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Happy Holidays from the AOC
The entire staff of the AOC wishes you and your families the very best this holiday season. Our offices will be closed Thursday afternoon and Friday for the Christmas holiday, as well as Friday, Dec. 31. eCrow will return January 5.
Thank you to all of our valued AOC supporters, and best wishes for a prosperous New Year!

Take Advantage of Registration Discounts: ELINT and Modern Signals Course
Save on the ELINT and Modern Signals Course taught by Dr. Dick Wiley when you register by January 31. The course takes place February 8-11 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort and Spa in beautiful Monterey, CA.
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Keynote Speakers Announced for the AOC's 2nd Annual Low Probability of Intercept Symposium
Keynote speakers for the LPI Radar/ELINT Design Strategies & Counter-LPI Technology Symposium February 15-17 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, include Rear Admiral Mathias W. Winter, Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Assistant Commander for Test and Evaluation, Naval Air Systems Command; and Rear Admiral Randolph L. Mahr, Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.

Special AOC rates are available at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa on Del Monte Golf Course, and the hotel reservation deadline is coming up January 7, so sign up now to take advantage of discounted rooms.
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Coming in January: Applied 21st Century Electronic Warfare Course
Intended for professionals in operations, support and training directly responsible for execution of electronic warfare missions, this course leans toward a more advanced discussion of applications, capabilities and processes relevant to conducting and sustaining EMS warfare operations.
Be one of the first to take this brand new course, January 18-21, in Westlake Village, CA.
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Recognize Your Colleagues: Nominate Someone for a 2011 AOC Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the AOC's 2011 individual and unit awards, including EW Community Awards such as the AOC Gold Medal, EW operations, support, technology development and management awards. Nominations are due by April 1, 2011, so ensure excellence is recognized by submitting the nomination form today.
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Industry News

Raytheon to Acquire Applied Signal Technology

Raytheon Company announced Monday that it has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (PR Newswire)
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Schedule of Events Announced for Dixie Crow Symposium 36

Dixie Crow Symposium 36, "Electronic Warfare – Shaping America's Defense," takes place March 20-24 at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, GA. The schedule of events for the Symposium week is now available by clicking the link below.
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Abstracts for AOC Capitol Club Symposium Due next Week!

The AOC Capitol Club is in the planning phases of an EW Modeling and Simulation Symposium that will be held in the early spring. The symposium, titled "Technology Advances in EW Simulation and Modeling," is being planned as an all-day event, which will occur on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The chapter is seeking industry interest, in the form of abstracts to be submitted by December 30.
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US Navy Activates Real-Time View of Networks

Starting this week, the Navy will begin using a new 24-hour operations center at its fledgling Fleet Cyber Command – and begin to fix a problem that its commander said is one of the military's biggest deficiencies in the area of cybersecurity. (Federal News Radio)
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FiestaCrow 2011 Papers Due by February 1
Papers for FiestaCrow 2011, April 11-14 in San Antonio, TX, are being accepted through February 1. This year's theme is "EW/IO in a Cyber World."
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