Theme
Wargaming - Catalyst for Transformation
Dates
15-18 July 2003
Location
Information Directorate
AF Research Laboratory
26 Electronic Parkway
Rome NY 13441-4514
Participation
94
Innovation
First Connection funded by Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate. Conference held at their Rome Research Site, Rome, New York
Agenda
15 July, Tuesday Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate (AFRL/IF), Rome Research Site
1100 Registration Opens
1200 Administrative Remarks, Project Officer: Mr. Dave Ross, AFRL/IFSB
1205 Welcome to Optional Intro Program, Mr. J. Cusack, Chief Information Division 1215 Toward a History Based Doctrine of Wargaming, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
1320 Break
1340 Wargaming 101
Contemporary Military Wargaming, Mr. Mike Garrambone
An Introduction to Print Wargaming, Mr. James Dunnigan
An Introduction to Computer Wargaming, Mr. Will Troter
1450 Break
1510 Air and Space Power 101
Land Based Airpower 101, Lon Nordeen
Sea Based Airpower 101, Mike Markowitz
An Introduction to the Military Impacts of Space, Dr. Jon Campbell
1650 Break
1710 Help for Wargame Innovation
Info Sources on Wargaming, DMSO/mil + Dunnigan/Civilian
Info Sources for Wargame designers/developers, Dr. Nofi, Naval War College
1740 Administrative Remarks, Mr. Dave Ross, AFRL/IFSB
1745 Closing Remarks, Mr. John McNamara, Technical Advisor Information Div 1800 Close of “First Timers”
1800 Ice Breaker Starts, light hors d'oeuvres
1900 Heavy hors d'oeuvre
1930 Registration Closes
2030 Ice Breaker Ends
16 July Wednesday
0800 Registration & Morning Refreshments
0825 Administrative Remarks, Project Officer: Mr. Dave Ross, AFRL/IFSB
0830 Welcome from Host, Introduce AFRL/IF, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
0840 Welcome from Sponsor, Mr. Ray Urtz Director, Information Directorate
0855 Overview of the New Connections conference, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
0900 Break
0920 Why Transformation
The Need For Transformation
Opportunities for Transformation
1040 Break
1100 Wargaming Catalist for Transformation, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
1210 Working Lunch
1225 Initial Working Group Meetings
1315 Initial Working Group Meetings End
1330 Wargame Year In Review
DoD Wargames, Mr. Mike Garrambone
Print Wargames, Mr. Joseph Miranda
Computer Wargames, Mr. Will Troter
Panel
1440 Break
1500 Wargaming Basic Research, Mr. Dave Ross
Why & How, Modeling the Impacts of Information, Mr. James Dunnigan
WMD Scenarios For Homeland Security, Mr. Roger Mason
Progress in Modelong Cascading Effects, Dr Steve Renaldi
Panel
1610 Break
1630 Game Evening Begins
1830 Buffet Dinner/talk
2002 Global Employment of Air & Space Power, Mr. John Gresham
2000 Dinner Ends
2100 Dessert/Hot Wash
2130 Game Night Ends
17 July, Thursday
0800 Morning Refreshments
0830 Wargaming for Transformation
Strategic Wargaming Needs, Col Matt Caffrey
Learning from History -Fleet Problems 1923 - 1940, Dr Nofi
Operation Iraqi Freedom vs wargames, Mr. Joseph Miranda
DARWARS, Mr. Warren Katz
Transformation Wargaming Panel
0950 Break
1010 Operational Wargaming Needs and Progress
Operational Wargaming Needs, Col Matt Caffrey
Army
Navy
Air Force (Checkmate), Col Westenhoff
Operational Wargaming Panel
1140 Lunch
1200 Working Groups meet
1315 Educational Wargaming Needs and Progress
Ed Wargaming at ACSC, Mr Chuck Kamps
Air Force Wargaming Institute, Capt Chad Etspamer
Air Force Academy, Mr. Mike Crane
Naval War College elective
Ed Wargaming Panel
1450 Break
1510 Working Groups time
1600 Demo Evening
1730 Dinner for Communications Working Group
1810 Dinner for Basic Research Working Group
1850 Dinner for Applications Working Group
1930 Dinner ends
2000 Demo Evening Ends
18 July, Friday
0800 Morning Refreshments
0830 Working Group Outbriefs
Communications Working Group
Basic Research Working Group
Applications Working Group
0930 Conference Feedback, Dave & Matt
0945 Closing Remarks
1000 Core Conference Closes
1020 In-depth Seminars, First Session Begins
Anticipating cascading physical effects, Steve Rinaldi
Quantifying human factors, Dave Ross
1200 Lunch
1220 Airpower in the Missile Age, Lon Nordeen?
1320 In-depth Seminars, Second Session Begins
Anticipating cascading physical effects, Steve Rinaldi
Quantifying human factors, Dave Ross
1500 Indepth Seminars, Second Session Concludes
