CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
TechNet Pacifc Northwest Symposium The 2nd Annual TechNet Pacific Northwest Symposium will be held March 18–19 at the American Lake Conference Cen - ter on Joint Base Lewis–McChord North, Tacoma, Wash. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Data Driven Decision Dominance.” The 2026 event will gather experts and practi - tioners to discuss how to create more effective frameworks for collaboration and innovation to enhance decision-mak - ing within the Joint Force, here and abroad. Participants will delve into advances in artificial intelligence/machine learn - ing, cloud computing, communications, cybersecurity, data management, IT, intelligence, and networking. (Register here) Artifcial Intelligence Summit The Potomac Officers Club will offer its 6th Annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit on March 19 , from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Tysons, Va. The nation is currently enmeshed in the largest and fastest moving surge of AI in history. The perception of AI as merely a theoretical concept is over. Because of this momentous shift in how the military must process information and how its complex systems must function, participants will hear from real practitioners who develop and manage warfighting technology and its asso - ciated complex systems. The 2026 summit will feature top voices from federal agencies, Department of War compo - nents, and the government contracting industry to discuss strategies, future plans, and use cases for how AI, machine learning, and automation are transforming the world today. (Register here) 2026 Undersea Warfare Spring Conference The 2026 Undersea Warfare Spring Conference will take place March 23–25 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center, Naval Base Point Loma, in San Diego, Calif. This in-person conference serves as the leading forum for networking and learning in the undersea warfare community. Connect with undersea warfare experts and gain insight into the latest requirements and developments in undersea warfare, in - cluding those related to countering submarine and mine threats as well as power projection from the sea. Note that this event is classified at the SECRET/REL USA, AUS, GBR levels. (Register here)
Phoenix Challenge® 2026 Phoenix Challenge® 2026 will convene March 23–25 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. This event will cover topics important to the Principal Information Opera - tions Advisor to the Secretary of War in the oversight of pol - icy, strategy, planning, resource management, operational considerations, personnel, and technology development across all elements of the Department of War’s Operations in the Information Environment (OIE). The format for the 2026 Phoenix Challenge® will include briefings from vari - ous government entities, vendors, and educational institu - tions. Experts from across the U.S. Combatant Commands, military departments, Office of the Secretary of War compo - nents, industry, academia, government, allies, and partner nations will gather to find common cause and promote best practices among their many and varied programs, tools, and capabilities. Jointly, they will address the successes, gaps, needs, and opportunities for OIE. (Register here) SATELLITE x GovMilSpace SATELLITE x GovMilSpace 2026 will convene March 23–26 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Wash - ington, D.C. SATELLITE x GovMilSpace is a joint event that merges the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition with a dedicated forum for government and military space pro - fessionals, creating a central hub for defense, security, and commercial industry collaboration on national security mis - sions. GovMilSpace is the government, military, and intel - ligence-focused component, while SATELLITE is the larger, broader industry conference. Over four days, hear directly from government, military, and intelligence leaders, along with program directors and mission planners driving ad - vancements in space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; imagery and data exploitation; cyber de - fense; resilient architectures; and next-generation national security strategies. Discover how private industry can en - hance critical missions for the United States and its global allies. (Register here) AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition 2026 The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Global Force Symposium and Exposition 2026 will take place March 24–26 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. This three-day event is dedicated to advancing the Total Army’s modernization through synergistic collaboration between military, industry, and academia. Anchored in the Army’s Modernization Strategy and its ongoing Transformation in Contact initiative—an approach that emphasizes iterative, outcomes-focused modernization in realistic operational conditions—Global Force is a vital forum for exploring how the Army evolves to remain agile, adaptive, and lethal. (Register here)
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