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The '''Information Operations and Influence Activity (IOIA) Symposium''' is an annual event which takes place at the [[Shrivenham]] campus of the [[Defence Academy]. The Symposium is unclassified and provides a platform for a number of speakers from the information operations community in the UK and a beyond. The Symposium hosts around 150 delegates and returned for its 3rd year in March 2010 with the theme of "Influence in Insurgency". <ref>"[http://www.ioiasymposium.com/symposium.html Information Operations and Influence Activity]", IOIA Symposium 2010, accessed April 20 2010</ref>. The Symposium is organised and run to complement and enhance the [[Defence Academy]]'s postgraduate course in Information Operations.  Both elements are run by [[Darren Lawrence]], who has noted the utility of the Syposium not just to share ideas, but as a place where contacts can be made within the international information operations community, below is a list of speakers and their topics from the previous three events. They include a number of military personell from the Information Operations side of the UK MOD, notably from the [[Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations]] and the [[Defence Science and Technology Laboratory]], as well as an increasing number of representatives of private companies.

===IOIA Symposium 2008<ref>"[http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/cds/symposia/3%20proceedings/io%2008%20cd%20p.pdf IOIA 2008]", Cranfield Universiy Website, accessed April 20 2010</ref>===
*Air Commodore [[Graham Wright]] CBE, Directore [[Targeting and Information Operations]], UK MOD
*Dr [[Paul Robinson]] and Dr [[Eric Larson]], [[RAND]] USA, ''A Letter from America''
*[[Philip Jones]], [[DSTL]], ''Hype or Hope? Development of Analytical Methods to Support Influence and Information Operations activities''
*[[George Brander]], [[Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations]], ''Human Factors in Information Operations''
*Major James Yin, Singapore Armed Forces, ''Information Operations from an Asian Perspective: A Comparative Study''
*Dr [[Marc Widdowson]], [[Vega Group]], ''Force and Legitimacy: A Theory of Influencing and the Example of Fallujah''
*Dr [[Jim Storr]], ''Information Operations in Northern Ireland''
*Dr [[Paul Baines]], Cranfield School of Management, ''Evaluating the Effect of the Fear Appeal in Advertising: Implications for Information Operations''
*Peter Cooper, [[CRAM International]], ''Voice of the Consumer: The Potential Contribution of Marketing Research to Information Operations and Intelligence''
*Professor [[George Stein]], [[Air War College]] USA, ''Two-world Warfare''
*[[David Bailey]], Information Operations Consultant, ''From Oksigen to the Future''
*[[Neil Verrall]], [[DSTL]], ''The appliance of Science: Applying Operational Analysis and Human Systems to Info Ops and PsyOps on Op [[TELIC]]
*[[Matthew Sleap]], [[EDS Defence]], ''Keeping the Information Straegy in the Front Line''
*[[Robert Wilson-Town]], [[DSTL]], ''Social Influece Networks''
*[[Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington]], [[DSTL]], ''Training for Influence: How can one represent the Congnitive and the Behavioural in Collective Training Exercises?
*Dr [[Anna Maria Brundenell]], DCMT [[Cranfield University]], ''Influencing Leadership Behaviour: Is the Observation of Change Sufficient?''

===IOIA Syposium 2009 <ref>"[http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/cds/symposia/3%20proceedings/io%2009%20cd%20p.pdf IOIA 2009]", Cranfield University website, accessed April 20 2010</ref>===
*Air Commodore [[Robert Judson]], Head of [[Targeting and Information Operations]], UK MOD, ''Military Influence - Emerging UK Approach''
*[[Chris Holtom]] and [[Hamish Macdonald]],[[Mars Omega]], ''Lesssons from Commercial Influence Operations in the Niger Delta''
*Dr [[Ron Schliefer]], [[Ariel University]] Centre, Israel, ''From Osly to Cast Lead - 15 years of Palestinian PSYOP''
*Dr [[Greg Simons]], Crismart, ''Public Diplomacy and Propaganda in Post-Cold War Conflict: The Case of the Georgian Conflict''
*Colonel [[Duncan Barley]], [[Land Warfare Centre]] and Major [[Chris Morgan]], [[PJHQ]], ''UK Land Force in Helmand
*Major [[Allan Best]], Canadian MOD, ''Afghanistan: A Canadian Perspective''
*Ms [[Rikke Haugegaard]], [[Understanding Culture]], Denmark, ''Female Power in Afghanistan - Local Women's contribution to the Fight against the Taliban''
*[[Tim Foxley]], [[SIPRI]], ''Taliban Information Operations - Where is it going, What can be done?''
*[[Richard Howard]], [[EDS Defence]], ''Targeting and Information Operations Concept Demonstrator 09 - A Novel Apporach to the Limitations of Information Operations''
*Dr [[Christopher Paul]], [[RAND]] USA, ''Lessons from Madison Avenue for Strategic Communications and Influence''
*Commander [[Michael Herrera]] and [[Steven Iatrou]], Naval Postgraduate School, USA, ''Pre Persuasion Techniques''
*[[Dan Healy]], CEO [[Real Opinions]], ''The use of Commerical Marketing Practices in Military Info Ops''
*[[Claire Spencer]], [[i to i research]], ''The Elephant and Einstein: Intel Inside - the Challenges for Research''

===IOIA Syposium 2010<ref>"[http://www.ioiasymposium.com/IOIA_Symposium_Programme.pdf IOIA 2010 Programme]", IOIA Symposium website, accessed April 20 2010</ref>===
*Lieutenant General [[Andrew Graham]] CBE, Director General UK [[Defence Academy]]
*Air Commodore [[Robert Judson]], Head of [[Directorate of Targetting and Information Operations]], UK MOD, ''The Future of Military Influence''
*[[Darren Lawrence]], [[Defence Academy]] at [[Cranfield University]], ''The Science of Hearts and Minds: Professionalising Approaches to Military Influence and Non-Lethal Targeting''
*Brigadier [[Iain Harrison]] OBE, Chief Joint Fires and Influence, AQ ARRC, ''Operationalising Influence''
*Colonel [[Duncan Berley]], [[LWC Influence Group]], UK MOD, ''Winning Friend and Influencing People''
*[[Roger Miles]], [[Kings College]] London, ''Communicating Under Uncertainly: Risk-cognition and Public Trust''
*[[Jeremy Greaves]], [[EADS Ltd]], ''Thoughts on Commercial Marketing Practices in a Military Influence Setting
*[[Jaime Watt]], [[Navigator Limited]], ''Shaping Opinion during Crisis and Conflict - Strategic Communications Campaigns''
*[[Matt Warshaw]], [[D3 Systems]], ''The Role of Research in Assisting the Military to Engage Civilians in Conflict Environments''

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