Early bird expires for the 4th annual ISR conference at the end of the week

LONDON - Dec. 17, 2014 - PRLog -- SMi’s ISR event will be taking place at the Holiday Inn Regents Park Hotel in London, UK on the 20^th – 21^st April 2015. The last chance to benefit from the £400 early bird discount is Friday 19^th December.

This must-attend event will bring together senior military personnel alongside stake holders to provide the latest international military update on current ISR capabilities and will focus on all three types of ISR – Naval, Airborne, and Land.

5 key presentations at the event include:

1. The ISR Challenge: Fighting the Platform and Effective Product Exploitation
2. The RAF’s QWI ISR training programme
3. Maximising ISR collect through tactical level control
4. ISTAR Mission Planning and Support
5. Geospatial technology developments and their potential disruptive implications for defence and security

Senior military and expert speakers include:

• Brigadier Simon Deakin OBE, Director Force Development, HM Forces
• Major Alexander Gray, SO2 Plans, Army Headquarters
• Squadron Leader Rob Farrant, Sentinel Requirements Manager, Air ISTAR Project Team, Royal Air Force Waddington
• Squadron Leader Daniel Hill, Air Battle Manager, 92 (R) Sqn, Air Warfare Centre
• Sergeant Simon Rees, AirScape (ISTAR MSS) System Administrator, Royal Air Force
• Robert Murray, Head of ISR, Defence Investment Decision, NATO
• Captain Halil Ibrahim Tokus, Student Officer, Turkish Air War College
• Lieutenant Colonel Jan Mazal, Chief Scientist in Military Tactics Department, Military Intelligence and ISR, University of Defence, Czech Republic
• Martin Robertson, Military Advisor, Royal Saudi Air Force
• Brigadier General (Ret'd) Iftikhar Zaidi, Former Commander 103 Infantry Brigade, North Waziristan, Lecturer in Defence Leadership at Cranfield Defence and Security, Cranfield University, Pakistan Armed Forces
• Professor Mike Jackson, Emeritus Professor, Nottingham Geospatial Institute, University Of Nottingham

In addition, don't miss the interactive workshop taking place on the 22nd April 2015: Tactical ISR Workshop Leader: Dr Clayton Stewart, Visiting Professor, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London

The £400 early bird discount expires Friday 19^th December.
For further information on the event visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2015isr8.asp (http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2015isr.asp)
Alternatively, contact James Hitchen on: +44 (0) 20 7827 6054 or email: jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk

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