WEST 2017 Will Be a Winner
For the 27th consecutive year, the Naval Institute and AFCEA International will sponsor the largest naval conference and exposition of its kind in the Pacific Basin. On 21–23 February at the San Diego Convention Center, WEST 2017 will deliver outstanding content from active-duty military professionals, senior governmental officials, and well-placed representatives of the defense industry. Specifics about the formal program and details on related events are posted at www.westconference.org. Also please see the ad in this issue on page 5.
In addition to the formal program, technical briefings and discussion will be presented in engagement theaters on the exhibition floor. We encourage attendees to see and learn about the latest naval systems and new technologies.
More than 6,000 individuals will attend all or some portions of the activities scheduled for the three days. The conference and access to the exhibit hall are free for members of the military and employees of the U.S. government.
I hope to see many of you there!
Dare 2017
In association with WEST, the Naval Institute is sponsoring Dare 2017, a full-day total immersion, interactive exercise in which approximately 50 younger rising professionals from the military, defense industry, Wall Street, and universities will work in teams to address two questions posed by Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson. Future Dare exercises will address questions solicited from the Commandants of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
These Dare teams will meet at the San Diego Convention Center on 21 February and employ design thinking to come up with answers to the questions. On 23 February, members of Dare 2017 teams will brief their findings to the three Sea Service Chiefs.
We will report on this exercise in a future issue.
Join Us for Our 143rd Annual Meeting
The Naval Institute will conduct its Annual Meeting on 3 May 2017 at the conference center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. We ask that you mark your calendars to join us for this wonderful event, where we will honor authors, hear from the Institute’s leaders, and solicit inputs from our members to make the Naval Institute stronger and better positioned to serve its members.
Members will receive more details in the coming weeks.