Colonel Mark Smith

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State of SISO

• Colonel Mark Smith
• Executive Committee Chair
• 1998 Spring SIW

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Overview

• How far have we come?
• Where are we going?
• Why are we here?
• More yet to come
• 1998 Election Cycle

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How far have we come?

• From a great idea to full-up operation, thanks to
  SISO, Inc. Board of Directors
• A long way in scoping what products SISO must
  deal with and how to do so
• Groundbreaking efforts by SAC, EXCOM/SAC
  sub-committee Reference FOM Study Group
• First Standards Development Group up running
• Workshop is even better, thanks to proactive CC
  PRPs

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Where are we going?

• Vision Document -- four areas of emphasis
• Broadened participation
• Standards development process
• World-class workshops conferences
• Independence
• Things to watch near-term
• Products -- major growth area
• International participation -- must keep
  expanding this
• Workshops -- continually better

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Why are we here?

• Why participate -- whats the return on
  investment?
• Best brightest in distributed simulation are
  here
• Early insights into innovative solutions
  breakthroughs
• Superb venue for presenting your program or
  technical approach for world-wide exposure
• Your ability to shape the direction of
  distributed simulation
• Workshop Forums, Standards Development Groups

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More yet to come

• Election cycle following this Workshop
• Seats available at all levels
• Dont pass up opportunity to make a difference!
• SISO has a bright future -- plenty of places to
  plug in
• Workshop venues
• Product development

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Basic SISO Election ProcessNominations

• Open Positions Announced (via Admin Reflector)
• Responsible SISO committee announces positions
  open for election and publishes the election
  schedule
• Candidate self-nomination (via Web page)
• Candidates post qualifications and summaries of
  their proposed approach to office being sought

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Basic SISO Election ProcessVoting

• Voter eligibility based on current subscriptions
  to SISO email reflectors
• Voter declaration (via Elections link on Web
  page)
• Registration of intent to vote in a particular
  election
• PIN issued for electronic balloting good for one
  election cycle
• Electronic balloting (via Elections link on Web
  page)
• Enter PIN, vote for N of the following
  candidates...
• Valid election requires electronic ballots from
  at least of 50 of declared voters

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Main Committee Elections

• Held once per year, in May/July
• One-third of EXCOM members elected to 3-year
  terms
• One-half of CC and SAC members elected to 2-year
  terms
• Voter eligibility subscription to any SISO email
  reflector. See the Reflectors link on
  http//www.sisostds.org
• Term limits no more than two consecutive terms
  on same committee

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Forum Planning and Review Panel (PRP) Elections

• Held twice per year, in April/May and
  October/November
• One-half of PRP members elected to 1-year terms
  (two Workshops)
• Voter eligibility subscription to the email
  reflector of the corresponding Forum. See the
  Reflectors link on
  http//www.sisostds.org
• Term limits none

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Next Election Cycle
EXCOM and PRPs Nominations March 27 April
17 Voting April 24 May 8 Results May
15 CC Nominations May 1 May 22 Voting May 29
June 12 Results June 19 SAC Nominations June
5 June 26 Voting July 3 July
17 Results July 24
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Spring 1998 Simulation Interoperability Workshop
Keynote Speaker
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Special Presentation for Achievement
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Spring 1998 Simulation Interoperability Workshop
Featured Speaker
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Spring 1998 Simulation Interoperability Workshop
Special Interest Speaker