NCS General News

On Friday, November 7, 2014, the UCF College of Business Administration and Wells Fargo will host the second annual Central Florida Veterans Job Fair. The job fair, offered in partnership with OrlandoJobs.com, will match motivated veteran job seekers with top employers from around the region. Join us now in our efforts to register 100 employers […]

The Florida Chamber Foundation will hold its Military, Defense & Veterans Opportunities Six Pillars Summit on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 at the Airport Hyatt Regency Hotel in Orlando.  For additional conference details and registration instructions, see the attached brochure:   

~~Protecting defense and fiscal assets: My Word By Waymon Armstrong 12:00 a.m. EDT, July 8, 2014 In late June, military and defense personnel from throughout Florida gathered here to discuss the state’s military bases, covering issues from efficiency to readiness. Central to this assembly was Team Orlando, the 12-member collaborative alliance that includes Army, Navy, […]

Orlando Sentinel by Stephen Hudak June 16, 2014 To view the complete article click on the following link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/local/breakingnews/os-ucf-osceola-re…

To read more click on the following link: Orlando Sentinel by Paul Brinkman June 13,2014 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/blog/brinkmann-on-business/os-vi…

Join Jason Edwards of Edwards Financial Services for an Outlook on the Current Economic Landscape and how your Company Can Benefit Wednesday, July 16, 2014 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Rollins College 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789 Workshop Registration Fee: $10.00 per person For more information and to register, please click here.   […]

June 11, 2014 To:  Potential Exhibiting Vendors SUBJECT:  ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SUMMER INDUSTRY CAPABILITY DAY Team Orlando and NCS would like to thank the participants and attendees that made the Industry Capability Days a tremendous success.  In addition to the 14 vendors, there were more than 200 registered attendees from both government and industry at […]

“Developing the Future Modeling and Simulation Workforce with the Skill Sets to be Competitive in a Global Environment”, an in-depth article authored by NCS Education & Workforce Development Chairman Henry (Hank) C. Okraski, was the feature of the ITEA Journal (June 2014).  The article is attached for your review. The Florida STEM/M&S Workforce Model is […]

The Palm Beach Post By Thomas Baptiste June 3, 2014 If you could spend $8 to protect and grow an investment that generates $5,000 a year, you’d probably jump at the chance.  That’s the kind of sound investment our Florida Legislature made in its most recent session, appropriating $8 million to begin planning for expansion […]

As a part of its annual conference, BOMA International will host a special Career Day on Monday, June 23 at the Orlando Gaylord Palms Convention Center, where college students and veterans transitioning out of military service can experience first-hand what commercial real estate offers in the way of rewarding career choices. Best of all, Career […]

Congressman Mica would like to invite you to join him in Washington, D.C. for the 7th Congressional District Chamber Fly-In on June 25th.  During the Fly-in you will attend briefings and meetings with Congressional Leaders and Key Staff to discuss and promote issues of importance to Central Florida, such as the simulation industry. Each attendee […]

Succession by Design Roundtable Friday, June 6, 2014 CNL Center II, 420 S. Orange Ave., Suite 500, Orlando, FL 32801 9:00 — 11:00 a.m. Event is free! Many business owners know they need to make formal plans for leadership transition, but planning can easily take the backseat to the urgency of managing daily operations, people, […]

This is an INFORMAL, courtesy notice of TWO (2) formal Requests for Information (RFI) released in late April 2014, from the Defense Health Program, Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP), Joint Program Committee 1 (JPC-1), Medical Training & Health Information Sciences (MTHIS) and the TATRC Medical Simulation and Training research portfolio. SEE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS […]

On 28 April, Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) convened a Simulation Summit to explore ways to better leverage the MS&T Industry cluster in Central Florida to help educate our Middle and High School Students.  To catch a glimpse of the Summit click on the attached video link: http://youtu.be/QpKbhElZUrU

May 22, 2014 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm Event Description Florida Defense Contractors Association is a new statewide defense business association with over 100 member businesses formed from the leadership and membership of Florida League of Defense Contractors and Florida Federal Contractors Association. FDCA connects defense businesses throughout the state of Florida, and works towards a […]

The PEO STRI Acquisition Center Source Selection Advisory Team (SSAT) invites our Industry partners to participate in the newly created Source Selection Improvement Group (SSIG) forum. The SSAT is initiating the SSIG forum with our Industry partners with the sole purpose of encouraging constructive exchanges related to the source selection process. The intent is for […]

On 31 March 2014, Congressman Daniel Webster wrote to Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommitte on Defense and Congressman Pete Visclosky, Ranking Member, House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense suggesting very specific report language encouraging the Departmnent of Defense to continue funding for modeling, and simulation research and acquisition. To see […]

Orlando is at the Center of Re-Inventing Medical Training I4 Business, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 To view the complete article click on the following link: http://www.i4biz.com/top-stories/the-heartbeat-of-medical-simulation/

Orlando Sentinel Post 28 Apr 2014 Less than a day after winning $2 million to plan a future campus in downtown Orlando, the University of Central Florida on Monday afternoon landed another prize from lawmakers finalizing next year’s state budget: $8 million to begin designing a fourth building in the Central Florida Research Park. Supporters […]