Overview

IPOC is an executive education experience to help security practitioners like you prepare for engaging in cooperative security efforts that build capacity to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. During this one-week, 40-hour course, we will examine the Indo-Pacific strategic approaches of the United States, its partner nations – e.g., Australia, India, Japan, and Korea – and its competitors – e.g., China and Russia. Framed by a common understanding of the geopolitical landscape and security architecture of the Indo-Pacific, we will explore the four sub-regional dynamics of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania. Course participants will consider and analyze the many challenges and opportunities through the lenses of defense, economic security, maritime security, information security, and cyber security. The goal is for Fellows to learn how a free and open Indo-Pacific is contingent on national levels of good governance in each of those sectors.

Course Format

This five-day, 40-hour course is a full-time commitment on your part. You will be expected to be available and engaged during that entire time and not participate in any work-related activities.

Attire for Everyone

No military/service uniforms. The standard dress for all participants during the entire course is Business Smart or “Aloha Crisp,” which consists of slacks, a dress or skirt, an Aloha (collared) shirt or blouse, and appropriate shoe-wear.

Wi-Fi and Course Content

While attending the course, you will have access to the Center’s Wi-Fi network to connect your personal devices (phones, tablets, laptops).

Information about the course, along with links to resource materials and other information relevant to your participation in IPOC, is contained on the Center’s online Learning Management System (LMS). In the next couple of weeks, you will receive an additional email with your account information and instructions on how to access the LMS. This course content is accessible from any device with the provided account, both during the course and after the course, as long as you maintain the account.

We recommend that you bring your own device to access this content, which remains available and accessible after the course as long as you maintain your account. For the best viewing of the course content, we recommend either a tablet or a laptop.

Communication

You are invited to join the IPOC 25-2 WhatsApp group chat via the QR Code. This will be your primary means of communication with APCSS outside of normal course hours. Use of WhatsApp is voluntary and at the discretion of each participant. If you have the WhatsApp app on your phone, scan the code to join the group.

Coming to the Center

Please arrive on 20 October between 0700 and 0800 to complete in-processing, have your photograph taken, and find your seminar room.

Traffic coming into Waikiki can be challenging, so please plan accordingly and give yourself sufficient time. We greatly appreciate your help to avoid unnecessary interruptions in the course. Fellows will only enter the Center through the front door as indicated by the red arrows on the image. Parking is in the Hale Koa Hotel parking garage, located adjacent to the Center. Please bring your parking ticket with you to the Center for validation. Validation will be provided once a day.

On all other days, please arrive at the Center between 0730 and 0745. Lectures will start promptly at 0800.

Location

• 2058 Maluhia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
• DKI APCSS is located to the right of the Hale Koa Hotel parking garage entrance.
• DKI APCSS is a secure facility; a staff member will greet you at the front door.
• Google Map Link

Lunch & Icebreaker Reception

An icebreaker will be held on the first day of the course. A contribution of $10 is required to cover the cost of this event for those choosing to participate. On Wednesday, there is also an optional pizza lunch for an additional $10. Please bring cash to pay for your participation. The payment for one or both will be collected on Monday morning during in-processing. For all other days, you are encouraged to bring your own lunch, especially if you would like to attend the lunch presentation brown-bag sessions on Tuesday through Thursday. Refrigerators and microwaves will be available. There is also a Surf’s Up Cafe at the Center that is stocked with sodas, water, juices, and snacks, and is available on a pay-as-you-go basis.

On the last day of the course, there will be a brief commencement ceremony to close the course.

Other Good Stuff

If you’re coming to the Center:

1. As our buildings use air conditioning, you may want to bring a sweater or light jacket to wear while in our classrooms for your comfort.
2. If you’re a coffee drinker, bring a covered mug.

If you have any questions, please contact us at coursesupport@dkiapcss.edu. Please see the draft schedule for the week below.