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President's Cornerby Fred LewisFor NTSA MembersThe annual Modeling and Simulation Leadership Summit, an annual event that brings together key members of the M&S community of practice, was held this year on February 11 in Virginia Beach, VA. Dr. Linda Brent, coordinator for strategic planning at the National Training and Simulation Association, gave remarks at the opening of this event which I feel important enough to form the body of this month's President’s Letter. With Dr. Brent's gracious permission, I quote them here. "Consistent with our action plan arising from these summits, we anticipate this to be the inaugural event for the creation of a national framework for modeling and simulation. This watershed event brings together the diversity of thought and practice, with experts in their disciplines, all sharing in their use of modeling and simulation as a tool to improve human performance, technical achievement and our national education objectives. With the start of the Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus several years ago, Congressman Forbes (R-VA) and the Caucus initiated a leadership summit-to bring together senior leaders across government, industry, and academic to discuss national agenda issues related to modeling and simulation. The National Training and Simulation Association formed a standing committee to provide the interface to the Caucus for the planning of this event and others throughout the year in support of the Caucus. Members of this committee have committed significant time and effort to ensure that these events accomplish the agendas both of the Caucus and of the community of practice. This is the third annual Leadership Summit. The out-brief of each of these events has summarized for the community and for the Caucus the next phase objectives and resulting action plan to further the use of modeling and simulation across all aspects of our workforce and our society. The action plan is then coordinated by NTSA and the Standing Committee to further the national agenda of the Caucus, and the growth of the industry across government, commercial and educational sectors. We then take opportunities such as this meeting to brief the community of practice on progress related to the actions established. I would like to take a few minutes now to highlight the progress we have made toward these objectives. Our action plan to date has been based on four primary elements of the furtherance of modeling and simulation: industrial development, business practice, professional workforce development, and technology. Looking across these four areas, the following recommendations emerged over the past two years for which an action plan was developed and executed. I will briefly describe the progress achieved for each of these recommendations. The primary recommendations that were formulated by many of the leaders sitting in this room today are as follows: To this end, our broad community of practice, working collaboratively, has achieved the following: To that end, we have structured today to provide all of us as participants a venue to learn, dialogue and respond. To learn about the breath of our community of practice across domains and organizations. While this only scratches the surface in the use of modeling and simulation across disciplines, it can serve as an educational starting point by which to frame our reference inc considering the broader context of modeling and simulation. To dialog, as we consider our own perspectives on this community of practice, and identify ways in which our perspectives and fit into a larger, national interdisciplinary perspective. To respond, providing our thoughts on a national agenda, a national framework—its scope, its perspective, and its outcomes. We each play a role in furthering this agenda." Upcoming EventsView the full list of upcoming events. |
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