The countdown has well and truly started to the New Technology Event (NTE18) hosted by the JALLC at the Lisbon Congress Centre on 02 to 04 October.

On 26 September 2018, the JALLC launched its exclusive web app—NTE18 App—for participants at the event. Those attending now have a password that will give them access on their phone, tablet or laptop to real time information about the agenda, the speakers, the travel arrangements, the beautiful city of Lisbon and so on. They will be able to get reports of event sessions and add their own comments in an interactive blog, see daily galleries of photographs of what went on, start conversations, and easily and conveniently provide feedback on the event.

This is a first for the JALLC. The idea is for the event to be interactive, and the use of digital devices will be positively encouraged! Our aim is for everyone to be scrolling and typing as the event takes place.

We are delighted to be able to provide such a convenient and carbon-neutral way of keeping up to date with the programme, seeing what contributors have said, and adding comments and feedback—all in a way that is in keeping with the subject matter of the event itself. The JALLC was tasked by Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) to organize an event that would allow industry and academia to get together with NATO and national representatives to look at potential solutions to the challenges of collecting, analysing and managing data, based on new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and polyglot tools. The aim is to ensure that the Alliance can make the most of the information available for its Lessons Learned process and transform to meet current and future challenges. The event will include trade-fair style booths, presentations, demonstrations and subject-expert panel sessions.