Workshop #1 – Project OpportunitiesCunningham Center

July 16, 2008

Project Opportunities: Alliances and Partnerships

1. Other Universities2. Fort Benning3. Other CSU Schools and Departments4. Georgia Strategic Centers of Innovation5. Cunningham Center for Leadership Development6. Muscogee County School District7. Columbus Regional Healthcare8. Defense and Homeland Security Companies9. Columbus Technical College in Workforce

Development10. Regional Companies11. US Army and DOD

Other Universities

• Old Dominion University (ODU) and VMASC• University of Central Florida (UCF) and TSI• Johns Hopkins• University of Alabama at Huntsville• Naval Post Graduate School in Monterrey, CA

Fort Benning

• Providing modeling and simulation consultative support to MCOE Battle Lab

• Providing Modeling and Simulation training support for Army Interns

• Conducting Modeling, Simulation and Gaming Research in support of MCOE and US Army

• Establishing Internship / Co-OpProgram with the MCOE Battle Lab and Other USAIS Organizations

• Seek Government Grant Opportunities• Look for ways to partner with ARL, ARI, TRADOC

Systems Managers, and Allied LNOs

Other CSU Schools and Departments

• Business• Nursing• Education• Psychology• Math

Georgia Centers of Innovation

• Aerospace Warner Robbins• Logistics and Transportation Savannah

Cunningham Center for Leadership Development

• Seek Joint, Collaborative Effort with Fort Benning—a ready made “Petri Dish” of leadership data in multiple areas:

– Officer Candidate School– Basic Officer Leader Course– Ranger School– MCOE Advanced Course– NCO Academy Courses

• Build Leadership:– Simulations– Models– Games

In support of CCLD to meet MCSD, Regional Healthcare and Fort Benning Leadership Requirements

• Build a leadership data base second to none• Begin publishing original research

Defense and Homeland Security Companies

• CSU to provide modeling, simulation and gaming programmatic expertise to help companies secure government contracts

• Provide local defense contractors with a quality source of modeling, simulation and gaming contractors

• Offer modeling, simulation and gaming consultative services to local contractors and their companies

Economic Development Partners:

To Meet Workforce Development Needs

• Work with economic development partners to attract new and small business to region in modeling, simulation and gaming industry

• Work with CTC to meet total workforce development needs within region

• Help identify future programmatic needs of companies now located or anticipated to locate in region

Project STEADI and BeyondIf Project STEADI only takes through September 30,

2008, how do we get to September 2011?

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Project STEADI

Project STEADIE (Extended)

M&S Curriculum Expanded

Project STEADI Final

M&S Track Base Complete

The Next Workshop

• Date: August 27th

• More a Symposium than a Workshop• Exhibits by Major Defense Contractors• Key Speakers Invited:

– Dr. Robert Bauer, Fort Knox– Mr. Don Sando, Fort Benning– Dr. Randall Shumaker, Director UCF Simulation and Training Institute– Dr. Michael McGinnis, Executive Director - VMASC– Colonel (RET) Paul Hanover, SAIC– Randall Hill, Jr., Executive Director-USC’s Institute for Creative

Technology– Mr. James Cooke, Director, Army Modeling and Simulation Directorate

Wrap Up

• We learned more about Modeling and Simulation

• We know the status of Project STEADI• We have a vision for the future and we see that

opportunity abounds – “Carpe Diem”• Everyone benefits from Project STEADI• Thanks for coming and block August 27th on

your calendar for the Project STEADI Symposium.

Modeling, Simulation and Gaming