Synthetic Internet and Training Symposium (SITS)

Synthetic Internet and Training Symposium (SITS) 01-03 June 2022 RSVP NLT 29 April 2022 11:59 PM ET Purpose SOFWERX, in collaboration with 4th Psychological Operations Group (POG), 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), and United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) will host a Symposium to gather Warfighters, Industry, Academia, and National labs to learn more about currently available synthetic internet environments and technologies, how those current environments are useful now, what DoD’s long-term vision for synthetic internet might look like, and what gaps exist between the current-state and their long-term vision. The 3-day event will consist of a Demonstration Day, a Collaboration Event, and a Government Only Session. Background/Synopsis Various synthetic internet capabilities exist in nascent form (e.g., replicating the internet within the safe isolation of training exercises). These capabilities range in utility based on: compatibility with third-party internet tools, interoperability for training between different units and Commands, levels of automation for generating realistic synthetic internet environments in time and scale, and complexity of machine behavioral responses. Objective Educate leaders and innovators on the current state of synthetic internet capabilities. Define our future state/long-term vision by: Uncovering collective concerns and future needs. Ideating on the potential for future training capabilities, from the individual Information Advantage (IA) Soldier level to a Theater Army Commander. Encapsulate critical requirements for the next generation synthetic environment stemming from identified gaps for each of the IA Stakeholders Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) integration. Why You Should Participate It’s an opportunity for industry, laboratory and academic partners to better understand the operational needs of the Psychological Operations user community and to share their technology concepts for a future synthetic internet environment/tools that may feed into a future requirement. 01 June 2022 Industry Demonstration Day/Expo (Submit NLT 29 April) SOFWERX and 4th POG will host an Industry Demonstration Day to explore various synthetic internet capabilities with the intent to potentially inform DoD’s long-term vision for synthetic internet. Interested respondents who could potentially provide solutions that are of interest to USSOCOM are encouraged to submit their solutions for review. To submit your technology for potential Demonstration Day attendance, please follow the submission instructions near the bottom of this webpage. Favorably evaluated submissions will receive an invitation to attend the Demonstration Day o/a 12 April. During the event, invited participants will be given a table in an expo hall with the opportunity to have a one-on-one session with Government Stakeholders to demonstrate and/or discuss their solutions. 01 June 2022 Tentative Agenda All times listed in ET 0800 – 0810: Admin Remarks / Agenda Review 0810 – 0900: Keynote Speaker 0900 – 0910: Break 0910 – 1000: Capability Briefs 1000 – 1010: Break 1010 – 1100: Capability Briefs 1100 – 1200: Lunch 1200 – 1250: Capability Briefs 1250 – 1300: Break 1300 – 1350: Capability Briefs 1350 – 1400: Break 1400 – 1450: Capability Briefs 1450 – 1500: Break 1500 – 1550: Capability Briefs 1550 – 1600: Daily Recap Note: Agenda is subject to change 02 June 2022 Collaboration Event (CE) (Request to Attend NLT 29 April) The Collaboration Event (CE) will be a compelling opportunity for the leading minds in Industry, Laboratory, Academic, and Non-Traditional fields to better understand and influence current synthetic internet environment needs. The event will be focused on identifying collective concerns and limitations, ways to overcome them, which determines future needs, and developing Blue Sky presentations so that potential technologies may be better applied to future efforts. During this event, Warfighters will interact with selected Industry, Academic, Laboratory, and Non-Traditional partners to further communicate operational needs, and/or desirements. This CE is also an opportunity for attendees to meet and form partnerships that may provide a more comprehensive solution. Participation in the event is not mandatory, however, it is designed to provide insights to ensure potential offerors understand the problem set(s) and increase the likelihood of matching technologies with SOF Warfighters’ needs. Request to attend the CE below, NLT 29 April 2022. 02 June 2022 Tentative Agenda All times listed in ET 0800 – 0830: Attendee Check-In 0830 – 0845: SOFWERX Welcome & Intro’s 0845 – 0915: Stakeholder Problem Set and Overview 0915 – 0935: Collective Concerns & Limitations Round 1 0935 – 0940: Break 0940 – 1000: Collective Concerns & Limitations Round 2 1000 – 1100: Future Needs (Overcoming Collective Concerns & Limitations) 1100 – 1230: Lunch 1230 – 1430: “Blue Sky” Action Plans Working Groups 1430 – 1530: “Blue Sky” Action Plan Briefs 1545 – 1615: Voting 1615 – 1645: Wrap Up and Path Forward Note: Agenda is subject to change 03 June 2022 Government Only Session (RSVP NLT 29 April) The Government only session will allow Government Stakeholders to prioritize their needs regarding the synthetic internet environment. 03 June 2022 Tentative Agenda All times listed in ET 0800 – 0810: Agenda Review 0810 – 0850: Solution Briefs 0850 – 0900: Break 0900 – 0950: Solution Briefs 0950 – 1000: Break 1000 – 1050: Solution Briefs 1050 – 1100: Break 1100 – 1200: Closeout Note: Agenda is subject to change How You Can Participate Government Attendees Request to attend the 01-03 June Symposium Click Here to Request to Attend (NLT 29 April) Industry, Academia, National Labs, and Non-Traditional Attendees Download the White Paper Template: Click Here to Download Submit to the 01 June Demonstration Day: Click Here to Submit (NLT 29 April 2022) Request to attend the 02 June Collaboration Event: Click Here to Request to Attend (NLT 29 April 2022) Note: If you want to participate in both the Demonstration Day and the Collaboration Event, you must submit your capability via the link above (#2) and request to attend (#3). It is not mandatory to participate in both. Questions? For event-related questions, please contact Claire Hawley, [email protected] Phone: 813.693.5599Email: [email protected] Notice for all interested parties to SOFWERX events: Announcement of SOFWERX events that are considered to have high potential for further efforts that may be accomplished via FAR-based contracting instruments, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for Prototype Projects 10 USC 2371b, Prizes for advanced technology achievements 10 USC 2374a, and/or Prize Competitions 15 USC 3719, may be made at the www.sofwerx.org and/or www.teamwerx.org website(s). All announcements made at the www.sofwerx.org and/or www.teamwerx.org website(s) are considered to satisfy the reasonable effort to obtain competition in accordance with 10 USC 2374a (b), 15 USC 3719 (e) and 10 USC 2371b (b)(2). All FAR-based actions will follow announcement procedures per FAR 5.201(b) accordingly.