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NA-ASC-500-07—Issue 4
September 2007
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ASC participates in second annual Modeling and Simulation Exhibition on Capitol Hill
The ASC Program recently participated in the second annual Modeling and Simulation Exhibition on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The exhibition was hosted by the Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus, which aims to promote the potential impact of modeling and simulation technologies on the nation’s military and defense capabilities, as well as on the broader economy. Currently, the Caucus is very focused on the use of simulation in military training and preparedness, and the exhibition strongly reflected these types of applications. The ASC Program was a unique and broadening contributor to the exhibition of simulation capabilities, with an emphasis on predictive science and high-performance computing.
ASC Headquarters, with significant support from Sandia’s ASC program office, presented a booth at the exhibition where interested constituents, congressional staffers, and members of Congress could learn more about the predictive capabilities of ASC simulation codes, software environments, and computers. As part of the showcase, ASC displayed an interactive large-scale fire simulation as well as various visuals of simulation codes from Sandia, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos national laboratories.
U.S. Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) and Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) stopped by the ASC booth while promoting H. Res. 487, a recently introduced Congressional resolution, which encourages the ongoing development of computer science and mathematic applications for the general welfare of the United States and its defense capabilities.
From left: Karen Pao, April Commodore, Ken Alvin, Thuc Hoang, and Dimitri Kusnezov.
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