The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive, encouraging small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) work with potential for commercialization SBIR/STTR conferences specialize in helping small businesses learn about participating in SBIR/STTR programs. At this Summit, representatives from all 11 federal agencies with SBIR pro...

Global tensions are high, and never before has the need for a global, layered, Integrated Air and Missile Defense been greater. With various threats manifesting in the form of inter-continental ballistic missiles testing, and proliferation of cruise missile and UAV technology, the U.S. and its allies must develop the tools and techniques to protect assets at every echelon of the force. Now is a crucial point in the development of air and missi...

“DoD Funding: Where's the Money and How Do I Get it?” is an intense, one-day workshop designed for small businesses who want to work with the Department of Defense but don't quite know where to start - and small businesses who already work with DoD and keep hitting the same brick walls. The workshop will offer a fast-paced overview of DoD programs and initiatives that support innovation as well as an overview of how DoD develops an...

The ASNE Design Sciences Series of workshops and conferences will explore emerging design approaches, methods, processes and tools for the successful design of naval engineering projects. This first conference focuses on Set-Based Design (SBD), a design method that has proven useful for projects with a large number of design variables, tight coupling among design variables, conflicting requirements, flexibility in requirements allowing for tra...

The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) invites you to participate in the Simulation Innovation Workshop (SIW) at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida, September 10 – 15, 2017. This year’s theme is: Simulation – Enabling Real-World Innovation. From jet aircraft landing on water, to rocket boosters returning to the launch pad, to satellites rendezvousing with asteroids and comets, o...

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LEVELECoP® EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 4 Workshop Topics: ENFORCEMENT & VIOLATIONS EXPORT ENFORCEMENT WORKSHOP INTERACTIVE JURISDICTION & CLASSIFICATION WORKSHOP US GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT/ECR UPDATE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ALLOCATING COMPLIANCE RESOURCES ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT BEST PRACTICES: PROCEDURES REDUCING END USE/USER RISK BEST PRACTICES: TRAINING BEST PRACTICES: AUDITS EXPORT COMPLIAN...

The National Geospatial Preparedness Summit (NGPS) brings together public safety practitioners and GIS responders – to build skills in developing and implementing GIS-based decision support tools, share best practices, build peer relationships, and validate skills and capabilities through workshops and exercises. All the training workshops and materials are provided at NO COST to public-sector participants from Federal, local, state, and...

If your company doesn't have visibility in the federal sector, in all likelihood, you are not effectively seeing opportunity and opportunity is not seeing you. It's a problem more common than not and the damage being done is to a company's morale and its bottom line. CREATING VISIBILITY looks at effective ways of virtually and physically getting in front of government and industry decision-makers and influencers. Guy Timberlake, CEO, The Ameri...

The US Armed Force’s close air support operations and capabilities are currently going through a significant transition period. The ageing and costly (yet highly capable) A-10 Warthog is becoming a burden on the U.S. Air Force’s budgets. Leading decision makers in the Pentagon and on the Hill are defining plans, polices and potential procurements necessary to deliver a cost effective capability. With multiple options on the table,...

The annual Summit is the ONLY opportunity for the ENTIRE Army Aviation Community to gather in one place at one time focused solely on Army Aviation issues. Download and Share! Soldiers, Industry, Acquisition, R&D, Retired, Veterans, Maintenance, Logistics, Simulation, Special Operations, Training and Doctrine, MEDEVAC, Active Duty, Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army Aviation Leadership all take part! Even NATO holds their Hel...