The most cost-effective and valuable procurement conference you will attend all year features key leaders in academia, government, and industry. 14th Annual SMART Proc Small Business Procurement Conference Date: Friday, November 18, 2016 Location: FSK Holiday Inn and Conference Center 5400 Holiday Drive Frederick, MD 21703 To register: https://smartproc.eventgrid.com/Dates#tickets POC: Debbie Burrell, 202.621.4206, info@smartprocconference.com

The top 20 federal contracts total around $220 billion in potential value, while a remaining $265 billion are in source selection status waiting final award. Join Bloomberg Government’s contracts analyst Dan Snyder for a 30-minute run down of the top opportunities and trends that exist among federal government contracts. We’ll focus on professional services and IT contracts, as well as trends among the top contracts that remain in...

Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference The Vision Federal Market Forecast is the only non-profit federal market forecast that addresses the defense, civilian, and federal IT markets. In its 52nd year, the Vision Conference is where industry and government convene to present and discuss the results of the Vision Federal Market Forecast. The Forecast delivers insights from hundreds of government executives, think tank experts, congressional s...

USGIF’s NGA Tech Showcase East offers attendees the opportunity to listen to briefings and see demos inside NGA’s workspaces. Attendees learn what challenges NGA is working on, what business opportunities are coming, and how your company can help NGA accomplish its mission. This year’s agenda includes: Address from NGA Leadership Panel discussion with NGA Portfolio Managers Presentation from NGA Director of Research USGIF...

Additive Manufacturing – Revolutionizing Aerospace and Defense Innovation, Production, Logistics, and Readiness Unlike traditional manufacturing, which involves creating a smaller object from a larger source material, additive manufacturing takes raw materials, feeds them through a digital manufacturing system and creates a customized object from that material, eliminating excess material waste. This potential ability to exchange AM desi...

USGIF is hosting a two-day Small Satellite Workshop as the opening event for GEOINT Community Week. Day one is unclassified and day two is classified. Each day requires a separate registration. Join us for either or both of the discussions on Nov. 14 and 15 at NCE. Registration will close November 7 at 3 p.m. EST. REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED Small Satellites and the Classified Domain: Shaken, Not Stirred Nov. 15 (Classified) This event is held at...

Executive National Security Forum Series The purpose of the “Executive National Security Forum” is to bring together current and former leaders from the defense community, Congress, industry, and academia to discuss and offer solutions to our nation’s foremost national security challenges. Regardless of the election outcome, the next President and their administration will face significant national security challenges. Issues...

USGIF is hosting a two-day Small Satellite Workshop as the opening event for GEOINT Community Week. Day one is unclassified and day two is classified. Each day requires a separate registration. Join us for either or both of the discussions on Nov. 14 and 15 at NCE. Registration will close November 7 at 3 p.m. EST. REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED Making Use of Small Satellites: GEOINT and Open Source Analysis 0800-0900 – Registration Check-in and...

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Remotely Piloted Aircraft have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict growth in this industry, estimating a total increase to just over $89 billion in the next decade. Not only is the military expected to sustain its backing...

Following the MILCOM morning plenary panel “Military Communications and Readiness: Operational Priorities and Capability Needs” on Wednesday, November 2, join readiness experts from Booz Allen Hamilton, including Senior Vice President Ken Mills, to continue the dialogue on exploring how the military services can more accurately and cost effectively overcome readiness challenges. Light refreshments will be included at this session,...