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

2011 THEME: Overcoming Critical Global Challenges with Modeling & Simulation

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Defense Track

Defense Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Track

The Hampton Roads, Virginia, area is home for many Department of Defense major commands. It is also home to the U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO’s Allied Command Transformation. Together, these organizations create a unique synergy that makes the Hampton Roads region a focal point for the development and use of modeling and simulation (M&S) to meet complex training requirements. This track focuses on the development and use of modeling and simulation (M&S) to meet complex training, test and evaluation (T&E), experimentation, and analysis requirements. Similarly, one key factor that defense and homeland security personnel and first responders have in common is the level of their professional training and their ability to quickly and effectively respond to threats to our national security, natural disasters and other catastrophic events. These major threat events may have a potential impact upon any citizen of this nation or even the world. Therefore, the effective and efficient use of the most robust and best-developed modeling, simulation and visualization technologies is a critical component to understanding the integration, command and control across the various agencies required to ensure the personal safety of every American. The Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Track provides academic, government and industry participants the opportunity to address M&S technologies relative to their ability to resolve or mitigate current and projected operational challenges. This track seeks papers that address the following five key aspects of M&S:

  1. Currently available products used in training, experimentation, and analysis;
  2. New and emerging technologies and related tools;
  3. Best practices and case studies of successful applications of M&S;
  4. The use of M&S for decision-making, support and risk assessment; and
  5. Discussions and predictions about the future of M&S for use in defense.

Other aspects of interest include:

  • The development and advancement of M&S for: defense-related training;
  • emergency preparedness personnel (including police, firefighters, public works, National Guard and others);
  • those involved in domestic counter-terrorism or counterintelligence, border security, maritime and aviation security; and
  • many similar realms

Additional topics considered involve:

  • The application of M&S in assessment, evaluation, and experimentation;
  • technology integration;
  • protection of critical infrastructure and infrastructure resiliency;
  • disaster (contingency) planning, implementation, response and recovery;
  • interoperability standards; and
  • the development of policy and strategies for managing global, national and regional events.

Track Chairs

Steve Husak, NTSA - Track Chair - shusak@cox.net
Frank DiGiovanni, OSD Personnel & Readiness - Deputy Chair (Defense) - frank.digiovanni@osd.mil
Jennifer McNamara, BreakAway, Ltd. - Deputy Chair - jmcnamara@breakawayltd.com
Jim Wall, Texas A&M University - Deputy Chair - jim-wall@tamu.edu

Track Sponsor

Defense, Homeland Security and First Responders Track National Training and Simulation Association

National Training and Simulation Association - Defense, Homeland Security & First Responders Track
The NTSA represents and promotes the business interests of companies and individuals in the modeling & simulation and training industries. NTSA's 200 Corporate and 500 individual members enjoy reduced fees on all NTSA events and services, and industry publications. NTSA also administers the Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional (CMSP) program (www.simprofessional.org).