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HBCU Space Summit

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center is pleased to present the HBCU Space Summit on June 24, 2021 from 11am-12pm EDT. With the world’s eyes focusing on the challenges of space more than ever before, the space domain is becoming increasingly important. The nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have a critical role to play in expanding scientific knowledge and improving technology capabilities in space.

AFRL AI Challenge International

The Swarm and Search AI Competition Series is excited to announce the 2021 Challenge: Capture the Flag. This collaborative challenge formulated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in the United States and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl) in the UK, will bring together competitive AI experts from around the world.

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021

Join a community of end users, technologists and policymakers working together to write the next chapter of autonomous innovation and assure its safe and seamless integration into everyday life. XPONENTIAL 2021 is a reimagined hybrid experience offering fresh insight across the full spectrum of unmanned innovation, from AI, to sensors, to cybersecurity. It’s more than an in-person gathering or a virtual event. It’s the best of both worlds.

2021 Cultivating Innovation-Driven Defense: A Roundtable Discussion with Air Force Experts

Innovation fuels the global economy and provides a competitive advantage to our national defense. America’s defense communities provide the essential element for that success. A supportive and nurturing environment that sets the stage to fuel discovery, breakthroughs, and well-being for those who serve and protect. Our discussion combines a unique mix of seasoned defense leaders, veterans, and community leaders to share their winning formula for successful defense communities.

Innovare ASPIRE Series

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate seeks transformational research and development partnerships with industry, academia, and other public and private organizations through the inaugural year of the Innovare Aspire Series. 

Defense Industry: New Transformative Market for South Florida for Founders, Funders and Innovators

Join us online June 8th for an informative morning to learn more about how you can engage with the expanding innovation and tech ecosystem within the Department of Defense. Officials from key DOD innovation organizations, hubs, accelerators and matchmakers, along with prime defense contractors will discuss tech innovation, streamlined funding, the role of venture capital, acquisition and contracting mechanisms, and growing federal/academic research and partnership opportunities. Learn from recent success stories how you can get involved today!

Trusted Artificial Intelligence Challenge Series

Hosted by Innovare Advancement Center, the Trusted AI Challenge series is designed to cultivate, define and fund creative solutions to a set of challenge problems in trustworthy AI. The Trusted AI Challenge Committee has developed four challenge problems that are critical for the widespread acceptance and adoption of AI systems. The challenges are open to US based academia and small businesses, and the Air Force Research Lab international community. The submission period for white papers to the four challenge problems is OPEN NOW, with a due date of June 4th, 2021.

2021 Air, Space & Cyber Conference

AFA's Air, Space, & Cyber Conference is the leading professional development event for Air Force and Space Force officers, enlisted members, civilians, veterans, and defense industry leaders and representatives. Our conference brings together top Air Force and Space Force leadership, industry experts, and government officials to discuss challenges facing the aerospace and cyber communities today and in the future.