Theme

Celebrating Modern Wargaming’s first 200 years - working to expand wargaming’s impact over the next 200 years.

Dates

1-4 August 2011

Location

National Defense University (NDU)

Lincoln Hall

Fort McNair,

Washington, DC 20319

Participation

102 registered - max attendance at an element of the agenda 120, estimate.

(NDU faculty could attend elements of Connections without registering.)

Innovation

First Connections to send Working Group out briefs out over video teleconference (VTC).

Coverage: Click here.

Agenda

Note:     Click on name for bio - when available.

               Click on title for abstract, briefing slides or both - when available.

Monday, 1 August

1. 1200-1600       Optional
   

2. An Introduction to Wargaming, Mr. Matt Caffrey, Col USAF (ret)
   

3. U.S. National Defense 101, John Gresham, author
   

4. Working Tour of Fort McNair  (1500 to 1600)
   

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6. 1600-1800        Ice Breaker
   
   

7. 1900-2200       Optional Washington National Baseball Game.
   

8.                         (Individuals can walk to the stadium and buy tickets at the game.) 
   

9.                         For more info on Washington Nationals click here.                      
   

Tuesday, 2 August

0800 - 0810       Welcome

0810 - 0950        Keynotes Panel

                            Moderator: Matt Caffrey

                            Speakers:    James F. Dunnigan

                                                 Dr. Peter P. Perla, Once and Future Kreigsspiel

                                                 Dr. Richard Andres

1010 - 1130        Advances in Wargaming Panel
                            Co-chairs: Brian Guillory & Joseph Miranda

                            Speakers:      Dr. Roger Mason, Beyond the Battle of the Bulge

                                                   Volko Ruhnke, "Boardgaming Politics in War"

                                                    Brian Train, Ploughing in the COIN Field

                                                    Joseph Miranda, Wargaming Unconventional Warfare

1130 - 1230        Lunch & Intro to Working Groups

1240 - 1300        Intro to Demos

                            Co-chairs: Phil Mykytiuk & John Macky

1300 - 1500       Demos

                            Item to be demoed, names of demoers, organization of demoers

1. Various, Joseph Miranda, Wargame Designer MCS Group
   

2. Virtual AC2I Wargame Experiment, Mark Sturgell & Dr. Jonathan Compton, 711 Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Lab
   

3. Persian Incursion, Larry Bond and Chris Carlson
   

4. Sandtable System, Nicholas Iorio, Bae Systems
   

5. Sittingbad, Joe Saur, GTRI
   

6. Simulation-Based Analysis & Training (SimBAT), Tim Smith
   

7. Guerilla Checkers, Brian Train
   

8. GEMSTONE, Ellie Bartels and Brant Guillory)
   

1520 - 1640       Anticipating the Future Through Wargaming Panel
                           Co-chairs: Christopher Weuve & Dave Ross

                           Speakers:     Dr. Bob Barker, Using Wargames to See Over-the-Horizon  

                                                Christopher Weuve, The Naval War College and the New

                                                Maritime Strategy: An Idiosyncratic View

                                                R. A. “Rocky” Rochford, CAPT, USN, WG Global
                                                                                                                     Engagement

1700 - 1730       Intro to evening wargames
                           Co-chairs: Mark Sturgell & Mike Markowitz

1800 -1900        Dinner

1930 - 2000        An Overview of NDU’s Center for Applied Strategic Thinking (CASL)

2000 - 2130      Evening Wargames

1. Persian Incursion; Larry Bond and Chris Carlson
   

2. Virtual AC2I Wargame, Mark Sturgell & Dr. Jonathan Compton
   

3. A Practical Guide to Wargame Prototyping, John Gresham
   

4. GEMSTONE, Ellie Bartels and Brant Guillory)
   

        

         

Wednesday, 3 August

0800 - 0950       Expanding The Application of Wargaming Panel

                            Co-chairs: Merle Robinson & Mark Montroll

                            Speakers: Steven P. Webber, Lt Col, USAF, AF Future Capabilities WG

                                              Garth Jensen, About mmowgli

                                              Skip Cole, Open Simulation Platform

                                              Larry Bond, Designing Persian Incursion

1010 - 1130       Toward More Comprehensive Wargame Adjudication Panel

                            Co-chairs: Jon Compton & Al Nofi

                            Speakers: Dr. Stephen Downes-Martin, Adjudication, the diabolus
                                              exmachina of wargaming

                                              Rich Phares, The Why and How of Adjudication

                                              Mike Markowitz, Wargaming the Future & the Future of

                                                                                Wargaming

1130 - 1330        Lunch & Future of Armed Conflict, John Gresham, author

                 

1330 - 1630        Working Groups:

1. Expanding the Application of Wargaming 
   Co-chairs: Merle Robinson & Robert Rochford
   

2. Toward More Comprehensive Adjudication
   Co-chairs: Stephen Downes-Martin  & Kenneth (Ken) Alnwick
   

3. Building a Wargame Profession
   Co-chairs: Mike Garrambone & Erik Kjonnerod
   

                                Speakers:       Mr. Mike Garrambone, Professional Society Concepts

                                                        Mr. Bret Givens, Professional Societies

                                                        Dr. Yuna H. Wong, Social Sciences of Societies

                                                        Col John Lister, Professional Gaming at Quantico

                                                        Ms. Renee Carlucci, MORS COP*--Wargaming

                                                        Ms. Elizabeth Bartels, Inculcating the New Wargamer

Evening         Optional dinner in town by working group

Thursday, 4 August

0820-0830        Introduction to Working Group Out Briefs

0830-1010        Working Groups Out Briefs

1. Expanding the Application of Wargaming 
   

2. Toward More Comprehensive Adjudication
   

3. Building a Wargaming Profession
   

1030-1100        Connections “Hot Wash”       

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* COP = Community of Practice