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September 12, 2012
 

ABSTRACTS DUE FRIDAY: Call for Papers, EW Asia 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION
Following an inaugural event last year, the Association of Old Crows (AOC) is planning to hold the 2nd AOC Asia Electronic Warfare in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 27-28, 2012. The AOC is a not-for-profit EW (and information operations) advocacy association based in the U.S. with more than 14,000 members and chapters active around the world. As event logistics partner, the AOC has chosen Tangent Link who have an excellent track record in the Region. The venue is the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

EW Asia 2012 will build on the success of last year’s inaugural symposium in Singapore and bring together a wide range of leading military, government, academic and industrial thinkers and leaders in the increasingly important field of Electronic Warfare and associated Electromagnetic Spectrum operations and capabilities including ISTAR, SIGINT, C-RCIED, communications and spectrum management. The conference will explore topics of importance to this increasingly critical component of national security in the ASEAN and Pacific regions. This year’s event will feature conference sessions on November 27-28 and workshops, networking and social events, an AOC EW course and seminars throughout the week of the symposium and a large dedicated exhibition area open on November 27-28.

Symposium planning is being led by the AOC Director Global Operations, John Clifford OBE. The EW Asia 2012 conference has been structured into seven sessions:

    Session One – An Introduction to Pacific Basin EW Challenges
    Session Two – Perspectives on Regional EM Ops
    Session Three – Platform Survivability
    Session Four – EW Developments
    Session Five – EM Operations Integration
    Session Six – State of the Art EW
    Session Seven – Future EM Technology

CALL FOR PAPERS
Each day will begin with a Keynote Speaker to set the stage for the day’s presentations and discussions. Each session will include presentations from a variety of invited military, government, academic and industry speakers supporting the session theme of The Future of Electronic Warfare in the ASEAN and Pacific Region. There are a limited number of opportunities for outstanding individuals, organizations and companies to make a 20-25 minute unclassified presentation in English at EW 2012 Asia coherent with the theme and suitable for one of the sessions outlined above. Topics likely to be accepted include national perspectives from around the region; EW and associated capability briefs especially those dealing with integration; operational experiences; EW in the Maritime, Land, Air, Space and Cyber domains; threat briefs; force, platform and area protection including C-IED; technology advances and new concepts. Company briefs will not be accepted and company material will generally be limited to one slide in an accepted presentation. Help will be available to potential speakers throughout the planning, preparation and presentation, if required.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Potential speakers are invited to submit a short abstract or set of key points/bullets of no more than one page that describes the presentation thesis by September 14, 2012 on any of the topics listed above. The AOC looks forward to hearing from you and hopefully working together at EW Asia 2012. The email addresses for the Conference Director at AOC Global Programs can be found below.

FOLLOW-UP DEADLINES                                                     
  • September 28: Speakers contacted and those selected invited to register. Once registered, speakers will be assigned a staff member to facilitate all aspects of speaking at EW 2012 Asia.
  • October 17: Presenters must be registered by this date.
  • October 31: Summary of presentation or copy of slides for show guide must reach the AOC.
  • November 27: Show up at the Crowne Plaza with your presentation and join the rest of the speakers for a short orientation brief and welcome.
Please send abstracts to AOC Director Global Operations, John Clifford OBE, who can also be contacted with any inquiries about the conference program. The AOC aim is to provide a summary of each presentation in the show guide to help delegates at the conference follow the presentations.

For details on EW Asia 2012 exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Alison Knapp (Tel: 44 (0)1628 550048).

Further information is available at www.crows.org and www.tangentlink.com.