Conference
The Berlin Security Conference is one of the largest European security and defence policy events. The completely independent
international congress and exhibition, held every autumn since 2001 in Berlin, draws more than 1,000 participants
from Europe and the rest of the world, the European institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg and NATO. The 10th Berlin
Security Conference will take place at the andel's Hotel & Convention Center Berlin on 08 and 09 November 2011.

Themes
European security and defence
The Berlin Security Conference is a forum aimed at promoting a common European security and defence policy. It focuses
on issues before the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council as well as national parliaments and ministries.
The emphasis is on proposing and discussing concrete solutions aimed at improving European and Transatlantic political,
operational and tactical cooperation. The goal is to develop ways to mitigate friction due to insufficient capabilities, inadequate
standardisation, lack of interoperability, differing support for military personnel and national restrictions.

Transatlantic cooperation
Security in Europe must be ensured by cooperating closely with the United States while taking Russia’s requirements
into account. Transatlantic cooperation and future security structures will therefore be a central focus of the conference.
In this connection, the search for solutions for Afghanistan has been a priority topic for many years.