YCAPS is eager to invite Allied Security Practitioners Exchange Network (ASPEN) members to our next workshop. Only ASPEN members are eligible to attend.
Our third ASPEN workshop will be held in Yokosuka on November 15th, 2025. This workshop will include activities to teach participants more about Alliance fundamentals in relation to Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD). We are able to fund domestic travel for up to 10 Japanese and 10 American ASPEN members to attend the workshop. This includes meals on November 15th, 2 nights hotel, and domestic flight or train to Yokosuka. The workshop is meant to both help people learn specific skills and create a social bonding "retreat."
After the workshop, we will continue to organize a variety of professional development opportunities across Japan. If you think this sounds interesting, valuable or fun, please apply for membership even if you cannot join this workshop. Feel free to share this with others you think would be a good fit for ASPEN. We aim for this workshop to be about half new ASPEN members and half individuals who have been at a previous event.
If you want to attend this workshop, please apply via this online form. This form will also suffice as your application for ASPEN membership if you are not already a member. If you are already an ASPEN member, this form is also for you. Applications will be approved on a continual basis, so there is an advantage to applying early.
If you cannot attend this workshop but still want to apply for membership, this link is for you.
For questions please contact Nick Millward, ASPEN Community Manager at nick@ycaps.org