Conference Series

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Each year PONI hosts four conferences that bring together people from across the nuclear enterprise to discuss a range of nuclear issues.

The PONI yearly conference series brings together junior and senior level professionals from the laboratories, the military, and industry, academia and policy sectors to hear selected presentations on nuclear weapons infrastructure, strategy and policy. PONI holds three regional conferences – on the east coast, west coast and in the United Kingdom – and then a fourth Capstone Conference at United States Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska. The Capstone Conference features selected presentations from preceding regional conferences and offers individuals an opportunity to present their work to senior leadership from across the nuclear enterprise. Those who present at the Capstone Conference will also be invited to publish a paper based on their presentation in a journal produced by CSIS.

Each PONI Conference features (usually five) panels of selected presentations on a wide range of nuclear issues. They span 1.5 days: day one begins with breakfast and concludes with an evening dinner and keynote address; day two begins with breakfast and ends after lunch.

2011 PONI Conference Series Schedule

Spring Conference - Nevada Site Office (April 4 - 6)
Summer Conference - Center for Strategic and International Studies (July 7 - 8)
Fall Conference - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA (September 8 - 9)
Capstone Conference - Offutt Air For Base, NE (December 6)

Breakfast Events

PONI also regularly holds breakfast events hosted by senior experts, who share their insights and dialogue with young PONI members. These breakfast events are designed provide junior people in the field with an opportunity to engage high level nuclear statesmen that are otherwise difficult to access.

Blog

PONI Capstone Conference Recap
Dec 8, 2011

By Eli Jacobs

This past Tuesday, PONI held its Capstone Conference, the fourth part of PONI’s conference series, at STRATCOM in Omaha, Nebraska. The event brought together junior and senior professionals from laboratories, the military, industry, academia, and policy circles to discuss pressing nuclear issues. It included a series of presentations by young professionals, as well as a lunch address by Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS, and a keynote address by Lt Gen James Kowalski, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
Last day to register for the PONI Capstone Conference!
Nov 22, 2011

Registration for the 2011 PONI Capstone Conference on December 6 will close at the end of the day today. Here is the agenda, registration link, and event page. It's been a great year for the conference series and the capstone conference is always a lot of fun. Contact Mark Jansson with questions.