The IOI seeks to promote the evolution of IO through events, publications and classes.

The IOI was created by the Association of Old Crows in 2009 to address a shortfall in the IO Community; the IOI brings together IO Community leaders at least monthly, constantly stays in touch with current developments in the field and shares updates with the entire IO Community.

Information Operations are activities conducted in or via the information environment, communicated with the intention to affect and protect information itself as well as the connectivity necessary to exchange that information and create cognitive effects.  This use of the information environment spans the range of operations, and exists within and supports larger governmental and national uses of the information environment and information power in national security.