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AFA Plans Annual Air, Space, Cyber Symposium to Take Place in Fall

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, May 4th, 2020

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AFA Plans Annual Air, Space, Cyber Symposium to Take Place in Fall

U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper delivers remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, at National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 18, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Air Force Association announced May 4 that the annual Air, Space and Cyber Symposium will take place in September outside Washington, D.C., with planners watching COVID-19 pandemic developments closely. The 2020 AFA symposium is scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in National Harbor, Maryland, with the theme of “Aerospace Nation: Air, Space & Cyber Forces in the Fight.” To date, it would be the first U.S. defense-related conference to take place in person since the global coronavirus spread has caused conferences…

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