1. Eurosatory SimDef 2012 Graham McIntyre Chairman

2.  Vision, Goal and Mission  History  ETSA today  ETSA future  What ETSA can do for you  Summary

3. Vision To be Europe’s most respected Training and Modelling Association, underpinned by a spirit of enterprise and adventure. Goal To promote the understanding of ETSA and its constituent outputs to its members and the public. Mission To be a beacon of excellence in enabling our members to learn, engage and interact with European and international training, modeling and simulation communities.

4.  Founded in Paris in 2004  Initially designed to assist NTSA and ITEC to support the ITEC conference programme  8 year relationship with NTSA and ITSA  Restructured in 2009 – ‘not for profit’ Community Interest Company (CIC)  Pan European Board – French, Dutch, German & UK  Formal Memorandum of Agreement with NTSA signed at I/ITSEC 2011

5.  Membership covers 8 European Countries ◦ Both Ministries of Defence (MoDs) and Industry  ETSA activities ◦ Conferences ◦ Seminars ◦ Networking activities ◦ Quarterly newsletter  Special relationship with ITEC and I/ITSEC (NTSA) ◦ Member discounts ◦ Working/User Groups.  ETSA is the only European Association recognised and supported by NTSA  ITEC Ltd is a member of ETSA

6.  New Chairman and revised Board responsibilities agreed May 2012  Develop more formal relationships with other associations including ◦ ADIS ◦ MIMOS ◦ SISO ◦ Royal Aeronautical Society – Flight Simulation Group  Greater presence at conferences/ exhibitions ◦ SimDef 2012 ◦ I/ITSEC 2012 Special Presentations  Engagement with EU and EDA

7.  As an independent ‘not for profit’ organisation link MoDs and the Training and Simulation community across Europe  Promote your capabilities outside your normal market place ◦ Create relationships with other sectors eg Academia  Increase exposure for members at exhibitions, seminars and conferences eg SimDef 2012  Use the ETSA/NTSA relationship to help members address the US market  Through ETSA Newsletter provide regular detailed update of the global Training and Simulation market  Reduce costs for exhibiting at ITEC and IITSEC

8.  In tough economic times, market information through networking is vital – this is the ETSA environment  ETSA is not a trade association, it includes the whole Training and Simulation community  ETSA members benefit from its pan European approach and NTSA relationship  Next event 3 rd and 4 th December 2012 at I/ITSEC ◦ The Modelling and Simulation Community in Europe – an update on the key themes

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