The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) originated over ten years
ago with a small conference held April 26 and 27, 1989, called, "Interactive Networked
Simulation for Training". The original conference attracted approximately 60 people.
The group was concerned that there was activity occurring in networked simulation, but
that it was occurring in isolation. The group believed that if there were a means to exchange
information between companies and groups that the technology would advance more rapidly.
The group also believed that once the technology begins to stabilize then there would also
be a need for standardization. The technology and the consensus of the community would be
captured in the standards as networking or simulation technology matured.
The conferences soon developed into the Distributed Interactive Simulation
(DIS) Workshops
and were now focused on creating standards based on the major project SIMNET which was
established as the baseline standard from which to move forward.
SISO
Elections are held once a year to elect Forum PRP members. In late 1996, in light of
the development of the High Level Architecture (HLA), the DIS organization transformed itself
into a more functional organization called SISO.
2006 SISO Committees and Officers
Simulationist's
Code of Ethics - adopted by SISO 20 October 2003
OMB Circular A-119 - Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities; Notice - adopted in July 2005 as the SISO definition of "open standard."
M&S Professional Certification Commission - officially recognized, endorsed, and co-sponsored by SISO.
SISO Policies & Procedures (P&P) - SISO's "Constitution."
SISO Balloted Products Development Process (BPDP) - a step-by-step guide to developing and balloting a SISO standard.
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SISO comprises three principal interacting entities as shown in
the diagram to the right:
- Executive Committee (EXCOM)
- Conference Committee (CC)
- Standards Activity Committee (SAC)
SISO Elections are held once a year to
elect SISO Committee members.
Additional information about SISO can be found in the
SISO Policies and Procedures
document.
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Who are SISO members and how do I become a member of SISO?
- SISO membership exceeds 1400 from 28 countries, representing well over
400 organizations, including commercial, academic, government, and
military agencies.
SISO focuses on facilitating simulation interoperability and component reuse across the DoD,
other government, and non-government applications and seeks to serve the broad Modeling and
Simulation (M&S) community by:
SISO operates as a scientific/educational organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code. This means that certain donations to SISO are
tax-deductible.
Learn more about becoming a SISO Sponsor! SISO is also
affiliated with several other
important M&S organizations.
More Information and Contacts...
For more information on SISO, the SISO
Vision document defines the essence of the
Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO), how it conducts itself
professionally, and where it wants to go in the future. You can also contact
SISO Committee members.
Contact SISO at SISO-info@sisostds.org
OR
Van Lowe
SISO Support
Institute for Simulation and Training
3280 Progress Drive
Orlando, Florida 32826
Phone: (407) 882-1348
FAX: (407) 658-5059
vlowe@ist.ucf.edu
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