Future Trends in Simulation: 3 Conference Sessions - Free Entrance - Register Here

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 : Future trends in simulation
15 h 00 : Emmanuel Chiva & Pierre Fiorini (HPC PROJECT)
Opening remarks
Keynote sessions
Keynote 1 : 15h20 : Tim Bloechl, (managing director, public safety and national security, MICROSOFT)
Microsoft View on Agile and Cost Effective Simulation Capabilities
Keynote 2 : 16h00 : Warren Katz (CEO, MÄK technologies)
Industry Trends, COTS and Simulation
Keynote 3 : 16h40 : Patrice Commune (President, PRESAGIS)
Technology Trends in Simulation

Wednesday, June 18, 2008: Integration of simulation into operational systems
14h30 : Keynote : Eric Simon (Director Simulation Products, PRESAGIS)
Simulation for Decision Support and Planning, a First Responder Use Cases
15h10 : Valery Rousset (Director, C4ISR capacity development, THALES land and joint)
Simulation and Stimulation in Support of C4ISR : Lessons Learnt
15h50 : Jean louis Igarza (French MoD and NATO Modeling and Simulation Group chairman)
NATO Operational Requirements
16h30 Matthew Wood (ESRI European Defense Team)
The Role of GIS in Connecting C2 and M&S Systems
17h10: Fabrice Fontanier (strategy and marketing director, Land, THALES d3S)
Live Simulation and Urban Warfare training

Thursday, June 19, 2008 : Serious gaming, virtual universes and impact on simulation
14h30 : Keynote : Pr Michael Zyda (University of Central California, Director USC Gamepipe Laboratory, Dept of Computer Science)
Research Directions in Serious Games
15h10 : Pierre Pontevia, (Autodesk, Kynogon Co-Founder),
How Game Middleware will Influence the Future of Simulation
15h50 : Prof Olivier Rampnoux (University of Poitiers)
A Sociologist's View on Serious Gaming and Simulation
16h30 : Dr Philippe Thierry (INTEL Software and Solutions Group)
Next Generation Processors and the Future of Simulation
17h10 : Peter Morrison (managing director, Bohemia Interactive Software Australia ) assisted by a French officer
Winning the Military Training Challenge: Games Technology Success Stories
17h40 : HPC PROJECT
Concluding remarks.