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USSOCOM Language & Culture Seminar Dear Seminar Attendees, Seminar Theme Welcome to the annual United States Special Operations Command Language and Culture Seminar at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, Fort Walton Beach, Florida from 29 August to 1 September 2011. ”Language and Culture in Support of Village Stability Our focus this year is Village Stability Operations (VSO): what VSO is, how language and culture capabilities are necessary to success in VSO, and how the language manager must account for this in the organizations language program. To better prepare SOF language managers at all levels to generate SOF with the language and culture capability necessary to succeed in Village Stability Operations and similar operations. Also to inform attendees about various language-oriented learning initiatives be pursued by industry and USSOCOM. The agenda includes presentations and round-robin workshops addressing VSO, instruction on new or improved training software licensed for use by one or more of our components, a panel discussion, program leadership, and component command presentations . This “continuing education” for Special Operation Forces command language program managers provides our language managers a forum to exchange ideas and information with counterparts in government and industry. Operations” Seminar Purpose Additionally, we will present the SOF Command Language Program of the Year Award during the Seminar’s social event during the evening of Day 2. I look forward to an enjoyable and productive seminar that will stimulate open discussion and facilitate an exchange of ideas. Please register at our site http://softlanguageseminar.softsonline.org no later than 19 August 2011. Point of contact is Mr. Mark L. Roemer, 813-8262336, DSN 239-2336, [email protected], FAX 813-826-2327. Register online at: Sincerely, http://softlanguageseminar.softsonline.org Jack Donnelly Director, SOF Language Office 80 rooms are reserved at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Telephone: 850-243-9161 Fax: 850-243-2391 http://www.ramadafwb.com/ Ask for the USSOCOM Language seminar HQ, USSOCOM ATTN: J7/9-LR-SOFLO • SOF Service Component Updates 7701 Tampa Point Blvd. The 2011 USSOCOM Language and Culture Seminar will address: MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323 Seminar Highlights United States Special Operations Command • Cultural Support Teams • Village Support Operations (VSO) Overview • How languages are learned • Acquiring Language for VSO 2011 Language and Culture Seminar • SOF Tele-training Systems (SOFTS) Update • Joint Language University Update • Progress Briefs on Various SOF Initiatives • USSOCOM Language Program Of the Year Award “Language and Culture in Support of Village Stability Operations” 29 August – 1 September 2011 Ramada Plaza Beach Resort Fort Walton Beach, FL