Simulation Industry Association of Australia

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Simulation Industry Association of Australia

• Annual General Meeting 2007
• 20 September 2007

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SIAA Annual General Meeting - Agenda

• Apologies
• Chairmans Report
• Strategic Plan
• Election of Executive Members for 2007/2008
• 2007/2008 Budget
• Members Motions
• Other Business

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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

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Chairmans 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

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SIAA Members

• New Associate Members
• Intelligent Software Development
• University of Technology, Sydney
• Zantech

• New Full Members
• Mining Industry Skills Centre
• Clinical Training Education Centre (UWA)

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Chairmans 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

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Chairmans 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

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Chairmans Report - Operations

• Engagement (Cont)
• State Governments
• Queensland State Development
• Multi-Media Victoria
• South Australian DTED

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Chairmans 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
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Chairmans Report - Operations
SimTecT 2007 Conference Brisbane - best ever
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Chairmans Report - Operations
SimTecT 2007 Conference (ctd)

• 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

• Future host city for 2008 - Melbourne

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Chairmans Report - Operations
SimTecT 2007 Health Conference Brisbane
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Chairmans 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)

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Chairmans 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

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Chairmans 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

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Chairmans Report Financial
    Jun-07 Jun-06 Change
Assets        
  Total Assets 378,699 408,939 -30,240
Liabilities        
  Total Liabilities 10,368 75,982 -51,693
         
  Net Assets 368,330 332,957 35,373
         
  Total Equity 368,330 332,957 35,373
       
Provisional
Un-audited
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Chairmans 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

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Chairmans 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

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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
• 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 12 Nominations 12
Positions
Note Dr Mather Mason, from DSTO, is invited as
an Observer
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2007/8 SIAA Proposed Budget - Income
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2007/8 SIAA Proposed Budget Development
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2007/8 SIAA Proposed Budget Expenses
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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 Chapters Terms of Reference
• Allow for the Chapter to spin-off from the SIAA

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General Business

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