Conferences and Symposia

The Current Strategy Forum is an academic year capstone event hosted annually by the Secretary of the Navy to discuss current military policy revolving around a predetermined theme.

The biennial International Seapower Symposium (ISS) brings together heads of many of the world’s navies as a catalyst to international understanding. Held during the fall trimester, the Chief of Naval Operations invites the heads of navies and distinguished international naval leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities and to enhance common bonds of friendship.

The initial Ethics Symposium, seminar discussions and guest speakers scheduled throughout the year focus students and faculty on the professional military ethic. Each year the ethics program is built around a core theme as well as weaving themes and questions of ethics throughout the core curriculum. The College invites guest speakers from academic institutions, the military, and other professions to discuss contemporary issues dealing with the professional military ethics.

The Naval War College’s Evening Lecture Series exists to bring nationally and globally recognized experts in such fields as national security, world affairs, contemporary social issues, scientific research, and private industry to speak at the college in support of its educational mission. The series is conducted on weekday evenings during the academic year that runs annually from August through June. This speaker’s series is sponsored by the Naval War College Foundation, through the generosity of its members.