September Brings M&S Week to Hampton Roads!

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From Sept. 25 – 27, multiple organizations will come together on the campus of VMASC to present the Modeling and Simulation Multi-Con, a series of events to inform and update the M&S community on plans, preparations and opportunities.

BREAKING NEWS! Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will speak at the National Modeling & Simulation Coalition (NMSC) Business Meeting - on day 2 of the Modeling & Simulation Multi-Con - at VMASC. Registration is now open!

September 25- MODSIM WORLD Interim Event
MODSIM 2012 is a unique multi-disciplinary international conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology across industry, government and academia. The 2012 event is a one-day event bridging the fall 2011 MODSIM event to its new timeslot in the spring of 2013. Focus areas for both the 2012 and 2013 MODSIM events will be Transportation, Medical/Healthcare, Education/Workforce Development, Manufacturing, and Defense/Cyberwarfare.

September 26- National Modeling and Simulation Coalition (NMSC) Business Meeting

Members of the Coalition will discuss and adopt a Coalition Policy and Guidance and elect the incoming Board of Governors. Additionally, the five standing committees will meet to finalize their detailed action plan to report to the Coalition at this meeting. The standing committees are: Technology, Research and Development; Education and Professional Development; Industrial Development; Business Practice; Communications/Outreach and Public Awareness. All are welcome to attend to share their thoughts on these plans and initiatives; members of the Coalition will be voting.

September 27– Enabling Training Technologies for JF2020 - Moving the Training Environment into Cloud Computing
As our forces move towards their post-OEF posture, the joint training environment must be compelling and engaging. The Joint Staff J7, Joint and Coalition Warfighting will hold conversations to help identify what Cloud technologies/techniques are available to assist in delivering to multiple (currently 51) worldwide locations. Innovators in development and exploitation of Cloud technology will be invited to present research and lead discussions on commercial standards, security issues, and replicating operational environments. The workshop seeks to examine enabling technologies in the areas of (1) web-based services, (2) security, and (3) emerging technologies and frameworks, to provide an agile training and exercise environment that reflects the complexities and uncertainty of the operating environment and challenges the JF 2020 warfighter.

September 27- ODU VMASC Technology Review and Open House
The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) will open its doors to the community to build relationships and foster increased awareness of the wealth of M&S research and development taking place in Hampton Roads. VMASC will demonstrate modeling and simulation applications in medical and healthcare, defense and regional security, economic development planning and much more. A full day of presentations, demonstrations and networking opportunities is planned.


For more details and to register, please visit: http://www.trainingsystems.org/events/ or http://www.ndia.org/meetings/21M0/Pages/default.aspx


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