GOLD SPONSOR - Learn about NASA technology and partnership opportunities while visiting exciting interactive displays focusing on four of MODSIM’s conference tracks: Transportation & Logistics, Engineering & Technology, Education, and the Cross-Cutting Game-Based Learning Track. Each exhibit displays technology and innovations that NASA uses to design, test, and refine many of its mission components. Featured NASA groups include: AviationSimNet™, a project in partnership with MITRE Corporation studying real-time, state-of-the-art, human-in-the-loop air traffic management simulations; NASA Langley Flight Center’s Flight Simulation Facilities where aircraft and spacecraft flight technologies are tested and validated; NASA’s Entry, Descent, and Landing group that used simulation technology for NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander; and NASA’s Education Program’s Digital Learning Network, which will be streamed live into SecondLife®. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will also be showcasing a new massively multiplayer online learning game platform currently under develop to help educate the nation’s future astronauts, scientists, and engineers.

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GOLD SPONSOR - Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support (STS) is a leader in the development of military training and simulation solutions, producing air, ground and maritime systems for customers worldwide. Major programs include:  F-35 Lightning II aircrew and maintenance training, U.S. Marine Corps presidential helicopter training, C-130 Aircrew Training Systems, Aircrew Training and Rehearsal Support for Air Force Special Operations Forces and Combat Search and Rescue aircrews, Warfighter Simulation wargaming system, National Training Center - Objective Instrumentation System, United Kingdom Combined Arms Tactical Trainer, Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT), CCTT Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator, and Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer. Logistics and test equipment programs include F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System, and the U.K. Ministry of Defence Joint Asset Management and Engineering System. With more than 3,300 employees, STS is headquartered in Orlando, with locations in Fort Worth, Texas; Huntsville, Ala.; Little Rock AFB, Ark.; Tyndall AFB, Fairborn, Ohio; Hulburt Field, Fla.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Washington, D.C. and the U.K.

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SILVER SPONSOR - Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of management consulting for businesses and governments for more than 90 years. Integrating the full range of consulting capabilities, Booz Allen is the one firm that helps clients solve their toughest problems, working by their side to help them achieve their missions. With 19,000 employees on six continents, the firm generates annual sales of $4 billion. Booz Allen, a global strategy and technology consulting firm, is committed to delivering results that endure.

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SILVER SPONSOR - Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center (VMASC) is a multi-disciplinary modeling, simulation and visualization collaborative research center managed through the Office of Research at Old Dominion University. VMASC supports the University’s Modeling and Simulation (M&S) graduate degree programs, offering multi-disciplinary M&S Masters and Ph.D. degrees to students across the Colleges of Engineering and Technology, Sciences, Education, and Business. With more than one hundred industry, government, and academic members, VMASC furthers the development and application of modeling, simulation, and visualization as an enterprise decision-making tool and promotes economic development.

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SILVER SPONSOR - SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health.  The company’s approximately 44,000 employees serve customers in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.  SAIC had annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008. SAIC:  From Science to Solutions®.

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SILVER SPONSOR - As one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America, DeVry University provides high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in technology, healthcare technology, business and management. DeVry University’s Game and Simulation Programming curriculum prepares graduates to join the private and public sector software industry in a variety of software development roles across the programming life cycle, including programmer, software engineer and project coordinator. Applications-oriented, the program provides preparation in the math and physics of games and simulations; programming fundamentals; game and simulation design; modifications (MOD) and massively multi-player online game (MMOG) programming; two- and three-dimensional graphics programming; and simulation and game engine design.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - MYMIC combines a broad military background with expertise from the research and academic worlds to create deeply reasoned, rigorous, innovative, and executable training solutions that meet the life long learning challenges of today’s workforce. Core competencies include training studies and assessments, modeling, simulation and visualization development and associated product development and analysis services.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - Eastern Virginia Medical School (www.evms.edu) is an academic health center based in Norfolk. Its mission includes educating 1,000 medical and health professions students and 325 residents, providing patient care throughout the Hampton Roads region and conducting over $30 million annually in sponsored research.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - General Dynamics Information Technology delivers the strength of information technology (IT) to our customers across the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil and commercial sectors. As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs through the integration of forward-looking technology, strategy, domain-understanding and management.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - The Hampton Roads Partnership is a public-private non-profit focusing on making Virginia’s Hampton Roads region more economically competitive.

BRONZE SPONSOR - The Hampton Roads Research Partnership is a regional consortium of universities, federal labs and a research institute dedicated to promoting collaborative research as a means for technology based economic development.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - The Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) is the region' s lead economic marketing organization in the promotion of Virginia’s Hampton Roads as a nationally and internationally recognized center of innovation in the Modeling & Simulation (M&S) industry. For regional answers affecting tomorrow’s industry, contact HREDA today!

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BRONZE SPONSOR - For the second consecutive year, the Embassy is bringing key Canadian modeling, simulation and serious gaming companies to Virginia to introduce them to their counterparts in this fast-growing modeling and simulation industry hub. This year, Partners in Technology presents an impressive selection of over 35 individuals representing more than 20 companies from 8 provinces across Canada, looking to build their network and explore potential business opportunities with the mid-Atlantic business community.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - Raytheon’s modeling and simulation support to its southeastern Virginia customers is primarily provided by our Netcentric Integration & Experimentation Center – Tidewater (NIEC-T) in Suffolk, Va. The NIEC-T staff of experts in experiment planning and coordination, network services, audio-visual support, analysis, and modeling and simulation architecture is dedicated to our customers’ mission success. Raytheon’s goal is to minimize customer costs by leveraging its distributed simulation technologies, rather than housing those technologies in single, expensive modeling and simulation facilities.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - Virginia Beach and the region have one of the largest concentrations of military installations in the country. It’s a natural magnet for defense-related industries, modeling and simulation, engineering and employers seeking a pool of highly skilled workers. And, Virginia Beach’s corporate employers offer competitive salaries and a wealth of professional opportunities. With all it has to offer, it’s easy to see why people are talking about Virginia Beach.

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BRONZE SPONSOR - The Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission is a 31-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly. It has, as a significant part of its mission, the promotion of economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities. To date, the Commission has awarded 973 grants totaling more than $432 million across the tobacco region of the Commonwealth.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - Chesapeake is proud to be a sponsor for MODSIM World 2008. We understand the importance of creating the right environments to allow your companies to move forward with the innovations that make this world a better place. Finding ways to advance your opportunities is what the Chesapeake Department of Economic Development does best.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - Newport News, Virginia offers a business environment of exceptional quality, plus a highly competent technical and professional workforce, in Hampton Roads, a nationwide leader in modeling and simulation. Newport News companies currently engaged in sophisticated M&S include Alion Science and Technology, C-squared Technologies, Jefferson Lab and Northrop Grumman Newport News.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - Portsmouth, one of the oldest cities in Virginia, is experiencing unprecedented revitalization. With its new high-tech office park neighboring United States Joint Forces Command, the heartbeat of the modeling and simulation industry in Hampton Roads, Portsmouth offers a strategic location that connects businesses with the global economy.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - The Harbour View submarket of Northern Suffolk is emerging as a regional center of excellence for modeling and simulation technology. The U.S. Joint Forces Command and many innovative high tech firms design, test, and implement advanced computer simulations for both the military and private sector
applications.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - Norfolk’s diverse local economy that has at its foundation, a large military and DoD presence, a thriving port, an outstanding quality of life based upon our waterfront location, our cultural offerings and amenities, quality medical and educational assets utilizing MODSIM and high-speed networks, university access and university-affiliated technology transfer programs in dedicated tech parks.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - CSC consistently and successfully provides business and technology solutions tailored to a wide range of industries. Our customers benefit from our experienced employees, collaborative culture and ability to manage highly complex programs with leading solutions providers worldwide.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - Wisdom Harvest is a full-service conference and meeting planning and production service. Our services are designed to assist corporate, government, and trade organizations meet their goals at every step in the event process.

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR - Earworks Media specializes in custom productions for specialized target audiences. With a full range of creative and technical capabilities, we offer a cost effective, seamless process.

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