Basic Research in Information Science and Technology for Air Force Needs (2006)
Chapter: Appendix A: Meeting Agendas
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Meeting Agendas
MEETING 1ROME, NEW YORK
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Closed session | |
8:00 am | Working breakfast |
Open session | |
9:30 | Car pool to AFRL Information Directorate (AFRL/IF) |
10:00 | Welcome and introductions (Alan McLaughlin, committee chair) |
10:10 | Charge to the committee and discussion of goals (Clifford Rhoades, head of Mathematics and Space Sciences Directorate, AFOSR). |
10:30 | Overview of Air Force IS&T priorities and Air Force long-term challenges (Robert Herklotz, AFOSR). |
11:15 | Overview of the AFRL/IF and its response to Air Force IS&T priorities and Air Force long-term challenges (Nort Fowler, chief scientist, AFRL/IF). |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:15 | Parallel sessions. Committee breaks into groups to learn more about AFRL/IF’s major areas. |
3:15 | Break |
3:30 | Overview of IS&T-related research sponsored by the AFOSR Mathematics and Space Sciences Directorate (AFOSR/NM); summary of investments and funding mechanisms; discussion of AFOSR/NM’s program-planning process and reviews (Clifford Rhoades, head, AFOSR/NM). |
4:30 | Discuss with Air Force staff the flow of knowledge between AFOSR/NM and AFRL/IF, AFRL’s connections to the broader research community, the transition of advances from AFOSR and AFRL into Air Force technology, and other issues raised during the day. |
5:30 | Adjourn |
Closed session | |
7:00 pm | Committee working dinner |
Friday, February 25, 2005
Open session | |
8:00 am | Working breakfast |
8:30 | Discussion with Brendan Godfrey, AFOSR director, on interplay between AFOSR and other AFRL directorates in addressing Air Force S&T goals and how the Air Force decides whether or not it needs to sponsor or conduct R&D in a given area, particularly for R&D related to IS&T and command and control. |
9:15 | Discussion with Shankar Sastry, University of California at Berkeley, and Janos Sztipanovits, Vanderbilt University, both members of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, on the recent review of AFOSR’s IS&T research. |
9:45 | Discussion with Clifford Rhoades and other AFRL/IF and AFOSR/NM staff, as needed, about the information received on February 24 to identify gaps and how to fill them. Identify site visits, telephone calls, and background information that the committee should pursue. |
11:00 | Break |
Closed session | |
11:15 | Committee discussion of preliminary impressions |
12:15 | pm Lunch |
1:00 | Report from Elwyn Berlekamp, who attended the January program review of AFOSR’s research consortium on space situational awareness. |
1:30 | Develop initial points of committee consensus and identify topics for investigation. |
3:00 | Develop plans for site visits and identify any additional information needs. |
3:30 | Adjourn |
MEETING 2HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Closed session | |
7:45 am | Working breakfast |
Open session | |
8:45 | Committee will be picked up by a shuttle from the hotel lobby for travel to Langley AFB. |
9:15 | Welcome (Alan McLaughlin, committee chair) Overview of the Air Combat Command (Janet Fender, ACC chief scientist, and Gen Maluda, head of ACC Communications and Directorate). |
9:45 | Presentation on communications and information systems (Col Kemp). |
10:30 | Presentation on the Air Force Information Warfare Center (John Kretzer). |
11:15 | Presentation on the Operations Directorate for Information Operations (Lt Col Lance). |
11:45 | Presentation on requirements, ACC Information Operations (Col Anninos and Lt Col Sowell). |
12:15 | pm Lunch with open discussion |
1:00 | Presentation on selected IS&T challenge areas identified by the C2ISR Center (Jon Vona). |
3:00 | Presentation on funding mechanisms used by AFOSR/NM (John Tangney), followed by general discussion with AFOSR/ NM program managers. |
4:00 | Wrap-up discussions |
5:00 | Adjourn |
Closed session | |
7:00 | Working dinner |
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Closed session | |
8:00 am | Working breakfast |
8:30 | Discussion of preliminary drafts |
Noon | Lunch |
12:45 pm | Continue discussions. Develop plans for additional information gathering and writing. Issue assignments. |
2:00 | Adjourn |
MEETING 3WASHINGTON, D.C.
Monday, June 6, 2005
Closed session | |
8:00 am | Working breakfast |
8:30 | Discuss progress since last meeting and plan for the current meeting. |
9:45 | Break Open session |
10:00 | Discuss goals of study with Tom Cruse, chief technologist, AFRL. Brendan Godfrey, head of AFOSR, will also participate. |
Closed session | |
11:15 | |
12:15 | pm Lunch |
1:00 | Impressions of AFRL’s Human Engineering Directorate (Steve Cross, based on his recent visit there). |
1:30 | |
3:30 | Break |
3:45 | |
5:00 | Identify questions for tomorrow’s discussion with AFOSR program managers. |
5:30 | Reception |
6:30 | Working dinner |
8:00 | Adjourn |
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Open session | |
8:00 am | Working breakfast |
8:30 | Discussion with AFOSR program managers regarding their current program and the committee’s open questions. |
Closed session | |
9:30 | Revisit topics from Monday’s discussion |
10:00 | Break |
10:15 | Discuss Chapter 6 of the draft report; convergence on research priorities under different funding scenarios. |
Noon | Lunch |
12:45 pm | Identify additional research topics and/or information-gathering trips needed to explore topics or develop background. Identify other issues and recommendations. |
2:00 | Detailed plans for completing the report |
3:30 | Adjourn |
