A Brief History of SISO (and DIS)

2006 Spring SIW (with SCS) Huntsville, AL BRIMS Baltimore, MD Euro-SIW Stockholm, Sweden Fall SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) EXCOM Chair Rick Severinghaus CC Chair Ralph Weber SAC Chair Chris Rouget Euro-SIW Chair Anders Mattson BRIMS Chairs Laurel Allender, Troy Kelley

Sam Knight, Jane Bachman 2006 Ralph, Jessica, Jennifer, Diana, Pat Sam Knight, Jane Bachman

2005 Spring SIW (with SCS) San Diego, CA BRIMS Universal City, CA Euro-SIW Toulouse, France Fall SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) EXCOM Chair Warren Katz CC Chair Rick Sharp SAC Chair Chris Rouget Euro-SIW Chair Jacques Cazin BRIMS Chairs Laurel Allender, Troy Kelley

2004 Spring SIW (with SCS) Arlington, VA (Crystal City) BRIMS Euro-SIW Edinburgh, Scotland Fall SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) EXCOM Chair Warren Katz CC Chair Rick Sharp SAC Chair Chris Rouget Euro-SIW Chair Graham Shanks BRIMS Chair Kevin Gluck

First joint conference with SCS 2003 Spring SIW (with SCS) Orlando, FL (Hyatt) BRIMS Scottsdale, AZ Euro-SIW Stockholm, Sweden Fall SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) EXCOM Chair Warren Katz CC Chair Rick Sharp SAC Chair Michael O’Connor Euro-SIW Chair Jan Tegnér BRIMS Chair Kevin Gluck First joint conference with SCS

2002 Spring SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 11th CGF-BR Orlando, FL (Radisson) Euro-SIW Harrow, UK Fall SIW EXCOM Chair Warren Katz CC Chair Rick Severinghaus SAC Chair Dave McKeeby Euro-SIW Chair Mick Ryan CGF-BR Chair Kevin Gluck

First Euro-SIW 9/11 attacks during Fall SIW 2001 Spring SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 10th CGF-BR Norfolk, VA Euro-SIW Harrow, UK Fall SIW EXCOM Chair Warren Katz CC Chair Duncan Miller SAC Chair Michael O’Connor Euro-SIW Chair Mick Ryan CGF-BR Chair Ruth Willis First Euro-SIW 9/11 attacks during Fall SIW

IEEE 1516 (HLA) Standards approved SIWzie awards introduced 2000 Spring SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 9th CGF&BR Fall SIW EXCOM Chair Warren Katz CC Chair Duncan Miller SAC Chair Michael Myjak CGF&BR Chair Ruth Willis IEEE 1516 (HLA) Standards approved SIWzie awards introduced

1999 SISO assumes management of CGF&BR conferences Spring SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 8th CGF&BR Fall SIW EXCOM Chair Mark Smith CC Chair Duncan Miller SAC Chair Philomena Zimmerman CGF&BR Chair Ruth Willis SISO assumes management of CGF&BR conferences Hurricane Floyd shortens Fall SIW

1999 Floyd

1998 First SISO officers elected by SISO membership Spring SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) Fall SIW EXCOM Chair Mark Smith CC Chair Duncan Miller SAC Chair Laura Feinerman First SISO officers elected by SISO membership Revised IEEE 1278 (DIS) Standards approved

1997 SISO Transition Team Spring SIW Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) Fall SIW Transition Team Chair Mark Smith Interim CC Chair Duncan Miller SAC Chair To be elected … SISO Transition Team Mark Smith (Chair) Duncan Miller Ed Brady Steve Seidensticker Chris Bouwens Bill Tucker Jack Kramer Anita Adams Zabek Margaret Loper Jim Hollenbach (DMSO) Beth Pettitt (STRICOM)

1996 14th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 15th DIS Workshop Coordinating Committee Ron Hofer Technical Committee Duncan Miller User/Sponsor Committee Charles Snead

1995 Complete IEEE 1278 (DIS) Standards approved 12th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 13th DIS Workshop Coordinating Committee Ron Hofer Technical Committee Duncan Miller User/Sponsor Committee Sandy MacPherson Complete IEEE 1278 (DIS) Standards approved HLA proposed for IEEE standardization

1994 First DIS Policy & Procedures (P&P) guide 10th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 11th DIS Workshop Coordinating Committee Ron Hofer Technical Committee Duncan Miller User/Sponsor Committee Bob White First DIS Policy & Procedures (P&P) guide

DIS Standards Organization DIS Community DIS Steering Committee CC USC TC

Coordinating Committee (1994) Dr. Ron Hofer (STRICOM) Chair Dr. Duncan Miller (MIT LL) TC Chair Col Sandy Macpherson USC Chair Ms. Margaret Loper (IST) Support Group Dr. Joe Brann (Loral FS) Dr. Bruce McDonald (CRC) Mr. John Mills (NAWCTSD) Mr. Steve Seidensticker (SAIC) Capt Jim Hollenbach (DMSO)

Steering Committee composed of Group and Subgroup Chairs 1993 8th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 9th DIS Workshop Steering Committee Ron Hofer Steering Committee composed of Group and Subgroup Chairs

Steering Committee (Group, Subgroup Chairs) Architecture Group Ron Hofer Interface & Time/Mission Critical (PDU) Group Joe Brann Emissions Subgroup Sam Knight Interface Subgroup Dave Powell Radio Subgroup Richard Schaffer Simulation Management Mike Robkin Tactical Data Link Laura Malter Communications Architecture Steve Seidensticker Security Subgroup Dave Gobuty Field Instrumentation Working Group Bob Sottilare (Range) Architecture Michael Rothrock Protocol Mark Hoptiak Range Fidelity Greg Unangst Fidelity, Exercise Control, Feedback Bruce McDonald Fidelity John Eisenhardt Simulated Environment Group George Lukes Atmosphere Louis Humbree Land Dave Pratt Sea Mark McAuliffe

1992 6th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 7th DIS Workshop Steering Committee Ron Hofer

1991 4th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 5th DIS Workshop Steering Committee Ron Hofer

1990 2nd DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) 3rd DIS Workshop Steering Committee Brian Goldiez Terrain Databases Georges Lukes Communication Protocols Ron Hofer Performance Measures Bruce McDonald

sponsored by DARPA and PM TRADE hosted by IST/UCF on 22-23 August 1989 0th DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (IST Holiday Inn) 1st DIS Workshop Orlando, FL (Holiday Inn) First Conference on Standards for the Interoperability of Defense Simulations sponsored by DARPA and PM TRADE hosted by IST/UCF on 22-23 August 1989 Objectives: Determine whether existing SIMNET Network and Protocols (July 31, 1989) are suitable as a networking standard; recommend modifications Begin development of a standard (IEEE or MIL SPEC) for the protocol