NATO RTO Modelling and Simulation Conference. Technical Evaluation Report

Abstract : The NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG) Symposium (MSG-045) "Transforming Training and Experimentation through Modelling and Simulation" was conducted in Rome, Italy on 05 - 06 October 2006. All sessions of the Symposium were unclassified. The Symposium audience of approximately 100 persons included experts from NATO countries, Partners-for-Peace (PfP) nations, as well as invited nations. Out of 39 abstracts submitted, 20 Papers were selected for presentation. In addition, two invited papers and two keynote presentations were given. This technical evaluation report summarizes the core ideas and results presented in this wide variety of valuable contributions from NATO countries, PfP nations, and invited nations by capturing the main ideas in the flow of the symposium and connecting related papers with each other. Furthermore, the report provides an overview of the discussions conducted during the symposium following each presentation and gives recommendations.