The theme for the 15th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium is “The Evolution of C2: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?” Since the first ICCRTS in 1995, extensive changes have occurred in the international environment, the nature of the threats to national security, the missions undertaken to protect our security, the technologies available to support our endeavors, and the ways the functions associated with command and control are carried out. This year’s Symposium will encourage development of insights and knowledge about how the field has evolved to deal with these changes and their implications.

Topics for the 15th ICCRTS
The 15th ICCRTS will be comprised of the following 9 tracks on various topics:
1. Concepts, Theory, and Policy
2. Networks and Networking
3. Information Sharing and Collaboration Processes & Behaviors
4. Collective Endeavors
5. Experimentation and Analysis
6. Modeling and Simulation
7. C2 Approaches and Organization
8. C2 Assessment Metrics and Tools
9. C2 Architectures and Technologies

Key Dates
**Please note: all deadlines are final and will be strictly enforced.
Submit your abstract by October 26, 2009
You will receive an invitation to submit a formal draft paper by December 4, 2009
Your formal draft paper must be submitted by January 29, 2010
You will receive CCRP reviewer comments by March 31, 2010
Your final revised paper must be submitted by April 23, 2010
Your final presentation must be submitted by June 1, 2010

Paper Submission Point of Contact
Please email all submissions to: iccrts@dodccrp.org

Venue for the 15th ICCRTS:
The Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica
101 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90401
Phone: 310-899-4113 or Fax: 310-319-3139

The CCRP is delighted to be able to host the 15th ICCRTS at the historical landmark Fairmont Miramar Hotel located on the sunny bluffs of Santa Monica overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Fairmont Miramar has served as a hideaway for movie stars for decades. It is not uncommon to bump into renowned entertainers on a getaway. International dignitaries and entertainers such as Charles Lindberg, former presidents Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doris Day, and Cary Grant are just a few well know individuals who have stayed at the Miramar. The hotel was the filming location for Dallas, Starsky & Hutch, Knot’s Landing, and many other films and television shows