AFSAB Meeting

The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board will hold its quarterly meeting next month, according to a Federal Register notice posted this morning.

The Jan. 15-16 meeting will take place at the SAFTAS Conference and Innovation Center in Arlington, VA. Parts of the Jan. 15 session will be open to the public, according to the notice, which further states:

The purpose of this Air Force Scientific Advisory Board quarterly meeting is to introduce the FY13 SAB study topics tasked by the Secretary of the Air Force: countering electro-optical and infrared targeting system threats to our aircraft, disaggregation of satellite mission applications, and communicating in a contested environment. The SAB will receive presentations that address relevant subjects to these studies and the SAB mission. This board meeting will also include the publication status of the FY12 studies, the latest updates on the ongoing study outbriefs, as well as discussion of the SAB's review of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) science and technology investments. The remaining FY13 Board schedule will also be discussed.

The board also recently revamped its website. Future quarterly meetings will take place on the following dates:

Spring
Apr 9-12, 2013
Location: Barksdale AFB, LA
Apr 8 - Study Chairs brief EXCOM

Summer
June 17-28, 2013
Location: Crystal City, VA

Fall
Sep 23-24, 2013
Location: Crystal City, VA
Sep 25 - New Member Training

View InsideDefense.com's compilation of the latest AFSAB reports.