Pre-Convention Courses

Add to Your AOC 2025 Experience

Pre-convention courses offer unique educational opportunities for focused professional development immediately before convention.

Please Note: To attend a course, you must be registered for AOC 2025. Course registration is available as part of the main event registration process – simply select your desired course(s) when completing your event registration.

Full Day*

Principles of Metasurface-Driven Electronic Warfare
Presented by Dr. Rafael Licursi
Date: December 8 | 8 AM - 5 PM
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Pricing: AOC Members - $1200| Non-Members - $1350

Counter-C5ISRT Tabletop Exercise
Presented by Bryan Clark and David Byrd
Date: December 8 | 8 AM - 5 PM
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Pricing: AOC Members - $550 | Non-Members - $700

*Lunch will not be provided during the full day courses. There are dining locations in and around the Gaylord property to purchase food, beverages, and/or snacks. 

Half Day

Antenna Theory for EW Professionals: A Quick But Thorough “Crash Course”
Presented by Major Timothy Wolfe, PhD
Date: December 8 | 8 AM - 12 PM
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Pricing: AOC Members - $550 | Non-Members - $700

Global Conflict and Emerging Technologies: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War
Presented by Dr. Shawana P. Johnson, GISP
Date: December 8 | 8 AM - 12 PM
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Pricing: AOC Members - $550 | Non-Members - $700

Microelectronics 101 for EW Professionals: A Quick But Thorough “Crash Course”
Presented by Major Timothy Wolfe, PhD
Date: December 8 | 1 - 5 PM
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Pricing: AOC Members - $550 | Non-Members - $700

Global Conflict and Emerging Technologies: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War
Presented by Dr. Shawana P. Johnson, GISP
Date: December 8 | 1 - 5 PM
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Pricing: AOC Members - $550 | Non-Members - $700