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Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector
17 October - 18 October 2011
Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector

 

SAE Media Group's 2011 conference in Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of how the military from the US and Europe use social media tools.

There are many ways in which Social Media has been used by the military across the world, and this conference will address the key security issues the military have to face when dealing with social media platforms. In such a hostile environment it is pivotel that all military personnel do not provide sensitive information whilst using Web 2.0 applications. This has led to significant pressure by governments to improve the training military personnel receive on Social Media tools.

The Pentagon sees the advances in Social Media as the new battlefield, and something that needs to be looked at to track the information being provided about military operations on the web.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/8651284/Pentagon-looks-to-social-media-as-new-battlefield.html

With huge cuts to military budgets, social media has been welcomed, as it is a great cost saving tool. Many armed forces use social media as a tool to drive recruitment, especially in the UK marketplace. This conference will address how the different forces use social media to benefit their recruitment push and provide results and case studies to show and analyse their results.

As well as the military, the defence industry has embraced social media platforms which are used for Corporate Communications, Branding, PR, Marketing and Product Launches. Through detailed and knowledgeable presentations from the senior communications personnel, delegates will be able to leave the conference with a greater understanding of how best to use social media and implement these ideas into their own communication strategies.

Do not miss this opportunity to attend the first military social media event to hit the UK. With a great opportunity to network with key decision makers within the military and defence industry who implemented their social media strategies.

 

   

Pippa Norris

Head of Online Engagement,

Directorate of Media and Communication

Ministry of Defence, UK

Major Juanita A. Chang

Director, Online and Social Media Division

Office of the Chief of Public Affairs

US Army

 

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

The growth and nature of social media

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9:20

New and emerging technologies

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9:40

Adversarial use and perception of social media

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10:00

Morning Coffee

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10:20

Data gathering and source development

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10:40

Open source and paid software solutions

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11:00

Strategic and tactical intelligence exploitation

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11:20

Use in support of strategic aims

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11:40

Opportunities for direct support to operations

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12:00

Justifying expenditure / defining ROI

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12:20

Q & A session

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12:30

Close of Workshop

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13:30

Registration & Coffee

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14:00

It's your reputation, own it

  • Learning the lay of the land and discerning the confused seas
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    15:00

    It's your story, tell it

  • Understanding influence and why it's important
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    16:00

    They are your people, lead them

  • Finding yourself, do something, watch, listen, adjust and repeat
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    17:00

    Q & A

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    17:30

    Close of Workshop

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton, Chief of Digital and Social Media, US Army Reserve

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    9:10

    KEYNOTE: How the Ministry of Defence uses Social Media to communicate

    Pippa Norris

    Pippa Norris, Head of Digital Engagement, Ministry of Defence, UK

  • Embedding new practices and making it all work
  • Operational and personal security challenges
  • What we've learnt so far
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    9:50

    Attracting the Best: the role of social media within the Army recruitment

  • Army recruit marketing and communication strategy
  • Role of social media in attracting talent from the digital generation
  • How social media supports a sustainable recruiting operation
  • Future developments
  • Colin Cook

    Colin Cook, Marketing Department, British Army

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    'Be Part of the Story' How the Royal Air Force has opened the window on the Light Blue Family

  • Comms Strategy - Overview of the full RAF media campaign and how social media was incorporated and amplified it.
  • The RAF Recruitment Marketing approach to social media and results to date.
  • Future use of social media and its role in RAF Recruitment.
  • Adam Proctor

    Adam Proctor, SO2 Digital Media Manager, RAF

    Gill Worby

    Gill Worby, Senior Digital Manager, Central Office of Information (COI)

    Paul Taylor

    Paul Taylor, Head of Digital Media, Central Office of Information (COI)

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    11:40

    INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION

    Pippa Norris

    Pippa Norris, Head of Digital Engagement, Ministry of Defence, UK

    Colin Cook

    Colin Cook, Marketing Department, British Army

    Adam Proctor

    Adam Proctor, SO2 Digital Media Manager, RAF

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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    From the US Defence Department to the Private Sector: The future is now.

  • Why was social media embraced at the US Department of Defence?
  • How is it being utilized now?
  • Is social media needed in the private defence sector?
  • How is BAE Systems using Social Media to engage with its myriad audiences?
  • Barney O'Kelly

    Barney O'Kelly, Head of Communication, Strategic and Digital, BAE SYSTEMS HQ

    Price Floyd

    Price Floyd, Head of Digital , BAE SYSTEMS

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    14:20

    Freedom within a website governance framework: Defining the rules for social media engagement

    Simon Lande

    Simon Lande, CEO, Magus

  • Do's and Don'ts - defining appropriate online behaviour.
  • Establishing approvals procedures
  • Risks and Legal issues
  • Monitoring and Measuring
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    15:00

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    Online Video & Beyond: The Power of the YouTube Platform

    Roy Daiany

    Roy Daiany, YouTube Specialist for the US Public Sector, Google

  • The YouTube audience: prospective recruits, influencers and policy decision-makers
  • Innovation on YouTube: firms leading the conversation
  • Ways the US Military uses YouTube to engage and recruit
  • Engagement Metrics: Measuring success with social media
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    16:10

    Dutch MOD Social Media cases

    AJM Veelenturf

    AJM Veelenturf, Head of Communication Policy and Management Operations, Ministry of Defence, The Netherlands

  • From Tweet to questions in Parliament.
  • Manage Social Media: an illusion?
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    16:50

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton, Chief of Digital and Social Media, US Army Reserve

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    9:10

    KEYNOTE: How the US Army use Social Media tools

    Major Juanita Chang

    Major Juanita Chang, Director of Online and Social Media, US Army

  • Learning how you, like the US Army, can balance security with transparency.
  • How the US Army finds the content to populate social media sites.
  • Learn how many people and how much budget it takes to operate all the US Army's official social media sites
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    9:50

    How EUCOM implemented social media with no allocated budget

    Captain Ed Buclatin

    Captain Ed Buclatin, Director of Public Affairs, EUCOM

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION

    Major Juanita Chang

    Major Juanita Chang, Director of Online and Social Media, US Army

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton, Chief of Digital and Social Media, US Army Reserve

    Captain Ed Buclatin

    Captain Ed Buclatin, Director of Public Affairs, EUCOM

    Price Floyd

    Price Floyd, Head of Digital , BAE SYSTEMS

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    12:00

    Networking Lunch

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    13:00

    NATO's Social Media Communications Strategy

    Steven Mehringer

    Steven Mehringer, Head, Communication Technologies Section, NATO Headquarters

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    13:40

    Jihadist use of social media and internet sites

    Justin Crump

    Justin Crump, CEO, Sibylline Limited

  • How Al-Qaeda use Web 2.0 sites to generate mercenaries.
  • Create strong terrorist cults
  • Gaining intelligence on NATO armed forces
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    14:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    14:50

    Creating Resilient on-line communities

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton

    Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Morton, Chief of Digital and Social Media, US Army Reserve

  • How to provide "awareness" by creating a vehicle for participation and user-generated content.
  • How to promote "activity" and respond in a timely manner by using subject matter experts within your organisation and community of users
  • How to promote "advocacy" by getting stakeholders to adopt and republish your content on "user ground" (their sites).
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    15:30

    Power of feedback, power of response

    Radim Petratur

    Radim Petratur, Social Media Communication, Ministry of Defence, Czech Republic

  • The importance of feedback for the organisation
  • What's important for your audience?
  • Importance to show that we care what you think.
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    16:10

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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