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CONGRESSIONAL MODELING
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February
2007 Caucus Members to Participate in 2007 Leadership Summit in Chesapeake, Virginia Members of the Congressional M&S Caucus will attend the Second Annual Modeling & Simulation Leadership Summit next week on Monday, February 26, 2007. This event, sponsored by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), brings leaders from government, industry and academia to discuss policies, issues, advancements and new ideas in the M&S community to enhance the ability of policymakers and industry leaders to deliver advanced M&S technologies into the hands of the users - soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines on the front lines in the War on Terror. In discussions at the first annual 2006 summit, delegates produced designated issue areas of development for the M&S industry, which included action by the Congressional Caucus to encourage the current presidential administration to publicly acknowledge the importance of M&S. Congressman Forbes met with and also sent a letter to President Bush, underscoring the importance of his declaration of M&S as a “National Critical Technology,” and its importance to U.S. world economic leadership. The summit provides key players within the M&S industry the opportunity to engage in a rare dialogue to facilitate the expansion of the M&S technology and business practices. Roundtable discussions at this year's summit will include issues such as industrial, technological and professional development. For more details on this year's summit, please click here. U.S. Army Brings Sights and Sounds from the Battlefield to Capitol Hill Representatives from the U.S. Army’s PEO STRI (Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation) came to Capitol Hill to demonstrate the current and next generation of modeling and simulation gear for Members of Congress, with two demonstrations on February 6 and 8, 2007. More than a dozen demonstrations were featured, including a robot utilized in Iraq and Afghanistan to detect and identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Combat medical training devices were also on display. Members of Congress who visited the exhibits include: Randy Forbes (VA-04), Tom Feeney (FL-24), Christopher Carney (PA-10), Tim Murphy (PA-18), Joe Donnelly (IN-02), Vernon Ehlers (MI-03) and Patrick Murphy (PA-08). To view a video on the demonstrations or to learn more about PEO STRI, click here. In the News USJFCOM hosts first-responder focused modeling and simulation demonstration event
By Fred J. Klinkenberger Jr.
To read more, click here.
Contact Us The Caucus welcomes your ideas and comments. To contact the Caucus, please send a letter by mail or fax to: Congressman J. Randy Forbes, Chairman, Modeling & Simulation Caucus Attention: Military Legislative Assistant By Fax: (202) 226-1170 By Mail: 307 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
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| Founded by Congressman Randy Forbes of Virginia, the Congressional Modeling & Simulation Caucus serves to showcase M&S training initiatives of the military in a joint task force environment, to promote the M&S industry, and to be a forum for Members of Congress to understand the importance of such training to battlefield success. For more information on the Congressional Modeling & Simulation Caucus, please visit http://randyforbes.house.gov. Please do not reply to this email. It has been sent from an unattended mailbox. |