Ascenttra provides expert facilitation at planning conferences such as:

• Concepts and Objectives Meeting - the formal beginning of the planning process held to identify the type, scope, objectives, and purpose of the exercise.
• Initial Planning Conference - gathers information to determine exercise scope including input from the exercise planning team; design requirements and conditions; objectives; extent of play; and scenario variables.
• Mid-Term Planning Conference - discusses exercise organization and staffing concepts, scenario and timeline development, scheduling, logistics, and administrative requirements as well as reviewing draft documentation
• Master Scenario Events List Conference - reviews the scenario timeline and is used with complex, operations-based exercises.
• Final Planning Conference - reviews exercise processes and procedures.
• Training and Exercise Plan Workshops - the developing of a Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan.