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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be Keynote Speaker at NDIA...

the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC January 27, 2009 's8211; Admiral Michael Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff will address attendees at the Awards Dinner on the night of February 11 during the National Defense Industrial Association's8217;s (NDIA) 20th Annual Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) Symposium being held from February 10-12, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC.

The 20th Annual SO/LIC Symposium 's38; Exhibition (http://www.ndia.org/events/Pages/9880_20thAnnualSOLICSymposiumandExhibition.aspx) will highlight the myriad of challenges faced in a Persistent Conflict that includes: future force structures, Irregular Warfare, Regional Engagement, Coalition Operations, global force posture, interagency coordination, weapon systems and training requirements.

The 20th Annual SO/LIC Symposium list of Keynote Speakers reads like a who's8217;s who in the field of Special Operations. This anniversary year's8217;s conference speakers include: General Norton Schwartz, USAF, Chief of Staff, USAF; Admiral Eric Olson, USN, Commander, United States Special Operations Command; Honorable Michael Vickers, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities; and General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret), President, BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC.

The NDIA conference will examine issues pertaining to persistent conflict such as:

> Regional views of persistent conflict

> Technology and persistent conflict

> Views from the Practitioners

> Persistent conflict and the human dimension

> Strategies for persistent conflict

> Meeting the challenges of persistent conflict through education and training

About NDIA:

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (http://www.ndia.org/Pages/Default.aspx) is America's8217;s leading defense industry association promoting national security through communication and knowledge-exchange between industry and the government. NDIA has nearly 1,500 corporate members and more than 64,300 individual members from the defense/security industry, the government and military. NDIA supports its mission through technical symposia, expositions, government advocacy, regional chapters, technical divisions, affiliate associations and its award winning magazine, National DEFENSE. (http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/Pages/default.aspx)

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