Thanks to all for attending the 26thannual
JTLS-GO International User Working Group
19 to 21 May, 2026
Monterey, CA


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Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the 2026 JTLS‑GO International User Working Group. Your participation, questions, and shared expertise made this year’s event especially valuable and collaborative.

These sessions continue to grow because of the insight and engagement you all bring. We appreciate the time you invested in discussions, demonstrations, and feedback, all of of which plays a crucial role in strengthening the JTLS‑GO community and shaping future development.

We look forward to continuing the conversations started this week and working together throughout the year. Thank you again for your contributions and for helping make the 2026 working group a success. We look forward to seeing you again next year.


2026 IUWG Schedule

Monday, 18 May 2026
1800-2000 Meet and Greet, Badge Pickup, Late Registration Embassy Suites Seaside Ballroom
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time Topic Presenter
0900 Welcome and Introduction Mr. Ty Cook, Vice President JTLS-GO Support
0915 Valkyrie Enterprises LLC Overview Mr. Joyner Livingston, SVP, Mission Solutions
0930 JS/J7 Status of JTLS-GO Mr. Doug Failor, JS/J7 Program Manager
0945 Current Status of JTLS-GO Releases (download) Mr. Eric McDonald, Director of Development
1010 Conference Picture and Morning Break (download) Mr. Mugur Georgescu
1030 JTLS-GO 6.5 Summary (download) Mr. Eric McDonald, Director of Development
1100 JSIL and JTLS-GO DIS Interface Effort (download) Mr. Joe Reis, MUSE/AFSERS Government Product Lead, JSIL
1130 Finnish Defence Forces Modeling and Simulation Mr. Anssi Munkki
1200 Lunch: Embassy Suites Seaside Ballroom
1300 Use of JTLS-GO at the Hellenic Modeling And Simulation Centre Col. (rtd) Konstantinos Tsiakalos, MSETT - DEFFINTECH
1340 M&S Decision Support to NATO SHAPE (download) Mr. Steffano Izzo
1410 JTLS-GO Support for Cold Response Sergeant 1. Class Arne Eriksen, CAX J7 Branch, Norwegian Joint Headquarters
1440 Afternoon Break
1500 JTLS-GO at the War Studies University, Poland Col. Jaroslaw Czapla, LTC Miroslaw Kedzierski
1530 JTLS-GO IRAD and Roadmap Discussion (download) Mr. Ty Cook & Mr. Eric McDonald
1600 NATO JFTC (download) Mr. Ioannis Papanikolau
1630 Adjourn
1815 Reception Dinner - 🪼 Monterey Bay Aquarium All registered conference attendees and guests invited Directions from Embassy Suites Seaside to the Aquarium
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Time Topic Presenter
0900 JTLS-GO at the National Defence University of Ukraine Colonel (OF-5) Oleg Sova, Chief of Simulation Center, National Defense University of Ukraine
0930 Ukranian Operational Wargame Workshop & Tech Seminar Summary (download) Mr. Vance Southern
1000 JTLS-GO at NATO JWC, Stavanger, Norway Mr. Ivan Vianello
1030 National Defense University Romania - Planned use of JTLS-GO Col. Viorel Cucu
1100 Morning Break
1115 Swedish Modeling and Simulation Capabilities (download) LTC Ulf Hassgard, Chief Exercise Support, Swedish Armed Forces
1145 Lunch: Embassy Suites Seaside Ballroom
1245 Taiwan JOESC Mr. Jared Hsiao
1315 Japan JSJ3 / MELCO Col. Takeshi Kamisako
1340 Demonstration Overview Mr. Eric McDonald
1430 Demonstrations at the JTLS-GO Simulation Center