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MODSIM World 2026

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400

MODSIM World 2026 will represent a deliberate shift in direction. Delivering a new focus on speed, integration, and mission impact across the Modeling & Simulation (M&S) enterprise. This evolution moves beyond traditional conference dialogue toward rapid capability integration, cross-domain collaboration, and practical application, ensuring that ideas transition more quickly into operational outcomes. By convening the global M&S community under this renewed vision, MODSIM is prioritizing innovation with urgency, strengthening real-world capability, and increasing velocity across industries and mission domains to meet the demands of a more complex and competitive environment.

Capitol Hill Expo 2026

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0400

Tentative date, more information coming soon!

TSIS 2026

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Held annually, TSIS provides industry an opportunity to network and interact with procurement officials for training and simulation products and services from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Industry looks for insight on near-term and long-term opportunities, to include Q&A sessions and panel discussions. Acquisition strategies, timing, and funding levels are also provided during the briefs.

M&S Leadership Summit 2026

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) has proven to be a critical element in securing our nation’s future. As we face new challenges around the world and within our borders, our nation’s resilience has been a topic of conversation both in Washington, within our Defense community, and across the nation’s businesses and academic institutions. The 2026 Congressional M&S Leadership Summit will bring together thought leaders to explore resilience – what that means for our national defense, for the safety and security of our citizens, for our nation’s healthcare system, and for our critical national infrastructure. This summit will explore this intersection of AI and M&S within the context of national resilience and the role of federal policy, legislation and regulation.

NTSA Simulation Gala 2026

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The NTSA Simulation Gala, presented by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), brings together the training and simulation community for a celebratory evening at Fort Leavenworth—the historic home of leadership, doctrine, and strategic thought. This event celebrates the people, teams, and partnerships advancing readiness through modeling, simulation, and training. From government and industry leaders to innovators and rising talent, the Gala honors those whose work ensures our forces are prepared to meet today’s complex operational challenges and tomorrow’s evolving threats.

STCF 2026

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

STCF provides industry an opportunity to network and interact with Air Force procurement officials for training and simulation products and services. The Forum includes updates from the Simulators Program Office and the Simulator Branch. Panel discussion updates include 19th AF, ACC, AETC, AFGSC, AFNG, AFRL, AFSOC, HAF A3T, AMC, PACAF, and others.

NTSA Webinar

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a sneak peak of I/ITSEC 2025! This year’s theme for the 2025 Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is Optimizing Training: Ensuring Operational Dominance. The I/ITSEC Executives are excited to give you a first look at the upcoming conference, their priorities for this year, and the capabilities and technologies they and their staff are seeking at this year’s conference.

MODSIM World 2025

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

MODSIM World 2025 will bring together Modeling & Simulation (M&S) leaders dedicated to forging the future by bridging gaps in technology, innovation, and collaboration. This dynamic, multi-disciplinary, and international conference will feature three core presentation tracks: Industry, Defense, and Training & Education. MODSIM World 2025 emphasizes the crucial role that the M&S community plays in creating the future.

Capitol Hill Expo 2025

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:30:00 -0400

This event will provide information and demonstrations highlighting ways that artificial intelligence through modeling and simulation can support our nation’s safety and security across all domains to include healthcare, disaster response, infrastructure, transportation, emergency management, and defense.

TSIS 2025

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

DAFMSS 2025

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

As a result of government restrictions, the DAF Chief Modeling and Simulation Officer (CMSO) and Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) have decided to CANCEL the 2025 Department of the Air Force Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Summit. Read more at DAFMSS.org.

STCF 2025

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0400

M&S Leadership Summit 2025

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:00:00 -0500

The Modeling & Simulation Leadership Summit is an event sponsored by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) in support of the Modeling and Simulation Congressional Caucus. The purpose of the event is to bring the M&S Community of Practice together to discuss important issues related to Modeling and Simulation, and to try to reach consensus on one or two specific, actionable initiatives for the Congressional M&S Caucus to take for action.

NTSA Webinar: Deterrence Through Training and Readiness

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Recording Available! Welcome to a sneak peak of I/ITSEC 2024! The I/ITSEC Executives are excited to give you a first look at the upcoming conference, their priorities for this year, and the capabilities and technologies they and their staff are seeking at this year’s conference. Visit with our Service Executives as they prepare for the challenges of the future and seek the technologies that will shape the security of our nation going forward. We look forward to seeing you at this timely webinar and are excited to host you at I/ITSEC 2024 in Orlando, FL from 2 – 6 December 2024.

Tech Grove Connect October Webinar

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Recording Available! Are you trying to decide if you will attend I/ITSEC 2024? Are you attending for the first time? Or have you been attending every year for the last decade or more? No matter which one you say “Yes” to, you will gain insights and advice from this final Tech Grove Connect webinar for 2024. What are some tips to plan before you go? How do you be sure you are ready to get the most out of contacts and conversations? What works to follow up afterward? Join us as we share insights from both government and industry perspectives on how to maximize the ROI from attending I/ITSEC 2024. We want to hear your tips and insights as well!

NTSA Webinar: Extended Reality for Government & Military

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Recording Available! This webinar focuses on the strategic implementation of Extended Reality (XR) technologies in government and military sectors. Attendees will gain insights into how XR is being employed for secure communications, advanced data visualization, and collaborative planning. We will also review the importance of ATO (Authority to Operate) and key considerations end users and solution providers must make when selecting a VR/XR technology provider.

Tech Grove Connect August Webinar

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Recording Available! Join us as we discuss with our guest speaker - Jenn McNamara of BreakAway Games - the work captured in the I/ITSEC 2023 Best Paper Nominee in Education on adapting web content guidelines and other design approaches to serious games for more inclusive accessibility.

Capitol Hill Expo 2024

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:30:00 -0400

The theme for 2024 is "Resilience in Action: Using Modeling and Simulation Technologies to Build our Nation’s Strength." The event will provide information and demonstrations highlighting ways that modeling and simulation can support our nation’s resilience across all domains to include healthcare, disaster response, infrastructure, transportation, emergency management, and defense.

TSIS 2024

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0400

TSIS provides industry an opportunity to network and interact with procurement officials for training and simulation products and services from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. Industry looks for insight on near-term and long-term opportunities. Acquisition strategies, timing, and funding levels are also provided during the briefs.

Tech Grove Connect June Webinar

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Recording Available! Join us to hear how this team of experts tackled the need, what the outcomes were, and plans for future evaluations that will help ensure optimal training for military medical personnel. This webinar features speakers from the team behind the Simulation I/ITSEC 2023 Best Paper nominee.

MODSIM World 2024

Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

MODSIM will bring together M&S leaders focused on novel solutions and applications designed to innovate our future world. This unique, multi-disciplinary, and international conference and exposition features three presentation tracks, focusing on M&S communities of practice: Industry, Defense, and Training & Education. The MODSIM World 2024 theme, “Breaking Beyond: Taking the Next Step” is focused on the members of the M&S community and those innovative technologies they are creating for today and tomorrow.

DAFMSS 2024

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This year’s theme, "Training in a Digital World," highlights the Department of the Air Force’s drive to upskill personnel through digital training. The 2024 DAF M&S Summit will provide a forum for shared information, ideas, and connection of M&S professionals across the DoD, industry, academia, and international partners. If you are Government/Military and the DAFMSS.org site is blocked, please have your command whitelist the website and add the url to the allowed list.

STCF 2024

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400

STCF features program updates from the Simulators Program Office and will be held at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, OH on April 24, 2024.

Tech Grove Connect April Webinar

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Join us on April 11 as we continue our conversations on "trust in AI". An important aspect of AI adoption is the level of trust and perceived competency of the system by the human. The team behind this I/ITSEC Best Paper nominee in 2023 presents the design of a novel system intersecting human factors, cognitive modeling, and recommendation AI to explore approaches for collaborative human-AI teaming.

Tech Grove Connect March Webinar

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Join us for the second NTSA/Tech Grove Connect webinar of 2024 spotlighting the Best Paper nominee in the HPAE committee from I/ITSEC 2023. This month, we focus on a growing dilemma in military training and operational environments as AI is increasingly adopted.

M&S Leadership Summit 2024

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Tech Grove Connect February Webinar

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Recording available! This Best Tutorial winner of I/ITSEC 2023 deep dives into the emerging technologies "behind the screams" of the Rise of the Resistance attraction at Disney World's Hollywood Studios in Orlando. Join us for this first webinar in the 2024 NTSA/Tech Grove Connect eight-part series highlighting the insights, people, and stories behind the best papers and tutorials of I/ITSEC 2023.

NTSA Webinar – Sustaining a Global Force in a Digital World

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Recording Available! This year’s theme for the 2023 Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is Sustaining a Global Force in a Digital World. The I/ITSEC Executives are excited to give you a first look at the upcoming conference, their priorities for this year, and the events and experiences you don’t want to miss!

Tech Grove Connect November Webinar

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Whether you have attended I/ITSEC numerous times or will be attending for the first time, you will gain insights and advice from this final Tech Grove Connect webinar of 2023. Join us as we share insights from both government and industry perspectives on how to maximize the ROI from attending I/ITSEC 2023. And share your insights as well!

EOL Webinar: Workforce Development with Neurodiverse Students

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Neurodiverse individuals bring great value to the workforce, but at times, people can be unsure how to best support these individuals. Join NTSA for a webinar on how to best differentiate and help best prepare neurodiverse learners for the workforce after school. Hear from industry experts on how to help develop skills, support learners, and be neuro-inclusive.

Tech Grove Connect September Webinar

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! This month we highlight the work done by a team from Vanderbilt University in collaboration with U.S. Army CCDC Soldier Center. The team will present a framework for generating automated performance assessments across a generalized formalization of competency using multimodal data collected from mixed reality and LVC supported training environments. Join us to hear the story behind this team and their work, and learn how you can collaborate with them to further develop the framework to improve current and future training needs.

NTSA Webinar – Generative AI

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, and AudioCraft, have burst onto the scene, taking the public by storm, and demonstrating impressively human-like skills in conversation, image generation, and creating audio effects. With these AI models becoming more robust and mature, how might they be used productively and safely in training, education, and simulation? Beyond how they might support their human counterparts as highly personalized assistants, could they fundamentally change the way we learn, train, and work in today’s digital world? And what processes or guardrails will we need to ensure productive human-AI teaming that will provide accuracy, data integrity, and explainability?

Tech Grove Connect August Webinar

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available In this webinar, we will visit with members of the team behind STEEL-R (Synthetic Training Environment Experiential Learning for Readiness). STEEL-R provides a model for establishing a common data interoperability layer that could result in data traceability, evidence-based training decisions, and substantial reduction of manual data collection.

Tech Grove Connect July Webinar

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Join us on July 13 as we explore the process, applications, and benefits of Learning Engineering with the team behind the Best Tutorial from I/ITSEC 2022. Just what is Learning Engineering? What are the differences and the connectivity between learning sciences and learning engineering? How does learning engineering compare to other practice models? Join us to find out the answers to all those questions and more!

EOL Webinar: Engaging Industry in the Curriculum

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Do you want to learn how to engage with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) experts from your community? Or perhaps you want to learn how to collaborate with local companies to help aid your students in gaining innovative experiences and knowledge? Join NTSA’s EcosySTEM of Learning in its first webinar to learn from experts in the field on how to engage with partners and tie these meaningful experiences back into the classroom and to your curriculum.

TSIS 2023

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Held annually, TSIS provides industry an opportunity to network and interact with procurement officials for training and simulation products and services from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. Industry looks for insight on near-term and long-term opportunities, to include Q&A sessions and panel discussions.

M&S Leadership Summit 2023

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

In consideration of current Congressional schedules, NTSA has decided to postpone the M&S Leadership Summit scheduled for June 20, 2023. An announcement on the new date in early 2024 will be forthcoming.

MODSIM World 2023

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

MODSIM World focuses on the application of Modeling and Simulation to support ever-changing future demands under our 2023 theme, “Make It Happen.” MODSIM World 2023 will bring together M&S leaders focused on novel solutions and applications designed to innovate our future world. This unique, multi-disciplinary, and international conference and exposition features three presentation tracks, focusing on M&S communities of practice: Industry, Defense, and Training & Education.

NTSA Webinar – Preparing Our Military

Wed, 17 May 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR), and the metaverse continue to drive opportunities to advance the mission readiness of our defense forces. The application of these technologies to military training can dramatically change the way training is accomplished, better maintain readiness through just-in-time training, and support mission rehearsal and operational readiness. Take this opportunity to hear first-hand what our military leaders are saying about the future of training, and the application of new technologies and innovations to meet their mission objectives.

Tech Grove Connect May Webinar

Thu, 11 May 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Stroke rehabilitation presents a number of challenges for both the patient and the therapist. The use of serious games is not a new approach but there are still gaps in being able to teach a patent correct movement patterns. Join us to hear how this team from the Federal University of Uberlandia in Brazil developed a new approach to serious game design for stroke rehabilitation for better analysis of movements and measurement against protocols. This approach has implications for other areas of medical rehabilitation as well as human performance analysis.

STCF 2023

Wed, 03 May 2023 07:00:00 -0400

STCF features program updates from the Simulators Program Office and will be held in-person in Fairborn, OH.

Tech Grove Connect April Webinar

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! With the need to have more specialized individuals across a variety of fields and the requirement for a faster time to readiness, there is a need to personalize training and adapt strategies more efficiently. This requires a deep and well known way of adapting training to better suit the needs of the individuals. Adaptive training can be very impactful on training outcomes. But it can be very high cost in time and money! Join us to hear about the game-based adaptive system this team developed to streamline and lower the cost of developing an adaptive training system.

NTSA Webinar – Building the SpaceVerse

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! SpaceVerse is a bold vision set by the U.S. Space Force that embraces technical collaboration and is a secure digital metaverse that converges terrestrial and space physical and digital realities and provides a simulated environment for training. Join us to see how NVIDIA, Cesium, Epic Games, and MAXAR Technologies worked together with the U.S. Space Force to demonstrate the potential of the SpaceVerse.

Tech Grove Connect February Webinar

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0500

Recording available! In 2021, the Central Florida Tech Grove partnered with the Indienomicon Foundation to host the inaugural Armed Forces Jam, utilizing the "game jam" approach to rapidly prototype solutions to military training needs. Join us to learn more about the game jam process, when it makes sense to use it, and the value it offers. Hear how game jams are a highly effective tool for engaging non-traditionals in addressing military simulation and training needs, provide very inexpensive and fast confirmation of the viability of a solutions approach, and where the jams fit in the spectrum of rapid prototyping methodologies.

NTSA November Webinar

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Recording available! The EcosySTEM of Learning provides opportunities for learning for students K-12, college, and the workforce. As professionals enter our Modeling and Simulation workforce, it is incumbent upon our industry to support them as they grow as professionals. Key to this offering is the CMSP certification. Join this webinar to learn more about these initiatives, and identify ways that our industry can support and grow learning opportunities for our future workforce, as well as for those actively engaged in our industry.

NTSA November Webinar

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! The I/ITSEC Service Executives are excited to give you a first look at the upcoming conference, their priorities for this year, and the events and experiences you don’t want to miss. Listen to their excitement as they look to the future, the technologies that will shape the industry going forward, and the emerging needs to explore during the conference.

Tech Grove Connect October Webinar

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400

This webinar will be rescheduled for early 2023.

NTSA October Webinar

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! In this session we will discuss ongoing efforts of creating open standards for the metaverse, and how they apply to GEMS (Gaming, Exercise, Modeling and Simulation) use cases. We will discuss the impact of geospatial data and its semantic representation, the scope goals of the Metaverse Standards Forum, and where to find resources for additional learning.

NTSA September Webinar

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! This webinar explores the growing need for tools that collect, interpret, and present actionable information derived from human performance data. Leaders and innovators from government and industry will discuss how requirements for better visibility into workforce readiness are shaping emerging techniques and technologies.

Tech Grove Connect September Webinar

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Recording available! Join us for the September NTSA/Tech Grove Connect webinar as we hear from the team behind a Best Tutorial nominee at I/ITSEC 2021: "Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) – Innovating Modeling & Simulation (M&S) to Revolutionize the Future of Transportation". Advanced Modeling & Simulation must be substantially leveraged to design, test, and validate such a revolutionary transportation transformation. Is it possible? Is it desirable? Join us to listen, learn, and share your thoughts!