IMAGE 2010
Conference Report


SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
The Chaparral Suites Resort
12-15 July 2010


HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS
PRESAGIS
(Diamond-Prime Host)

FlightSafety(Gold Host)
CAE (Gold Host)
Barco (A/V Host)
Sony Electronics (Silver Host)
Christie Digital (Bronze Host)
Rockwell Collins (Bronze Host)
TerraSim (Copper Host)



THE CONFERENCE
The IMAGE 2010 Conference, sponsored by The IMAGE Society, was held 12-15 July at the Chaparral Suites Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference commenced with the Keynote Address - Status of USAF Training Systems by Col Jack Franz, Commander of the USAF Training Systems Product Group.

The Technical Program consisted of three days of technical papers, a US Military Training Needs Panel Discussion, DoD Database Standards update briefings, the annual OpenFlight User Group meeting, the AFRL Display Evaluation kickoff meeting, two technical short courses, an Exhibit Hall which sold-out again for the 14th year in a row, Hosting Organization Presentations by Presagis, FlightSafety, CAE, Barco, Sony Electronics, Christie Digital, Rockwell Collins, and TerraSim.

The conference was preceded with a "Welcome Reception". This social networking event was hosted by Presagis (the Prime Host), who provided complimentary food & beverage, and a drawing for an Apple iPad door prize. Drawings for eight Exhibit Hall door prizes were provided compliments of Presagis, FlightSafety, CAE, Barco, Rockwell Collins, Christie Digital, TerraSim, and RPA Electronic Solutions.

SPECIAL GRATITUDE is extended to: our Keynote Speaker, Col. Jack Franz; the Conference Chairman/Master of Ceremonies Nick Giannis (Presagis); Barco (David Roe) for providing the "IMAGE 33rd Anniversary cake & Coffee Bar, and (Karl Sparklin) for providing audio-visual equipment & technical support; FlightSafety International (Dan Myers & Bob McGahan) for providing the conference computer & tri-fold programs; Scalable Display Technologies (Andrew Jamison) for providing the note pads & pens, the Hosting Organizations at IMAGE 2010 - Presagis (prime host), CAE, FlightSafety, Barco, Sony Electronics, Rockwell Collins, Christie Digital, and TerraSim; the Technical Paper Session Chairs - Wade Allen, Terry Linn, John Woytus & Budimir Zvolanek; Special Session chairs - Mike Sieverding (DoD DB Standards Updates), Steve Thompson (OpenFlight User Group Meeting), Philippe Perey (US Military Training Needs Panel), Byron Pierce (AFRL Display Evalation Meeting); the Course Instructors - Bernie Lalonde and Paul Lyon; all of the Exhibitors (Presagis, CAE, FlightSafety, Barco, Sony Electronics, Rockwell Collins, Christie Digital, TerraSim, Boston Dynamics, Westar Display Technologies, MOD-gmbh, RPA Electronic Solutions, JRM Technologies, VT Mak, and Digital Projection); and to all the Attendees that made IMAGE 2010 a success.

As the saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words"...see the Photo Gallery below for a hundred thousand word visual description of IMAGE 2010.


PHOTO GALLERY

Welcoming Reception

Conference Theater

Hosts

Technical Sessions

33rd IMAGE Anniversary

Exhibitors

Exhibit Hall

Door Prize Winners



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