November 28, 2011 – December 1, 2011 The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) invites your participation in the Atlantic Canada delegation to the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC 2011) which will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA from November 28, 2011 to December 1, 2011.
Now in its 14th year, I/ITSEC is a highly successful, established international exhibition and will be the anchor event for ACOA’s participation. Held on an annual basis, I/ITSEC promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, Industry, Academia and various Government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues and development of multiservice programs. In 2010, I/ITSEC confirmed its position as the world’s largest training, simulation and modeling conference with 595 exhibiting companies from 57 countries.
I/ITSEC 2011 will provide a unique prospective for Atlantic companies and allow the opportunity for firms to interact more closely with targeted prime contractors in the training and simulation field. In addition, this conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to make new contacts with other international exhibitors in the aerospace and defence sector. The theme of I/ITSEC 2011 is “Prepare the Force…Secure the Future”.
50% of total registrants were Government Attendees
Over 2,000 International Attendees from 57 countries
Over 595 exhibiting companies in 494 exhibits
Costs Estimates:
I/ITSEC registration is the responsibility of the each participant.
An exhibitor pass for the show will be approximately $525 if purchased before November 11, 2011 and also includes a one-year membership to the National Training and Simulation Association and the National Defence Industrial Association. If you are currently a member of either of these associations, exhibitor passes are $425 if purchased before November 11, 2011.
I/ITSEC registration link - www.iitsec.org/registration/Pages/default.aspx
Air transport and local transportation are the responsibility of each participant.
Hotel Accommodations are the responsibility of each participant. However, ACOA has secured a block of rooms under “Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency” at a rate of $109.00 per night at the following hotel:
www.westinimagineorlando.com
NOTE: The “cut-off” date for booking reservations into this room block is October 27, 2011.
ACOA will have a booth where you will be able to distribute marketing materials. The Agency has also secured a meeting room for the purposes of meetings between our Atlantic companies and the international exhibitors with current and potential Industrial Regional Benefit obligations to Canada. ACOA staff will work directly to set up one-on-one meetings with various Tier 1 and 2 firms attending the show.
ACOA will be partnering on various networking events and will work to secure invitations for firms to other events. In addition, ACOA is looking to host an Atlantic Canadian reception with various key domestic and international stakeholders in the training and simulation sector.
If interested in participating in this unique event, please complete the I/ITSEC-ACOA Participant Application and send your application to Sam Fotia, Industrial Benefits Advisor, ACOA Ottawa by e-mail at sam.fotia@acoa-apeca.gc.ca by Wednesday, October 21, 2011.
