THE TEAM ORLANDO MAY 2013 NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
PM TRASYS Collaborating with PM CATT on Trainer By Dolly Rairigh Glass
The Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager Training Systems (PMTRASYS), is currently working in partnership with the Project Manager for Combined Arms Tactical Trainers (CATT), Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), on the Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) program. READ MORE
May 22-24, 2013 ITEC 2013: Rome, Italy » More Info
Clinton: Orlando Simulation Industry Great Economic Example By Terri Bernhardt
Former President Bill Clinton recently visited Orlando and delivered the Spring Commencement speech to thousands of graduates from the College of Health, Public Affairs and College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. “UCF was pleased that President Clinton helped us celebrate our 50th anniversary year by speaking at commencement,” Grant Heston, Associate Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs, UCF stated. “His affection for UCF was clear, and it is a memory our students will have for a lifetime. His was another voice lauding UCF’s mission to be America’s leading partnership university.” READ MORE
GameTech Succeeds in Bringing Together Training Arenas
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By Dolly Rairigh Glass
There’s no doubt that 2013 was one of the most challenging planning years for GameTech organizers, with sequestration and a hard stance on any government travel. But knowing the importance of bringing together the involved areas in serious gaming and its translation into so many training arenas, the National Center for Simulation (NCS) and Team Orlando pushed forward and in the end, were very happy with the success of GameTech. READ MORE
PEO STRI's Joe Giunta: Getting to Know the PARC By Dolly Rairigh Glass
Joe Giunta is the Director of the Acquisition Center for the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) and serves as the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC). In this position, he is responsible for both the contract execution and contract administration, and oversight of a multi-billion portfolio and greater than 3,000 contract actions annually. He is also responsible for leading more than 180 contracting professionals.
June 12-13, 2013 Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS) 2013: Orlando, FL » More Info
June 15, 2013 Army Birthday Ball » More Info
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PM TRADE Launches Initiative with Industry Partners By Rob Wolf
Chances are very high that anyone remotely supporting the live training community is familiar with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES). The MILES laser code standard has been the foundation of Project Manager Training Devices’ (PM TRADE) live force-on-force product line success since its adoption in the early 1980s. Since then, more than 250,000 MILES systems have been fielded worldwide, and are still in production today, to simulate the hit and kill effects of direct fire engagements from Soldiers and weapon systems. READ MORE
An important milestone was achieved on April 26, marking the release of the 1.0.0 version of the Experience API (xAPI) specification. Numerous contributors from the distributed learning community had a hand in shaping and authoring this new spec.
The authoritative 1.0.0 version of the xAPI document currently resides on ADL’s GitHub site. A Dr. Alicia Sanchez holds the title of “Games Czar” at the Defense Acquisition University, and at GameTech 2013, she reviewed the top PDF file that represents a “snapshot” of the authoritative ten most relevant research findings in the use of serious video specification as of April 26 is games in training and education. available for download While very little research on the use of video games in education on ADLnet.gov. and training makes headlines, there is great research in serious games, game components and implementations that » Read More DOWNLOAD have real impacts on the way we approach game projects. To learn about the findings, download the full report.
DAU's Sanchez Shares Top 10 Research Findings in Games
Busy Month of May for NCS Members With a little help from Mother Nature and a break in the rain, the National Center for Simulation hosted its annual golf tournament at Stoneybrook East Golf Club on May 3 to benefit the Vince & Beth Amico Scholarship for Modeling and Simulation University of Central Florida and the Henry C. Okraski Scholarship in Simulation Technology & Robotics at Daytona State College. READ MORE
Respectfully submitting for Team Orlando: Terri M. Bernhardt Editor Dolly Rairigh Glass Contributing Editor
Who Visited Team Orlando? Vice Admiral David Dunaway, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, addressed employees of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division and Naval Support Activity Orlando on May 9 at the Town Hall Hall. He discussed his vision and priorities for NAVAIR during a time of contracting defense budgets. “It costs about $16,000 an hour to fly a plane for training,” he explained while addressing how modeling and simulation products from Orlando help increase military proficiency at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
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