15th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium

The Evolution of C2:
Where have we been? where are we going?

June 22-24, 2010
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
Santa Monica, CA

Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
Networks and Information Integration
DoD Chief Information Officer

Plenary Presentations

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Gary F. Wheatley Best Paper Award

Willard S. Vaughan, Jr. Best Student Paper Award

(Student names in bold)

Gary F. Wheatley Best Paper Nominations

Willard S. Vaughan, Jr.
Best Student Paper Nominations

(Student names in bold)

Foreword

We would like to welcome you to this year’s International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium. Our community currently faces an existential challenge. This challenge is no less than a re-conceptualization of command and control in light of the profound changes that have occurred in the nature of the endeavors that our military and civilian institutions are being called upon to undertake in the 21st century. Even the term Command and Control has become problematic.

The theme of this year’s symposium, “The Evolution of C2: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?,” appropriately assumes that our Community needs to adapt to the situations and circumstances faced in this century, and that a failure to adapt our thinking, our language, and our products will adversely affect the ability of our organizations to accomplish the missions that are undertaken.

This year’s plenary presentations have been selected to provide a sampling of efforts to explore new ideas, concepts, and approaches. The papers in the Track Sessions continue to represent a wide variety of C2-related subjects and perspectives offering an in-depth snapshot of where we are in our thinking and exploration. We continue to ratchet up the standards by which we judge the papers that are submitted. Our track chairs are being asked to help authors improve their papers as well as mentor younger and less experienced authors.

We hope that you enjoy this year’s symposium and plan to attend future events, including the 16th ICCRTS in Quebec, Canada. Please watch www.DoDCCRP.org for updated information regarding these events and to access CCRP books and the International C2 Journal.

History of the ICCRTS

In 1995, the Command and Control Research Program (CCRP), within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, held the first International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (ICCRTS) at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. This meeting built upon a series of events established during the 1970s by the Office of Naval Research and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that brought together interested researchers to exchange ideas on command and control (C2), its measurement and assessment, and the impact of new technologies on the C2 process.
The initial meeting was modest in size (63 participants) and included only a handful of non-U.S. participants. ICCRTS venues have included the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, Canada, and Denmark. Participation has grown substantially, to include hundreds of participants from dozens of nations. The ICCRTS has developed into the meeting where the best C2 analysts from around the world exchange ideas about the state-of-the-art and seek to influence the state-of-the-practice within the United States, its coalition partners, and the missions they undertake. The Symposium is an unparalleled meeting place for professional researchers, academics, active duty and reserve officers, and policy makers.