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Connections UK 2019 Programme and Speaker Bios. The final programme and consolidated speaker bios are available here. Session Details for the Introduction to Wargaming Course, Megagame, Deep Dive, and Games Fair. The details are available here. Conference Report. The PAXsims Blog about the conference is here. UK Defence Secretary Visit. We had the honour of being visited by the UK Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP. Programme. The programme was as follows: Day 1: Tuesday 03 Sep 19.   Welcome and Introduction.   Introduction to Wargaming with Tom Mouat. Why Wargame?    Audio. Types of Wargame.    Audio. Wargaming "Effects".    Audio. Wargame Design, Dice and Adjudication.    Audio. Professional Wargaming Pitfalls and Dangers.    Audio.   Super Soldiers & Killer Robots MegaGame (all day) with Jim Wallman.   Games Demonstrations (Diverse Game Formats & Adjudication Modes).   A Design Essay: Sweeping Satellites, an educational game, from initial prototype to boxed product, by Mark Flanagan.   Evening Session: Component Production & Map Making with Tom Mouat.    Audio. Day 2: Wednesday 04 Sep 19.   Welcome and Introduction.   Plenary 1: The Psychology of Wargaming with Dr Aggie Hirst.   The Psychology of Teaching tactics: Pedagogy and Wargaming with Capt Philip Matlary.    Presentation Notes.    Audio.   The Psychology of Wargaming with Prof Neil Verrall.    Audio.   The Psychology of Wargaming (audio only) with Dr Yuna Wong.   Deep Dive Sessions (taking place at the same time):   Quantitative vs Qualitative gaming with Prof Phil Sabin.   Answering "so what?" questions.   What If and So What Questions with Jim Wallman (audio only).   Successful Playtesting.   Successful Playtesting with Dr James Bennett.    Audio.   Successful Playtesting with Graham Longley-Brown.    Audio.   Data Capture & Analysis Part 1.   Data Capture and Analysis Introduction with Colin Marston.   Audio.   Doing Analysis paper mentioned.   The Evidence Framework with Paul Pearce and Tom Halliday.    Worked Example.    Audio.   Experimental Wargaming and Quantitative Analysis with Andrew Reddie and Dr Kiran Lakkaraju.     Audio.   Keynote Presentation (audio only): There's No Pro Like an Old Pro with Dr Lynette Nusbacher.   Games Fair Sessions. Day 3: Thursday 05 Sep 19.   Welcome and Introduction.   Plenary 2: Wargaming Hybrid Operations with John Curry.    Audio.   Gaming Hybrid Warfare & CyberOperations with Dr Roger Mason.    Audio.   Decisions & Disruptions with Dr Ben Shreeve.    Audio.   Deep Dive Sessions (taking place at the same time):   Wargaming the Future.    Wargaming the Future with Stephen Aguilar-Millan & Stephen Downes-Martin.    Audio Introduction.    Audio Backbriefs.   Space Wargames.   Space Wars with Stephen Etheridge (presentation only).   Technology to Support Wargaming. (These were hands-on practical sessions). Report here.   Data Capture and Analysis Part 2.   Data Capture & Analysis Introduction with Colin Marston.   Human Terrain with Dave Robson.     Notes.     Audio.   Hosting Matrix Games in Slack with LTC Thorsten Kodalle.    Audio.   On Wargaming with Matt Caffrey and Dr James McClelland.    Video.   Audio.    Book Download.   Plenary 3: The Selection and Use of Commercial off the Shelf and Modified off the Shelf (COTS/MOTS) Games with Colin Marston.   COTS Wargames and Professional Development with Lt Col Ranald Shepherd.    Audio.   COTS Air Games with Jim Wallman.    Audio.   Blockbuster with Paul Beaves.    Audio.   Concerns about Professional Wargaming with Wilf Owen.    Audio.   Keynote Presentation: Thinking Differently with Major General Mitch Mitchell, Director DCDC.    Speech.   Plenary 4: Gaming Peace and Stabilisation Operations with Prof Rex Brynen.    Audio.   Farewell to Prof Phil Sabin.   Closing Remarks with Colin Marston.    Audio.