PHALANX Online March 2001 Volume 34 Number 1
Welcome to PHALANX Online, the electronic complement of the premier quarterly MORS Bulletin.
Table of Contents
- The First Word
- Announcements
- MORSS News
- President's Corner
- From the Archives
- Highlights From the Printed Edition
- Lead Article
- The Last Word
Feedback
THE FIRST WORD
Welcome Paul! This issue features on Paul
West's maiden voyage as PHALANX Editor. We all hope Paul's
watch will be enduring, as he brings a new enthusiasm to this vital voluntary
role of the Society.
It's almost ready! The 35th Anniversary
PHALANX CD-ROM edition is almost ready. It is in the final proofing stages
and will be ready for your purchase at the 69th MORSS Symposium.
Lee Dick, PHXOE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Professional Interchange
Have Crowd Will Roar Wire PHALANX! Remember all those good exchanges between the crowd and our editors in the past? Want to generate some discussion on PHALANX articles, or MORS, or military operations research in general? Then why not post your opinion in the PHALANX log at the bottom of this page.
MORS
Education Colloquium 2001
3-4 April 2001
Center for Army Analysis, Wilbur B. Payne Hall, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Dear Colleague:
On 3-4 April 2001, the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) will hold its annual Education Colloquium at The Center for Army Analysis, 6001 Goethals Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060. The goal of the Colloquium is to involve those individuals who represent the collective interests of military OR, including MORS Sponsors, educators and managers of military and civilian career programs, in the continuing education of the military OR profession. As in previous years, we will continue to place special emphasis on our junior analysts and their participation in this event. Consistent with this year’s MORS theme of “On a Foundation of the Basics,” the Colloquium will focus on the interdisciplinarity of our profession and explore a variety of methods applicable to the practice of military OR. Short tutorials will be given on selected topics and examples in which these methods have been used in military applications will be presented. The second day of the Colloquium will feature the traditional session on military OR education and will include presentations from the various institutions that offer instruction in military OR. As always, our mission is to provide MORS members and non-members exposure to relevant MORS topics in an environment of learning and knowledge exchange. You are invited to participate in this special educational meeting. Attendance at the Colloquium is free and open to all operations research analysts. Participants can review read-ahead materials provided on the MORS web page at http://www.mors.org. Daily refreshments (to include lunch) will be available on both days of the Colloquium at a cost of $8.00 each day (this refreshment fee must be paid for each day of attendance). For more information concerning Colloquium 2001, please refer to the MORS web page at http://www.mors.org.
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MORSS NEWS
President's Corner
From the Archives
This year our keynote speaker at the 69th
MORSS will be. Who were some other notable four star key noters? Here are a
few:
59th MORS GEN (ret) Glenn Otis, USA
53rd MORS GEN Robert Herres, CINC USAF Space Command
50th MORS GEN Edward C Meyer, Chief of Staff, United States Army
What do these key noters have in common? They were all reprinted in PHALANX. You can read them, too. Just call the MORS Office and reserve your copy of the 35th Anniversary PHALANX CD.
HIGHLIGHTS
From The Printed Edition
C4ISR Framework of the Future by Dr Richard E Hayes, Evidence Based
Research, Inc., the lead article for the March printed edition is also featured
below.
Mr Kerry Clawson, TRW, describes the Defense
Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) project Common Imagery Ground/Surface
System (CIGSS) and how it achieves interoperability.
Dr Pauline Cason, SAIC, describes how OT
Techniques have been used to invoke changes in the public sector environment.
Renee Carlucci
reports on the Center for Army Analysis Map Room dedication.
Dr Cy Staneic, Dr Stuart Starr, FS, and
Mr Charles Taylor provide a wrap-up of the MORS Workshop on Advancing
C4ISR Assessment (held 30 October - 2 November 2000).
Introducing a New Department, Standard Deviations,
Mark Grabau leads off with his article We're Supposed to be Modeling
NOT Replicating!
In the Naval Analysis Department, Dr Brian McCue
continues his thread on Operational Search Rate - The Quintessential MOE.
In the Professional Reading Department, Wayne
Hughes, FS, provides a review of Seymore Deitchman's book, On
Being A Superpower And Not Knowing What To Do About It.
Veeps Peep
this issue features VPFM LTC Willie McFadden in his article Finance
and Management Update for the New Millennium.
ONLINE FEATURE ARTICLE
THE LAST WORD
Taking a Turn at Giving
by Paul West
PHALANX Editor
MORS is a great place to give a little back to the community that gives so much to our professional development. I am honored to take the reins as PHALANX Editor from Julian Palmore starting with this issue. It's great to take a turn at giving.
PHALANX remains the premier bulletin of MORS, with announcements of meetings, symposia and general goings-on within the Society. And we will continue to provide a platform to put forth ideas and analysis through technical articles from the community, as well as columns from the leadership and the editorial departments. But we also remain responsive to your needs. While there is a clear need for thoughtful quantitative and qualitative analytical pieces, there is also a place for professional opinion, comments and feedback.
This issue launches a new community forum, Standard Deviations, to lubricate the professional opinion and keep the creative juices flowing. Mark Grabau leads it off by throwing down the gauntlet for modelers to remember the KISS principle when designing models of complex systems. You may agree - you may not, but, as the saying goes, opinions are like elbows, everyone's got one (or two). Your professional opinion can be as much of a teaching tool for young analysts as a thought provocateur for the more experienced. Let the MORS community know what you think - through editorials like this, or through comment and feedback in letters to the Editor.
We have a few more aces up our sleeves that we believe will keep PHALANX on your coffee table and in your briefcase. Stay tuned.
Don't forget to check out PHALANX
Online regularly. You can navigate to it through the MORS homepage at http://www.mors.org. Lee Dick keeps PHALANX Online the perfect complement to the
quarterly printed edition. In addition to advance looks at some of the upcoming
PHALANX features, PHALANX Online provides a chat forum for news,
views and debates as well as room for detailed examination of topics that may
be too lengthy for the printed version.
MORS is a community of volunteers. I am continually impressed with the selfless service of professionals throughout the MORS team, whether they are working group chairs, mini-symposium leaders or directors. But you don't have to be in one of those positions to make a profound contribution. Got an idea, tip or suggestion? Send it in for our Standard Deviations column. Developing a technical concept? Get it out to the community as a feature article. See the author's guidelines at http://www.mors.org for details.
I don't know about you, but I'm thrilled to be a volunteer.