february 2014 did you know? - national center for simulation
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March 11 U.S. Army PEO STRI PALT Meeting 9 to 9:45 a.m., P3, Room 321 PM TRASYS PALT Meeting 9 to 9:45 a.m., P3, Room 321 U.S. Army PEO STRI & NAWCTSD Small Business Information Forum Initiative (SBIFI) Meeting 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., P3, Room 321 NAWCTSD PALT Meeting 1:30 - 3p, P3, Room 321 March 26 Induction Ceremony for the NCS Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame Orange County Convention Center, 6 - 8 p.m. www.simulationinformation.com April 15 U.S. Army PEO STRI PALT Meeting 9 to 9:45 a.m., P3, Room 321 PM TRASYS PALT Meeting 9 to 9:45 a.m., P3, Room 321 U.S. Army PEO STRI & NAWCTSD Small Business Information Forum Initiative (SBIFI) Meeting 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., P3, Room 321 NAWCTSD NDIA IPT Industry Acquisition Process 1:30 - 3p, P3, Room 321
April 15-17 MODSIM World 2014 Hampton Roads Convention Center Hampton, Virginia April 16 Spring Industry Capability Day 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. UCF Partnership III Building Room 321-A/B www.simulatioininformation.com May 13 U.S. Army PEO STRI PALT Meeting 9 to 9:45 a.m., P3, Room 321 PM TRASYS PALT Meeting 9 to 9:45 a.m., P3, Room 321 U.S. Army PEO STRI & NAWCTSD Small Business Information Forum Initiative (SBIFI) Meeting 10:15 - 11:15 a.m., P3, Room 321 NAWCTSD PALT Meeting 1:30 - 3p, P3, Room 321 June 11-12 TSIS www.ndia.org June 14 Army Ball www.ausa-sunshine.org August MT3 www.mt3conference.com September 3-5 GameTech Conference www.gametechconference.com
FEBRUARY 2014
Respectfully submitting for Team Orlando: Terri M. Bernhardt
Editor Dolly Rairigh Glass
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Team Orlando at Otronicon
By Terri M. Bernhardt
Once again, Team Orlando participated in the Orlando Science
Center’s Otronicon event. Otronicon is a four-day technology
experience and is one of the largest events of the year for the
Orlando Science Center. Team Orlando’s participation
demonstrates their ongoing collaborative outreach efforts in the
Greater Orlando area.
PM TRASYS’ Bushika Always Wanted to Serve
By Dolly Rairigh Glass
A native of the small town of Florida, in the mountains of northwestern
Massachusetts, Martin Bushika said it must have been his destiny that
he would one day make the move to Florida, the state. As his school’s
Valedictorian, Bushika was excited to be accepted to the Naval
Academy, where he studied Electrical Engineering with the ‘great class
of 1978,’ and graduated top in his class, giving him first choice on
Service Selection, which for Bushika was the submarine
community.
Industry Capability Day Great Benefit For All Parties
By Dolly Rairigh Glass
Looking at additional opportunities to bring industry and Team Orlando members together to share in clever innovations and new partnerships, twelve companies participated in the first ever Team Orlando Industry Capability Day hosted by the National Center for Simulation (NCS) on Jan. 30. The half-day event allowed these companies to showcase any new and exciting capabilities for acquisition and professional personnel from all Team Orlando commands in an environment that was inviting and comfortable, and a venue right in their backyard.
Team Orlando Supports Future Scientists and Engineers
Volunteers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Human Research Directorate, Simulation and Training Technology Center (ARL-HRED STTC), the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWC‐TSD) served as judges at the Seminole County Regional Science Fair.
Plescha: Symposium A Chance to Engage Industry and Gain Insight
Courtesy of the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
The Air Force Association’s (AFA) Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition will take place February 19-21, 2014, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Invited speakers to the Symposium are the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Deborah Lee James; Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Mark A. Welsh III; Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody; and other top Air Force leaders.
Team Orlando Supporting STEM Day at the Capitol
By Dolly Rairigh Glass
Team Orlando STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Advocate, Benn Aaronson, will take part in the first ever STEM Day at the Capitol, March 5, at the Capitol Building in Tallahassee.
The Orlando Science Center, which partners with Team Orlando on various STEM efforts, is coordinating the group that will travel to
the state’s capital for the event, as a means of communicating to Florida’s lawmakers the many impactful ways that the excitement and opportunity of STEM are being presented to our youth.
National Center for Simulation to Honor Hall of Fame Inductees
By Dolly Rairigh Glass
The National Center for Simulation has announced its inaugural class of inductees for the NCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame, whom will be inducted at a special ceremony on March 26 at the Orange County Convention Center. The Hall of Fame will be a part of the M&S Center of Excellence that will be permanently housed at the OCCC in space that was donated by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, in partnership with OCCC leadership.
Small Business Focus of Joint Service Forum By Dolly Rairigh Glass
Tara Wagner remembers the day that a small business approached her after the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) monthly PALT meeting, and asked if the organization was holding any kind of forum exclusively for Small Business. Wagner, PEO STRI’s Deputy for Small Business Programs, said they weren’t but it got the wheels turning.
PEO STRI Takes Home The Gold By Rick Gregory, APEO Business Operations Support Staff
PEO STRI was recognized recently with the top award (Gold) in the
large organization (more than 500 employees) category in the
annual 2013 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Award
Program.
The Department of Defense-wide competition was started in 2004, with the entries being judged by senior government and
private sector leaders in workforce training, development and talent management. PEO STRI’s workforce development initiatives have previously been acknowledged with the Bronze Award.
DAU’s Senior Service College Fellowship Program Visits Team Orlando By Terri M. Bernhardt
In late January, the DAU Senior Service College Fellowship (SSCF) program returned to Team Orlando with a new class of senior civilian acquisition leaders to introduce them to Team Orlando’s military organizations and capabilities surrounding modeling, simulation and training.
According to sources at UCF, the Partnership III building was built to meet the silver level of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. LEED is aimed at improving energy savings, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reduction and indoor environmental quality. To meet these standards, the Partnership III building had to include T-5 fluorescent lighting, occupancy sensors, and enhanced wall, roof and window insulation. In addition it has to install an energy-efficient chilled water air-conditioning system, and a demand-control approach to ventilation, which brings more outside air into a space when many people are inside and less when there are few people present.
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