Events

i2, often in partnership with other USNA organizations, organizes events to bring together the greater student body to spread awareness, inspiration, and innovation. Scroll through to see past and upcoming events!

CRIC members return... with reinforcements

Expanding on the speaker panel in August (see below), five members of the CNO's Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) visited USNA on Wednesday October 23rd. They gave updates on their current projects and lead an important discussion of innovation in the Navy.

23 October 2013 | 1900 | Mitscher Auditorium

CRIC members speak to Class of 2017

Three members of the CNO's Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) who work in the DC area came to speak to the new freshmen during their Plebe Summer. The conversation started with an explanation of the CRIC, briefly overviewed the three members' projects, and then moved to a general discussion of innovation in the military.

The speakers included LT Tyson Meadors (NSA), LT Ian Crone (Defense Intelligence Agency), and LT Josh Steinman (10th Fleet Cyber Command).

15 August 2013 | 1900 | Mitscher Auditorium

cap2con MMOWGLI

The cap2con MMOWGLI wargame examines Capacity, Capabilities, and Constraints facing today's Navy in a rapidly changing world. A MMOWGLI is a Massive Multiplayer Online War Game Leveraging the Internet.

Watch the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61BnAbh2xw

Get involved at : https://mmowgli.nps.edu/cap2con

04 - 10 November 2013 | Online

The Gun Doctor

LCDR BJ Armstrong is an MH-60S pilot and the editor of the book, "21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era." He is a research student with the War Studies Department at King's College, London, and a member of the Editorial Board at the US Naval Institute. He will be giving his talk entitled "The Gun Doctor," about Admiral William Sims and innovation within the Navy.

20 November 2013 | 1900 | Mitscher Auditorium