The Future Can't Wait (USAID, Sept 2013)- Interested in future development challenges? Please check out The Future Can't Wait, a pub that we worked on with our friends at US Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State and Woodrow Wilson Center. Dr. Wells and CTNSP Senior Research Fellow, Neyla Arnas were contributors.

Defense Horizons 75, Valued Sustainable Services: Building Partnership Capacity Through Collaborating Approaches

 

This October, we held the largest and most successful TIDES Technology Field Demonstrations at both Ft. McNair, Washington, DC and the Pentagon in its history!  For the 7th year running, TIDES showcased low-cost technology solutions (i.e. water, power, shelter) with over 60 exhibitors from all over the country demonstrating some of the newest and most interesting technologies in the development and emergency support fields for stressed populations; post-disaster, post-conflict and the impoverished.  Additionally, the Demo integrated 18 exhibitors to provide infrastructure services for the event (the most ever). The event included the highest attendance to date (over 700 visitors)--student groups from National Defense University and representatives from The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the US State Department, the American Red Cross and a host of other organizations. Speakers from all over the military, academia, NGOs, and private sector shared their insights including The Honorable Dennis McGinn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations & Environment); Mr. Scott Sklar, a leading energy expert; and Dr. Walter Dorn, from the Canadian Forces College.  The following week from 7-9 October, TIDES exhibited at the Pentagon Center Courtyard.  These events provided vast opportunities to share insights, thus creating a deeper understanding of the issues we face today in development and emergency support.

 

To check pictures from the event, click here in our new STAR-TIDES Photo Gallery!  We also have tons of pictures on the STAR-TIDES Facebook page, so don't miss us there either!

The theme of this issue is the TIDES Demo.  You will find in this newsletter a few write-ups from some of the speakers, Enjoy!

TIDES hits the Road!

We are looking into the possibility of taking TIDES on the road this upcoming spring. The TIDES Roadshow would allow us to expose DoD to some of the low-cost sustainable technology solutions that support the joint warfighter.  If the event is approved, we would transport the technologies in a large trailer to various DoD facilities across the East Coast. Specifically we are looking for TIDES-related items for demonstration and display items to display. While nothing has been confirmed, we are interested to see which organizations are interested in participating in the TIDES Roadshow.Interested vendors should contact Lou Elin Dwyer (louelin.dwyer@ndu.edu, 202-685-7284)

On Oct 2nd, TIDES welcomed the Honorable Dennis McGinn to speak at the TIDES Demo. Mr. McGinn serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment. Mr. McGinn firmly believes that the TIDES program serves as a window into the Department of Defense for the private sector. Through the STAR-TIDES network, private companies can connect their ideas to those in government looking for solutions much easier then through traditional acquisition systems. This public-private partnership not only makes the distribution of ideas easier and is more fiscally sound. In order to more efficiently assist victims of crises, the military needs to develop a more universal system of technology acquisition across all branches and with NGOs.  In Mr. McGinn's opinion, this partnership is the necessary next step for the government.  Read more