NCS President’s Corner

NCS held another semi-annual Membership Night on Tuesday, 4 Oct 2011 at Stoneybrook East Golf Club.  The event drew more than 140 Members and invited guests from team Orlando and the local community. To view the President/Executive Director’s Update to the Membership, click on the attached PPT Brief. Also included are a few photos from the evening.

To read the article and see the list of nominees, click on the following link: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2011/09/15/objs-2011-most-influential-men-nominees.html?ed=2011-09-15&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub

National Center for Simulation 3039 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826 Phone: 407.384.6111 Fax: 407.384.0043 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Dolly Rairigh Glass (407) 797-7851 NCS New Initiatives Attract Nelson May 20, 2011. Orlando, Fla. As part of a push to enlist continued support of state and federal lawmakers through focused engagement and targeted updates about […]

To provide Members feedback on the activity of NCS on their behalf, the following document captures specific accomplishments since 1 Jan 11.  A living document, it will be updated periodically to provide you the most current information possible.  To read more click on the attached file which was last updated on 22 November 2011:

On Tuesday, 26 April 2011 Congresswoman Sandy Adams, Florida 24th District, provided a group of more than 60 attendees an update from Washington, D.C. and then fielded about 45 minutes of questions.  This was the first time since her election in November 2010 that she has had an opportunity to engage the MS&T Industry.  Photo attached.   

In February 2011, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was invited by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s National Security Advisory Council (NSAC) co-chairs, General Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Ret) and Admiral James M. Loy, USCG (Ret) to join the Council.  Since 2008, this distinguished group of Flag and General officers across the armed services has advocated for […]

On 9 Mar, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was interviewed via telephone by Adam Longo, Anchor/Reporter, News 13 in Orlando, FL.  Mr. Longo was interested in knowing more about the planned Trade & Investment Mission to Israel, 16-22 Mar.  Using Simigon (an Israeli firm) as an example, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste explained the power of the MS&T […]

FYI–attached are some thoughts on the future closure of U.S. JFCOM.  Credit for content goes to leadership and staff from a number of NCS Member companies:  Science Applications International Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics IT.

To provide Members feedback on the activity of NCS on their behalf, the following document captures specific accomplishments since Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste became the President/Executive Director.  A living document, it will be updated periodically to provide you the most current information possible.  Information highlighted in blue has been added/updated since the last NCS Board of Directors Meeting […]

Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was a featured speaker on day four of I/ITSEC 2010 to 65 business leaders participating in the Central Florida Partnership’s Leadership Orlando Class 80.  Following his remarks, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste chaired an Industry Panel that included Jim Craig, Lockheed Martin, David Rees, SAIC, John Sclott, L-3, Matt Fair, VCOM3D and Dr. Roger […]

Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was the featured speaker at the GrayRobinson, Attorneys at Law, Community Leader Forum Luncheon on 9 Nov 10.  Included in the more than 100 participants was Congresswoman-Elect Sandy Adams, Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty, Orange County Mayor-Elect Theresa Jacobs, Commissioner-Elect Damiani and Commissioner-Elect Jennifer Thompson, Commissioner Bill Segal and two Members […]

NCS held a Membership Night on 30 Sep 10 at Stoneybrook East Golf Club.  The event was sponsored by Martinez & Associates, CPAs, P.A. and Pulau Corporation.  To view Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste’s presentation to the Membership, click on the attached file:

Mayor Richard T. Crotty and NCS co-hosted a Medical Simulation Breakfast Event with Industry and other Stakeholders on Friday, 23 Jul 10.  The Event drew 147 people to hear a briefing from Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste entitled “Modeling & Simulation in Healthcare–Positioning Central Florida for the Future”.  To view the power point presentation, click on […]

On Thurs, 22 Jul Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was the featured speaker at a luncheon meeting hosted by the local Chapter of NDIA.  Attendance topped 100!  The message focused on his first six months as President/ Executive Director of NCS and a glimpse at the next six months.  To view the power point presentation, click on the attached […]

As follow-up to the Breakfast Meeting with Industry and other Stakeholders co-hosted by Mayor Richard T. Crotty and NCS, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was invited to be a guest on the Fox 35 Morning News Show, on Monday, 26 Jul.  In the brief Q&A session, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was able to inform the listening […]

On 4 Jul 10, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was the featured guest on WDBO Radio’s Market Advisors segment from 4-6:00 PM.  To listen to the interview click on the links below.  The interview begins 27 minutes into the 1st hour link and includes the full 2nd hour. 1st hour:  http://wdbo.com/Player/100666831/ 2nd hour:  http://wdbo.com/Player/100666841/

On 18 Jun 10, UCF Television taped an interview by Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste and others focusing on the MS&T Industry.  To view the video, click on the attched link: http://www.youtube.com/ucf#p/u/2/JvcY92SggTQ

On Friday, 18 Jun 10, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was featured as the keynote speaker at a Community Breakfast hosted by Dr. John Hitt, President UCF.  The Theme of the presentation was the Economic Impact of the Modeling, Simulation and Training (MS&T) Industry in Florida.  In addition to outreach and education to a wider audience, the […]

On 3 Jun 10, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste briefed the Young Professionals Advisory Council of the Central Florida Partnership on the Economic Impact of MS&T on Florida.  For reactions to the brief, click on the attachment.

Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste and the Modeling and Simulation Industry are featured in an Article by Corey Gehrold, “Leading East Orlando Forward”.  To read more click on the attached link.   http://insighteastorlando.com/index.php/rollingfeatured/leading-east-orlando-forward