The 8th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC 2016) will take place on May 9, 2016, at the Le Royal Hotel in Amman, Jordan.

Held under the royal patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II, MESOC 2016 is supported by the Jordanian Joint Special Operations Command and is the official conference of the highly acclaimed SOFEX - the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (09-12 May 2016)

King Abdulla II Design and Development Bureau - KADDB – is a Gold Sponsor at MESOC.

Since 2002, MESOC has hosted the largest gathering of the global Special Operations Forces community by bringing together a select audience of over 600 delegates from all over the world. This May, MESOC will address key issues such as enabling rapid response, adapting for complex special missions, tactical ISR, CSAR operations in hostile environments, information operations, developments in soldier modernization, and enhancing warfighter resilience.

MESOC is organized by SEGMA – a specialist event organizer and management firm based in Dubai, UAE, which has taken over all events and events-related activities previously owned, managed, and run by INEGMA.

The Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX) takes place biennially at the King Abdullah I Airbase in Amman in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This niche event is held under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Chairmanship of HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein and with the full support of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF).

The 75,000 m² of indoor and outdoor exhibition space attracts exhibitors and national pavilions from all corners of the globe.