The Hosted Payload Summit was launched in 2011 to meet the needs of the satellite community by providing a full day event focused solely on the opportunities of hosted payloads. The Hosted Payload Summit allows attendees to participate in comprehensive discussions with representatives from the government, military, civil, commercial and satellite markets through in-depth sessions, networking breaks and an evening reception. Brought to you by t...

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is a community-driven, standards-based approach to exchanging information across organizations. Initially started as a grassroots effort at the state and local levels, NIEM is now being used at varying levels of maturity in all 50 states and 19 federal agencies. Of particular significance from an acquisition and interoperability perspective, the Department of Defense signed a letter of intent in M...

GEOINT Community Week 2013 GEOINT Community Week (GCW) brings together defense, intelligence and homeland security geospatial-user community for a week of classified briefings, learning workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. Monday, May 20 – DI2E Plugfest and Mashup(An AFEI Event – Separate Registration Required)George Mason University0800 – 1500Free for Government / Registration required Tuesday, May 21...

Purpose Attend this two day symposium to explore the challenges associated with nuclear and radiological threats and showcase cutting edge technologies that can mitigate these threats. Hear from government experts invited from the National Security Staff, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy regarding the policy, operations, acquisition, and technical challenges associated with nuclear and radiol...

This is the first strategic activity to focus exclusively on the Mentor-Protégé programs in federal contracting. This roundtable will bring together top government officials and seasoned government contractors for two days. The expressed purpose is to help attendees take advantage of the opportunities that the Mentor-Program has to offer. This is a time when government guidelines have become increasingly difficult to follow and c...

The Veterans In Business Conference provides education, networking and business opportunities for Veteran and Service Disabled Veteran Small Business Owners seeking to do business with the federal government. Created by the non-profit Community Business Partnership and the Small Business Development Center, the conference brings together small and new government contractors, over a dozen federal agencies (including DOD, Army, NGA, Interior, GS...

Thermopylae Sciences & Technology's Annual Technology Summit will be held on March 18, 2013 in Arlington, VA and will be hosted by Maj. General John Custer (ret.) and our Government Only Sessions for the day will include: Leadership Roundtable -- 11:30AM-12:30PM Moderated by Armed Forces Journal Editor Brad Peniston, leaders from Google, Thermopylae, US Army, and Recorded Future will discuss how government can leverage commercial technolog...

Women In Defense (WID) is holding this inaugural event on March 10, 2013, in Arlington, VA, to celebrate Women's History Month, and present the Service to the Flag Award. Registered attendees are invited to tour the Women in Military Service to America Memorial;the only major national memorial honoring the women who have served in our nation's defense, during all eras, and in all services. After attendees have toured the memorial, WID will the...

In the face of significant budget reductions, agency leaders are taking immediate and drastic measures to meet budget targets but worry about maintaining their organizations mission performance goals. Leaders need the ability to make rapid, analytically-informed decisions, but typically lack integrated data, standard processes, internal objectivity, and defensible models to rapidly formulate resource requirements and optimize their use. WBB ha...

SMi Group’s Battlefield Healthcare conference aims to review current and preview future systems in place to aid frontline casualty response, wounded warrior care and explore the research and development spectrum aiming to improve health services to the front line and the wider military community. Discuss the pressing issues confronted by the global defence medical community and take the unique opportunity to review the latest development...