Conferences And Events
Join us on 11 September 2024 at 11:00 EDT at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center in Annapolis, MD, for a panel discussion in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Alex Plockington (Drachinifel) will moderate historians Thomas J. Cutler, Trent Hone, and Paul Stillwell. We welcome our audience in-person and via live-stream on the U.S. Naval Institute’s and Drachinifel’s YouTube channels. Please register for in-person attendance by 29 August.
The annual Naval Institute–Naval Academy fall conference, this year entitled “Securing the Nation: Energy Security, Fortifying the Defense Industrial Base, and Strengthening Infrastructure Resilience,” will take place at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center on Thursday, 17 October, from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm. Panel topics will include: “Powering National Security: Securing Energy Supplies for the United States and Its Allies and Partners,” “Rebuilding the Defense Industrial Base: Strengthening the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ for Today’s Global Challenges,” and “Infrastructure Resilience in the Face of Rising Seas and Worsening Natural Disasters.”
Registration and more information on both events can be found at usni.org/events.
A Donor Honors His Parents
Former Secretary of the Navy Sean O’Keefe recently made a donation to the Naval Institute in honor of his parents, whose names will be inscribed on the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center’s Celestial Wall. Read the full story “In His Own Words” on page 94.
Make A Difference For The Next Generation Of Leaders
September brings us back to a familiar routine as vacations end and school begins, and the Naval Institute is proud to support the education of the next generation. Do you have a child, grandchild, or friend who is entering high school or college? Perhaps as part of the Sea Cadets, with an NJROTC or NROTC unit, or at a Service Academy? The Naval Institute offers them knowledge and inspiration with a one-year Student Membership at a budget-friendly cost of $20. In addition to Proceedings, membership includes discounts on Naval Institute Press books and Naval History magazine, the exclusive members-only Sea Scroll newsletter from USNI News, invitations to conferences and events, and access to 150 years of digitized archives. To give a student membership, go to usni.org/join and click on “Student Membership.”
