The Second Edition of MEISR – the Middle East Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Conference – will take place on February 5, 2012 in Abu Dhabi with the official support of the UAE Armed Forces.

MEISR will tackle core issues associated with ISR head-on by drawing on the latest insights from international and regional authorities. MEISR aims to create an unprecedented forum to enable knowledge transfer and a regional networking event for military professionals in ISR-related fields.

The Third Edition of the Middle East Missile and Air Defense Symposium (MEMAD) will be held at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi on April 12 & 12, 2012.  

MEMAD is held under the full support of the UAE Armed Forces and gathers key decision-makers from around the GCC and key partners from North America and Western Europe.  MEMAD uniquely blends the latest insights from government, industry and academia to create the most comprehensive technology-centric forum for understanding the critical challenges of emergent missile threats by examinating state-of-the-art missile defense systems against the full spectrum of air and missile threats.

The Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC) is held under the very prestigious patronage of His Royal Highness King Abdullah II of Jordan and is supported by the Jordanian Joint Special Operations Command.  MESOC is the official conference of the highly acclaimed Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) and will take place on May 7, 2012 in Amman, Jordan.

More information will made available shortly.

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