MODSIM World 2009 Introduction

Be sure to put October 13-15, 2010 on your calendars now for next year's
MODSIM World to be held in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

MODSIM WORLD is a unique multi-disciplinary International Conference & Exposition for the exchange of modeling & simulation knowledge, research, and technology across industry, government, and academia.

Beginning on October 14th at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, MODSIM World 2009 Conference and Expo opened to over 1000 participants. Industry members, government officials, business leaders, as well as researchers from a wide variety of organizations and educational institutions turned out to exchange valuable modeling & simulation knowledge at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The theme for MODSIM World 2009 was 21st Century Decision-Making: The Art of Modeling & Simulation.

Click here to download the full MODSIM World 2009 Participant List.

The third annual four-day international Conference and Expo featured a wide variety of workshops, exhibits and speakers focusing on the unique multi-disciplinary applications of modeling and simulation. Topics covered include the following: Emerging Technologies for Learning & Clinical Practice, Realistic Training for Industry and Education, Best Practices for Realistic Representation of Human Behavior, Learning Through Gaming and Virtual Environments, Models for Human Networks, Modeling & Simulation to Improve Highway Safety & Security, and Incorporating MODSIM into a STEM-Based Program for Middle School Students

MODSIM World 2009 Workshops were held on October 13^th to further the dialogue and training about modeling & simulation. The five workshops included presentations lead by industry & university experts in the field.

MODSIM World 2009 Track Sessions were conducted from October 14^th to the16^th on the main topics of Health & Medicine, Transportation & Logistics, Engineering & Technology, Education & Training, Defense & Homeland Security, as well as a cross-cutting track, Serious Games.

Highlights of the Conference included speeches and presentations given by Dr. Charles Camarda (NASA engineer and astronaut), Dr. Paul Roman (Associate Professor of Management Science and Operations Management at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University School of Business), Doug Whatley (founder and CEO of BreakAway), and Dr. William Swartout
(Director of Technology for USC's Institute for Creative Technologies and a research associate professor of computer science at USC).

Overwhelming gratitude should be extended to MODSIM World’s 2009 sponsors & exhibitors for the integral role they played in taking an event that both engaged & enhanced the knowledge dissemination of Modeling & Simulation from conception to success.

The MODSIM World 2009 Conference and Expo Planning Team would like to extend their sincere thanks to each and every person who was able to attend this year. It was the conference's most successful year yet with our most attendees and our most high caliber papers & presentations.