Desert Warfare – Past Lessons and Modern Challenges

Military activities – past, present, and future – will always be tied to a wide spectrum of geosciences. Throughout history, the decisive outcomes of numerous battles on land have been dictated in large part by the terrain and environmental conditions. Modern military operations rely on a range of land-, air-, and space-borne intelligence supplemented with expert knowledge of variable terrain processes and conditions.

The modern study of environmental sciences is critical for both evaluation of how terrain and landsurface conditions may impact military equipment and operations as well as development of sustainable management practices for military reservations and installations. Further, potential increases in geopolitical instability, driven in part by decreasing natural resources and environmental impacts related to global climate change, will be a factor in determining the future and fate of global military conflicts.

The 9^th International Conference on Military Geosciences (ICMG) will provide a venue for military personnel, academics, and practitioners from government service and commercial enterprises to explore a wide range of military geosciences.

We invite papers for this five day conference to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) from June 20 to June 24, 2011. The event will be hosted by DRI (part of the Nevada System of Higher Education) in cooperation with the US Army Research Office.

For distribution to interested parties, please download our First Circular announcement.  A second circular announcing updates will be available in Fall, 2010.

Previous Conferences

Previous ICMG conferences were held at Vienna, Austria (2009), Quebec City, Canada (2007), Nottingham, UK (2005), West Point, New York (2003), Greenwich, UK (2000), Toronto, Canada (1998), London, UK (1996), and Seattle, Washington (1994).