Category Archives: Announcements
Nominations Now Open: CIMSEC 2021-2022 Officer Terms
By Jimmy Drennan
CIMSEC officer roles are annually elected positions, and nominations are now open.
In order to submit a nomination, you must be a CIMSEC member at the time of nomination. The nominee must be a CIMSEC member as well. Members can be nominated and run for more than one position but may only hold one voting office. Officers may also be members of the Board of Directors.
To read more about the positions and the scope of responsibilities, click here. As an all-volunteer group, we rely on our officers to carry out the important day-to-day functions and mission of CIMSEC. Expected workload for officers is a minimum of 3 hours per week, although we believe as in most things in life the more you put in to the effort the more you will get out of it. There are plenty of opportunities to make a real difference in moving our mission forward if you want to put in the time.
It is important to stress the premium we place on communication. If you make the commitment to become an officer, you are expected to stay in regular contact.
After You Are Nominated
For those stepping up to compete as a candidate for an elected position, once you have been nominated you will be contacted and asked whether you accept the nomination. If you do, you will also be asked to submit answers to the following two questions to President@cimsec.org before the election begins. It is therefore recommended that you also prepare and submit your answers as soon as possible.
1. What are your qualifications?
2. What are your goals?
Nominations close on November 18. Elections will commence soon after.
Jimmy Drennan is President of CIMSEC. Contact him at President@cimsec.org.
Vote Now: CFAR 2021 Finalist Voting Now Open
By Jimmy Drennan
We need your help deciding which authors and topics will be featured at this year’s CIMSEC Forum for Authors and Readers—CFAR 2021!
Your nominations have yielded an outstanding slate of authors and articles for consideration. In this final round of voting, the authors of the top vote-getting articles will be invited to speak at our fall event on the article topic. Consider the topics and articles you would like updates on, or what author you’d like to pose questions to. Voting will close at the end of September 9.
All CIMSEC members are eligible to vote for four nominated authors at the bottom of this page. If you’re not a CIMSEC member yet, it’s free and easy to sign up here.
As always, thank you to CNA and our contributors for their generous support and for helping us bring you this event. And special congratulations to the author nominees, who are listed below in no particular order.
“Evolution of the Fleet: A Closer Look at the Chinese Fishing Vessels off the Galapagos,” by Dr. Tabitha Mallory and Dr. Ian Ralby
“Don’t Overlook the Medical Fleet in Distributed Maritime Operations,” by Misty Wilkins
“Crippled Capacity: How Weak Maritime Enforcement Emboldened Ansar Al-Sunna,” by Kelly Moss
“Lifting the Veil on the Lightly Manned Surface Combatant,” by Ben DiDonato
“Intel Owns Red: How Red Teaming Can Prepare the Fleet for the Fight Ahead,” by Lieutenant Commander Christopher Blake and Lieutenant Grace Jones
“No Ordinary Boats: Cracking the Code on China’s Spratly Maritime Militias,” by Ryan Martinson
“The Navy Should Stop Talking About the Future and Start Building It,” by Frank Goertner
“Winning the War on Distraction: Military Leaders Need Quiet Minds in the Digital Age,” by Bill Bray
“Leviathan Wakes: China’s Growing Fleet of Autonomous Undersea Vehicles,” by Ryan Fedasiuk
“The U.S. Needs an Official Sixth Fleet History, and the Europeans Do Too,” by Sebastian Bruns
“The Glutted Mariner Shortfall,” by LCDR Adena Grundy
Vote Now
Jimmy Drennan is the President of CIMSEC. Contact him at President@cimsec.org.
Announcing the 2021 CIMSEC Forum for Authors and Readers: Nominations Now Open
By Jimmy Drennan
In Fall 2021 CIMSEC will host the seventh annual CIMSEC Forum for Authors and Readers (CFAR), an event where our readers and the public get to select the top CIMSEC authors of the preceding year, and engage with them on their work and topics of interest. The evening will provide a chance to engage your favorite CIMSEC contributors, hear their thoughts on how their pieces have held up, and explore their predictions.
Thanks to the generous partnership of the Center for Naval Analyses we are pleased to offer a professional conference on a range of maritime security issues. We will also hold CFAR virtually via Zoom, so you can join in the discussion no matter where in the world you are!
Event Details
August 25–September 1: Nominations open
September 6-9: Voting on finalists
September 15: Winners and speakers lineup announced
How will the speakers be chosen? All CIMSEC readers are welcome to submit nominations for articles with the only criteria that the article nominated must have published on CIMSEC on or after June 8th, 2020. After nominations close, CIMSEC members will vote on the selected pieces and the finalists will receive invites to speak at CFAR. Not yet a member? Consider joining CIMSEC for free!
Submit your nominations using the form below.
We hope you can join us for an exciting event where authors chosen by CIMSEC readers will present on their writing and research. See you in the fall!
Jimmy Drennan is the President of CIMSEC. Contact him at President@cimsec.org.