Simulation Industry Association of Australia

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Simulation Industry Association of Australia

• Annual General Meeting 2005

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SIAA Annual General Meeting - Agenda

• Apologies
• Previous Minutes
• Chairmans Report
• Strategic Plan
• Election of Executive Members for 2005/2006
• 2005/2006 Budget
• Members Motions
• Other Business

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Apologies

• Shane Arnott Boeing
• Angus Geracitano Concurrent
• Craig Hingston Concentric
• Darren McFarlane Defence - ADSO
• Peter Robinson Qantas
• Terry Stevenson Raytheon
• Bill Trestrail SGI

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Previous Minutes

• Clarifications
• Motion
• That the minutes of the previous meeting be
  accepted as read.
• Seconded
• Vote

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Chairmans Report - Operations Creating a basis
for growth

• Membership
• Growing
• 2004 2005 INC
• Full Members 12 16 33
• Associate Members 18 21 17
• Individual Members 20 25 25

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SIAA Members - Growing

• New Associate Members
• Agent Oriented Software
• CPE Systems
• Entertrain Interactive

• New Full Members
• Alteon
• Rockwell Collins Simulation
• Qantas
• SMA (Operations)
• Associate

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Engagement
• Associations
• SIAA Booth at I/ITSEC
• National Centre for Simulation membership
• International Training Simulation Alliance
• European Training Simulation Association
• MIMOS (Italian Simulation Association)
• Simulation Interoperability Standards
  Organisation

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Engagement (Cont)
• Defence
• Defence Simulation Forum
• SIAA VIP Cocktails at SimTecT
• Civil Aviation
• Meetings with Qantas, Alteon, Virgin Blue

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Engagement (Cont)
• State Governments
• Queensland State Development September 2004
• NSW State Development February 2005
• Victorian Innovation July 2005
• Training Providers and Customers
• Universities and TAFES
• Hospitals, Health, Army, RAAF Simulation centres,
  SIAA Members

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Healthcare
• Attendance at DoH Skills Development Centres
  Master Plan
• SimTecT Health Conference in November 2005
• Established SimTecT Organising Committee
• Establishing Healthcare Simulation Society
• Need funding for a Project Officer

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Standards
• Sub-Committee, chaired by Shane Arnott
• Philip Swadling
• Craig Pepper
• Eduardo De Souza
• Founding member of the Standards Australia IT-031
  Computer Modelling and Simulation Committee
• Submitted Australian DIS Enumerations document to
  SISO
• Establishing links with SISO

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• SimTecT 2005 Conference
• Good attendance in Sydney
• Registrations 288 full paying, 7 student, 47 day
• Workshops 187
• Exhibition booths 52
• Refereed technical paper stream
• Best Paper award to present at I/ITSEC 2005
• Best Student Papers two
• Ten-Year Anniversary CD
• SimTecT Committee
• OC Chair Mr Philip Swadling
• TC Chair Mr Paul Beckett

• Future host cities
• 2006 Melbourne
• 2007 - Brisbane

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Professional Development
• Released SIAA Guide to Simulation Professional
  Skills Development in Australia at SimTecT 2005
• Analysed the results of the professional skills
  requirements survey (reported on at SimTecT 2004)
• Produced a framework for development of
  professional skills
• Surveyed training providers for suitable courses
• Certification - released Discussion Paper July
  2005
• Introduction to Simulation Workshop commenced
  development
• Mr Shane Garrett continued as part-time Learning
  and Development Officer

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Professional Development (continued)
• PD Sub-Committee
• Phil Wallace (Chairman)
• Jawahar Bhalla
• Elyssebeth Leigh
• Darren McFarlane
• Roger Mulligan
• Geoff Northam
• Peter Ryan
• Mark Thoresen
• Alan Ulmer

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Student Involvement
• Scholarship concept replaced with additional Best
  Student Paper awards (two awarded at SimTecT 2005)

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Chairmans Report Financial
Un-audited
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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for
2005/6 Deliver value to the membership. Out
line Points

• Raise the Profile of Simulation
• Promote SimTecT 2006 and 2007
• Grow Membership in Civil Sectors
• Develop People and Skills

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Raise Profile
• Within Defence
• Personal Lobbying
• Introduction to Simulation presentations
• Within DITR and the Offices of State Development
• Attendance at AATOPS, Asian Aerospace and I/ITSEC
  Conferences

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Raise Profile (cont.)
• Standards Activities
• Continue SA IT-031 participation
• Establish SISO Working Group and Secretariat
• Attend SISO SIW Conferences
• Produce SIAA Standards flyers

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Grow Membership in Civil Sectors
• Civil Aviation
• Establish Special Interest Group
• Transport
• Capitalise on Human Factors interest generated at
  SimTecT 2005
• Healthcare
• Lobby for funding for Project Officer
• Mining
• Promote SimTecT 2007 in Brisbane

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Develop People and Skills
• Professional Development Program
• Development of an Introduction to Simulation in
  Australia activity with a pilot to run in
  September 2005.
• Review of Competency Standards for the simulation
  industry.
• Identification of potential public funding
  sources for the development of competency-based
  training resources.
• Conduct of a Simulation Industry/Training
  Provider Forum to discuss needs and practical
  strategies, in November 2005.

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Develop People and Skills (cont.)
• Professional Development Program (cont.)
• Development of the Intermediate and Advanced
  Stages of the SIAA Simulation Professional
  Development Strategy.
• Publication of The SIAA 2006 Guide to Simulation
  Professional Development in Australia at SimTecT
  2006.
• Development of the SIAA Simulation Skills
  Certification Program with launch at SimTecT
  2006.
• Administration and review of the SIAA Simulation
  Skills Certification Program through 2006.
• Conduct of Introduction to Simulation in
  Australia activities in early and late 2006.

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Develop People and Skills (cont.)
• Proactive Student Registration at SimTecT
• Promote SimTecT at Universities and TAFEs
• Student Development Scheme
• Produce Curriculum material and promote
• Seek funding for developing student material

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Means
• Development Budget - 120,000 for 2005/6
• More proactive, committed Executive and
  Membership with delegated responsibilities
• SIAA Brochure

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Chairmans Report Strategic Plan for 2005/6

• Metrics
• SimTecT
• Delegates
• VIP Attendees
• Visits and Calls
• Press coverage
• Website hits
• Membership growth

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Executive Elections

• Positions
• Executive Positions (nominated in constitution)
• Chair, Executive Committee
• Deputy-chair, Executive Committee
• Treasurer
• Executive Members
• General Executive Member
• Professional Development Officer
• Election to Executive Committee
• Member Voting Rights
• Full members each have one vote
• Vote required where italicized
• Vote for remaining nominations to executive
  committee
• Returning Officer
• SIAA Executive Officer (Mr Peter Hill)

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Executive Elections
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Members Motion Number of Committee Members

• Motion
• That the number of Committee Members on the Board
  is 10 (excluding the Secretary)
• Moved Peter Hill
• Seconded

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2004/2006 SIAA Budgetary Commitments

• Operating Expenses
• Executive officer (SIAA SimTecT) 70,000
• Insurance / Fees / Expenses 25,000
• Existing budgetary commitments
• Best Paper awards 9,000
• Web-site Redevelopment 2,500
• Learning Development Officer 60,000
• Meeting costs 2,000
• SISO Working Group 7,500
• Sub-Total 81,000
• Proposed new budgetary commitments
• Student promotion 20,000
• Standards support 20,000
• Civil Aviation SIG facilitation 3,000
• Revenues
• Membership fees Interest 45,000
• SimTecT 2005 surplus 41,500
• Profit / Loss -132,500

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Members Motion - Membership Fees

• Motion
• That the new level of membership fees for the
  forthcoming financial year is
• Moved Peter Hill
• Seconded

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Health Care Simulation Society - Proposed

• Sub-Committee of the SIAA
• Convenor Dr Brendan Flanagan, Southern Health
• Steering Committee
• Terms of reference, governance etc

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General Business

• Appointment of the Auditor
• Move that the SIAA re-appoints Robert Mitchell
  Company
• Moved Peter Hill
• Seconded