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.

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. 

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

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