21st Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition

The year 2009 saw significant changes in American's national security leadership and a new Quadrennial Defense Review published. Even outside the Department of Defense, the prevailing thoughts on our future security challenges talk of smaller conflicts, irregular warfare, insurgencies, terrorism, and increasing use of special operations forces. There continues to be an evolving National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy that calls for international partnerships, interagency approaches, and modification of the way General Purpose Forces will contribute to future conflict. Clearly, Special Operations Forces cannot succeed by themselves.

This 21st Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition will address the evolving national strategy and the impact of that strategy not only on special operations forces, but its partners in government, internationally and from the private sector. The symposium program will include General Sessions on Tuesday morning through Thursday afternoon, a Reception on Tuesday evening, and an Awards Banquet on Wednesday evening.

Tentative Panels include: Reports from the Field - Regional Perspectives from the Geographic Combatant Commands; Global Requirements - The View of the Functional Combatant Commands; International Perspectives; Interagency Perspectives; USSOCOM Service Component Command Perspectives; Analyzing the Strategy and Making It Work