Useful Links

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Associations

ANZGRAPH
Australian and New Zealand Association for Computer Graphics
ETSA
European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA) represents the European training and simulation community and provides an environment for users and suppliers to exchange opportunities, ideas, information and strategies on training and simulation technology and methodology.
ITEA
International Test and Evaluation Association
ITSA
The International Training and Simulation Alliance (ITSA) is a worldwide network of training and simulation associations that share common goals. ITSA has associations in the USA (NTSA), Europe (ETSA), the Republic of Korea (KTSA), and Australia (SIAA).
MIMOS
The Italian Movement for Modeling and Simulation Association comprises members from Industry, Research Centres, Universities, and Military Organisations.
Its objectives are similar to those of the SIAA.
They also run an annual conference.
MSSANZ
The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand aims to promote, develop and assist in the study of all areas of modelling and simulation.
NTSA
National Training Systems Association
RAES
Royal Aeronautical Society
SCS
The Society for Modeling & Simulation
SIBA
Spatial Industries Business Association
SISO
Dedicated to facilitating simulation interoperability across a wide spectrum, the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization provides forums, educates the M&S community on implementation, and supports standards development.

CyberTherapy Conference
Organized by the Interactive Media Institute (IMI) - held annually in the US. IMI is actively working with world leaders who are experts in utilizing virtual reality, multimedia, computer-generated avatars, personal robots and other technologies to treat patients with both mental and physical disorders
FSEMC
Flight Simulator Engineering & Maintenance Conference
I/ITSEC
Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference
ITEC
European Simulation Conference
SimHealth
Simulation Australia's (ASSH) Healthcare Simulation Conference and Exhibition
SimTecT
Simulation Australia's Simulation Conference and Exhibition
SISO - Fall SIW
SISO Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW)
SISO - Spring SIW
SISO Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW)
Wintersim
The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) focusses on the field of system simulation, with the principal focus being discrete-event simulation and combined discrete-continuous simulation.

ADSO
Australian Defence Simulation Office
DMSO
The US Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) is the catalyst organization for the US Department of Defense (DoD) modeling and simulation (M&S) and ensures that M&S technology development is consistent with other related US nitiatives.

ADL
The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), is a collaborative effort between government, industry and academia to establish a new distributed learning environment that permits the interoperability of learning tools and course content on a global scale.
AIDN
Australian Industry & Defence Network
Civil Simulators - ARINC
Useful links provided by ARINC into:
- Regulatory and Other Service Organizations
- Synthetic Training Device Manufacturers
- Parts Manufacturers, etc
Halldale Directories
A directory of Manufacturers, and products and services "designed to meet the needs of professionals within the Airline, Industrial, Land Systems, Marine Systems, Medical, Military Aviation, Naval Systems & Road and Rail Industries."
MSPCC
The Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Commission (M&SPCC), under the auspices of the National Training Systems Association (NTSA), is responsible for the development and provision of professional certification to simulation specialists.
NCS
The National Center for Simulation is a non-profit organization that serves as a facilitator for the advancement of modeling, simulation, and training (MS&T) and related technologies

Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare
ASSH is a Chapter of Simulation Australia
Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
Conference
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare
Organised by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Participants will be able to:
- deepen their understanding and application of the latest advances in simulation methods
for training and assessment
- describe innovations in simulation-based research and development
- improve their effectiveness as center operators, curriculum and scenario developers,
learner and program evaluators and researchers and designers
- identify the growing opportunities for multi-center collaboration
Medicine Meets Virtual Reality
A major conference held in January in the US each year. The Useful Links page is also worth a visit.
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
The US-based Society for Simulation in Healthcare (formerly Society for Medical Simulation), was established in January 2004 to represent the rapidly growing group of educators and researchers who utilize a variety of simulation techniques for education, testing, and research in health care.

Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter
Published in Australia.
Australian Defence Business Review
Published in Australia.
Australian Defence Magazine
Published in Australia
Civil Aviation Training
Published in the UK.
Military Simulation & Training
Published in the UK.
Military Training & Simulation News
Published in the UK.
Position Magazine
Position Magazine is Australasia's magazine for the surveying, mapping and geoinformation industries.
Training & Simulation Journal
Published in the USA.