Invitation to Take Part in the ITEC 2011 Conference

Following a successful ITEC in ExCeL, this year, ITEC 2011 is being held on 10^th – 12^th May at the Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany and ETSA will once again be supporting the Conference with Anne O’Reilly (ETSA Director) running the gauntlet as Conference Chairman for the second consecutive year.

The ITEC Committee met in July to consider the Themes for next year’s Conference Programme and an “Invitation to Take Part” will be issued in September.  Potential speakers will have the opportunity to submit an abstract on-line via the ITEC website (www.itec.co.uk) on the “Super Themes” listed below:

 Education & Human Factors

• Human Factors – Psychology of Learning
• Application of E-Learning/Blended Learning
• Operational Imperative to engage in Relationship Building with Population
• Whither Systems Approach?
• Contractors’ preparation for training on operations

 Systems & Technology

• Advances in Operational and Training Enabling Technologies
• Emerging Technologies
• Rapidly Composable Training/Mission Rehearsal Systems
• Augmented Reality (LVC)
• M&S Other than Training

 MS&T Futures (Full day session in a Panel/Workshop format)

• New Ways of Doing Business in MS&T
• New Challenges/Environments
• New Applications
• New Constraints

 Training for Current Operations

• Air Operations Training
• Coalition and Combined Training
• Complex Irregular Threats

  Additional Themes

Additional presentations that we would like to include in the Conference Programme and which could fall in any of the above “Super Themes” above are:  

• UAVs
• Combat Medical

* Please note that the information detailed above may be subject to change.  Please refer to the ITEC website (www.itec.co.uk) for the most up to date information.