“The European Voice” of the Modelling, Simulation & Training Community
Our History
ETSA was formed on the 12th November 2003, by a collection of like-minded amazingly innovative people, striving to develop and benefit the European Modelling, Simulation and Training (MS&T) Community and mankind as a whole.
ETSA is a not-for-profit community interest company (CIC) that is comprised of member organisations, individuals, government agencies, military end-users, academia, media, and other strategic partners from within the MS&T community.
As such, it is owned by the Members and operates for the benefit of the Members and the Modelling, Simulation and Training Communities in general.
Our Purpose
ETSA represents the European training and simulation community. It provides a non-partisan environment for government bodies, academia, users and suppliers within Europe to network, exchange opportunities, ideas, information and strategies on education, training and simulation technology and methodology.
Actively working to develop the extended use and efficacy of modelling and simulation technologies (including virtual, augmented and mixed reality) and best practices for training design and delivery throughout the European community.
Promoting, organising and supporting seminars, workshops, Industry visits and other special interest groups. It provides a members portal, publishes regular Members’ Newsletters, and offers Member discounts and benefits at several major training & simulation exhibitions, conferences and events worldwide.
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Members Statistics
162
Total Members
37
Industry Members
77
Mil / Gov Members
40
Member Countries
Our Strategic Partners
Meet the ETSA Management Team
Andy Smith – Andy has been a simulation and training advocate for 35 years. As a publisher and event organizer for the Simulation and Training industries, he has dealt with regulatory, learning and technology issues for most of his career.
He has developed a strong marketing, database building and product definition capability alongside the usual general business skills as an entrepreneur and business owner. Andy launched Military Simulation & Training, the original title of MS&T, with Monch Publishing in 1983. That led to CAT, and since 1998 the successful series of Airline Training events. He launched Halldale as a buyout in 1992 and started Halldale’s USA operations in 2002. And in 2012 he launched Medical Training Magazine.
Tess Butler – has been in the Defence and the Military Simulation and Training business for 27 years, was Chair of ITEC 2015 and has ongoing commitments as a ‘Thought-Leader’ to RUSI. As such she has an excellent network of existing contacts globally in this S&T space both industry and military. Extensive experience of working with MoD Commercial, including DE&S, Stratcom and Main Building. She has also worked with Defence Procurement organisations from more than 20 countries.
Tess is a Founder-Director of Fight Club International – the world’s largest Professional Wargaming Community. And is a PhD Candidate for Bath Spa University in Wargaming.
Lt Col Ant Sharman – CO Royal Wessex Yeomanry, British Army. During seventeen years in the British Army, Ant Sharman developed a reputation for recognising and exploiting emerging simulation technology to support collective training. In 2016, he retired from full-time service and launched Evocatus Consulting, delivering bespoke exercises and events for defence and the private sector. Now a reservist Lieutenant Colonel, he continues to look for opportunities to foster and encourage innovation in support of training for armoured soldiers.