‘It’s been brilliant’. ‘It’s been buzzy’. ‘The best ITEC for years and years’. These comments from exhibitors are typical of the enthusiastic response from participants in ITEC 2011, which was staged at Koelnmesse, Cologne, from 10 - 12 May.

The statistics bear out the claims for the 22nd ITEC. The event attracted a total of 3,142* visitors and no less than 46 nations were represented. There were some 500 military visitors, 47 of whom were senior officers. The large number of uniforms walking the aisles was welcomed by exhibitors. Les Mitchell, Programme Manager Training Systems, Saab Training Systems (UK) Ltd, said, ‘I am very pleased with the level of attendance by UK MOD and other key militaries internationally’, while Alan Rowan, a Saab Senior Capability Manager, praised the diversity of the visitor base. He described the event as ‘By far the most fun gathering but with great business contacts too. It’s like a select club’.

Chris Stellwag, Director, Marketing Communications – Military, CAE, was impressed with the internationality of the visitors to their busy stand. He said, ‘As a truly global company and one focused on simulation, we find ITEC very valuable in drawing together the key customer audiences to highlight our range of simulation-based solutions. This year’s show has delivered the defence visitors, particularly from Europe, that we were targeting’.

SME’s were just as pleased as the big players, as Jeremy Spurr, Managing Director of the specialist simulation and training consultancy NSC emphasized, ‘ITEC is exactly the right place to be and NSC will undoubtedly come back to London in 2012. The show provides the global focus for military training and simulation, giving smaller companies the opportunity to meet with international partners. Ten minutes at ITEC can prove to be more valuable than three months of discussion at home’.

Dr Lewis Johnson, CEO and the Chief Scientist behind Alelo’s immersive virtual world simulations agreed, ‘The high quality of the visitors at ITEC 2011 was very encouraging and the show provided the perfect place to make contact with people from across the industry. There was also a strong connection between the conference programme and the exhibition floor, with elements of the agenda directly related to the products we’re currently developing’.

The fun element was very much in evidence on Wednesday evening, when live bands provided a carnival atmosphere as visitors and exhibitors mingled in a vibrant networking session.

ITEC event director, Anna Campagnoli, said, ‘ITEC 2011 demonstrated that despite the austere budgetary climate facing many nations, the training and simulation industry is rising to the challenge, not only with enthusiasm but also with dynamism and a very positive spirit. It is also obvious that good business is still being done.’

ITEC 2012 will be held at ExCeL London from 22 – 24 May. 

* All numbers are subject to a final audit

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

What will the military simulation and training landscape look like in 2025? The ITEC 2011 conference will be living up to its reputation as a forum for forward-looking debate with a new stream entitled, ‘MS&T – the coming decades’. Running over days 1 and 2 of the conference (May 10 and 11), the stream will include Australian, UK and US perspectives on a strategic roadmap for defence MS&T. Speakers include Dr Chris Mace, Director Defence Support Reviews, UK MOD.

The 22nd ITEC begins today with a keynote address given by Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck of the German Air Force, who holds the role of Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Force Training, (HQ SACT), NATO.  General Viereck will tackle the burning question of how simulation and training can support operational challenges in the context of fiscal pressures.

Those fiscal pressures, which are being felt by many militaries, have highlighted the need for efficient procurement and conference sessions are dedicated to maximizing performance in this all-important area, including ways of shortening the procurement cycle.

Training to defeat cyber warfare moves ever higher up the agenda and the papers to be presented include an argument for a simulation system that can be employed across the live, virtual and constructive training domains.

Not all military operations involve conflict. The major natural disasters that have struck countries around the world have highlighted the crucial role of emergency management planning and conference delegates will be able to hear how the training sector is responding to the challenge through such techniques such as the creation of virtual worlds.

Running concurrently with the ITEC conference, the exhibition will provide tangible evidence of the innovative ways the training and simulation industry continues to respond to changing customer needs.

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

ITEC 2011 started with a Keynote Address and Senior Officers Panel that saw attendees briefed on the future of simulation and in particular, the need for more flexibility and agility in the relationship between industry and the end user. General Karlheinz Viereck, NATO’s DCoS Joint Force Training, HQ Supreme ACT, argued the case for ‘radical solutions’ for future training that include ‘a more agile, responsive and affordable’ approach.

In calling for NATO nations to ‘pool their training resources’ General Viereck also made the case for closer cooperation with industry in the planning stage for new training systems so that both the user and industry communities ‘can benefit from each other’s experiences’. The changing paradigm of training was echoed by the UK MoD’s Dr Chris Mace who said that ‘training for tomorrow’s operations will not be the same as training for current operations’.

One area of increasing change will be in networked training, according to Greg Knapp from JFCOM’s Joint Coalition Warfighting Center. Such training is ‘more flexible and better able to replicate the modern battlespace’ he told a packed auditorium.

The final presentation came from Alistair Halliday, Raytheon Technical Services UK Programme Director. He argued that the current fiscal challenges affecting many NATO nations ‘present an opportunity for innovation and the adoption of creative training solutions’.

In total, more than 2,000 visitors came through the doors in Koelnmesse of which 632 were registered for the conference. Representing 38 countries, these attendees also included over 250 military personnel. As well as some first class paper presentations covering M&S standards, developments in virtual training and analysis & design of training equipment visitors also had the opportunity to see some cutting edge training technologies on the show floor.

Highlights included the unveiling of projectiondesigns’ new FL-32 FS RGB/IR/LED projector system. The projector was being demonstrated in its night mode using Night Vision Goggles (NVG). The company’s Anders Lokke said that the FL-32 FS was drawing a great deal of interest at the show and negotiations for the first contract were now well underway.

Another major innovation on show was MSE’s Virtual Theatre. Designed to insert the soldier into the virtual world, Virtual Theatre allows trainees to move through a 360 degree virtual scene and may be networked to other theatres to provide team training scenarios.
BARCO was showing off its high-resolution SIM 10 projectors as well as its new dome system, eight of which are being supplied to ‘an overseas customer’. The new domes provide resolutions of up to 10 million pixels with a dynamic contrast ratio of 10 million:1.

First time exhibitors Oshkosh, was showing off its range of mobile shelters for deployable simulators. “We’re having a good show with lots of interest,” said the company’s Sales & Marketing Manager, Robert Watson. “There are a number of opportunities that we are pursuing and the show provides a great opportunity to talk to potential customers.”

But ITEC is not all about the virtual world. Lockheed Martin was reflecting on its recent $17.6 million delivery order for the supply of Instrumented Ranges/Digital Range Training System (IR/DRTS). The programme has a potential to reach $450 million over the next five years and will provide collective gunnery training and qualification for a range of US armoured fighting vehicles.

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

Agusta Westland
At this year’s ITEC, AgustaWestland and DiSTI Corporation will demonstrate a jointly developed training technology capability for the iPad. The iPad’s learning content consists of both controllable courseware as well as more complex emulations of aircraft systems. An initial proof of concept was developed for the Apache Tactical Situation Display (TSD), which provides a visually compelling, tactile and interactive emulation of the main mission computer for the aircraft. Interactive 3D models and graphical emulations created in GL Studio can be deployed on devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Antycip
At ITEC 2011 Antycip Simulation will be exhibiting with its partners VT MAK, DiSTI, Scalable Network Technologies, AGI, Cogent 3D, TrianGraphics, TerraSim, Bionatics and Harris. Visitors to the Antycip Simulation Village will have the opportunity to see all the latest technologies in the COTS software domain. At the centre of the booth, a joint demonstration showcasing all products in action will present a UAV simulation application exclusively built with COTS software tools.

CAE
CAE Caesar, launched earlier this year, is a full-bodied trauma patient simulator that can be used outside the classroom in different types of terrain, climates and other challenging elements which confront first-response teams in the field. CAE Caesar autonomously generates a wide range of physiological responses to traumatic injuries and treatment. As soldier medics work through various scenarios, they can receive valuable and continuous feedback that details CAE Caesar’s vital signs, treatments provided and verbal cues that can range from lucid to anxiety-filled responses. If the soldier medic’s interventions are correct, CAE Caesar’s condition will stabilise or improve. 

ECA Sindel
Italian based ECA Sindel will be showcasing its Submarine Team Trainer (STT) Solution at ITEC. The STT is designed to fulfill international Navies’ requirement for an integrated and tactical platform-handling submarine simulator and is adaptable to perform different types of training, such as team building and Battle Station simulation. Also on show will be the Anti Submarine Warfare Team Training Simulator (ASWTTS).

LINE
Following the launch of its mobile learning programme for the iPad at ITEC 2010, this year LINE will be showcasing some of its mobile learning projects developed for various mobile devices, as well as more traditional technology based training content developed for tri- service application.

Oshkosh Speciality Vehicles
First time exhibitor Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles has chosen to introduce its Speciality Vehicle custom manufactured trailers and shelters to Europe at ITEC 2011. On display will be its specialty device trailers which can be used with AH-64 Apache Helicopter Longbow Crew Trainer simulators, as well as its Operators Driver Simulators (ODS) mobile trainer facilities and vehicle simulator which train students on how to operate a number of vehicles including Medium and Heavy Tactical trucks, HMMWV, and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP).

PDM Training Solutions
At ITEC 2011, PDM Training and Consultancy Ltd will showcase its wide range of training services provided in support of the British Army’s C Vehicle Fleet (Engineer Construction Plant and Rough Terrain Mechanical Handling), involving training needs analysis, course design and training delivery.

SAAB
SAAB will present its Counter IED Training System for the first time at ITEC. This innovative system includes an Exercise Control Centre, which tracks the movement of soldiers with mine detectors. Also on show will be several new simulators for training in joint fire, small arms and close-air support.

V STEP
Visitors to the V STEP stand will be able to experience hands-on demonstrations of the company’s newest products such as the NAUTIS Naval Task Force, an innovative maritime simulator created especially for Navy and Coast Guard, and RescueSim Naval Shipboard Firefighting, which educates trainees in a virtual environment to effectively control onboard incidents and fires.

WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation GmbH
“Control Loading & Vibration” are the key words on the stand as WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation fixes its focus on Helicopter Simulator Vibration Systems and Control Loading Systems. Visitors are also invited to experience the “touch and feel” of Control Loading Systems and Vibration Platforms.

ITEC 2011 takes place 10-12 May 2011, Koelnmesse Cologne. For full details visit: www.itec.co.uk

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

Bringing critical training issues under the global spotlight, this year’s ITEC conference and exhibition will provide a coordinated approach to the themes of most importance to the military training and simulation industry. Long established as Europe’s premier conference and exhibition for military training, education and simulation technology, ITEC takes place at the Koelnmesse Cologne from 10-12 May 2011.

A third of the world’s population now uses the internet, which has become a pervasive aspect of global commerce, communications and entertainment. However, as our dependence on the World Wide Web continues to grow, so have the opportunities for criminals to take advantage.

Reports of online attacks to international computer networks are growing and Cyber Defence has become a rising priority for governments and militaries around the world. Recent evidence presented by the United States Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, to the Senate’s Armed Services Committee confirmed that 2010 saw a “dramatic increase” in malicious cyber-activity targeting American computers and networks.

Similarly, the United Kingdom’s 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) classified the risks emanating from cyberspace as one of the top four threats to national security, concluding that a flexible response was essential to protect the critical cyber infrastructure. Indeed, in the UK criminal groups have already registered over 9,500 Olympic Games-related web addresses, while 51% of all the malicious software threats ever detected were identified in 2009.

In the Training for Current Operations stream of the 2011 ITEC conference, Stephen Teel of the Raytheon Company will examine ‘The Mandate for Cyber Training’ - the level and nature of the threat, its potentially catastrophic impact on unprepared and undefended infrastructure and how education and training can be leveraged to accelerate an appropriate response. The need to evaluate, train and combat the vulnerabilities and resilience of military systems from multiple, diverse threats will be addressed by Lloyd Wihl of Scalable Network Technologies, introducing ‘Cyber Warfare Communications Effects to Training Environments’.

Well established as Europe’s largest Defence Training and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, ITEC 2011 will also provide expert insight into the challenges currently driving developments in the industry -such as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) - and the wide range of products and services designed to combat these global threats. Within the Training for Current Operations conference stream, Gary Craggs of Explosive Learning Solutions -which provides top level strategic and operational consultancy on delivering an efficient response to the threat of an explosive device – will reflect on ‘Improving Rapid Decision Making by IED Operators’. Moving away from traditional, systematic methods to decision making, Explosive Learning Solutions will emphasise a more naturalistic approach, better suited to the dynamic and volatile circumstances in which Army bomb diffusers operate.

Discussion of virtual Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and the integration of such technology into a live training environment will also feature highly within the Systems and Technology section of the conference agenda. Live training exercises can often lack sufficient equipment, non-combatants or opposing forces – a gap that can be filled and enriched by simulation. For example, simulated UAV equipment can be used to clear routes during IED training. Tom van den Berg, Robbert Krijnen and Wim Huiskamp of TNO Defence, Security and Safety will investigate the possible benefits and potential pitfalls of integrating Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) simulations and discuss an innovative investigation of integration a simulated UAV into a live exercise.

Reflecting these themes on the exhibition floor, ITEC 2011 will also feature an impressive array of products and technologies designed to counter the ever evolving threats of modern day warfare.

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

Senior military experts from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States will be giving their perspectives on the contemporary training scene at the opening session of ITEC, Europe’s premier conference and exhibition for military training, education and simulation technology and services. The event takes place at Koelnmesse, Cologne from 10-12 May 2011.

Known as the Senior Officers Panel, this conference session has become firmly established as an annual highlight of ITEC. Delivering the keynote address at this year’s show will be Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck of the German Air Force, who holds the appointment of Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Force Training, in NATO’s Supreme Allied Command Transformation HQ. Facing unpredictable and volatile threats in an uncertain economic environment, delegates from international ministries and armed forces will have their concerns met by Gen Viereck’s opening analysis of ‘How simulation and training can support challenges in operations in the context of fiscal pressures’.

Gen Viereck said, ‘It is well known that technology transformed into military capability can be a force multiplier. The present military training system is in need of a paradigm change, from the current ways we operate to the technology we use, in order to realize the potential of the latest scientific developments. But there are gaps between industrial concerns (investments) and military ones (tangible results). Collaboration is the only way to make technology the means to achieve the required transformation’.

The American perspective will be provided by Major General Stephen R. Layfield, of the US Army, who is Director J7/Joint Warfighting Center at the US Joint Forces Command in Suffolk, VA. In the past General Layfield has served as battalion task force commander in the Former Yugoslavia, Republic of Macedonia, as well as in Bosnia-Herzegovina and later as Deputy Commander for Security, Operation Enduring Freedom, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghanistan. Prior to his current role, General Layfield’s was Commanding General, U.S. Army Alaska (2007-2009).
As the joint training director, General Layfield’s responsibility is to train forces, develop doctrine, lead training requirements analysis and provide a globally distributed and interoperable training environment to support the joint warfighter.

Representing the United Kingdom is Dr Chris Mace CBE who holds the position of Director Science & Technology Operations at the Ministry of Defence. Prior to this appointment, Dr Mace was Director General Resources at the Defence Logistics Organisation and, between July 2006 and March 2007, he was closely involved in the merging of Defence Acquisition and Logistics to create the Defence Equipment and Support Organisation, becoming Chief of Staff for the Chief Defence Material in April 2007. He was appointed Director General Operations, Science and Technology in October 2007.

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

Statistics prove that natural disasters have risen startlingly in the last decade, and the alarming frequency of these catastrophic events provides clear indication that the trend will continue. In 2010 alone earthquakes, volcanoes, mud slides, flooding, tropical storm cyclones, heat waves and forest fires struck worldwide causing over 260,000 fatalities and leaving many millions more displaced.

As a result, governments around the world are contributing an increasing amount of military assets in preparation of providing a reliable response to complex humanitarian emergencies. Assisting in relief efforts facilitates key training opportunities, while also providing a way for the military to diversify its role at a time when international armed forces are experiencing budget cuts. Accordingly, much consideration has been given to developing civil-military relations, with significant investment put into research activity and training dedicated forces on the ground.

Bringing these issues to the forefront of debate, ITEC, Europe’s leading conference and exhibition for military training, simulation technology, education and services, will provide a fitting platform for examination of this important subject.

In immediate response to the most recent cataclysm in Japan, many nations scrambled their militaries to support the Japanese government’s efforts to avoid a nuclear meltdown. Following the Pakistan earthquake in October 2005, both domestic and international military forces mounted the largest humanitarian helicopter airlift ever seen and, in 2008, considerable numbers of Chinese troops were dedicated in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. In the West, the UK military was brought in to provide relief during the persistent floods which swept through parts of Britain in 2007.

Featuring in the Education and Human Factors stream of the ITEC Conference, ‘The role of simulation based training in UK emergency management’ will be comprehensively addressed by Joseph McFarland of the London Emergency Management Training Group. Also within this stream, a session given by Eur. Ing. David Burden and Andrew Jinman of Daden Limited will unlock and explore the use of ‘Virtual Worlds for Emergency Management Training’. As emergency response training increasingly becomes a part of a soldier’s mission rehearsal, the feasibility of developing an emergency rescue training system to meet the future needs of militia and reserve forces will also be discussed. A presentation in the Systems and Technology stream given by the distinguished Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology will look at characteristics of various types of emergency rescue mission and evaluate a ‘Task-oriented training system for non-war military operation’.

As the occurrence of natural disasters increase and intensify, national and foreign militaries can be expected to play a fundamental role – particularly in the all-encompassing disasters, where the capacity of humanitarian organisations may be stretched. The world cannot control the forces of nature, but when disaster strikes, we can ensure that the world’s armed forces will be prepared.

ITEC 2011 takes place 10-12 May at the Koelnmesse, Cologne.

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

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ITEC, Europe’s leading conference and exhibition for military training, education and simulation technology and services, takes place at Koelnmesse, Cologne from 10-12 May 2011.

Addressing the issues currently concerning the global training community, ITEC 2011 has taken a strategic view of the industry and is introducing four ‘super-themes’ to the conference agenda. This pioneering step focuses on a series of compelling sessions and will examine every aspect of current and future training and training technology: Cost-Effective Training - the Human Factor, Systems and Technology, Training for Current Operations and Training Futures.

In light of the deep cuts currently being made to global defence budgets, the expert analysis of the most cost-effective training solutions will be of particular interest to delegates. Investigation of the Human Factor will, for example, focus on how to optimise the use of simulation and virtual environments while training to enhance medical research, emergency management and appreciation of culture and language.

Within the Systems and Technology stream discussion will return to the subject of serious games, analysing the advances in gaming engine technology. Furthermore, the crucial role that simulation plays in combating complex irregular threats flows throughout the conference programme and an expansion on the highly popular cyber warfare session from 2010 will address the newest, most potent threats to global security. Over the past decade, militaries across the world have invested millions into the development of digitised Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) villages. Most recently, soldiers from the Royal Netherlands Army have been using this method of virtual training to enhance the live training experience. New sessions on these virtual urban worlds and augmenting reality will also feature highly within the Systems and Technology theme.

For those with an interest in Training for Current Operations, this super-theme will focus on the important innovations in current counter- IED training and disaster management, as well as the lessons learned from recent conflicts. The air operations theme continues to be as popular as ever and for 2011 will include a rotary wing session with contributions from UK and German Military Air Training establishments.

While it is essential to remain abreast of current issues, attention must also be given to the threats and challenges which face us in coming years. Accordingly, Training Futures offers a new, strategic look at the simulation and training market, exploring themes concerned with the impending training requirements for European warfighters, budgets and affordability, looking beyond live and a glimpse into the future with “ITEC 2025 - A Preview”.

Anne O’Reilly of Mabway and the ITEC Conference Committee Chair commented “This innovative programme simultaneously reflects the relentless challenges posed within these new realms of warfare and the continued investment in defence simulation and training, ensuring that international militaries stay one step ahead of the ever-evolving threats to global security”.

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Note to Editors:
Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence Security & Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology.

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.

With attendees from more than 50 countries, ITEC, Europe’s premier conference and exhibition for military training, education and simulation technology and services, has been hailed as a major success by many of the companies exhibiting.

Organiser Clarion Events has confirmed attendee numbers of more than 2,900 at this year’s show – a 20% increase on 2009.

More than 150 companies displayed a truly impressive array of advanced training and simulation products, many of which are already in service with military and security forces on land, at sea and in the air.

This year’s show, held 18-20 May at ExCeL, London, had a number of key themes including countering the IED threat, training for medical emergencies and cyber terrorism.

ITEC 2010 also saw an unprecedented record of VIP attendance, with over 40 Senior Guests from Australia; Canada; France; Germany; The Netherlands; Sweden; UAE; United Kingdom and the United States attending Europe’s largest and most established Defence Training and Simulation event.

Opening the event, an address given by Lieutenant General Newton, Commander Force Development and Training, British Army, provided a clear overview of key issues in the training and simulation industry. Particular emphasis was given to a future which focuses on training the individual.

The Innovation Showcase proved once again to be an event highlight, with Antycip Simulation introducing its new behaviour authoring software, “MyBehaviour”. Lockheed Martin demonstrated ‘The Art of the Possible’ using its training and data visualisation solution, “Virtual World Labs” and Cogent 3D based its presentation on ‘Worldwide Dynamic 3D scenes from GIS Source in Minutes’.

Visitors to the exhibition floor also had the opportunity to interact with Presagis’ simulated Unmanned Vehicle System (UVS) ground control station and a fully interactive and realistic helicopter cockpit solution. Among the 47 first time exhibitors, Battlefield Sim used ITEC’s FTE Zone to introduce its brand new patent pending modular urban inflatables to the simulation market, while taking precedence at the Rockwell Collins stand was the new EP-8000 image generator, which creates visual acuity, superior pilot cues and target recognition.

The event was also the selected venue for the signing of an innovative co-operation agreement to boost the effectiveness and resource efficiency of the training undertaken by the United States Navy, the Royal Navy, the Canadian Forces Navy and the German Navy. The first day of the show also saw the settlement of a new cooperative relationship between ITEC and The European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA), who together will work to develop services to the European and International training, modeling and simulation community.

This year, ITEC once again demonstrated itself not only as an excellent opportunity to see the latest developments in the industry and a useful platform to reach the wider training and simulation community, but also as a launch pad for innovative new technology. For instance, the show was used to unveil a pioneering iPad learning programme, developed by LINE Communications for the British Army, which focuses training on how Fire Control Orders are delivered, familiarising the user with command terminology and voice procedures.  The system is due to be implemented by HQ Land Forces later this year.

Reflecting on the event Tim Porter, Managing Director Clarion Defence and Security commented “This year’s show was a great success – the response from exhibitors has been extremely positive while both the conference and exhibition were also very well received. 2011 will usher in a new era for ITEC and we are already looking forward to a new and exciting exhibition in 2011”.

ITEC 2011 will address themes such as Serious Games, which is fast outgrowing the “Games” label and gaining an ever wider acceptance in industry. Vocational Training and E-Learning will also be a key area at ITEC 2011, bringing focus onto the vast number of technicians, managers, and experts - all of whom require ongoing training in a wide array of vocational disciplines. ITEC 2011 will provide the perfect platform for Europe’s armed forces to explore the possibilities these new technologies offer to help them improve the delivery of learning to their personnel.

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Throughout two decades ITEC has provided a forum for the display of significant new training capabilities and the discussion of issues of key importance to the global training community. Today ITEC is owned by Clarion Events, which runs a number of highly successful defence and security conference and exhibitions including Defence & Security Equipment International, Counter Terror Expo and Undersea Defence Technology. www.itec.co.uk

About the organiser:
Clarion Events is one of the largest independent and one of the top three event organising companies in the United Kingdom. Currently Clarion Events employs a talented staff of 280+ people in eleven offices: London (Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Hatton Garden); Cheltenham; Birmingham (NEC); The Netherlands (Maarsen); South Africa (Cape Town); USA (Connecticut and Reno); Brazil (Sao Paulo); Dubai; Singapore.