The VR/AR Association (VRARA) is pleased to announce that John Meyers, Executive Director of the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) has been appointed as an Advisory Board Member of the Orlando-Central Florida Chapter. In his role as Board Advisor, Mr. Meyers will assist the VR/AR Association to pursue its global mission of fostering connection and education through the use of immersive technologies.
“We are delighted that John has agreed to join the advisory board to assist us to improve collaboration between commercial, academic and defense organizations in order to accelerate development of immersive solutions. With John’s extensive experience in modelling and simulation he will help us to steer the organization and develop our ecosystem” says John Cunningham, VRARA Orlando Chapter President. “The Central Florida region is the global hub for modelling and simulation and immersive technologies are going to change the way we learn, play and work and we need to build an ecosystem to share ideas, requirements and technologies. The VRARA provides a great platform in which to collaborate globally and locally. This is good for the VRARA, the US Navy and the Central Florida Region as we leverage this technology to develop our regional economy.”
According to Mr. Meyers, “We are constantly looking at new and immersive technologies to apply their value and effectiveness in our mission of improving human performance of our warfighters. In today’s environment where the technological advantage in the warfighting arena is razor thin, it is imperative that we are able to prepare our warfighters to out-think the competition. With NAWCTSD being recently designated as a NavalX Tech Bridge site and having the important connection with the VRARA, this will allow us the opportunity for greater collaboration, communication, and transparency for all Department of Navy initiatives in this technology space to benefit collectively.”
Media Contacts:
John Cunningham
President, Orlando-Central Florida Chapter
orlando@thevrara.com
