Simulation Technology Magazine
Vol. 1 Issue 4 SISO News Monday, June 21, 1999
EXCOM Chair Corner
Article by: COL Mark Smith

Welcome to Simulation Technology, the outstanding webletter for the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)....

More Interaction at the 1999 Fall SIW: The Conference Committee Update
Article by: Duncan Miller

"This is a Workshop! We don't want to just sit and listen to papers!"...

SISO Elections Results
Article by: Editor
The SISO Elections have been succesfully completed. We are all looking forward to the contribution these newly elected committee members will make....

Standards Activity Update
Article by: Phil Zimmerman

The SAC is responsible for overseeing the development of standards and products that support interoperable simulation....

Status Report on the Synthetic Environment Data Representation and Interchange Specification (SEDRIS) Project
Article by: Paul Foley
Project Developments with Broad Application

The SEDRIS Project Team has developed several products that have broad application beyond those directly associated with SEDRIS Interchange Mechanism....

The Board of Directors Corner
Article by: Warren Katz

In May, SISO ran its first non-SIW conference....

Webletter Information
Article by: Editor

The SISO Webletter is a publication of the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization and is intended as a forum for keeping the SISO community abreast of issues of interest to its members....

1999 Spring SIW Overview
Article by: Allison Griffin

The 1999 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW) Exhibits offered participants an opportunity to see the new products on the market.

Mr. Eric Keck (left), JADS Technical Advisor, and AF Lt Col Mark McCall (center), JADS' Air Force Deputy talk with conference attendee. ...

Information Resources: Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center
Article by: Barry Watson

Editor’s Note: Modeling and Simulation (M&S) is a diverse field, making it difficult for the simulation professional to know everything they should, let alone someone new to the field....

Simulation 101: An Introduction for Managers and Tyco's
Article by: Margaret L. Loper, GTRI & Roger Smith, BTG, Inc

Welcome to a new column on the fundamentals of modeling and simulation! The purpose of this column is to educate newcomers to our community on the basic concepts of M&S....

Simulation Technology Magazine
Article by: Editor

Simulation Technology Magazine is a Quarterly Publication of the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization

SISC Update - HLA Balloting Begins
Article by: Phil Zimmerman

All the steps leading up to balloting are in the final stages of completion, and the balloting of the IEEE P1516, P1516.1, and P1516.2 Standards is about to begin. ...

SISO Plans Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Article by: Duncan C. Miller, Sc.D.

SISO Plans Tenth Anniversary Celebration
(A Call for Historical Materials)

This fall marks the tenth anniversary...

SISO Polo Shirts
Article by: Editor

Have you noticed more and more people are walking around the Simulation Interoperability Workshop wearing a SISO polo shirt?...

Technology Soundbites
Article by: Dell Lunceford.com

One of the many challenges for the simulation professonal (simulationist) is staying abreast of technology....

Understanding the Definitions of the Operational Continuum: The Case for Replacing Operations Other Than War (OOTW) with Complex Contingency Operations (CCO)
Article by: Warren Switzer

Since the time of Socrates it has been an accepted premise that if we are to understand things, we first must agree upon definitions....

Editors Corner: The Webletter has a New Name
Article by: W.H. (Dell) Lunceford

I assume everyone noticed the new banner and name for the webletter. As we continue to mature and establish the SISO 'e-zine' as THE simulation magazine to read, we felt that a name change was in order....

High Level Architecture
Article by: Chris Turrell

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the HLA column. In this first article we want to remind those familiar with the High Level Architecture (HLA) of the infrastructure in place to support their transition to this program. For those not familiar with this important DoD initiative,...

Monograph: Mechanical Metaphors and Mental Metamorphosis
Article by: John Hancock

Fellow Simulation Folk, we stand at a cross-roads:

It is easy to yearn for the simpler times, and even to enjoy a visit to them. I own a 1985 Mustang GT, the last American muscle car with a carburetor. I am currently bringing it out of 4 years of storage. However, It is clear that my expectations may have changed in the interim! So is the state of SISO!" ...

Practical Experiences With HLA
Article by: Dianne Parrish

For this issue, we have one article on HLA Experiences; AAA Federation at Eglin AFB by Bob Kent. I encourage those simulation owners who have experienced the HLA conversion process to share their experiences with us. Contact me at (407)2087-5771 or e-mail: dianne.parrish@afams.af.mil

Please see mini article on next page (linked below)....

Simulation Across the Spectrum: The Island of Entertainment Simulations
Article by: Julia Loughran

In her first column, Julia Loughran introduced the analogy of many simulation "islands" and the SISO community as just one of them....

SISO Signs Cooperation Agreement with the Simulation Arm of the Association of Computer Machinery (ACM)
Article by: Dell Lunceford

Simulation as a technology and as a profession is still very immature. Even though simulation has been around since before the Roman Empire...

Tech Trends: Creating Simulation and Training Devices for the Military Medical Community
Article by: Beth Pettitt

(Please see mini articles on next page).
The human body is the most complicated "machine" known to man. As such modeling and simulating it requires the same attention to detail that we have given to warfighting machines such as tanks and aircraft....

The ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation
Article by: Ernest H. Page, The MITRE Corporation

Greetings SISO community. I am writing to encourage you all to become familiar with—and active members of—the ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation....

When The SISO Webletter Is Published - Notify Me!
Article by: Editor
If you would like a notice when the new quarterly issue of the SISO Webletter is published, subscribe to the SISO-Admin reflector. This is a low volume reflector (on average one message per month) used to notify the SISO community about important community wide issues....

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