Dates for Boyd and Beyond 2013 at Quantico, Virginia, are 11 and 12 October 2013.

More details to follow.

“The most powerful drive in the ascent of man is his pleasure in his own skill. He loves to do what he does well and, having done it well, he loves to do it better. You see it in his science. You see it in the magnificence with which he carves and builds, the loving care, the gaiety, the effrontery. The monuments are supposed to commemorate kings and religions, heroes, dogmas, but in the end the man they commemorate is the builder.” ~Jacob Bronowski

The New York Times has a great article "Ready, Aim, Ready? that discusses the importance of not only traditional firearms training but the need for scenario based training. Firearms skills are perishable and decision making skills the same hold true, the skills are perishable.

...by planning and conducting realistic training. Likewise, through the conduct of challenging training, soldiers gain confidence in themselves, their fellow soldiers, and their leaders, as well as in their weapons and equipment. The expression, TRAIN AS YOU WILL FIGHT, is more than just catchy rhetoric. If leadership is the heart of developing cohesion in organizations, training is the blood that enables all parts to work in synchronization with one another.