SBIR/STTR programs are the nation's largest source of early stage / high risk R&D funding for small business. Learn how to participate and compete for funding, engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) and to commercialize your technological innovations. Interact with government SBIR/STTR program managers and staff, industry leaders.

Entering its sixth year, the annual Defense TechConnect (DTC) Summit, co-located with the Fall SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit, brings together defense, private industry, federal agency, and academic leadership to accelerate state-of-the-art technology solutions for the warfighter and national security. The DTC supports innovation imperatives in the new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and is a unique platform to reach thousands of public and priva...

Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo offers the most comprehensive conference, exposition and accelerator of smart city innovation in North America. We deliver premium networking and educational opportunities with a keen focus on city leaders and their priorities. Working closely with the technology community, we bring together the largest collection of intelligent systems providers for energy, infrastructure, networks, data management, ur...

The 21st Annual Systems Engineering Conference will convene on October 22-25, 2018 in Tampa, FL. This conference will focus on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including system - of - systems engineering, systems security, net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, and all aspects of system sustainment. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems...

The Federal Identity Forum & Exposition (FedID 18) heads back to Tampa, FL for 2018, following its co-location with the Homeland Security Conference in Washington, DC in 2017. The unique setting and opportunity in Tampa offers an immersive environment where identity professionals from the federal government and the private sector dedicate 3 continuous days to information sharing, strategic planning, and collaboration building. The Federal...

IDGA is proud to announce our inaugural Special Operations NEXUS Event this July 30-August 1, in Tampa, FL. This event will focus on the ongoing efforts and technological advancements enabling the SOF warfighters and decision makers to deliver SOF lethality in the Multi Domain Battlefield.As you know, the complexity of the modern global conflicts requires the US SOF community to engage in extensive joint, combined and inter-agency operations i...

The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference is the premier venue for the SOF community to interact with industry and to collaborate on challenges and initiatives critical to SOF operators. Please join USSOCOM and NDIA for the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and Exhibition, which will be held May 21–24 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL.

The 34th Annual National Logistics Forum will bring together senior government and industry logistics policy officials and practitioners to address current challenges facing the delivery of logistics capabilities and services in the current and future severely resource constrained environment. NDIA’s National Logistics Forum will highlight the challenges, attempt to identify the opportunities and assess future impacts on logistics suppor...

ENGAGE311 is a premier, annual educational three day conference packed with learning and networking opportunities. The conference, open to prospective, beginning and experienced 311 municipal and customer service centers throughout North America, provides a professional, unbiased environment for in-depth discussion of current issues and common interests in the industry. At ENGAGE311, you will see new products and systems, network with industry...

DSI’s 2nd Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across military services, defense agencies, and civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions and debate. This year’s summit will focus on the technology and innovation needed to further develop additive manufacturing technology and curren...