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Simulation Industry Association of Australia

Simulation Industry Association of Australia. Annual General Meeting 2007 20 September 2007. SIAA Annual General Meeting - Agenda. Apologies Chairman’s Report Strategic Plan Election of Executive Members for 2007/2008 2007/2008 Budget Members Motions Other Business. Apologies.

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Simulation Industry Association of Australia

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  1. Simulation Industry Association of Australia Annual General Meeting 2007 20 September 2007

  2. SIAA Annual General Meeting - Agenda • Apologies • Chairman’s Report • Strategic Plan • Election of Executive Members for 2007/2008 • 2007/2008 Budget • Members Motions • Other Business

  3. Apologies • Bruce Barraclough Health • Glen Bethel Army Simulation Wing • Ian Irving Thales Australia • Ed Kruzins ADSO • Tony Landers Thales Australia • Gerry McLennan PCon • Werner Naef NAEF Ltd • Diana Pitcher Townsville Hospital • Bill Runciman University of Adelaide • Adrian Smith Sydac • Lyn Stewart University of Western Sydney • Grant Tudor Army Simulation Wing • Merrilyn Walton University of Sydney • Phil Wallace Learning Systems Analysis

  4. Chairman’s Report - Operations Creating a basis for growth • Membership • Stable – 2005 2006 2007 ASSH* • Full Members 16 17 15 2 • Associate Members 21 24 22 2 • Individual Members 25 26 45** 12 • * ASSH Members since July 2007 • ** Includes SIAA SISO Members, and Students

  5. New Associate Members • Intelligent Software Development • University of Technology, Sydney • Zantech SIAA Members New Full Members • Mining Industry Skills Centre • Clinical Training & Education Centre (UWA)

  6. Chairman’s Report - Operations • Engagement • Associations • National Centre for Simulation membership • Society for Simulation in Healthcare membership • International Training & Simulation Alliance • European Training & Simulation Association • MIMOS (Italian Simulation Association) • Simulation Interoperability Standards Organisation • Game Developers Association of Australia • Australian Spatial Information Business Association • Systems Engineering Society of Australia

  7. Chairman’s Report - Operations • Engagement (Cont) • Defence • Defence Simulation Forum • SIAA VIP Cocktails at SimTecT • Army Simulation Wing meetings • SimTecT Organising Committees • ADSO Road map involvement and release

  8. Chairman’s Report - Operations • Engagement (Cont) • State Governments • Queensland State Development • Multi-Media Victoria • South Australian DTED

  9. Chairman’s Report - Operations • Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH) • Structured to be a Chapter of the SIAA • Interim Executive • Chair: Dr Leonie Watterson • Deputy Chair: Dr Brendan Flanagan • Treasurer: Mr Graham Beaumont • Project Officer: Ms Adelle Wahry / Renee Corney • SimTecT Health Conference in September 2007 • $600k+ Department of Health and Aging Project – being managed through Queensland Health • Curricula mapping • Curricula distribution / sharing • Project Officer funded for 24-months • Agreement with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare re Journal Non-technical Skills Training in Synthetic Learning Environments

  10. Chairman’s Report - Operations SimTecT 2007 Conference – Brisbane - best ever

  11. Chairman’s Report - Operations Best Paper award to present at I/ITSEC 2007 Best Student Paper Simulation Achievement Awards Dr Brendan Flanagan Dr Karol Miller Mr Grant Tudor SimTecT Committee Organising Committee Chair – Mr Jawahar Bhalla Papers Convenor – Dr Elyssebeth Leigh SimTecT 2007 Conference (ctd) • Future host city for 2008 - Melbourne

  12. Chairman’s Report - Operations SimTecT 2007 Health Conference – Brisbane

  13. Chairman’s Report - Operations Professional Certification • 20 Certificates issued • Skill Groups: • Instructional Systems (Available) • Systems Engineering (Available) • Maintenance Support (Available) • Human Factors (Almost Available) • Project Management (Under Development) • Policy (Under Development)

  14. Chairman’s Report - Operations Professional Development • SIAA Guide to Simulation Professional Skills Development in Australia • Third Issue at SimTecT 2007 • Includes Certification and Course information • Introduction to Simulation Workshop • Run four times with approx. 80 graduates • Mr Shane Garrett continued as part-time Learning and Development Officer

  15. Chairman’s Report - Operations • Standards – SISO Australia • Agreed with SISO to establish SISO Australia • Included 100 free SISO Memberships, and web forum • Charter and Terms of Reference agreed • Membership nominations called; 46 allocated • Established country product group experts

  16. Chairman’s Report – Financial *Provisional *Un-audited

  17. Chairman’s Report – Plan for 2007/8 Plan to Transform to an Industry Peak Body Outline Points: • Plan to transform SIAA from a volunteer organisation focussed only on simulation into a true peak industry body for Simulation & Training • Broaden the appeal of SIAA to attract individual members in the masses • Strategic Alliances with other peak bodies such as ASIBA • Develop capability to manage Government and other externally provided funding projects

  18. Chairman’s Report – Plan for 2007/8 Outline Points: Drive current Projects: Professional Development Healthcare Simulation Society Launch new Projects: Strategic Plan for Transformation National Security Mining and Construction More Project focus for SimTecT - eg Aerospace Training for SimTecT 08 Bolster / strengthen the Exhibition Increase interest levels for Defence stakeholders from CDG and DMO Will not compromise the broad technical focus of the conference

  19. Executive Elections • Positions • Executive Positions (nominated in constitution) • Chair, Executive Committee • Deputy-chair, Executive Committee • Treasurer • Executive Members • General Executive Member • 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)

  20. Executive Elections – 12 Nominations 12 Positions Note: Dr Mather Mason, from DSTO, is invited as an Observer

  21. 2007/8 SIAA Proposed Budget - Income

  22. 2007/8 SIAA Proposed Budget – Development

  23. 2007/8 SIAA Proposed Budget – Expenses

  24. Members Motion – New Constitution to add Chapters • Motion: • That the New Constitution accompanying the notice of meeting dated 29 August 2007 be adopted as the Constitution of SIAA in substitution for the existing Constitution. • Moved: Peter Hill • Seconded: Peter Cantwell • Background • To formalise the operation of a semi-autonomous group, under the auspices of the SIAA – a “Chapter” • Define high-level responsibilities • Details in the Chapter’s Terms of Reference • Allow for the Chapter to spin-off from the SIAA

  25. General Business • Appointment of the Auditor • Move that the SIAA re-appoints Robert Mitchell & Company • Moved: Peter Hill • Seconded: Peter Cantwell

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