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Forthcoming Events (all UK Chapters’ meetings, plus key AFCEA Europe conferences)…
CANCELLED on 30 Jul – sorry —- Young AFCEA – RAF Waddington Station Visit Following on from the highly successful Station Visit in February, the London Chapter Young AFCEA Sub-Committee has arranged for another group of 25 people (maximum) to be hosted on a Station visit to RAF Waddington on Tuesday 20th August 2019. This will include an overnight stay in Mess Accommodation at RAF Digby, on the evening of Monday 19th August, where 25 rooms have been reserved. The Draft Programme below details the plan: 0830: MT bus to collect pers from RAF Digby. 0900-1500: Station visit programme. (With Lunch featuring ISTAR Force Cdr & others) 1500: YAFCEANS depart. This event is intended specifically for young people from our defence industry Corporate Members – e.g. apprentices / graduate trainees taking their first steps in the CIS / C4ISR world. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and preference will be given to AFCEA Members. However, we will not exclude non-members (who will be actively encouraged to join!!). The AFCEA fee will be £45 per person and will include both the Formal Dinner on the Monday evening and Lunch on the Tuesday. This is more expensive than the last Station Visit, but it does include the formal Mess function. Payment details will be announced later. Transport to RAF Digby and from RAF Digby / RAF Waddington is not included, so participants will need to make their own arrangements. RAF Digby is about a 15 minute drive from Waddington. Further details will be included in the joining instructions, which will be distributed to participants closer to the event. Our theme for year is “Security or Prosperity in a Changing World?” and our speaker for the evening will be announced shortly. There will be a networking drinks reception following the presentation. John (JW) Warriner – Director Consulting Services at CGI This is a place/dateholder for the event – more details will be added as they become available! Brickhampton Golf Club Pre-meeting drinks 18:45 An Official but Informal History of the Land Information Assurance Group 1999 – 2019 – A presentation by Noel Hannan Since 1999 everywhere the British Army has deployed , the Land Information Assurance Group has gone with them. Learn about their vital contribution in the Information Age. Date: 20 Sep 2019 Registration: Via stating name, organisation and car details (make, colour, reg number) (date holder for the AFCEA London September 2019 event This is a place/dateholder for the event – more details will be added as they become available! Brickhampton Golf Club Pre-meeting drinks 18:45 TechNet Europe is AFCEA Europe’s second largest annual event. This conference is similar to NITEC (TechNet International) with an intimate feel which fosters networking opportunities and features a highly regarded industry and technology exhibition, focused on European needs. TechNet Europe 2019 will be organised in cooperation with the AFCEA Slovak Chapter and held under the patronage of the Minister of Defence, Slovak Republic and the National Security Authority. More details at https://eu.eventscloud.com/ehome/200190114/TNE19Foreword/ (date holder for the AFCEA London october 2019 event This is a place/dateholder for the event – more details will be added as they become available! Brickhampton Golf Club Pre-meeting drinks 18:45
Evening (Time tbc): Fireside chat with ISTAR Force Commander @ RAF Waddington.
1900: Young AFCEAs first Black Tie dinner/Mess function.
This is an unclassified visit, so a security clearance is not mandated. However, participants will require formal photo ID (driving license or passport – not company ID). Again, details will be included in the joining instructions. If you do not have an SC, you will need to be escorted.
Fg Off Todd Lynes Air 38Gp – A6 at High Wycombe (via ) is the Project Officer (organiser) for this event. Please send initial expressions of interest to Todd ASAP and absolutely no later than 28 June Fri 5 August
If you are interested in learning about future Young AFCEA events and would like to join our mail group, please indicate this in your response to this event.</span/
September 2019 – NCSC-hosted event
“Defence innovation has acquired the same pejorative contradiction of terms as military intelligence/precision. Discuss!”
Cheltenham Road
Churchdown GL2 9QF
Presentation 19:45
Dinner approx 20:15
Time: 12:00 start
Venue: 21 Signal Regiment Officers’ Mess , Azimghur Barracks, Colerne, Wiltshire, SN14 8QYAGM & Monthly Meeting – Speaker TBA
AFCEA West – Oct 2019 – AVM Chris Moore 2* Dir Ops at ISS
“A view from the front line of Warfare in the Information Age”
Cheltenham Road
Churchdown GL2 9QF
Presentation 19:45
Dinner approx 20:15
Venue: Crowne Plaza Bratislava
Monthly Meeting – Speaker TBA
Brig Richard Spencer, Head of Portfolio Delivery
Weapons Operating Centre at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
“The MORPHEUS Journey and what we have learnt from the Bowman experience”
Cheltenham Road
Churchdown GL2 9QF
Presentation 19:45
Dinner approx 20:15
CANCELLED on 30 Jul – sorry —-
Young AFCEA – RAF Waddington Station Visit
Following on from the highly successful Station Visit in February, the London Chapter Young AFCEA Sub-Committee has arranged for another group of 25 people (maximum) to be hosted on a Station visit to RAF Waddington on Tuesday 20th August 2019. This will include an overnight stay in Mess Accommodation at RAF Digby, on the evening of Monday 19th August, where 25 rooms have been reserved.
The Draft Programme below details the plan:
- Mon 19th AugustAfternoon: Arrivals in afternoon at RAF Digby.
Evening (Time tbc): Fireside chat with ISTAR Force Commander @ RAF Waddington.
1900: Young AFCEAs first Black Tie dinner/Mess function. - 2359: Taxis back to RAF Digby.
- Tues 20th August
0830: MT bus to collect pers from RAF Digby.
0900-1500: Station visit programme. (With Lunch featuring ISTAR Force Cdr & others)
1500: YAFCEANS depart.
This event is intended specifically for young people from our defence industry Corporate Members – e.g. apprentices / graduate trainees taking their first steps in the CIS / C4ISR world. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and preference will be given to AFCEA Members. However, we will not exclude non-members (who will be actively encouraged to join!!).
The AFCEA fee will be £45 per person and will include both the Formal Dinner on the Monday evening and Lunch on the Tuesday. This is more expensive than the last Station Visit, but it does include the formal Mess function. Payment details will be announced later.
Transport to RAF Digby and from RAF Digby / RAF Waddington is not included, so participants will need to make their own arrangements. RAF Digby is about a 15 minute drive from Waddington. Further details will be included in the joining instructions, which will be distributed to participants closer to the event.
This is an unclassified visit, so a security clearance is not mandated. However, participants will require formal photo ID (driving license or passport – not company ID). Again, details will be included in the joining instructions. If you do not have an SC, you will need to be escorted.
Fg Off Todd Lynes Air 38Gp – A6 at High Wycombe (via ) is the Project Officer (organiser) for this event. Please send initial expressions of interest to Todd ASAP and absolutely no later than 28 June Fri 5 August
If you are interested in learning about future Young AFCEA events and would like to join our mail group, please indicate this in your response to this event.</span/
September 2019 – NCSC-hosted event
Our theme for year is “Security or Prosperity in a Changing World?” and our speaker for the evening will be announced shortly.
There will be a networking drinks reception following the presentation.
AGM & Monthly Meeting – Speaker TBA
(date holder for the AFCEA London September 2019 event
TechNet Europe is AFCEA Europe’s second largest annual event. This conference is similar to NITEC (TechNet International) with an intimate feel which fosters networking opportunities and features a highly regarded industry and technology exhibition, focused on European needs. TechNet Europe 2019 will be organised in cooperation with the AFCEA Slovak Chapter and held under the patronage of the Minister of Defence, Slovak Republic and the National Security Authority.
Venue: Crowne Plaza Bratislava
More details at https://eu.eventscloud.com/ehome/200190114/TNE19Foreword/
Monthly Meeting – Speaker TBA
(date holder for the AFCEA London october 2019 event
AFCEA London Chapter Corporate Networking Reception
(date holder for the AFCEA London December 2019 event
AFCEA London – AFCEA London – February 2020 – hosted by BAe Systems Applied Intelligence
(date holder for the AFCEA London February 2020 event)
Monthly Meeting – Speaker TBA
(date holder for the AFCEA London March 2020 event
Monthly Meeting – Speaker TBA
(date holder for the AFCEA London April 2020 event
