AFCEA is well-placed, through its wide-ranging membership and corporate supporters, to make a valued contribution to the work of NATO, especially the NATO C3 Agency. AFCEA has already run events at the request of NATO Commands and NATO Agencies and this is a relationship that can be usefully developed over the coming years.

TechNet International is being held in conjunction with the NATO C3 Agency’s annual Industry Conference that is taking place on 19 October and in the first part of the morning on 20 October. Both events will provide an opportunity for NATO and industry representatives as well as those from Government and Academia to share ideas for supporting NATO’s transformation to meet today’s operational challenges.

One of the ways to “Support NATO in the Next Decade” is to identify emerging technologies and new opportunities for cooperation between the Alliance, its member states and industry. So TechNet International will pay special attention to the technology and its applications, including the magnificent world of "Virtual Reality". It will be both a technological and a psychological examination and thus derive applications in both our personal worlds and the defence environment – the border will be an interesting place to examine!

We look forward to seeing you in Heidelberg!