MODSIM World Conference & Expo - October 11–14, 2011 - Virginia Beach Convention Center

2011 THEME: Overcoming Critical Global Challenges with Modeling & Simulation

MODSIM World is a unique multi-disciplinary international conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology across industry, government and academia.

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Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 11
Pre-Conference Workshops
10 am – 6 pm Registration Desk Open  
11 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Floor Open for Exhibitor Set-up only  
12:30 – 2:30 pm Workshop: Let's Build a Distance Training Event
Jay Gendron 		Room 2AB
12:30 – 2:30 pm Workshop: Human Behavior Modeling
Yiannis Papelis, ODU 		Room 3AB
12:30 – 4:45 pm CIT CIT Workshop: Grant Funding Workshop, with Special Discussion on Modeling & Simulation SBIR Opportunities
Robert Brooke, Director, Federal Funding Programs, CIT
 Room 3CDE
12:30 – 2:30 pm Workshop: Introduction to Modeling & Simulation
Andy Collins, VMASC
 Room 4AB
2:30 - 2:45 pm Break 2nd Floor Foyer
2:45 – 4:45 pm Workshop: Certified Modeling & Simulation Professional (CMSP) Program
Rick Severinghaus, AEgis Technologies
 Room 2AB
2:45 – 4:45 pm Workshop: Getting Your Head in the Game
John Gresham
 Room 2CD
2:45 – 4:45 pm SIMIOWorkshop: Minimize Delivery Schedule Risk and Cost in Manufacturing
C. Dennis Pegden, Chairman and CEO, Simio LLC
 Room 3AB
2:45 – 4:45 pm Workshop: Modeling & Simulation Analysis
Andy Collins, VMASC
 Room 4AB
5 - 7 pm VMASCVMASC M&S Meet & Greet (invitation only) Exhibit Floor A
7 - 9 pm Ignite Hampton Roads"Ignite Hampton Roads" Event
Admission is free to the general public; doors open at 6:45 pm.		 Exhibit Floor A

Wednesday, October 12
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Exhibit Floor A
7:30 am - 6 pm Exhibit Hall Open  
8:30 - 9 am Keynote Address to MODSIM World Conference Attendees
Bob McDonnell, Virginia Governor		 Room 1ABC
9 - 9:30 am Keynote Address to MODSIM World Conference Attendees
Lesa Roe, NASA Langley Research Center Director		 Room 1ABC
9:30 - 10 am Break Exhibit Floor A
10 - 11:30 am

Tracks Session 1

Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders   Defense Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Health and Medicine   Health & Medicine Room 3CDE
Homeland Security and First Responders   Homeland Security & First Responders Room 4AB
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
11:30 am - 1 pm Lunch Exhibit Floor A
1 - 2:30 pm Special Event: Manufacturing M&S Workshop
Including keynote by Dr. Sridhar Kota, Assistant Director, Advanced Manufacturing, Office of Science and Technology Policy and ASME Fellow
 3CDE
1 - 5 pm Special Event
Health and Medicine EVMS Sim Center Tour and Workshop
(bus to and from EVMS Sim Center)		 EVMS (off site)
1 - 2:30 pm Tracks Session 2
Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders Track   Defense Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Homeland Security and First Responders   Homeland Security & First Responders Room 4AB
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
2:30 - 3 pm Break Exhibit Floor A
3 - 4:30 pm Special Event: Manufacturing M&S Workshop
(Part 2)
 3CDE
3 - 4:30 pm Tracks Session 3
Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders   Defense Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Homeland Security and First Responders   Homeland Security & First Responders Room 4AB
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
4:30 - 4:45 pm Break Exhibit Floor A
4:45 - 5:45 pm Special Event: National M&S Plan Overview
Fred Lewis, RADM, USN (Ret.) NTSA President
 Room 1ABC
5:30 - 6:30 pm VIP Reception (invitation only) Exhibit Floor A
5:45 - 9:30 pm Special Event: STEM Expo Ballroom Lobby
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Education Dream, Create, Go! STEM Education Event
Presented by Mario Armstrong; FREE and open to the public; specifically targeting middle and high school students, teachers and parents. Registration is required. (Doors will open at 6 pm to welcome attendees.)

 Ballroom 3

Thursday, October 13
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Exhibit Floor A
7:30 am - 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open  
7:30 am - 6 pm Track Poster Session Exhibit Floor A
8:30 - 9:30 am Keynote Address to MODSIM World Conference Attendees
Dr. L.D. Britt, Professor of Surgery at EVMS and President of the American College of Surgeons		 Room 1ABC
9:30 - 10 am Break Exhibit Floor A
9:45 - 10 am Student/Teacher Check-in for STEM Day Lobby in front of
Exhibit Hall A
10 - 11 am Students and Teachers Tour Expo Floor Exhibit Hall A
10 - 11 am Special Event
Panel: "The Value of Modeling & Simulation in Academic & Career Paths"		 1ABC
10 - 11:30 am

Tracks Session 4

Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders   Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Health and Medicine   Health & Medicine Room 3CDE
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
11 - 1 pm Special Event
Education STEM Session with Students & Teachers		 1ABC
11:30 am - 1 pm Lunch Exhibit Floor A
1 - 2:30 pm Special Event
Modeling & Simulation at the Nexus of Interdisciplinary Enterprises
Noah Schwartz, Christopher Newport University		 1ABC
1 - 2:30 pm

Tracks Session 5

Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders   Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Health and Medicine   Health & Medicine Room 3CDE
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
1 - 2:30 pm Special Event: M&S Standards Workshop
Andy Collins, VMASC
 4C
2:30 - 3 pm Break Exhibit Floor A
2:30 - 6:30 pm Special Event
Sigma Xi College Student Poster Event		 Exhibit Floor A
3 - 4:30 pm

Tracks Session 6

Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders   Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Health and Medicine   Health & Medicine Room 3CDE
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
3 - 4:30 pm Special Event: M&S Standards Workshop
Andy Collins, VMASC
 4C
4:30 - 4:45 pm Break Exhibit Floor A
5 - 6:30 pm Special Event: Reception Exhibit Floor A
6:30 - 8:30 pm Special Event: Banquet & Awards Ballroom 1

Friday, October 14
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Exhibit Floor A
7:30 am - 12 pm Exhibit Hall Open  
8:30 - 9:30 am Keynote Address to MODSIM World Conference Attendees
Stu Armstrong, Chief Technology Officer for Training and Simulation Services, QinetiQ		 Room 1ABC
9:30 - 10 am Break Exhibit Floor A
10 am - 12 pm

Tracks Session 7

Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders   Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Room 2AB
Education   Education Room 1D
Health and Medicine   Health & Medicine Room 3CDE
The Human Dimension   Human Dimension Room 3AB
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 2CD
Serious Games and Virtual Worlds   Serious Games & Virtual Worlds Room 4AB
11:30 - 11:45 am Break Exhibit Floor A
12 pm Conference Closes