Energy Aware Acquisition: The Decisions That Impact Energy Supportability

Presenter: Mr.Peter McCauley
Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock

NPS’ academic programs in Defense Energy are supplemented by this seminar series which provides a forum for leading voices within the field, practitioners, and other Defense Energy influencers.

For more on this event, please visit the Energy Academic Group online.

Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX)

The FX program exists to provide an opportunity for NPS faculty, students, private companies, and academia to demonstrate and evaluate new technologies related to the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense research in an operational field environment, and also to provide the operational community the opportunity to experiment with these technologies to better understand the capabilities that they may represent.

For more on this event, please visit Field Experimentation online.

MOVES Open House is scheduled for May 24-26 in Glasgow Hall, NPS campus or via online.

Come see all the great things that the MOVES Institute has been doing as well as some of the latest work from the best companies in modeling and simulation!!

The three day event has presentations and demos from:

• Government leaders in the M&S field
• MOVES Institute faculty members on their research
• MOVES students
• Industry leaders on their current work

For more on this event, please visit MOVES online.

The Strategic Communication Workshop (SCW) is a hands-on, results-oriented workshop that assists commands in the development and implementation of strategic communication plans and processes. Teams should bring their command's strategic plan and/or a command initiative that might benefit from a communication component. Naval Postgraduate School faculty use the latest research and lessons learned from industry and DoD to generate discussion. Each team is assigned a professional facilitator who will serve as a guide and provide feedback. 

Who Should Attend?

Suggested workshop attendees are teams of 4-6 key organizational members led by a Flag Officer, SES, or O-6. Commands should send a diverse group -- seniority, functional areas, and others who are familiar with the initiative (e.g. Planners, IO, PAO, HR, IT, Policy, and/or Operations).

For more on this workshop, please visit Center for Executive Education online.

The International Mine Warfare Technology Symposium series is the only Navy-sponsored event solely focused on naval mine warfare and associated technologies and is only held every other year. As with past symposia, this conference will be unclassified with foreign participation expected and welcome.

Naval and Industry plenary speakers will address a broad range of topics including the current status and future requirements of mine warfare technology. Break-out sessions will showcase basic scientific and emerging technology research with applications to the undersea environment and specialized sessions focused on Littoral Combat Ship-centric mine warfare, advanced undersea warfare systems, unmanned systems, and associated technologies, mine warfare applications in Maritime Homeland Defense, environmental research and developments, operational data flow and communications, and other related areas.

For more information, please visit https://minwara.org/symposium.

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, remembering the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

For more on this holiday and others, please visit OPM.

The Leadership and Communication Program for Senior Supervisors is a new hands-on, results oriented program for senior supervisors who want to improve their leadership and communication skills. This program is designed to help senior supervisors better know themselves, understand and manage the strengths and biases they bring to their workgroups, and develop critical skills for leading others. By the end of the course, participants will create personal leadership development plans incorporating the many techniques and insights gained.

Who Should Enroll?

USN/USMC O4/O5, E7-E9 and GS13/14. Experienced supervisors serving in other ranks may attend with permission from the registrar and/or the instructors. If you don't meet these requirements, send us a request and if our requirements change, we can notify you.

For more on this workshop, please visit Center for Executive Education online.

The 2022 Spring Quarter Awards Ceremony is currently scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

For more on this event, please visit Graduation Schedule of Events.

The Naval Postgraduate School Spring Quarter Graduation Ceremony is currently scheduled for Friday, June 17, 2022.

Viewing will be available at www.nps.edu/web/video.

Please visit Graduation site for more information.

Reporting Date (International)

International Students are to report back on Sunday, June 19, 2022.

COVID-19
For arriving students, please stay informed and read the most current and applicable guidance from DoD leadership. Please visit Students or COVID/Return to Campus and Safety/Coronavirus for more information and resources.

**NPS COVID-19 Procedures**

Reporting Date (U.S. Students)

U.S. Students are to report back on Monday, June 27, 2022.

COVID-19
For arriving students, please stay informed and read the most current and applicable guidance from DoD leadership. Please visit Students or COVID/Return to Campus and Safety/Coronavirus for more information and resources.

**NPS COVID-19 Procedures**

SGL for New Students: Foundations of Academic Writing

Mandatory for new students! In "Foundations of Academic Writing," you will learn what is expected of your written work in graduate school, gain survival skills, and receive an overview of the writing process, whether your task is a two-page executive summary or a multi-chapter thesis.

Who: Mandatory for all new students*
Where: King Hall (Zoom option for DL students)
Info: https://nps.edu/web/gwc/quarterly-presentation

* Students whose programs do not require writing may be exempted by their program officers.

Questions? WritingCenter@nps.edu

Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly changing the world around us from how we choose what to purchase to what new medicines we develop to how we protect our nation. It is on the verge of being one of the most powerful tools that humanity has ever created and has an evolving role in military applications. The purpose of this course is to help Navy leaders start becoming "AIprepared" to lead in the emerging cognitive age. 

Objectives: 

• Understand what the technologies under the banner of artificial intelligence (AI) are
• Identify the geopolitical use and dispersion of AI
• Know the military applications of AI
• Ethical and responsible applications of AI
• Leading in a world altered by AI
• Applying an ADAPT mindset
• Recognize future AI trends

Who Should Enroll? 

The LCA course is designed for US Navy civilian GS-14 and GS-15s, active-duty Senior Chief Petty Officers, Master Chief Petty Officers, Lieutenant Commanders, Commanders, and Captains.

For more on this event, please visit Center for Executive Education online.

The Strategic Communication Workshop (SCW) is a hands-on, results-oriented workshop that assists commands in the development and implementation of strategic communication plans and processes. Teams should bring their command's strategic plan and/or a command initiative that might benefit from a communication component. Naval Postgraduate School faculty use the latest research and lessons learned from industry and DoD to generate discussion.

Questions To Be Addressed During The Workshop:

• What strategic analysis is supporting your communication tactics?
• Who are your key stakeholders and how do they impact the achievement of your goals?
• What messages are your actions conveying, both inside and outside your organization?
• How does communication provide the linkage between day-to-day activities and commander's priorities?
• Are you maximizing your strategic effects with associated communication processes?

Who Should Attend?

Suggested workshop attendees are teams of 4-6 key organizational members led by a Flag Officer, SES, or O-6. Commands should send a diverse group -- seniority, functional areas, and others who are familiar with the initiative (e.g. Planners, IO, PAO, HR, IT, Policy, and/or Operations).

For more on this event, please visit Center for Executive Education online.

Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September. This day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

For more information, please visit dol.gov.