LONDON, U.K. -- SMi are pleased to announce that strategic analyst John Wayne Ross from DRDC, Department of National Defence Canada, will be providing delegates with a unique insight into strategic landscape with case study examples from the recent Boston Bombings and tornado disasters in the United States.

The presentation on: Social Media as a Disruptive Influence Re-Shaping Social Movements - Disaster to Revolution, will highlight the following areas:

Movements without central or coordinating direction
Movements supported based on individual ability to meet perceived group need
Movements that fade away in absence of perceived need

Attendance at the conference will bring delegates quickly up-to-speed with the latest tools and technologies to them:

Discover how to harness the global power of social media, the new weapon in the online battlefield
Learn and network with experts from around the world who shape and influence the social media landscape including Google Wildfire, UK MOD, US Army, MOD France plus many more...
Explore the latest social media platforms shaping the future and how to use them
Understand the latest on data protection, data mining and how to stay safe from being monitored by the enemy
Analyse the most effective way of using social media platforms in a military environment

Early indications show that the conference will once again sell out. For further details visit www.smi-online.co.uk/2013military-socialmedia13.asp or follow the conference on twitter #milsocialmedia @smigroupdefence