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SENIOR CONFERENCE XLVI
Bridging the Cultural Divide: NGO-Military Relations in Complex Environments
West Point, New York
28-30 June 2009
The United States Military Academy (USMA) Senior Conference provides a forum for distinguished representatives—from government, academia, business, the think-tank community, and the joint military services—to discuss topics of national security importance. This year’s conference, our forty-sixth gathering, continues that tradition of gathering the nation’s brightest intellectual minds and focusing their efforts to examine this topic of critical importance to the Army.
Senior Conference 2009 will address the challenges of bridging the cultural divide between civilian organizations and the military in the current era of international engagement. The United States is operating and will continue to function in challenging and fragile environments necessitating close coordination among civilian organizations and military personnel. The conference will examine this strategic environment, look at who we are and what we need from each other, study various lessons learned from past and present contingencies, and examine key challenges that result from expanded military role as well as key opportunities for education, development, and dialogue for both types of organizations.
Senior Conference provides a perfect forum—sequestered and informal settings at West Point—for assembling a distinguished group of participants for two days of informal discussions. Prior to the Conference, a group of scholars and practitioners will gather at the Academy to discuss the cultural divide and establish the foundation for Senior Conference discussions. At the May event, panels will focus NGO-military relations in complex environments and keynote speakers will suggest new directions for analysis. Throughout these sessions, in which comments are “not for attribution,” there will be a free and candid exchange of ideas among all Conference participants.
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