VMASC Industry Association

Promoting M&S Excellence since 1997

Jack McGinnChairman, VMASC Industry Board of AdvisorsNovember 14, 2013

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Topics

Industry Association Members

VMASC Board of Advisors

BOA Members this past year

BOA/Industry Association Emphasis

Current Actions by the Association• Marketing Video

MSVE Scholarship

Textbooks

M&S Reference Materials

Speakers Series• Corporate Demo Area

Membership Dues

2013 Budget

2014 Budget

Do the region’s M&S small businesses need a coordinated, common voice?

Working with VMASC

Suggestions?

3Industry Association Members• Alliance Solutions Group #

• Alion Science & Technology• Advanced Training & Learning

Technologies LLC #

• Booz Allen Hamilton

• Capstone Corporation #

• Command Post Technologies

• DDL Omni Engineering

• DJP, LLC #

• General Dynamics - IT

• Immersive Solutions

• ITA International

• Lockheed Martin

• Loyola Enterprises, Inc.

• MOSIMTEC

• MYMIC LLC

• Northrop Grumman

• Novetta Solutions

• SAIC• SimIS, Inc. #• TASC, Inc.

• Timitron Corp.

• TREC, Inc.

• TQI Solutions, Inc.

In-Kind Members

• MaK Technologies

• NADS #

• Neptunes Cloud #

• Rockwell Software, Inc.

• TerraSim, Inc.

# - New member since November 2012

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VMASC Board of Advisors

Composition 9 Elected members At-Large members Emeritus members

Meets monthly with Dr. Sokolowski 1st Thursday

BOA Chairman meets with Dr. Sokolowski monthly 3rd Thursday

Minutes distributed to members monthly

5BOA Members this past year

Elected Jack McGinn – Chairman, TREC, Inc. Tom Cole – Vice Chairman, DDL Omni Engineering

– Jason Bewley, Immersive Solutions Corp.– *Josh Jackson, SAIC– *Craig Langman, GD-IT

Mike Melo, ITA International– Frank Munoz, Booz Allen Hamilton– Dr. Stephen Parker, TASC Inc.– *Brian Teer, Alion Science and Technology

At-Large– Bob Armstrong, NCCMMS (Cooperative appointment with NCCMMS)

Emeritus John Dannon, Lockheed Martin

– Dr. Tom Mastaglio, MYMIC LLC

* Seat up for election this year

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BOA/Industry Association Emphasis

Role of the BOA• Serve as advisors to the VMASC

Executive Director and shall perform such other duties under which VMASC is associated

Role of the BOA as defacto head of the VMASC Industry Association

• Assist member companies in getting exposure to business opportunities and adjacent M&S markets

7Current Actions by the Association

Produced a short video to show the value of M&S in our daily lives – est $7,500

Distributed to the Commonwealth’s leadership, academic institutions, and other local leaders as well as to VIPs hosted by VMASC.

Plan is to update this in CY14

Support of the ModSim World Conference - $5,500

Makes it possible for a number of ODU undergrad M&S students to attend the conference and events at no cost. Plan is to continue this support.

Support of ODU’s MSVE Capstone Conference - $2,500

Scholarship for a rising sophomore in the MSVE degree program -$5,000

MSVE Textbook purchase, MSIM 205/281, spring 2014, $3,760.50

Provide funds for M&S reference materials - $2,000

Quarterly Speakers Breakfast series

Corporate Demo Area

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Marketing Videohttp://www.vmasc.odu.edu/VIA.html

Last year we developed a video that shows a sample of industry member capabilities

Thanks to: Tom Mastaglio, Jason Bewley, Thomas Reese

Production cost: $7,353 DVD copies: qty of 450 made for $1,300

CY14: Update the video to include testimonials from users of M&S products

Similar distribution as last year

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•Each member company plus a reserve•Regional Chambers of Commerce•Dr. Sokolowski•HRP enough for HRP member communities, member companies/organizations•HREDA •VEDA •WHRO •CP3 •Technology Hampton Roads (THR) (the old HRTC) •Local STEM Organizations•Congressman Wittman (VA1)•Congressman Rigell (VA2)•Congressman Scott (VA3)•Congressman Forbes (VA4)•Senator Warner (via Mark Brunner)•Senator Kaine•Governor McDonald•VA Deputy Secretary of Technology-Karen Jackson•VA Secretary of Technology-Jim Duffey•VA Secretary of Transportation-Sean Connaughton•VA Secretary of Education-Laura Fornash•Delegate John Cosgrove•Delegate Chris Jones•The Governor’s MSAC

•Past and future Speakers Series visitors•I/ITSEC - for MS&V/HREDA booth•ODU President John Broderick•Dr. Mohammad Karim•ODU’s Provost office •ODU Dean of Engineering & Technology•ODU Dean of Education•ODU Dean of Business & Public Administration•ODU Dean of Health Sciences•ODU Dean of Sciences•ODU Dean of Arts & Letters•ODU Dean of Honors•House of Delegates/State Senators, Science Committees, Education committees, others? Via ODU Legislative Affaris•ODURF Board of Trustees•ODU Board of Visitors•Dr. Mielke, MS&V Department for recruiting•EVMS - Don Combs•NCCMMS - Bob Armstrong•HRPDC•Virginia Logistics Research Center•Virginia's public and private institutions of higher learning (NS, HU, W&M, TCC, TNCC, VCU, UVA, VT, JMU, GMU, Longwood, Radford, etc.) via the office of VA Secretary of Technology, with cover letter•Inside Business

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MSVE Scholarship

“The Gene Newman Scholarship presented by the VMASC Industry Association”

$5,000 scholarship from the VMASC Industry Association

Undergraduate student enrolled in the MSVE Department

$2,500 for Spring semester; $2,500 for Fall semester

Funds for the fall semester are contingent upon the student making satisfactory academic progress in the BS-M&SE program.

Total cost: $5,264

Due to admin costs associated with the ODU Educational Foundation

Target group

Engineering Fundamentals Division students taking the “Introduction to Engineering” course in the fall semester

MSVE wanted the scholarship to have some influence on this group, hoping to capture a very bright student that is still on the fence

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MSVE Scholarship Letter of Commitment

The funds will be administered by the MSVE Department Chair or his designee

VMASC Industry Association recognized at the $5,000 level member of the BCET’s Corporate Circle

Prominent placement on College print materials acknowledging Corporate Circle

Recruiter-in-residence provided by ODU CareerLink

Link from www.eng.odu.edu to our website

Poster-size logo displayed in BCET

Engage with engineering students through invitation-only Corporate Circle events

Post announcements to Corporate Circle Communications Center

Inclusion and communication from ODU Business Gateway on continuing education opportunities

Engagement with engineering students through invitation-only Corporate Circle events

Status

Promoted to both ENGN 110 sections (over 200 students enrolled in each) on September 24th/26th

The faculty were given a copy of the flyer

Hard copies were available in the MSVE office

The flyer is also posted on MSVE internet front page

Application due date: November 1st

Award Notification: November 15th

Acceptance Deadline: December 1st

Recipient must be enrolled as a FT student, good academic standing, M&SE degree program at ODU

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Textbooks

The VMASC Industry Association will provide funds to purchase textbooks for students enrolled in MSIM 205/281 in spring 2014 December

Enrolled students will be informed that the course textbook will be provided to them free of charge

Mid-December/Early-January VMASC Industry Association sticker placed on textbooks

January Textbooks distributed to students on the first day of the class, January 14, 2014

Will try to get University Relations to provide coverage either on the 1st or 2nd day of class with the instructor of MSIM 205/281 to provide a “short feature” story on the donation of the textbooks

Textbook: Kelton, et. al., “Simulation with Arena” If students drop or withdraw, they are expected to return the book to

MSVE Students not expected to return the book upon successful course

completion Estimated cost: $3,760.50 for 23 books

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 M&S Reference Materials

The Industry Association will provide funds to purchase M&S Reference books/journals/periodicals

VMASC and MSVE will provide a list of the proposed materials

They will be housed in the MSVE department, VMASC, and/or ODU’s Perry Library

They will be for materials not available digitally

Usage rate will be assessed after a year to see if it makes sense to buy additional materials

Labels will be developed for application to these materials to credit the VMASC Industry Association

Cap of $2,000

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Speakers Breakfast Series

Concept• Bring in people of power, influence,

and/or intellectual stimulation with an association with Modeling, Simulation, and/or the application of those technologies in an informal interactive environment for the purposes of potentially expanding the business domain of VMASC Industry members.

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Speakers 2011

30 Mar: Tim Baker, SES, Tech Director and Business Manager, JWC

24 Aug: Monica Shepherd, SES, Vice Deputy Director for Joint and

Coalition Warfighting, Joint Staff J7

19 Oct: *Ed Merkle (invited), Director of Port Security and Emergency

Operations, Virginia Port Authority.

12 Dec: Scott Rigell, US Congressman, VA 2nd District

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6 Apr: Greg Knapp, SES, JWC J7

12 Jul: Simon Nance, Mgr of Learning & Development with STIHL, VA

10 Dec: Dr. James Koch, Board of Visitors Professor of Economics,

President Emeritus at Old Dominion University

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8 Feb: Bob Armstrong, Program Director, National Center for

Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation

7 Mar: John Broderick, President, Old Dominion University

20 Jun: Craig Quigley, Executive Director, HRMFFA

22 Aug: Karen Jackson, Virginia Deputy Secretary of Technology

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Corporate Demo Area Thanks to Thomas Reese

The area is a feature during VIP walk-throughs throughout the year

Presentation materials can be as sophisticated or unsophisticated as desired i.e., From hardware to poster boards and print

material

Coordinate with Thomas

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Membership Dues The dues structure was reviewed and

decreased starting in CY13

Invoices to be sent out soon Large (>$50M):

$4,000 Medium ($10M - $50M):

$2,000 Small (<$10M): $

500

Same dues structure for CY14

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2013 Budget

Anticipated expenses for rest of CY General Membership meeting catering: ~$1,000 December Speakers Breakfast: ~$450

2013 Budget Estimated ActualModSim World $5,500 $5,500Capstone Conference $2,500 $2,500

Quarterly Spkrs Brkfsts (4 * $450) $1,800 $1,445

Annual Meeting Refreshments (1) $1,000 Other Socials (3 * $450) $1,350 Industry Support $1,500 Demo Space support items $2,500 Marketing Video $5,000 $2,729Misc Marketing Materials $1,500 Industry Outreach $5,000 $2002013 Expenses ($27,650) ($12,374)

Cash on Hand 1/1/13 $143,020CY2013 Revenue $42,500CY2013 Expenses to date ($12,374)CY2013 estimated additional expenses ($1,450)Estimated Cash on Hand 12/31/13 $171,696

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2014 Budget2014 Budget ModSim World $5,500 Capstone Conference $2,500 Quarterly Speakers Breakfasts (4 * $450) $1,800 Annual Meeting Refreshments (1) $1,000 Other Socials (3 * $450) $1,350 Industry Support $1,500 Demo Space support items $2,500 Marketing Video $7,500 Misc Marketing Materials $1,500 Industry Outreach $5,000 MSVE Text Books (1 class per year) $4,000 M&S Reference Books $2,000 MSVE Scholarship $5,264 Acrylic Presentos $250 Estimated 2014 Expenses ($41,664)

Estimated Cash on Hand 1/1/14 $171,696

Estimated CY2014 Revenue $43,500

Estimated CY2014 Expenses ($41,664)

Estimated Cash on Hand 12/31/14 $173,532

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2014 Budget

Textbooks Currently for 1 class/1 semester, ~$4,000 Should we extend that to 1 class/2 semesters?

Reference Materials Initial look; $2,000 cap Will review at end of next year to determine use

MSVE Scholarship Currently 1 award, $5,000, over 2 semesters Concurrence on intent to award annually? Keep as undergrad only?

Marketing Video Update Any volunteers to help with this effort?

21Do the region’s M&S small

businesses need a coordinated, common voice?

Yes?

No?

If yes, how and by whom?

Point brought up in recent BOA meeting There is not a lot of coordination of small businesses in Virginia There is not a common voice for the small business M&S

industry segment How should all of these interactions come together It is hard in this environment for small businesses to start up

If valid, need someone/some people with the drive, business savvy, and resources to do this If so, what would they be expected to accomplish?

22Working with VMASC

You get out what you put into it

Get to know the researchers They have constraints with what their money can be used

for They may have IP that can be taken to market Are you in the right position to take it to market?

Participate The association is only as good as the sum of its members

efforts

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Suggestions from the floor for improvement?