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io research
influence ops
info-ops ref
culture
language
psy of terr

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Strategy to Tactics:
BIA for Actionable Insights on Adversary Behavior

18-19 Sep 2007

Behavioral Influences Analysis Center (BIAC) Workshop

18 Sep 07, Tuesday
time	subject	presenter
0800	Welcome & Overview	Greg Jannarone Director of BIAC
0830	BIAC Mission Brief	Greg Jannarone
0900	Socio-Cultural Information Context	LtCol/Dr. Chris Rate USSOCOM/JPSE Psychologist
0930	Beliefs, Attitudes & Behavior	LtCol/Dr. Mike Kindt, USAF Counterproliferation Center
0950	Step 1: Values/Beliefs/Worldview	LtCol(sel) Elizabeth Chamberlain AFIAA IMA and BIAC Theorist/Methodologist
1030	Step 2: Operational Behavioral History	Greg Jannarone
1050	Step 3: Perceptions (how they see us and the situation; patterns and filters)	LtCol(sel) Chamberlain
1300	Steps 4-6: Motivations, Current Capabilities, and Situational Factors (what, how, context)	Greg Jannarone
1400	Work thru steps 1-6 on real world cases	attendees break into four analysis groups
1625	Reassemble: feedback on "information voids, sticky points, and analysis procedures" and questions on Steps 1-6, data handling, and weighting factors	group presenters
1645	Optional tools demos & discussion	Presenters and tools experts
19 Sep 07, Wednesday
0815	On-Line Information Emporium	Mike McKim Director of Technology Air War College
0830	Software tools/systems for managing and exploiting socio-cultural information	Dr. Sue Numrich Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)
0900	Bayesian tools/approaches to explore multi-factor causality, & probable “behaviors"	Dr. E.L. Perry USAF Wargaming Institute
0920	Steps 7-8: Decision Process & Intent (adversary perceived options, and preferences)	Greg Jannarone
1000	Step 9: Likely (operational) Behavior	LtCol(sel)Chamberlain and Greg Jannarone
1050	Steps 10-11: Vulnerabilities & Susceptibilities	LtCol(sel) Chamberlain
1300	Steps: 12-13: Accessibility & Recommendations (if/as/when appropriate)	Greg Jannarone
1400	Work thru steps 7-13 on real world cases	attendees break into four analysis groups
1640	Reassemble: feedback, critiques, questions in sequence order - each group uses 10 minutes to share “where we are/what we would need to finish” and offer observations on methodology	group presenters
1720	BIAC Staff observations, initial “methods lessons learned,” and next BIAC Conference invite	Greg Jannarone & staff