HomeHistory of The International Data Links Symposium (IDLS)
IDLSInternational Data Link Society was the Brainchild of UK DPAUnited Kingdom - Defence Procurement Agency and USN IPOUnited States Navy - International Program Office..
They felt there was the need for an event that was Co-managed by Government and Industry and was run by the community, for the community
Commercially initiated events were viewed as:
- Very expensive
- Poorly focused
- Too frequent
- Failed to attract the people who really needed to go
Level of global investment Data Links (estimated at USD80Bn in 2001) warranted an annual international focus for networking and information exchange
Since then there have been six events, in different venues around the world with attendance growing year on year. Last year over 700 delegates attended the event, with over 30 companies exhibiting.
Previous Events
| Event | Theme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| IDLS2001 | No theme | Malvern UK |
| IDLS2002 | San Diego, USA | |
| IDLS2003 | Newbury, UK | |
| IDLS2004 | Driving Vision into Reality | San Diego, USA |
| IDLS2005 | Making Tactical Data Links Work in the Littoral Environment | Sydney, Australia |
| IDLS2006 | Data Links in Joint Coalition Operations | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| IDLS2007 | Responding to a Crisis in a Multi-National Environment | Washington DC, USA |
| IDLS2008 | Building Interoperability in a Global Context | Syndey, Australia |
| IDLS2009 | Planning and Execution of Tactical Coalition Operations – TDLs in Support of Urban Warfare | Vienna, Austria |
Future Events
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| IDLS2010 | Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th September 2010 | Lillestrøm Norway |
| IDLS2011 | Wednesday 28th – 30th September 2011 | Boston USA |
