Intelligence Analysis in the Asia-Pacific: Intelligence Culture and Practice

Papers are now being sought for the Intelligence Analysis in the Asia-Pacific Conference 2007. The theme for this year's conference is Intelligence Culture and Practice. Under this year's theme, there are seven topics that will be discussed.

Conference Date
September 17 - 18, 2007
The University of Adelaide

Conference Outline
The Asia-Pacific provides a diverse experience of the culture and practice of Intelligence. Intelligence holds different meanings depending on who you are and where you come from. Decision-makers and societies are increasingly looking to Intelligence Agencies and analysts with the expectation that these organizations and individuals provide a 'first line of defence' against an increasingly diverse threat environment. This conference examines two aspects of Intelligence of critical importance in understanding the field; culture and practice. The culture of intelligence determines how Intelligence Agencies operate, what they collect and the assessments they develop. These intelligence cultures in turn drive its practice. The practical challenges of Intelligence are at the heart of making intelligence and analysis effective. This conference considers some of the practical problems facing Intelligence Analysts today from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Conference is the second in an annual series examining intelligence and security in the Asia-Pacific.

Conference Topics

• The Culture of Intelligence - Organizations to Individual Analysts
• Intelligence Cultures across the Asia-Pacific
• The Culture of Analysis: Cognitive Frameworks of the Intelligence Analyst
• Open Source as an intelligence tool
• Intelligence and Technology
• Practical Analysis Problems in a Complex World
• Achieving regional security

Abstract Guidelines

• A 200 word abstract of the paper
• Relevant conference topic that the paper addresses;
• Contact details of the presenter (including title, full name, current position, email, telephone and fax); and
• A short biography of the presenter.

Timeline
Submission of Abstracts - 01 July 2007
Notification of successful papers - 30 July 2007
Final copies to be submitted - 01 September 2007

Conference brochure (pdf 109kB)

The Conference Committee encourages submissions from post-graduate university students researching in relevant fields.

Important information

• Those submitting papers must be available to present their papers at the Conference. There are no registration fees for successful presenters, however there will still be a requirement to cover accommodation and travel costs.
• Presenters will have 20 minutes for presentation with time for questions afterwards.
• Submitted papers will be considered for future publication.

Further information
All enquiries and abstracts can be forwarded to
Associate Professor Felix Patrikeeff at felix.patrikeeff@adelaide.edu.au and
Charles Vandepeer at charles.vandepeer@student.adelaide.edu.au