NCS General News

April 5, 2011 News Release For Immediate Release 9th ANNUAL NATIONAL ECONOMIC GARDENING CONFERENCE COMES TO ORLANDO Attendees will learn about Florida’s model and best practices (Orlando, FL) — The Florida Economic Gardening Institute in conjunction with the University of Central Florida will host the 9th Annual National Economic Gardening Conference in Orlando on May […]

What:  NDIA’s views on the defense market and its effect on the central Florida area Who:  Amy Motko When:  Thursday 21 April 2011 Where:  SAIC Meeting Room in Science 2 Building 12809 Itinerary:  Dinner: 5:45-6:15pm; Program 6:15 – 7:15pm RSVP:  On our chapter website at incose.org/orlando (our new RSVP FORM) by 5pm Tuesday, week of.   […]

RFI released on Mar 25 2011 for PEO STRI’s New Service Contract.  Please see attached .PDF file.

To all NCS Members: If the Florida Legislature was interested in providing up to $ 1.5 million in tax credits (not a Grant) for new ventures or expansion of existing Modeling & Simulation business operations, do any of you have suggestions on how they might frame such a proposal?  An estimate of the number of […]

Orlando Business Journal Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 11:47am EDT Related:  Health Care Florida Hospital signed a clinical research partnership agreement March 21 with The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Israel.  The Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission helped broker the deal.  The goal of the partnership is to “answer important clinical and patient […]

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will lead a trade mission of business leaders to Israel on Wednesday to promote investment in Central Florida. The trip was organized by the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. That agency is paying the travel expenses of Dyer and his chief of staff, Frank Billingsley, who until recently was the city’s […]

A coalition of Central Florida business associations, appropriately labeled Open for Business – the Central Florida Coalition for Growth & Prosperity, has been established to address the region’s economic recovery. Focused first on identifying economic and regulatory barriers, this broad-based coalition represents thousands of employers in the eight-county Central Florida service footprint made up of […]

The 2011 Legislative Session is in full swing in our State’s Capitol.  To review a summary of a number of the issues our elected State Officials are grappling with, click on the attached link courtesy of GrayRobinson, Attorneys at Law. http://www.gray-robinson.com.php?ACTION=view&CAT=4&ID=1733

MT3 ConferenceJune 1-4, 2011Renaissance Hotel at Sea WorldOrlando, FL The MT3 Conference is sure to be better than ever in 2011.  With an impressive agenda, world renown speakers and a number of new focus areas, you won’t want to miss this event!  New this year will be an Industry Day on June 1st, a Congressional […]

To review some of the provisions being suggested in the President’s new budget for fiscal year 2012, click on the attached file.

The NTSA Training 2015 Report is now available on the NTSA website – – for FREE.  Available reports include: Air Force, Navy, Joint Training, Congress, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, and Department of Transportation. In 2010, the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) commissioned a team of training experts drawn from its member […]

Colleagues,   For those of you who are perhaps not aware, we are merging the Multimedia Design Technology and the New Media Technology programs into a single program entitled Digital Media Technology. Though we have a number of programs available to instruct students on the production of digital assets, nothing currently exists for the IT […]

NCS is currently in discussion with each of the Service M&S Acquisition Organizations about hosting  a future Event with Industry.  The idea is to feature each individual Service at a dedicated Event in order to facilitate dialogue.  To prepare for each of the Events, NCS has offered to reach out to Industry and gather topics/issues/areas of concern/etc. that […]

To all NCS Members, Initial planning is underway for the next semiannual NCS Membership Night (TBD in March 2011) and we are in search of Member Sponsors.  If your Company is interested please contact Tom Baptiste at 407-882-0690 or (Cell) 407-690-7740 or at tbaptiste@simulationinformation.com for additional information. Thanks in advance for your support. Warm regards. Tom Baptiste, Lt Gen, USAF […]

Does your Business need a simple and environmentally friendly way to empty the storage closets of unwanted/outdated Electronics Equipment?  Based on the success of the first Recycling Event held in November 2010, NCS will again partner with Southeasterndata to hold two additional Events in 2011.  As before, a share of the proceeds will benefit the NCS […]

Attached are some last minute tax planning ideas for 2010 courtesy of Martinez & Associates, CPAs, P.A.

National Center for Simulation 3039 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826 Phone: 407.384.6111 Fax: 407.384.0043     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact:  Dolly Rairigh Glass, drg1000@msn.com, 407-797-7851   FedSUN Infrastructure Grant Improves Collaboration Network December 8, 2010.  Orlando, Fla.  The National Center for Simulation (NCS), in partnership with the Orange County Research and Development Authority (OCRDA), […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Media@Teamorlando.org, 407-620-3357   Serious Games Winners Announced December 8, 2010. Orlando, Fla. – The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge winners were announced at an award ceremony the final day of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC).  Four teams emerged as winners from I/ITSEC 2010 SG&SC.    Muzzy Lane won […]

FYI–Attached are the details of the preliminary agreement on extension of tax law outlined by President Obama last night.

Dr. Krishan Sharma, Chairman KKS Group and M.Y. Maharshi, Chairman & Managing Director, MYM Technologies, Ltd., India, travelled to visit I/ITSEC 2010.  After several months of dialogue with Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste, the two Corporate Executives and their team travelled to Orlando for meetings with NCS and introductions to a number of NCS Member Company Executives.  […]