOCATION:Virtual – By Invitation
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SUMMARY:Virtual Panel: Combatting Disinformation in a Competitive Information Environment
DESCRIPTION:IPA and AFCEA (ALAMO) present a Virtual Panel from 1200-1330 EST (1100-1230 CST) on 29 Oct 2020: \nCombatting Disinformation in a Competitive Information Environment \nRegister here: https://www.alamoafcea.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1430218 \nAbstract\nAcross the National and Defense enterprise\, agencies and organizations are reprioritizing and reorganizing to more effectively compete in a competitive and complex global information environment. The Nation is being increasingly impacted by cutting-edge technology and sophisticated influence activities to shape perceptions\, decisions and behavior. \nThis landmark event\, co-hosted by Alamo AFCEA and the Information Professionals Association (IPA)\, will spotlight the current pivot toward a convergence approach to improve our competitive advantage across the strategic and operational environments\, most specifically in the cyber-enabled information space. Panel discussion will be framed by the recently released Defense Science Board study regarding global competition in the information environment\, followed by Service level organizational and capability development efforts\, and concluding with new initiatives to support USG and DOD priorities in cognitive security. \nDon’t miss this robust dialogue around ongoing initiatives and recent developments\, including the announcement of a USD(I)-sponsored effort to establish a Cognitive Security Proving Ground\, re-establishment of the Phoenix Challenge information operations conference series\, and discussion of the newly-established Principal Information Operations Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. \nPanel Moderator\nF. Austin Branch\nExecutive Director\, Information Strategy and Programs\, COLSA Corporation \nAustin Branch joined the COLSA Corporation in July\, 2015 after serving almost 30 years in Federal service as an Army Officer and Senior Civilian. He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in 1986 from The Citadel\, Charleston S.C. and went on to serve in multiple Command and Staff positions in conflict and in peace becoming the Army’s first Information Operations Officer. Austin pioneered military operations in the information environment in key leadership positions in the Army and Joint Organizations across the globe. \nUpon retirement from the Army\, Austin joined the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence as the Deputy Director and Chief of Operations for the Defense Policy Analysis Office\, and in 2008 was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive as Senior Advisor for Defense Information Operations. In 2010\, Austin was selected by the Secretary of Defense to lead the Information Operations and Military Information Support Defense Enterprise as the first Senior Director for this mission area in the Office of Policy and Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. In 2013\, Austin was again tapped to establish and lead a new organization at the National Counter Terrorism Center to address Domestic Counter Terrorism\, Counter Violent Extremism\, and Counter Terrorism Cyber Strategy and Policy in support of the National Security Council. \nAustin is also one of the founder’s and President of the newly formed Non-profit\, Information Professionals Association (IPA). IPA is a professional organization established to serve the interests of the broader Information community worldwide and for issues related to Cognitive Security. Austin and his wife\, Carol live in Bluffton SC and have three children. They have two sons serving as active duty Army Officers and a daughter at Elon University\, NC. \nPanelists\nMs. Lynne M. Patrick\nMs. Lynne M. Patrick is the Technical Director Sixteenth Air Force Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland Texas. Ms. Patrick is responsible to the commander for the Air Force’s Component Numbered Air Force providing Air Force Component and Combatant Commanders with technology and innovative capabilities to ready IW/AFCyber forces to plan and conduct cyberspace operations. Sixteenth Air Force personnel build\, extend\, operate\, secure and defend the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense global network. Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber personnel perform operational planning as part of coordinated efforts to support Air Force Component and Combatant Commanders and\, upon the approval of the President and/or the Secretary of Defense\, the execution of offensive cyberspace operations. As the Technical Director\, Ms. Patrick assists the commander and vice commander identifying relevant and key emerging technologies to better adapt IW/Cyberspace operations\, and inform partners on effective technologies the community needs to pursue in an ever-changing and dynamic environment. \nDr. Brian M. Pierce\, PhD\nDr. Pierce is a Visiting Research Scientist at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland at College Park. ARLIS is a University-Affiliated Research Center of the Department of Defense supporting the Intelligence Community. \nPierce is also a mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford University for 2019-2020\, and serves on the advisory board for sparks & honey\, a “cultural intelligence” firm based in New York City that works with Fortune 100 companies\, startups and others to help them visualize disruption scenarios and zone in on opportunities. \nPrior to joining ARLIS\, Pierce served on the leadership team of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\, as Deputy Director and then Director of the Information Innovation Office (I2O) over 2014-2019. During his tenure at DARPA\, Pierce contributed to the development and implementation of the strategy for I2O driving advances in artificial intelligence\, data analytics and cyber. Additional DARPA experience includes serving as the Deputy Director (2005-2010) of the Strategic Technology Office (STO) with programs in space\, cyber\, strategic and tactical networks\, counter-underground facilities\, defense against weapons of mass destruction\, small unit operations\, maritime operations\, and global ISR. Pierce also has held leadership roles in the aerospace and defense industry\, which included Technical Director for Advanced Concepts and Technology at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (2012-2014)\, and Executive Director for the Electronics Division at Rockwell Scientific Company (now Teledyne Scientific) (2002-2005). \nPierce has published 40 technical articles\, and produced 28 U.S. Patents. Dr. Pierce holds a PhD and MS in Chemistry from the University of California at Riverside\, and a BS in Chemistry and Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of California at Riverside. \nLTG (RET.) Ed Cardon\nA retired three-star general who served for over 36 years in the United States Army\, Lieutenant General Ed Cardon’s service to our nation spans nearly four decades where he honed his profession both domestically and internationally including work in Germany\, Bosnia-Herzegovina\, Iraq\, and the Republic of Korea. Most recently\, he led the task force that helped create Army Futures Command\, which is responsible for modernizing the Army. The foundation of this work enabled the reorganization of the Army’s command structure and created the Army’s first new major Command since 1973. \nGeneral Cardon has extensive experience establishing\, leading\, and transforming organizations. He has created an entirely new brigade to a strength of more than 4\,000 Soldiers and deployed to Iraq. While commanding one of the Army’s premier Infantry Division’s located in the Republic of Korea\, he led the merger of disparate multi-national organizations with distinct and contrasting missions into a single\, unified organization. He both transformed and scaled Army Cyber Command into a world-class cyber force\, while simultaneously standing up new cyber organizations to meet the demands of this contested domain. \nHe continues to speak about national security around the world with an eye towards cutting-edge concepts and technologies vital to continued defense related readiness and ability to prevail across the changing character and nature of war. \nRobert F. “Bus” Bussian\nRobert “Bus” Bussian is the Director for Cyber and Strategic Enabling in the Concepts\, Development and Management Office under the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force\, Arlington\, Va. SAF/CDM develops and implements initiatives and activities for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence as well as the Secretary of the Air Force. In this role\, Mr. Bussian is the principal adviser to the Director\, CDM\, for assessing technical and operational risks\, identifying optimized strategies\, and determining operational efficacy to meet cyberspace\, information and applied technology requirements for intelligence activities and operations. \nMr. Bussian entered the Air Force in 1985 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. During his military career\, he served in a variety of operational and intelligence assignments\, at both unit and staff levels. He has more than 4\,000 hours in the B-52G/H to include assignments as an Air Force Weapons School instructor and operational squadron commander\, leading expeditionary units for combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. \nWhile on active duty\, he held a variety of joint assignments in Defense Agencies\, Combatant Commands\, the Joint Staff and Office of the Secretary of Defense. Upon retirement\, Mr. Bussian joined the civil service with the Office of Naval Intelligence under a joint duty assignment to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He rejoined the Air Force when appointed as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader in 2012. \nJoe Kelly\nMr. Kelly\, University of Maryland Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security (UMD ARLIS) is a versatile business leader and strategist with 30 years of experience educating senior leaders in the public and private sectors on intelligence\, risk\, and their intersection with information and communications technologies. He is a recognized expert on the intersection of technology\, policy and strategy – with deep expertise in the changing cyber security landscape. \nAs President of Pointweaver\, LLC\, Mr. Kelly works as a consultant advising multi-billion dollar commercial clients on cybersecurity\, operational and geopolitical business risk\, and government foreign investment reviews and mitigation plans. During 20 years in government as both a federal employee and a contractor\, he advised executive leaders in government and industry on the strategic implications of emerging technology\, cyberspace operations\, global influence\, and international governance regimes. He served as the Acting CIO and Senior Technical Advisor for the US Government’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board\, focused on how emerging technologies challenge current assumptions about policy\, law and economics. Within the Department of Defense (DoD)\, he served as Deputy Director for Cyber Capabilities\, Chief of Cyber Intelligence and as the Head of the Information Operations (IO) Policy and Plans in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. At DoD\, he was intimately involved with the establishment of US Cyber Command\, the development of DoD and national policies on cyberspace\, coordination of cyberspace policy and research with allies\, and assessment of the threats posed by foreign investment in technology. Over the span of about two decades\, Mr. Kelly provided support to DoD\, the National Intelligence Council\, the Navy\, the Air Force\, and the Army on the future of technology evolution. He holds an MA in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BA in Government from Georgetown University.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/combatting-disinformation-in-a-competitive-information-environment/
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SUMMARY:9th Annual Information Operations & Electronic Warfare Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The theme for the 2020 IO/EW Symposium\, “All Domain Operations from Competition into Conflict\,” will focus on how IO and EW contribute to all-domain warfighting challenges\, as well as their contributions to achieving a Free and Open Indo-Pacific during competition. This year’s theme builds on the work of the 6th Annual Symposium in 2017\, which focused on the Army’s Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) Concept. The Army’s now well-established MDO Concept focuses on optimizing the land force contribution to a Joint fight in multiple domains\, and provides a strong foundation for the development of a Joint All-Domain Operations Concept\, both of which are intended to be employed across the spectrum of operations from competition to conflict. The 2020 theme also benefits from the presentations and work accomplished at the 7th Annual Symposium in 2018\, focused on the roles of IO and EW in overcoming A2/AD challenges\, which are a driver for the development of the Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) concept.
URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/9th-annual-information-operations-electronic-warfare-symposium/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Information Warfare Virtual Panel
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URL:https://information-professionals.org/event/information-warfare-virtual-panel/
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