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Project STEADI. Workshop #1 – Project Opportunities Cunningham Center July 16, 2008. Project Opportunities: Alliances and Partnerships. Other Universities Fort Benning Other CSU Schools and Departments Georgia Strategic Centers of Innovation Cunningham Center for Leadership Development
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ProjectSTEADI Workshop #1 – Project Opportunities Cunningham Center July 16, 2008
Project Opportunities: Alliances and Partnerships • Other Universities • Fort Benning • Other CSU Schools and Departments • Georgia Strategic Centers of Innovation • Cunningham Center for Leadership Development • Muscogee County School District • Columbus Regional Healthcare • Defense and Homeland Security Companies • Columbus Technical College in Workforce Development • Regional Companies • 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 TransportationSavannah
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 Beyond If 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) Project STEADI Final M&S Track Base Complete M&S Curriculum Expanded
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” • Everyonebenefits from Project STEADI • Thanks for coming and block August 27thon your calendar for the Project STEADI Symposium.