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Connections International Panel

Matt Caffrey, US

Colin Marston, UK

Rex Brynen, CA

14 Aug 2020

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Your Panelists

  • Matt Caffrey
    • Co-Founder Connections
    • Author, On Wargaming
    • Air Force Wargamer; AFRL, AFMC, Checkmate, ACSC, SAAS, AFWC, SAC
  • Colin Marston
    • Co-Founder Connections UK
    • Senior Principal Analyst for the Defence Wargaming Centre at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, part of the UK Ministry of Defence.
  • Rex Brynen
    • Co-Founder Connections North (Canada)
    • Senior editor of the conflict website PAXsims
    • Professor of Political Science at McGill University

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United States �Decision Support Wargames

Strategic Planning

National Strategy

Campaign Planning

Theater Strategy

Force Planning

Service Strategy

Pol/Mil

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Theater Wargaming

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United States�Wargames to Educate and Train

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Develop Strategists

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War College

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Branch Schools

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Professional Dev

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Virtual Veterans

United States�Wargames to Educate and Train

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What is “Connections (US)?”

A Meeting of Wargame Practitioners

Goal: advance and preserve the art, science and application of wargaming

  • Brings together all elements of wargaming community
    • Military, Popular, Academic
    • Service and Joint
    • US and international
  • Features presenters in key areas not adjudicated or not adjudicated well