STRONG Innovation Summit Series

STRONG Cycle 2 Innovation Summit Series – Virtual Edition!

June 8^th 2020 – August 7^th 2020

Although we missed the in-person interactions that were enjoyed during Cycle 1 at ARL Northeast in Burlington, MA, there were a multitude of benefits afforded by this virtual modality during Cycle 2. We significantly spread the time commitment out across the summer, increasing participation feasibility and access (please scroll down for agenda details).

The entire 9-week series was held using Microsoft Teams, within which we leveraged online tools to create a dynamic, collaborative environment for idea generation, brainstorming, exploring new partnerships, and more!

Please browse over to our STRONG Program Page for details about our aims and how to become a participant yourself!

Dates	Weekly Topic	Monday 2:00-3:30 EDT	Tuesday 2:00-3:30 EDT	Thursday 2:00-3:30 EDT	Additional Details
6/8 to 6/12	Week 1 Kickoff & Intros	Welcome, Icebreaker, Breakout Brainstorm Panel, Conversation Starter	Cycle 1 Panel, Participant Breakout and Discussion Questions	Creative Team-Building Activity (Mystery); Brainstorm and Reporting, Segue to Week 2	STRONG SISS Week01.pdf
6/15 to 6/19	Week 2 Technical Intros & Connections	3 minute theses, Breakout Discussion	3 minute theses, Breakout Discussion	Creative Team-Building Activity (Create a Teammate), Discussion, Cycle 2 in Context	STRONG SISS Week02.pdf
6/22 to 6/26	Week 3 Technical Deep Dives	Deep dive into technical proposals, expertise, and potential impact	Deep dive into technical proposals, expertise, and potential impact	Hackathon Day 1 -- Explaining the Hackathon, the contest, etc. (1hr)	STRONG SISS Week03.pdf
6/29 to 6/30	Week 4 Future Concepts	Purpose: Understand ARL's emphasis on a unified approach toward research and concept development and operationally relevant use cases aligned with STRONG research goals. Agenda: Presentation of Human Optimization Initiatives within the military, including Optimizing Human-Machine Interactions for Multi-Domain Operations, Training on future concepts such as Multi-Domain Operations, and facilitated discussion linking STRONG-related research and future concepts		No Meeting - Happy July 4th weekend	STRONG SISS Week04.pdf
7/9	Week 5 Panel	No Meeting - Happy July 4th weekend	No Meeting - Happy July 4th weekend	Greensuiter Panel
7/13 to 7/17	Week 6 Workshops & HRED Capabilities	Virtual Environments Workshop Day 1	Virtual Environments Workshop Day 2	Showcase HRED / ARL Capabilities for Collaborative Planning	STRONG SISS Week06.pdf
7/20 to 7/24	Week 7 6.2 Transition	Human Agent Teaming Essential Research Program Overview	Transition Pipelines	Hackathon and Hosted Workshop Wrap-Up	STRONG SISS Week07.pdf
7/27 to 7/31	Week 8 Industry Partnerships and Novel Transition Pathways	Dual-Use Technologies, VCs and other Transition Opportunities	Dual-Use Technologies, VCs and other Transition Opportunities	Wrap Up General Summit / Final Proposal Prep	STRONG SISS Week08.pdf
8/3 to 8/7	Week 9 Cycle 2 Proposals & Evaluations	TBD Based on Proposal Groups; MAX = 9 Scheduled Hours During Week