4th Annual DoD Commercial SATCOM Users Workshop

(Hosted by US STRATEGIC COMMAND)

Bethesda Marriott
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

This annual event brings together leaders from DoD Combatant Commands, Services and Agencies with satellite operators, service providers, resellers, ground equipment suppliers, and manufacturers. Join Government decision-makers from AFRICOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, STRATCOM, CENTCOM, TRANSCOM, OSD/NII, DISA, Army, Marine Corp, White House Communications Agency, SPAWAR, and many, many more.

Topics under consideration for this year include: Bandwidth Portability; COCOM/Service/Agency Briefings; Commercial SATCOM Gapfillers (UHF, Wide-band); DSTS-G Contract Modifications and Enhancements; Global ISR and SATCOM; Global SATCOM Availability Forecasts; Hosted Payloads; Information Assurance Policies for Commercial SATCOM and Joint IP Modem Update; MILSATCOM Update; Rapid Response to SATCOM Needs; SATCOM-on-the-Move; Requirements and Capabilities; Space Situational Awareness; Terminal Synchronization; and UAVs and SATCOM.

Why you should attend:

• Provides current information on the DoD's Commercial SATCOM needs, requirements and concerns including information about DoD's near-, mid- and long-term operational capabilities, capacity and protection requirements
• Outlines the challenges and concerns of U.S. Combat Commands, military services, and DoD and Civil Agencies
• Provides the opportunity to meet with key government satellite users for free and open discussion
• Offers a venue to exhibit latest technologies, space and terrestrial capabilities and to present commercial solutions to DoD SATCOM users
• Increases participants' visibility with the leading defense and civil agencies

Note: December 9 is for DoD only. However, commercial representatives may attend the opening reception that evening.

US Strategic Command co-sponsorship does not constitute federal endorsement of SIA or any other sponsors of this workshop.