WARFARE IN CYBERSPACE : INFORMATION WARFARE CONFERENCE As a result of the incredible changes in telecommunications and what is being called cyberspace, and the impact these changes are having on intelligence and Electronic Warfare (EW), the Association of Old Crows (AOC) and the National Security Agency (NSA) will co-sponsor a conference on the subject on 5 -- 6 June 1997 at the NSA's Research and Engineering Building, Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland. Considering more and more computers are running networks and systems and are making decisions for us, the theme of this conference is "Understanding and Coping with the Changes in Telecommunications, Networks, and Systems." This theme, and the fact that the conference will be conducted at the Top Secret/SCI classification, mark it as a unique opportunity. Presentations will be given by top-level government, military, and industry personnel to include a presentation on the Information Operations Technology Center by its director as well as a briefing on the President's Commission of Critical Infrastructure Protection by the Commissioner. The conference is being chaired by William Black, Special Assistant to the Director for Information Warfare, NSA. General John J. Sheehan, USMC, Commander, U.S. Atlantic Command, will be the keynote speaker. Lt Gen Kenneth Minihan, USAF, Director, NSA, will provide closing remarks and discuss how the NSA is dealing with the tremendous challenges in cyberspace. The conference agenda will focus on three main areas: (1) Describing the cyberspace environment: Speakers will describe the current and future telecommunications environment and discuss changes in networks and computer-based systems. (2) Infrastructure: Representatives from industry and government will explain how infrastructure (utilities, transportation, etc.) depends on computers and the vulnerabilities which accompany this dependence. (3) Intelligence Community: General Minihan and others will explain how some of the intelligence organizations are dealing with the new environment. Clearly, this conference is a "must attend" for those managers, task leaders, customers, scientists, and engineers engaged in EW and intelligence activities. For additional information, please contact the AOC Conference and Education Department at (888) OLD-CROW or (703) 549-1600. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the point of contact, westcopj@aa.wpafb.af.mil.

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