Welcome to the 56th Annual AOC Symposium and Convention. The JED team is excited to be covering this week's event in the AOC Show Daily – reporting developments from the symposium sessions and providing insight and analysis of each day's events.

The theme of this year's symposium is "Building the EMS Enterprise," and the symposium program will explore the many facets of what this entails. The concept of developing an enterprise approach to how military forces, use, manage and control the EMS is a relatively new idea that really began to evolve over the past few years. While new, it represents an important shift in thinking from less connected and more isolated military operations in the EM Environment (EME) to an aggregated and more integrated approach.

BAE Systems (Nashua, NH) is the Host Sponsor for this year’s 56th AOC International Symposium and Convention. As such, JED felt it appropriate to talk with the company about its strong support for the symposium and what its expectations are for this year’s event. In response, Lisa Frugé-Cirilli, Director of Customer Requirements and Advocacy for BAE Electronic Systems as well as AOC Immediate Past President, says the reasons are many.

"BAE Systems has been the AOC Host Convention Sponsor for the last three years, and it’s more important than ever for BAE, the AOC, and its members to collaborate with each other, educate and advocate for new advanced technology and to mentor our leaders of tomorrow."

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Event	Time	Location	Details
Onsite Registration	Until 6 p.m.	Hall A Concourse, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Pick up your badge.
First Time Attendee Orientation	5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.	Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 140A	First time here? This meeting is for you. Take a crash course in everything you need to know.
Welcome Reception sponsored by BAE Systems	6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Lucky Strike 701 7th St NW (2nd Floor), Inside Gallery Place	Buses depart from the Renaissance beginning at 5:45 p.m. and loop continuously through the evening.

 

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8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. – Opening Session, Welcome and Keynote Address

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Alan R. Shaffer, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S)

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. – Spotlight Session - State of the EMS Enterprise

Session Chair: Brigadier General Lance Landrum, USAF Dep Dir, JS Reqmts & Capability Development
 
Session Presenters:
Mr. Chris O’Donnell, SES, DASD, Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management OUSD (A&S)
Mr. Fred Drummond, SES, DASD, Force Education & Tng, OUSD (P&R)
Brigadier General James R. Stevenson Jr., USAF, USSTRATCOM J3E (Joint EMSO Office)

2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. – Operational and Technology Sessions

Ops Symposium Session - Threat-Based Intelligence in EMS Operations

Tech Symposium Session - Multi-Functional EMS Technologies

Event	Time	Location	Details
Onsite Registration	7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Hall A Concourse, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Pick up your badge.
AOC STEM Program	9 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Hall A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Enabling the next generation of EW professionals.
Program Manager Briefing Series	11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Room 140A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Note: These briefings require a ticket.
Exhibit Hall, Career Fair and Crows' Nest Open	10 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Hall A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	More than 115 companies are participating on this year's Expo floor.
Innovation Stage Presentations	11 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Hall A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Check the App for today's presentations.
Happy Hour	4 p.m. - 6 p.m.	Hall A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Mix and mingle during happy hour on the exhibit floor.