IMAGE 2009
Conference Report


ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
The Chase Park Plaza Hotel
13-16 July 2009


HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS
CAE
(Diamond-Prime Host)

Presagis (Gold Host)
Barco (Gold Host)
FlightSafety(Gold Host)
Sony Electronics (Silver Host)
Rockwell Collins (Bronze Host)
Christie Digital (Bronze Host)



THE CONFERENCE
The IMAGE 2009 Conference, sponsored by The IMAGE Society, was held 13-16 July at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference was kicked off with the Keynote Address, "A Perspective on Trends in Visual and Environment Simulation" by Mr. Philippe Perey, Technical Director, CAE. The Technical Program consisted of three days of technical papers, a Geospatial Sensor Systems briefing, four DoD Database Standards updates, the annual OpenFlight User Group meeting, four technical short courses, an Exhibit Hall which sold-out again for the 13th year in a row, Hosting Organization Presentations by CAE, Presagis, FlightSafety, Barco, Sony Electronics, Rockwell Collins, and Christie Digital.

The conference concluded with a "Mixer Celebration". This social networking event was hosted by CAE (the Prime Host), who provided complimentary food & beverage, and featured live entertainment by our own Imageneers Jazz Players (thanks to Tim Aubuchon, John Woytus, Budimir Zvolanek, Julius Yako, Frank Butera, Charles Bendall, Matt Carter, and David Smith). Seven door prizes (compliments CAE, Presagis, Sony Electronics, FlightSafety, Barco, Rockwell Collins, and Christie Digital) were drawn during the Exhibit Hall and Mixer.

SPECIAL GRATITUDE is extended to: Karl Spuhl (administrative support & photos); Barco (Scott Baughman) for providing audio-visual equipment & technical support; FlightSafety International (Dan Myers) for providing the conference computer & programs; the Hosting Organizations at IMAGE 2009 - CAE (prime host), Presagis, FlightSafety, Barco, Sony Electronics, Rockwell Collins, and Christie Digital; the Conference Chairman, Master of Ceremonies & Keynote Speaker - Philippe Perey (CAE); the Technical Paper Session Chairs - Larry Cathey, Terry Linn, John Woytus & Budimir Zvolanek; Briefing Session Leaders - Rita Simons (DoD CDB Updates), Gerald Curry (Geospatial Sensor Systems); the Course Instructors - Jean Daigle, Bernie Lalonde, Charles Lloyd, and Geoff Blackham; all of the Exhibitors (CAE, Presagis, FlightSafety, Barco, Sony Electronics, Rockwell Collins, Christie Digital, TerraSim, Boston Dynamics, Westar Display Technologies, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Mersive Technologies, JRM Technologies, Cogent3D, and the Training & Simulation Journal); and to all the Attendees that made IMAGE 2009 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 2009.


PHOTO GALLERY

Conference Theater

25 Year Service Awards

Hosts

Technical Sessions

Exhibits

Exhibit Hall

Door Prize Winners

The Mixer - sponsored by CAE




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Mark your calendar!

IMAGE 2010
12-15 July
Scottsdale, Arizona

Details coming soon!
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