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Rick Partlow

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Author

Rick Partlow is an Army veteran with a degree in History from Florida Southern College.  He is the author of 51 military SF and space opera novels including the Dragon Award finalist Direct Fire

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Rooms
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Fri
5:00 PM
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event Programming)
Opening Ceremonies

Come one, come all to Opening Ceremonies!

Fri
9:00 PM
CC - Mtg Room 5 (Main Event Programming)
Sci-Fi Combined Arms: Armor, Infantry, Artillery, Cyber… and AI?

Sci-Fi Combined Arms: Armor, Infantry, Artillery, Cyber… and AI? Is AI an effector or an enabler, and how does this change future representations of battle? Is the practical definition of AI for military use Synthetic sentience versus expert systems? What are the differences and what’s achievable at scale and low cost?  Is AI an effector or an enabler, and how does this change future representations of battle? Shane Gries, moderator. 

Sat
10:00 AM
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event Programming)
Is the Age of Private Military Contractors Back?

Low cost unmanned systems supercharged with expert software are accessible for civilian use. What are the implications for national security and corporate security, for example anti-piracy? Rick Partlow, moderator.  

Sat
5:00 PM
CC - Mtg Room 5 (Main Event Programming)
Technological Future of War

MC Mike Massa moderates this perennial panel on the Technological Future of War and how the steady march of technology makes combat across all spheres more lethal.

Sat
8:00 PM
M - Plaza Ballroom C
The Future of Kinetic Weapons

Weaponsmith Oren Truitt moderates this panel about how weapons worked in the past and speculates about the future of kinetic weapons.

Sun
10:00 AM
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B
Kaffeeklatsch

Come out for a cup of coffee with the pros!j

Sun
2:00 PM
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event Programming)
Two and a Half Years On: Ukraine/Russian War Lessons Learned

Two and a Half Years On: URK/RU War Newest Lessons Learned - Number One Source of Casualties Is Unmanned Systems. Air mobility and Air Defense Artillery drive changes in logistics and support. Rick Partlow moderates. 

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