NCS General News

National Center for Simulation announced today they have filled the twelve openings for the first Team Orlando Industry Capability Day on Jan. 30, according to Operations Director George Cheros. Participating companies will be featured and have the opportunity to showcase any new and exciting capabilities for acquisition and professional personnel from all Team Orlando commands […]

A screenwriter is seeking an experienced simulation professional that would be willing to serve as a consultant in developing a screenplay for a big budget Hollywood movie.  Any NCS members or affiliates that have an interest in helping provide the scientific expertise and background that would be worked into a movie script should call NCS […]

NCS President and Executive Director, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Tom Baptiste, Capt. (Ret.) Bill Reuter and Bev Seay of CAE, were guests of Lauren Rowe on Flashpoint.  During the half-hour show, they discussed the industry and its economic impact on Central Florida.  They also discussed the tech transfer of the technology to other industries and the […]

Orlando Tech students Paul Kuang and Jay Yohn explain some of the animations projects at the NCS/Orlando Tech booth at I/ITSEC 2013. Their mentor/teacher is Mr. Phil Tillery who is now at Orlando Tech after spending several years at Timber Creek High School in Orlando where he taught animation, gaming and simulation. Mr. Tillery was […]

The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (I/ITSEC) was the venue for our Leadership Orlando session on Thursday. The Members of Class 86 didn’t have to travel far to participate in the largest modeling & simulation conference in the world because it was held right here in Central Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. […]

December 3, 2013 Take Advantage of Expiring Property-Related Tax Deductions by Year-End Many of the tax deductions surrounding capital expenditures and capital improvement are set to expire on December 31. These benefits include bonus depreciation, Section 179 deductions, tenant improvement deductions, and sunsetting repair rules. To qualify for the deductions, assets must be placed in […]

November 18, 2013 | Central | Cover Story | Technology | Michael Candelaria Forward Florida…the Voice of Florida’s Super Region Orlando’s modeling, simulation and training cluster is a global model of economic might and sustained growth Follow the link for the rest of the story… http://www.forwardflorida.com/2013/11/orlando-simulation-growth/

The 17 November 2013 Central Florida Spotlight television program on WFTV CH 9 featured Lt Gen (Ret) Tom Baptiste, President/Executive Director NCS and Waymon Armstrong, President/CEO ECS for a discussion on the MS&T cluster in Central Florida and the pending threat posed by DoD budget cuts, sequestration and potential rounds of Base realignment & Closure in […]

Media Contacts: Terri Bernhardt, 407.883.5181, tmnbernhardt@comcast.net Mary Trier, 407.620.3357, marytrier@gmail.com On October 23, 2013, Lifeboat released the following news about a partnership with ECS in regards to Human Trafficking prevention.  We are honored to share this news with you. Orlando, Fla. (October 23, 2013) – Lifeboat Project, a leading organization in the fight against human […]

Orlando Sentinel By Victor Ocasio November 1, 2013 Although it wasn’t always in her plans, Elba Tavera, a senior at Pine Ridge High School in Volusia County, now sees a career in simulation as a viable option. Moving from one interactive session to the next, she and other students who attended a recent symposium at […]

The Orlando VA Medical Center’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program will hold a Veterans Employment Expo Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., at the Orlando VAMC’s Auditorium A & B. The Orlando VAMC is located at 5201 Raymond Street, near Lake Baldwin and the Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park. Attendees should park on the west […]

Click on the following link to view a short video on growth of MS&T in Orlando/Central Florida. http://youtu.be/iCpJ_jAV4Y4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2013 TAPE ACQUIRES FLORIDA BASED STRONG POINT RESEARCH Acquisition Shores Up TAPE Modeling, Simulation & Training Capabilities WASHINGTON, DC | October 7 2013 – Technical and Project Engineering, LLC (TAPE), an Inc. 500 | 5000 fastest-growing company, announced today that on October 1, they acquired Strong Point Research, a government […]

The UCF M&S Graduate Program is featuring the exciting work of their doctoral and dissertation students during six separate presentations in October.  See the attached flyer for event times and details.  Let’s support the future industry/research leaders.

Titusville, Florida — NOW through October 13, 2013. For festival details see the attached brochure.

Thanks to the many presenters, speakers and sponsors who made “Simulation: Evolutionary Past, Boundless Future” a great success!  The National Center for Simulation and the Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government at the University of Central Florida hosted 400 students from counties across Florida in an effort to give them a close up look […]

Central Florida Simulation & Training Industry – Home in Central Florida As published in Insight Magazine (October 2, 2013) The US military organizations in Orlando (Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force) are at the core of a Simulation and Training industry that contributes over $4.8 billion to Florida’s Gross State product.  Close to 30,000 high […]

NCS and NDIA (Central Florida Chapter) conducted a seminar for approximately 45 of Florida’s high school teachers and educators. The seminar took place on 25-26 September at the Lockheed Martin facility at Global Innovation Circle, Orlando, Florida. The objectives of the seminar were as follows: To familiarize high school teachers with STEM/M&S skill set requirements […]

During the month of September 2013, the NCS Membership considered eleven highly qualified nominees to fill three seats on the NCS Board of Directors.   The following individuals were elected to serve three year terms beginning 1 October 2013 and ending 30 September 2016: Hank Okraski, Henry C. Okraski & Associates Steven Painter, Parsons Corporation Terry Kohl, […]