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The Lone Sailor to welcome new NAWC TSD Leadership, 11 June 2012

The Lone Sailor to welcome new NAWC TSD Leadership
Monday, June 11, 2012
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Fairwinds Community Board Room
3087 North Alafaya Trail (corner of Alafaya Trail & Science Drive)
Orlando, FL 32826

Bubbalou's BBQ, beer, wine and soft drinks will be provided.  For additional information and registration instructions, click on the attached brochure.


Posted: May 29th, 2012 »

Daytona State College (DSC) in Need of Laboratory Equipment

Daytona State College at Daytona Beach, Florida is in need of simulation hardware/software to integrate into their Simulation and Robotics Technology Program.  NCS sponsors a scholarship at DSC for Simulation Technology studies.  This is the only such simulator maintenance and operation program east of the Mississippi.  More current technology would help to attract and motivate students toward a career in Modeling and Simulation.  Even "mildly" obsolete hardware/software would be of value because DSC graduates will be maintaining and operating simulators that are currently in the field or will be in the future.


Posted: May 24th, 2012 »

Serious Game Design and Development Boot Camp is Coming to Orlando

You are invited to attend the upcoming Serious Game Design and Development Boot Camp - a 3-day intensive professional development workshop intended for game designers, developers, and programmers interested in creating serious games.  This training course will provide the students with practical knowledge and skills necessary for serious games design and development, ranging from selecting appropriate training strategies and creating a serious game design concept to applying the latest programming techniques featuring the Unity3D engine to develop effective games for training.

Upcoming Course Dates:  July 24-26, 2012 in Orlando, FL (Seating is limited, so please register early!)

To learn more about this training opportunity and register, please visit:  http://www.eruditioncorp.com/bootcamp.html

As part of the Serious Game Design and Development Boot Camp series, this course is brought to you by a strategic partnership between serious game industry leaders Erudition Corporation and Design3. 


Posted: May 17th, 2012 »

Tax Tips--Recent Graduates' Job Search Expenses, courtesy of ClftonLarsonAllen

Recent Graduates' Job Search Expenses:  Expenses incurred by taxpayers when searching for new employment in the same trade or business are deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction Therefore, they are deductible only for regular tax purposes and only to the extent they and other miscellaneous itemized deductions exceed 2% of adjusted gross income.

While the costs of finding first-time employment are not deductible, since first-time employment by definition cannot be in the taxpayer's same trade or business, moving expenses associated with first-time employment are deductible if the time and distance tests in are met. According to IRS Publication 521 , Moving Expenses (For Use in Preparing 2011 Returns) : "If you go to work full time for the first time, your place of work must be at least 50 miles from your former home to meet the distance test."


Posted: May 10th, 2012 »

“Myth-Busting 2”: Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication During the Acquisition Process

Attached is the second Myth Buster Memo published by the White House yesterday courtesy of Kinberg & Associates.

Recommend you read this memo and keep it, along with the first myth busting memo, handy to use to help open up discussions when you find Contracting Officials are not communicating with you as well as they should be under these policy memos.


Posted: May 8th, 2012 »

Save the Date--Polhemus G4 Technical Demonstration in Orlando, 21-22 Jun 2012

Polhemus is coming to Orlando
You're Invited to See G4

The Tether-Free 6DOF Motion Tracker with over 10 hours of Battery Life and a preview of the new G4 4-button 6DOF mouse.

Polhemus will schedule private appointments in one hour time slots.  Just visit the following site and complete the short request form and Polhemus will contact you with available times:  http://www.polhemus.com/?page=G4_orlando   

Get out of the office for an hour and schedule a time to check out G4.  Light refreshments will be served.

When: June 20 & 21, 2012 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Where: Marriott Courtyard East (12000 Collegiate Way | Orlando)

Want to learn more about G4?

G4 video:

http://www.polhemus.com/?page=G4_Video_Wireless_Motion_Tracker%20

G4 product page:

http://www.polhemus.com/?page=Motion_G4


Posted: May 2nd, 2012 »

Florida Raises Profile of Unmanned Systems; Seeks Modeling & Simulation Industry’s Participation

Calling on NCS Member Companies to Step Forward & Support
this State-wide Data Collection Effort!


Posted: May 1st, 2012 »

Countdown to MT3 2012--It's not too late to register

It's Almost Here--MT3 Conference
May 9-12, 2012 at Renaissance Hotel at SeaWorld, Orlando

We want to see you there!  Great program, great networking.  See how civilian and military healthcare/medicine meet to create the future.

Day Rates Available - call or email Mary Trier for other special rates.
407-620-3357 ~ marytrier@gmail.com

MT3 HIGHLIGHTS

Exclusive Opportunity for MT3 Attendees:  MT3 attendees are in for a special treat as the conference kicks off on Wednesday morning with an added special event.  Florida Hospital's Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement is offering a special hands-on tour of their state of the art medical training technology at its simulation lab--complete with bus transportation to and from the Renaissance!


Posted: Apr 30th, 2012 »

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Smart Awards Luncheon, Friday May 18, 2012

EVENT DETAILS:    See the Winners Announced!
                                  Awards Luncheon
                                  Friday, May 18, 2012   11:30 AM
                                  The DoubleTree Downtown Orlando

FOR THE LIST OF FINALISTS READ BELOW:


Posted: Apr 27th, 2012 »

Congratulations Lockheed Martin

Congratulations to Lockheed Martin, who is celebrating their 100th anniversary.  The century old company has had a presence in Metro Orlando since 1956.


Posted: Apr 25th, 2012 »
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