Each summer intelligence professionals gather to discuss various issues of importance in the industry. The program includes workshops and presentations on many different topics within intelligence. The following is a list of previous Colloquiums and the topics discussed:

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2006 COLLOQUIUM

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The Eighth Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence was held June 5-8, 2006 at the Mercyhurst Campus in Erie, PA and was sponsored by the Mercyhurst Institute for Intelligence Studies. That gathering was devoted to “Teaching Intelligence Studies” and consisted of a mix of expert panels and lectures devoted to various aspects of that theme. The goal of the gathering was to promote Intelligence Studies as a legitimate academic discipline and the exploration and exploitation of its best practices.

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2005 COLLOQUIUM

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The Seventh Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence was held June 6-9, 2005 at the Mercyhurst Campus in Erie, PA. The main focus of the colloquium was again the cross-pollination of intelligence educators from the national security, business, law enforcement and academic worlds. In total, over sixty participants attended the 2005 colloquium to pool their knowledge and overcome the talking-head syndrome present in so many other professional gatherings. The goal of this gathering was the promotion of Intelligence Studies as a legitimate academic discipline for exploration and exploitation of its best practices. With more focus, this year’s proceedings concentrated on (1) how to best develop an intelligence studies program and (2) best practices in intelligence education.

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2004 COLLOQUIUM

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The Sixth Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence was held June 8-10, 2004 at the Mercyhurst campus in Erie, PA. The focus of the gathering was the identification of the best practices for teaching intelligence to members of the Intelligence Community across the various fields of academia, law enforcement, national security, and competitive/business intelligence fields. At this colloquium, the gathering took steps to create the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE). The colloquium attendees, from various intelligence disciplines including national security, law enforcement, and competitive intelligence, recognized the need for a professional association that would span diverse disciplines and provide a catalyst and resources for their development and that of Intelligence Studies.

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2003 COLLOQUIUM

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The Fifth Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence was held June 9-11, 2003 at the Mercyhurst campus in Erie, PA. The theme of that year’s gathering was, “Intelligence Education and Training: Its Expanding American Security Role.” This gathering was designed to follow a several recent national meetings and events, which called for greater intelligence sharing and awareness, but did not thoroughly explore the overarching need for improved intelligence education and training. Breakout groups were tasked to clarify the current status of intelligence education and training, to identify steps necessary to improve the training/education profession, and to provide greater communication between educators.

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2001 COLLOQUIUM

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The Fourth Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence was held June 12-14, 2001 at Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA. That gathering was a continuation of the last year’s theme, which dealt with addressing the unmet intelligence training needs of law enforcement. This colloquium consisted of a three-day development workshop titled “Managing Strategic Intelligence.” At that time, strategic intelligence was a relatively new topic worldwide, particularly within law enforcement and industry. The workshop aimed at giving managers and senior executives an opportunity to learn about strategic intelligence and to explore effective ways of managing the function. This workshop was conducted by Donald McDowell of The Intelligence Study Centre.

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2000 COLLOQUIUM

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The Third Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence, entitled “Addressing Unmet Law Enforcement Intelligence Training Needs,” was held June 7-8, 2000 at the Mercyhurst Campus. This colloquium reflected intelligence weaknesses identified by participants during the prior two annual meetings. The starting point for the colloquium was an in depth study of the current state of intelligence-related training available to law enforcement. Colloquium participants were asked to evaluate that study’s findings and plot a unified course for the future. Keynote speakers presented on distance learning, potential partners, funding resources, standardized generic products, certification, and other pertinent issues.

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1999 COLLOQUIUM

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The Second Annual International Colloquium on Intelligence, entitled “The Worth of Intelligence: Improving the Return on Investment,” was held June 10-11, 1999 at the Mercyhurst Campus. The members of the colloquium were challenged to join together in formal and informal ways in order to discuss the dilemmas inherent in providing efficient and cost effective analysis that is recognized as being timely and valuable. Intelligence practitioners in the public and private sector generally agree that the intelligence function is undergoing a profound transformation. Technological, political, and economic changes throughout the world are redefining how intelligence is practiced and end-users realize that improving efficiency is the single biggest challenge practitioners’ face. The objective of this colloquium was to explore in-depth how efficiency, relevance, and actionability can be improved.

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1998 COLLOQUIUM

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From June 11-12, 1998 the First Annual Applied Open Source Colloquium was hosted by the Research/Intelligence Analyst Program (RIAP) and the Center for Information Research Analysis and Training (CIRAT) and drew fifty attendees to the campus of Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA. This gathering brought decision makers and senior practitioners from the disciplines of academia, business/labor, computer technology/resources, law enforcement, and national security, who employ the same trade craft and open source tools, but seldom communicate, in a relaxed environment where they could discuss and identify challenges facing effective use of open source (public domain) intelligence.