AOC International Symposium & Convention 2026
The program addresses electromagnetic warfare, spectrum operations, and evolving military capabilities.
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
- Date
- Starts December 8, 2026
- Venue
- Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
- Location
- National Harbor, MD
TL;DR
- The 2026 event starts December 8.
- It takes place at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
- Its program examines military electromagnetic warfare and spectrum operations, including investment in emerging electronic-warfare capabilities.
Who you'll find in the room
EMSO leaders
practitioners
militaries
attendees
Featured speakers
14 listedMajor General John Edwards, USAF (Ret.)
Former Director of Global Power Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Rear Admiral Steven Parode, USN (Ret.)
Acting Director of Naval Intelligence; Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence; Director, OPNAV Intelligence Division (N2); Director, Naval Intelligence Activity
Dave Tremper
(Invited) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Engineering (DASN (RDT&E)), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (ASN RDA)
Colonel James D.M. "Matt" Beall
UCJ39 Division Chief · United States Forces Korea
Phil Guy
Managing Director · Mellori Solutions
Dr. Len Sciacca
Chief Executive Officer · Australian Systems Research Pty Ltd
Colonel William "Dollar" Young, Jr., PhD, USAF (Ret.)
President/CEO · Security Concepts & Strategic Design (SCASD), LLC
Jesse Moody
Assistant Professor · University of Maryland
Dec Rogers
Principal RF Engineer · Rowden Technologies
John Richard Carlson
Physical Sciences Consultant · Syracuse Research Corp Canada
Kevin Finch
2026 AOC Symposium Chair; Appointed Director · AOC
Colonel Scott Shaffer, USA
Project Manager · PM Electronic Warfare & Cyber
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Sherburne, USA
Branch Chief, CEMA CAPDEV Branch, Requirements Division, Cyber-FCD
Lieutenant Colonel Gedaliah "Ged" Scharold, USA
Capability Development Branc
Venue & travel
Venue
Gaylord National Resort and Convention CenterGetting there
The venue is in National Harbor, Maryland.
Questions people ask
5 answeredThe event starts December 8, 2026.
The event is held at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
The organizer identifies EMSO leaders and practitioners as participants in a session on military electromagnetic warfare and spectrum operations.
It is most useful for electronic warfare and spectrum operations practitioners, defense program officials and the suppliers who sell to them, since the speakers include retired general and flag officers, government program and requirements leads, and industry engineers, and sessions look at how militaries are adapting to contested environments. Those outside defense and spectrum work would get little from it, because panel topics such as AI-enabled sensing, open architectures and software-defined capabilities assume familiarity with military electronic warfare.
Defense symposia usually see business casual to business formal dress, with suits common among industry attendees and serving military personnel often in uniform, in a large indoor resort convention setting.
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