"2019 Historicon War College schedule is up." Topic

Everyone, sorry it's so late but for those of you interested in the War College we posted the schedule today. You can see it here – hmgs.org/page/HconEvents and click on the War College button.

Very nice-looking lineup (the topics, not the speakers!) on a good variety of themes.

Might have to attend a few!

Great stuff. I hope to fit in a few things on Thursday. After that I am too busy running games.

Glad you like the schedule, Dan.

Much of it was designed with GMs (like you) in mind.

Happy to hear that you also like the schedule, Col. Buck. I'm sure the War College would welcome a presentation from you in the future. Your career has covered a lot of interesting ground, both in and out of the gaming arena. I'm sure that a presentation on rules and scenario design in general and/or a seminar on the development of your Combat Patrol rules system would be popular. As you may know, the Admiralty Trilogy GMs regularly host a seminar on their naval rules and changes to their systems.

For those too lazy or too feeble to click on the link above, here's a sneak peak at some of the highlights from the War College schedule at Historicon:

Dr. John Prados is scheduled to deliver a lecture on Jungle Warfare (the convention theme) in the South Pacific in WW2 and a lecture on the Japanese battleship Yamato;

Dr. Steve Waddell of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will talk about Tiger tanks in conjunction with hosting a WW2 game at Historicon;

Paul Westermeyer will speak on a number of topics, including the history of wargaming and addressing ethical issues in wargame design;

Christopher Lawrence, Executive Director and President of The Dupuy Institute, will speak on "War By Numbers" and the nature of conventional warfare, including a look at WW2 battles during the Italian Campaign and the Battle of the Bulge;

Dr. Alexander Stavropoulos of the New York Military Affairs Symposium will speak on the battle of Jena;

Nikolas Lloyd will speak on a number of topics, including Hannibal and the Second Punic War;

Jared Fishman, HMGS member, GM and candidate for the Board of Directors, will present a seminar entitled "Historical Gaming In The School Classroom: A How To Guide From Both The Teacher And Student Perspective" in conjunction with a teacher-student hosted Franco-Prussian game after the lecture; and

a discussion and debate, hosted by a panel of veteran HMGS GMs and players, on the convention theme topic of "The Greatest Jungle Battle In History."

That's just a few of the speakers and topics on the schedule. For a complete list of the lectures at the War College, please click on the link above.

Enjoy the lectures. Hope to see you there.

NOT the speakers!?!?!

Well!

More highlights from the HMGS War College at Historicon:

2008 Battle of Sadr City: a panel of retired U.S. Army colonels discuss combined arms operations in an urban environment.

Hope to see you there.

Wow, that is an interesting line up. Unfortunately I have made myself a tight schedule. I'll probably have to miss the John Prados lectures.

But well done to whoever has arranged the speakers.

Thanks for the kind words, Bowman.

The "new and improved" War College at Historicon is, like many other things at the convention, due to the efforts of the convention director, Joby Miller ("Ploogak" on TMP) (with a little help from his friends).

Hope to see you (and others) at one of the lectures.

More highlights from the HMGS War College at Historicon:

"Ardennes 1914" by Jessee Scarborough and Test of Battle Games (with a related game by the same name in the Historicon PEL);

"No Great War, No Great Peace: Kilmichael, Ireland 1920" by Robert Mosher; and

"The ABDA Defense of Java" by Jeff Schulz.

For further details, please see the link above.

Hope to see you there.

FYI, the HMGS War College at Historicon 2019 will be held in the Montgomery House at the convention center (even though none of the lectures are specifically on Monty) which is on Level E just opposite from the Vendor Hall and the Tournament area. Look for the renovated brick structure near Registration.

If you have some free time between shopping and gaming, please stop by. For a list of all the seminars, please see the link above.

Hope to see you there.

The HMGS War College at Historicon 2019 has been going strong for the past two days.

FYI, most of the lectures will be presented on Little Wars TV in the near future.

Here's what's on the schedule for Saturday:

10am: "Historical Gaming in the School Classroom: A How To Guide from both the Teacher and Student Perspective";

11am: "Perilous Spaces: Jungle Warfare in the South Pacific" by John Prados;

Noon: "Eyes on the YAMATO: U.S. Intelligence and the Japanese Superbattleship" by John Prados (rescheduled);

1pm: "The Battle of Jena 1806";

2pm: "War by Numbers: Understanding Conventional Combat" by Christopher A. Lawrence (rescheduled);

4pm: "The ABDA Defense of Java";

5pm: "19th Century Kreigspiel: A History of the Technology of Wargaming"; and

6pm: "The Greatest Jungle Battle in History--A Panel Debate."

Cancelled: "Training for Combat in the Cold War: The Real Story Behind 'First Clash'."

For further details, please see the link above.

Hope to see you there.

In case you missed it, the HMGS War College at Historicon 2019 was a great success. For details on the speakers and their topics, please see the link above.

If you attended one (or more) of the lectures and want to comment on the experience, please feel free to do so.

Despite what some may say or believe, HMGS always appreciates constructive feedback from its members and convention attendees.