Theme
Modeling Human Factors, Across the Spectrum of Armed Conflict
Dates
23-26 February
Location
Air Command and Staff College
225 Chennault Circle
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112
Participation
110
Innovation
Agenda
Tuesday, 23 Feb
1100 Registration - Wood Lobby, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC)
1200 Administrative Remarks, Wood Auditorium
Connections Co-Chairs: Mr. Matt Caffrey, ACSC
Maj Paul "Red" Urband, CADRE
1210 Welcome to Optional Intro Program
Col Stan Norris, Director of Opperations, AF Wargame Inst, CADRE
1225 Toward a Wargaming Doctrine, Mr. Matt Caffrey, Connections Co-Chair
1320 Break
1340 Wargaming 101
DoD Wargaming 101, Maj Michael Douglass, ACSC Student
Commercial Wargaming 101, Mr. Larry Bond, Designer of "Harpoon"
Mr. Frank Chadwick, Designer of 78 wargames, former president of GDW
Mr. Evan Brooks, Wargame Reviewer
1500 Break
1520 Wargame Info Sources
Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, Mr. Mark Erlandson
Historical Research Agency Overview, Mr Joe Caver & Capt William Butler
1600 Break
1620 Airpower 101
Overview of Air Force Doctrine, Maj Kevin Cole, Air Force Doctrine Center
Importance of Indirect Effects, Lt Col Ron Baughman, AF Doctrine Center
1720 Administrative Remarks, Ms. Shirley Keil, ACSC Protocol
Closing Remarks, Col James Norris, Dean of Education and Curriculum, ACSC
1730 Close
1700 First Transportation to Clubhouse
1800 Last Transportation to Clubhouse
1745 Registration - Course Clubhouse, Cypress Tree Golf
1800 Ice Breaker Starts, light hors d'oeuvers
1900 Heavy hors d'oeuvre
2000 First bus to on base and contract billets
2200 Last bus to on base and contract billets
Wednesday, 24 Feb
0700 Transportation from contract quarters to ACSC Lobby
0710 Transportation from on base quarters to ACSC Lobby
0715 Registration & Morning Refreshments - ACSC, Wood Lobby
0745 Administrative Remarks - Wood Auditorium
Connections Co-Chairs: Mr. Matt Caffrey, ACSC
Maj Red Urband, CADRE
Welcome from Co-host, Introduce AU/CC, Col Welsh, CADRE Commandant
Welcome from Sponsor, Lt Gen Redden, Air University Commander
0820 Break
0840 Innovation in Defense Wargaming
Wargaming & Intelligence Training, LtC Eric Walters - USN/USMC Intell Cntr
Innovation at the C&GSC, LtC Lunsford - Army Command & General Staff Coll
0930 Break
0950 Psychological factors and Airpower, Col Goldstien - Air Intelligence Agency
Toward Comprehensive Wargaming, Mr. John Simpson, Def Res Agency, UK
1040 Break
1100 Innovation in Defense Wargaming, Panel
Panel Moderator: Major "Red" Urband, CADRE
1130 Lunch - O'Club
Connections Research Team Student at each Table
1300 Wood Auditorium
Print & Computer WGs, A Critique of 1998, Mr. Larry Bond, Author, Designer
Prospects for 1999, Mr. Matt Caffrey, Connections Co-Chair
Mr. Evan Brooks, Wargame Reviewer
1350 Break
1410 Pushing the Envelope, WG Design Innovation
Fleet Commander, Mr. Dave Bonacci, Electronic Arts
Mr. Kim Castro, Sonalysts, Inc.
Carriers At War II, Mr. Ian Trout, Computer WG Designer, President SSG
1520 Break
1540 WG Design Innovation Panel
Panel Moderator: Mr. Frank Chadwick
1600 The Air Force Wargaming Institute, Capt Bill Thornton, CADRE
1615 Overview of Demo Night, Connections Co-Chairs: Maj Red Urband, CADRE
Mr. Matt Caffrey, ACSC
1630 Close
1640 Transportation to O'Club
1645 Reception for Air University Leadership and Connections Participants - O'Club
1750 Transportation from O'Club to the Air Force Wargaming Institute (AFWI)
1800 Demo Night - AFWI
1830 Dinner
1845 Optional Talks - Large Conference Rm
A New American Security Force, Col Warden, USAF (Ret.), Author, Stratigest
Impact of Human Factors on Insurgencies, Mr. Ralph Millsap, VII Inc
The Kursk Air Campaign, Dr. Christopher Lawrence, Dupuy Institute
Wargaming in the Air Force Basic Course, Mr. "Mo" Morgan, Cubic, Inc
Impacts of Logistics on Air & Joint Campaigns, Maj Margaret Ranalli, ACSC
The Impact of the "Why We Fight" Series, Dr. Ralph Harley, Kent State
2200 Demo Night Ends
2220 Transportation to Billets
Thursday, 25 Feb
0700 Transportation from contract quarters to ACSC Lobby
0715 Transportation from on base quarters to ACSC Lobby
0715 Morning Refreshments - ACSC Lobby
0755 Administrative Remarks - Wood Auditorium
Ms. Shirley Keil, ACSC Protocol
0800 Why Nations Stop Fighting
Paralyzing the Enemy System, Col John Warden, USAF (Ret), Author, Stratigest
Defeating the Enemy Strategy, Dr. Bob Pape, Author "Bombing to Win"
Quantifying the History of War Termination, Dr. William Martel, Author "How
To Stop a War"
0930 Break
0950 Why Nations Stop Fighting, Panel
Moderator: Matt Caffrey, ACSC
1010 Break
1030 Campaign Impacts of Human Factors
Measuring the Human Factor in War, Dr. Christopher Lawrence, Dupuy Inst
Quantifying Human Factors, Dr. Wade Hinkle, IDA
Assessing Relative Ground Combat Effectiveness, Mr. Jerry Halbert, Army
Land Intell Center
1150 Lunch - O'Club
Pre-briefs over lunch for Game Night Participants
1300 Campaign Impacts of Human Factors Panel
Moderator: Dr. Mike Garrambone, Veridian
1320 Break
1340 Depicting Decision making in wargames - Wood Auditorium
Drs Peter Perla & Ed McGrady, Center for Naval Analysis
Mr. James Dunnigan, Founding Father of Commercial Wargaming
1430 Break
1450 Decision Effects Panel
Moderator: Mr. Chuck Kamps, ACSC
1510 Depicting Variations in Human Capabilities
Mr. John Hill, Designer "Squad Leader" #1 Best Seller Ever
Mr. Frank Chadwick, Designer "Third World War" Series
1600 Break
1620 Variations in Human Capabilities Panel
Moderator: Mr. Chuck Kamps, ACSC
1650 Close
1700 Reception for CADRE and ACSC faculties and Connections Participants -
Wood Lobby
1750 Transportation from ACSC to AFWI
1800 Game Night - AFWI
1830 Dinner
1845 Optional Talk: Lessons from Desert Fox
Mr. John Gresham, Tom Clancy's Chief Researcher
2200 Game Night Closes
2220 Transportation to Billets
Friday, 26 Feb
0700 Transportation from contract quarters to Air War College Lobby
0710 Transportation from on base quarters to the Billiting Office for checkout then
on to the Air War College Lobby
0715 Morning Refreshments - AWC Lobby
0750 Administrative Remarks, Ms. Shirley Keil, ACSC Protocol - Jones Auditorium
0800 Wargaming and National Decision Making, Maj Gen Chuck Link, USAF (ret)
0830 Faster War / Better Peace, Col Charles Westenhoff, Director, OSD JSEAD JT&E
0910 Break
0920 New Initiatives to Support for the Wargame Innovator
Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, Mr. Mark Erlandson
USAF Historical Research Agency, Mr Joe Caver & Capt William Butler
Air University Library,
ACSC and AU Research Programs, Dr Abigial Gray, Res Dept Chairman, ACSC
The ACSC Connections Research Team, Majs Jim Garnett & Bruce Jones, ACSC
1030 Break
1050 The Dual-Use Business Model: Conflict Sim Games for the DoD and Consumers
Air Force Material Command Initiative, Dr. Robert J. Barker, AFOSR
Mr. Joseph Miranda, Designer, "Nicaragua!"
Mr. Tony Zalewski, President & CEO of Hexagon Interactive
Spearhead II, an Army/Industry design Mr. Warren Katz, Designer
Flight Sim Evaluation Team, Majs Louis Casale & Charles Catoe, ACSC
Air Battle Manager Sim Evaluation Team, Majs Pickle and Romeo, ACSC
1150 Closing from Co-Host, Introduce AU/CC, Col D. Foster Bitton, Vice
Commandant Air Command and Staff College
1200 Closing Remarks, Lt Gen Redden, Air University Commander
1215 Core Conference Closes
1230 Optional Book Signing, AU Library Book Store
1300 Transportation to Airport
1330 Optional Seminars, First Session - Barnes Auditorium, ACSC
Designing and Developing Computer Wargames, Mr. Mark Baldwin, Designer
of "Empire"
Researching Contemporary Era Wargames, Mr. John Gresham, Researcher
The State of the Art Depicting Human Factors, Mr. Mike Garrambone, Veridian
Intergrating Air and Space Capabilities, Mr. Ralph Millsap, VII Inc
1510 Break
1520 Transportation to Airport
1530 Optional Seminars, Second Session
Researching Contemporary Era Wargames, Mr. John Gresham, Researcher
The State of the Art Depicting Human Factors, Mr. Mike Garrambone, Veridian
Designing and Developing Computer Wargames, Mr. Mark Baldwin, Designer
of "Empire"
1700 Close of Optional Sessions
1710 Transportation to Airport
