CCE Faculty:<br><br><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">DOD Engagement Opportunity: AFOSR Announces 60th Anniversary Conference on October 12 in Washington, D.C. </span></b></p>
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Air Force’s basic
and applied research arm, has announced a conference to celebrate its 60<sup>th</sup>
anniversary on October 12 in Arlington, VA. The conference, “A Force
of Discovery: 60 Years of Air Force Basic Research,” will bring together
Air Force and DOD science and technology (S&T) leadership along
with the industry and academic communities to outline future steps AFOSR
and DOD will take to address critical basic research challenges
affecting the Air Force. This event will be a great opportunity for the
academic community to engage with DOD S&T leaders and staff to
build relationships and provide input on future AFOSR research
objectives. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">AFOSR
has not announced the official agenda yet. Registration is not
currently open, but interested parties can register on the conference’s
site to be notified when registration opens. That information along
with some general background about the conference can be found at <a href="https://community.apan.org/afosr/afosr_60th_anniversary/default.aspx" target="_blank">https://community.apan.org/afosr/afosr_60th_anniversary/default.aspx</a>. Lewis-Burke will continue to monitor this opportunity and provide an update when more information becomes available.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Additional information about AFOSR and its research priorities can be found at <a href="http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/" target="_blank">http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/</a>.
AFOSR’s current broad agency announcement (BAA) detailing funding
interests across a range of scientific disciplines can be found at <a href="http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8127" target="_blank">http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8127</a>. </p>
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