Theme
Enabling Innovation
Dates
24-27 August
Location
Air Force Academy & Fort Carson
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Participation
62
Innovation
Conference funded by the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) and held at the both US Air Force Academy and Fort Carson.
Agenda
24 August, Tuesday Elkhorn Lodge, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1100 Registration Opens
1200 Administrative Remarks, Project Officer: Mr. Mike Crane
1205 Welcome to Optional Intro Program, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
1220 Toward a History Based Doctrine of Wargaming, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
1320 Break
1340 Wargaming 101
Contemporary Military Wargaming, Ken Persing, DMSO
An Introduction to Print Wargaming, Mr. James Dunnigan
An Introduction to Computer Wargaming, Mr. Jason Robar
1450 Break
1510 Air and Space Power 101
Land Based Airpower 101, Col Caffrey
Sea Based Airpower 101, Mike Markowitz
Space Based Power 101, Mr. Jeff Kohr
1650 Break
1710 Help for Wargame Innovation
Info Sources on Wargaming, Ken Persing, DMSO/mil + Dunnigan/Civilian
Funding Sources, Mr. Dave Ross, AFRL/IFSB
Other initiatives, Mr. Jason Robar
1745 Administrative Remarks, Project Officer: Mr. Mike Crane
1800 “First Timers” Completed
Ice Breaker Starts, light hors d'oeuvres
1900 Heavy hors d'oeuvre
1930 Registration Closes
2030 Ice Breaker Ends
25 August, Wednesday -- Elkhorn Lodge, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
0800 Registration & Morning Refreshments
0830 Administrative Remarks, Project Officer: Mr. Mike Crane
Introduce Sponsor, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
Welcome from Sponsor, Dr. Tim Cooley, USAFA DMSO Chair
Overview of the New Connections conference, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
0900 Break
0920 Emerging Wargame Needs
Making Strategy - without appropriate tools, Col "Westie" Westenhoff
Chief of Strategy for OIF
A Different Kind of War, Col Matt Caffrey, AFRL/IF
Q&A
1030 Break
1050 Emerging Wargame Capabilities
DoD Wargames, Mr. Prensky
Print Wargames, Mr. James Dunnigan
Computer Wargames, Mr. Jason Robar
Panel
1200 Lunch
1220 2003 Global Employment of Air & Space Power, Mr. John Gresham
1330 Plans/Prospects for Meeting Emerging Needs
Meeting the Challenge - New DMSO Plan, Brian Williams, Inst for Def Analysis
Meeting the Challenge - can COTS help, James Dunnigan & Jason Robar
Q&A
1440 Break
1500 Army Innovations
COTS Training Tools, Maj Jay Billups, 34th EDG
Space Modeling and Wargaming, Mr. Jeff Kohr
Army Virtual Training, Mr. Tim Syers
Panel
1620 Break
1640 Introduction to Working Groups
1700 Working Groups Breakout - Open dinner when ready
1800 Elkhorn Lodge Closes
Note: Evening Activity Open Dinner by Working Group
26 August, Thursday -- Elkhorn Lodge, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
0600 Breakfast at Hotel
0700 Depart for AF Academy VIA CAR***
0800 Arrive AF Academy and transport via shuttle to cadet area
0820 Orientation to USAFA, Mr. Mike Crane, DFER
Welcome by DFBL department head, Col Dana Born
0920 Innovation at the Air Force Academy, Mike Crane, Moderator
Modeling human factors, Dr. George Mastroianni
USAFA Model & Sim Research Center, Mr. Steve Senator
SE and Soldier-CATT, Mr. Tim Sayers
Panel
1100 Lunch
1230 Other Government Innovations
Cyberwars XXI, Joseph Maranda
Warcon: A Wargame Construction Toolkit, Dan Fu
Space and Atmospheric Modeling/Concerns, Scott Swerdlin
Modeling mil intel, Maj Chris von Fahnestock
Panel
1430 Break
1450 Other Civilian Innovations
WarCon - wargame construction kit, John Tiller
AFRL/DET Wargaming, Rudy Martinez
Immersive Training, Sharon Sloane
Panel
1610 Break
1630 Demo & Game Evening Begins, Initial demonstration period
Gaming Brief, Maj Jay Billups, 34th TRG
1730 Dinner begins in gaming conference room
2000 Demo/Game Evening Ends
2010 Return to parking and depart USAFA
27 August, Friday -- Elkhorn Lodge, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
0830 Working Group Outbriefs
Expeditionary, Responsive Working Group
Comprehensive Adjudication Working Group
Connections Working Group
0945 Conference Feedback, Mike Crane, Dave Ross & Matt Caffrey
1000 Closing Remarks, DMSO
