Committees

2008 Planning Schedule

2008 Meeting Dates & Details

2008 Kick-Off Meeting (Orlando):
January 16 (Wednesday) (Typically, golf outing on previous afternoon.)
Start at 0830 (Full Breakfast at 0800); adjourn by 1300
International Plaza Resort and Spa
10100 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
To review property and area: http://www.intlplazaresort.com
Ask for: National Training and Simulation Association or NTSA
Phone: (407) 352-1100
Rate: $121 (or prevailing per diem) (This is single occupancy rate. If two or more to a room, rates may vary.)
Cut-off Date: Sunday, December 16th, 2007
(Conference Committee, Subcommittee Chairs & Deputies, others TBD)
Ask for: National Training and Simulation Association or NTSA
Phone: (407) 939-1000

2008 Abstract Review (Jacksonville, FL):
March 19-20 (Wednesday-Thursday) (Typically, golf outing on previous afternoon.)
Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk Hotel
1515 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: (866) 845-8862 or (904) 396-5100
To review property and area: http://www.wyndhamjacksonville.com
Ask for: National Training and Simulation Association or NTSA
Rate: $84.00 (or prevailing per diem) (This is single occupancy rate. If two or more to a room, rates may vary.)
Cut-off Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
(Conference Committee and ALL subcommittee members)

2008 Paper Review (Sacramento, CA):
July 23-24 (Wednesday-Thursday) (Typically, golf outing on previous afternoon.)
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
1230 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (800) 325-3535
To review property and area: http://www.sheraton.com/sacramento
Ask for: National Training and Simulation Association or NTSA, Government or Corporate (Gov't block intended for current on active duty or directly employed by the Government or Academia)
Rate: Gov't Rate $111 (or prevailing per diem); Corp Rate $149 (These are for single occupancy rates. If two or more to a room, rates may vary.)
Cut-off Date: Monday, July 7, 2008
(Conference Committee and ALL subcommittee members)

General Schedule for the Abstract and Paper Review meetings (subject to change):

Day One
0700 Continental Breakfast
0800 General Session (All Hands)
0900 Break into Subcommittee rooms
Lunch Subcommittees on own
PM Continue Breakouts
1800 Reception
1900 Dinner

Day Two
0730 Continental Breakfast
0800 Continue Breakouts
Lunch Subcommittees on own
Adjourn at chairs' discretion

Paper Review: Subcommittee Chairs and others with program related duties should plan on staying through the second afternoon of the review meetings, especially the Paper Review.

Details regarding related activities will be provided later.

Program Review (NTSA Offcie):
August 21 (Thursday)
Start at 0800 (Continental Breakfast); adjourn by 1400
NTSA Office, 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, VA
No room block (a list of nearby hotels will be provided.)
(Current and Deputy Conference and Program Chairs, Tutorial Board Chair, Principals, Operations, NTSA, others TBD)

Presentation Review (Orlando, OCCC):
October 15 (Wednesday)
Start at 0830 (Full Breakfast at 0800); adjourn by 1300
Orange County Convention Center (specific rooms to be provided)
A small block of rooms has been reserved at the Peabody Hotel for the night of the 14th.
Ask for: National Training and Simulation Association or NTSA
Phone: (800) 732-2639
Rate: $139 (This is single occupancy rate. If two or more to a room, rates may vary.)
Cut-off Date: Monday, September 24th, 2008
(Conference Committee, Subcommittee Chairs & Deputies, others TBD)

I/ITSEC '08:
December 1-4 (Monday through Thursday)
(Bag Stuffing: 30 November (Sunday) at ~0900)
OCCC
Orlando, FL

I/ITSEC '08 Hot Wrap / '09 Kick-Off
5 December (Friday) Hot Wrap (and Hot Breakfast!) 0800
Peabody Hotel
Orlando, FL
(Conference Committee, Subcommittee Chairs, others TBD)

2007 Committees

Thank-You Letters
To request a Thank-You letter (see sample) for your participation as a member of the 2007 I/ITSEC Team, download, complete, and return this request form.
Request Form (59kb doc)
Sample Letter (22kb doc)
Forms should be submitted post-I/ITSEC but pre-31 January 2008.

The 2008 Committees and Subcommittees

I/ITSEC 2008 CONFERENCE CHAIR
Don Currie
L-3 Communications -- Link Simulation and Training
P.O. Box 5328
Arlington, TX 76005
Phone: 817.619.2801
FAX: 817.619.3576
E-mail: don.currie@l-3com.com

I/ITSEC 2008 PROGRAM CHAIR
Dr. Jim Wall
Texas Center for Applied Technology
3407 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3407
Phone: 979.862.3272
FAX: 979.862.3336
E-mail: jim-wall@tamu.edu
SubCommittee Members' Information/Handbook

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
Dr. Amy Henninger
Institute for Defense Analyses
4850 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703.845.6892
FAX: 703.845.6809
E-mail: ahenning@ida.org

TRAINING
Cyndi Turner
General Dynamics Information Technology
44421 Airport Road
Holly II, Suite 200
California, MD 20619
Phone: 240.925.5984
FAX: 240.725.7005
E-mail: cyndi.turner@gdit.com

EDUCATION
Dr. Denise Threlfall
L-3/D.P. Associates Inc.
1 Old Oyster Point Road
Suite 210
Newport News, VA 23602
Phone: 757.269.4885
FAX: 757.269.4870
E-mail: denise.threlfall@l-3com.com

HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Gerald Dreggors
Northrop Grumman
2721 Discovery Drive Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 321.235.3917
FAX: 321.235.2879
E-mail: gerald.dreggors@ngc.com

POLICY, STANDARDS, MANAGEMENT and ACQUISITION
Skip Vibert
ODUSD(R) RTPP
4000 Defense Pentagon
Room 1E537
Washington, DC 20301-4000
Phone: 703.693.4374
FAX:
E-mail: joseph.vibert.ctr@osd.mil

EMERGING CONCEPTS and INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Jeff Wallace
The Learning and Assistance Institute
1575 Rosencrans Street
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone: 619.393.0346
FAX: 619.374.2209
E-mail: jwallace@cots-llc.com

BEST PAPER
Larry Rieger
HQ TRADOC  ARCIC, Stms
Attn: ATFC-ES
Fort Monroe, VA 23651-5000
Phone: 757.788.5814
FAX: 757.788.4394
E-mail: lawrence.rieger@us.army.mil

INTERSERVICE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

U.S. Army Executive
Dr. Jim Blake
Program Executive Officer
PEO STRI
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
Phone: 407.384.3502
FAX: 407.384.3510
jim.blake@us.army.mil

U.S. Army Principal
Pete Marion
PEO STRI
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
Phone: 407.384.3799
FAX: 407.384.5228
E-mail: peter.marion@us.army.mil

U.S. Navy Executive
CAPT Harry Robinson, USN
Commanding Officer, NAWCTSD
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3275
Phone: 407.380.8279
FAX: 407.381.8744
E-mail: harry.m.robinson@navy.mil

U.S. Navy Principal
Gary R. Fraas
Advanced Simulation, Visual & Software Systems Division, AIR 462
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3275
Phone: 407.380.8291
FAX: 407.380.4007
E-mail: Gary.Fraas@navy.mil

U.S. Marine Corps Executive
Col Frank L. Kelley, USMC
Commanding Officer, PM TRASYS
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3275
Phone: 407.380.8108
FAX: 407.381.8807
frank.l.kelley@usmc.mil

U.S. Marine Corps Principal
Brian S. Kummer
MARCORSYSCOM PM TRASYS
12350 Research Pkwy
Orlando , FL 32826-3275
Phone: 407.380.4925
FAX: 407.381.8807
E-mail: brian.s.kummer@usmc.mil

U.S. Air Force Executive
Col Jack Franz, USAF
Commander, 677 Aeronautical Systems Group
677 AESG/CC
2300 D Street
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7249
Phone: 937.255.3835
FAX: 937.255.1819
john.franz@wpafb.af.mil

U.S. Air Force Principal
Mark Adducchio
677 AESG/EN
2300 D. Street
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7249
Phone: 937.255.2328
FAX: 937.656.7538
E-mail: mark.adducchio@wpafb.af.mil

OSD Executive Advisor
Dan Gardner
Director, OSD Readiness and Training, Policy and Programs
4000 Defense Pentagon
Room 1E537
Washington, DC 20301-4000
Phone: 703.695.2618
FAX: 703.693.7382
E-mail: dan.gardner@osd.mil

OSD Principal
Annie Patenaude
OSD Readiness and Training, Policy and Programs
4000 Defense Pentagon
Room 1E537
Washington, DC 20301-4000
Phone: 703.693.4566
FAX: 703.693.7382
E-mail: annie.patenaude@osd.mil

ADVISORS

CHAIR of the TUTORIAL BOARD
Dr. S.K. Numrich
Institute for Defense Analyses
Joint Advanced Warfighting Program
4850 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703.845.6807
FAX: 703.845.6809
E-mail: snumrich@ida.org

EDUCATION TRAINING ADVISOR
VADM Alfred G. Harms, USN (Ret.)
Vice President for Strategic Planning and Initiatives
and Special Advisor to the President
University of Central Florida
4000 Central Florida Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 407.882.1464
Fax: 407.882.1335
E-mail: aharms@ist.ucf.edu

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Barbara McDaniel
I/ITSEC Coordinator
Director, Conferences and Programs
NTSA
2111 Wilson Boulevard Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703.247.2569
FAX: 703.243.1659
E-mail: bmcdaniel@ndia.org

EXHIBITS INFORMATION
Debbie Dyson, CEM
Director of Exhibits
NTSA
2111 Wilson Boulevard Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703.247.9480
FAX: 703.243.1659
E-mail: ddyson@ndia.org

Your Commitment

Selection to a Subcommittee

Each person selected to serve on a program subcommittee has a commitment to fulfill. As a subcommittee member, you are expected to attend both the Abstract Review and Paper Review meetings (as well as the Conference itself). You are expected to plan ahead as much as possible for these meetings to minimize absences. You are expected to be fully prepared when you come to the meetings. That means you should have read and scored all abstracts and papers, and be ready to discuss their content.

Abstract Scoring Form (A Scoring Form is autogenerated with each abstract. This one contains fields to complete from any computer.)

You are expected to participate actively in all discussions and to volunteer for Bird Dog assignments and session assignments. As a Bird Dog you are expected to actively assist the author of any assigned paper(s) to successfully bring the paper from abstract to presentation. Finally, you are encouraged to become members of NTSA and to register for the Conference.

Checklist for Bird Dogs
I/ITSEC Session Chair Guidelines

Absences From Meetings

The I/ITSEC leadership recognizes that illness, business commitments, and the like may, sometimes, take precedence over attendance at Subcommittee Meetings. Your absence from a meeting may be excused by your Subcommittee Chair. Be sure to notify the Subcommittee Chair well in advance that you will not be able to attend a meeting. Send your completed scoring sheets to the Subcommittee Chair prior to the meeting so that your comments and opinions about each abstract/paper can be reported along with the rest of the subcommittee.