Overview of event
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training conference. It is always held near the beginning of December in Orlando, Florida, USA, and it consists of peer-reviewed paper presentations, tutorials, special events, professional workshops, a commercial exhibit hall, a serious games competition, and STEM events for teachers and secondary students.
I/ITSEC is organized by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), which promotes international and interdisciplinary cooperation within the fields of modeling and simulation (M&S), training, education, analysis, and related disciplines at this annual meeting. The NTSA is an affiliate subsidiary of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Hence, I/ITSEC also emphasizes themes related to defense and security.
Conference and Exhibition
I/ITSEC hosts both a conference and an exhibition. A basic agenda for the conference can be found here. The conference offers visitors the opportunity to attend:
- Tutorials on a number of wide-ranging technical and business topics
- A number of events and presentations relating to technology, training and outreach
- A choice of moderated panels and discussions on subjects such as software development and prototyping
- Presentations on peer-reviewed papers
- Sessions on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives
The detailed conference agenda will be published in late summer or early fall.
Over 500 companies are expected to exhibit products and services for training equipment and simulation technologies. A list of exhibitors can be found here.
Why AREA Members Attend this Event
The abundance of presentations, products and services for modeling, training and simulation provides a compelling reason for AREA members to explore and to network with I/ITSEC delegates who are professionals in these disciplines. The conference also features Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies as topics, which can provide AREA members with possible use cases and scenarios.
Participating AREA Members
Newport News Shipbuilding will be exhibiting at booth 1620.
Design Mill will also have staff in several booths around the hall.
Registration and Fees
Attendees can register online. The following table describes registration options and prices.
| Registration Option | Through Nov. 16 | After Nov. 16 |
| Industry: NTSA/NDIA/ETSA/ITSA member |
$525 | $575 |
| Industry: non-member, any of the above associations | $625 (includes a one year dual individual membership in NTSA and NDIA) |
$675 (includes a one year dual individual membership in NTSA and NDIA) |
| Full pay government/academia (directly employed by a government or university. Does not include contracting agencies.) | $300 (includes meals, meeting materials, and banquet) |
$300 (no late fee) |
| Complimentary active duty U.S. military and U.S. government civilians | $0 (no meals or meeting materials Included) | $0 (no meals or meeting materials included) |
| Exhibitor | Register via Exhibit Coordinator | |
| Exhibit visitor | $0 for Monday $75 for other days (single or multiple) |
Be sure and read further details below. |
| Tutorials and post I/ITSEC professional development | Full or half day sessions: $0 |
Venue
I/ITSEC takes place at:
Orange County Convention Center
South Concourse
9860 Universal Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819 USA
See the Orange County Convention Center website for details.
Comments or Questions?
| For all I/ITSEC issues “outside the Exhibit Hall” | For all I/ITSEC concerns “inside the Exhibit Hall” |
| Barbara McDaniel | Debbie Langelier |
| Phone: (703) 247-2569 | Phone: 703.247.9480 |
| Cell: (703) 447-4239 | Fax: 703.243.1659 |
| Fax: (703) 243-1659 | E-mail: [email protected] |
| E-mail: [email protected] | Twitter: IITSEC_Exhibits |
| Twitter: NTSA_IITSEC |