Training Registration Page – FY26Q3 Virtual, Air Force

Welcome to the registration request page for a virtual Department of War (DoW) AKN Training for Air Force personnel. Training will take place Tuesday and Thursday on the 12th and 14th of May and run from 0900-1300PT each day. Please only register if you are able to commit to both 4-hour sessions.

This training will take place 100% virtually.

Please fill out the questions below to submit your registration request. Note: Submitting this form does not guarantee you a seat in the training.

There is a cap of 25 people for this training; a waitlist will be created once all seats are filled. There will be additional training sessions in the future. Note: this training is specifically for Department of Air Force and Air Force partners (e.g., contractors).

Course Description:

On 24 Jun 2022, the Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a memo that endorses and requires the use of the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) by each Department of War (DoW, formerly Department of Defense) Component. The power of the AKN and its tools are dependent on getting data uploaded and users trained on the system. In support of DoW’s use of the AKN and to maintain compliance with the 2022 OSD memo, the Department of Air Force is funding virtual DoW AKN training sessions for personnel under the Air Force and partners (e.g., contractors that support the Air Force). Sessions will equip users with the knowledge and skills to utilize the data management system and decision-support tools within the system in support of DoW’s participation in the AKN.

Attendees will learn how the AKN system is organized, how to create project metadata and input data, how data sharing levels work, and how to visualize, analyze, and aggregate data for conservation purposes. Participants will leave with the capability to upload, archive, access, and use extensive avian data tools to assist in NEPA analysis and assessing impacts of readiness and non-readiness activities directly supporting the military mission.

This training session will take place over two half-days (0900-1300PST). Please only sign up for this course if you are able to make both half-day sessions.

Instructors include engineers and biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science, Klamath Bird Observatory, and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Laboratory.

There is no cost for this training.

For any questions, please email the DoW AKN Team at DoDAKN@erdc.dren.mil.