DELIVERING INNOVATION TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE Join global innovation, business and defense leadership as they accelerate state-of-art technology solutions in support of national security and the warfighter. The Defense Innovation Technology Acceleration Challenges brings the Nation’s largest technology prospecting program to deliver state-of-the-art solutions for National Security needs. DITAC 2017 is co-located with the 5th Annual Defen...

The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference is the premier venue for the SOF community to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. SOFIC provides educational sessions, demonstrations, interaction with exhibitors and many networking opportunities across the SOF community. SOFIC is the single most important opport...

Compliance is key to success as a government contractor. On April 6, 2017, Holland & Knight LLP and its partners will be hosting an afternoon program and networking reception focused on compliance strategies for success. We hope you can join us for an informative program and great networking opportunity. Sessions Include: "Cyber Security - Threats and Opportunities in Federal Contracting" Mary Beth Bosco & Eric Crusius (Holland ...

Leveraging Innovative 3D Printing Capabilities to Strengthen America’s Defense WHEN: February 7-8, 2017 WHERE: CAMLS / University of South Florida, Tampa, FL This educational forum will engage The Department of Defense, Federal Government agencies, academia, and solution providers in a collaborative discussion that further explores the tremendous role that additive manufacturing will play within the US defense industry. Topics for Februa...

The Global Identity Summit (GIS) is the U.S. federal government’s primary outreach and collaboration-building event with the worldwide identity community. GIS is held annually and is designed to: Promote a comprehensive understanding of current capabilities, pending needs, market trends and future directions of both the federal government and the entire identity community. Initiate and advance public-private and cross-discipline collabor...

IQPC is pleased to announce the International Security Cooperation Summit, the latest event in our Special Operations Series of events, providing an in-depth look at current and future requirements to build partner capacity, working within the framework of our multilateral, regional, and bilateral defense relations within the Central Region. Over the three day summit, we will take an in-depth look at increasing return-on-investment cooperation...

The seventh annual SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) will be held May 23–26, 2016 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. This year’s conference theme, “Evolving the Network to Counter Emerging Threats,” reflects the enduring vision of a global Special Operations Forces (SOF) network, acknowledging the SOF network is in place and now must adapt to address present and future threats. The conference...

The mission of the Paws for Patriots Program is to create and nurture a partnership between visually impaired or combat weary veterans and a guide dog, facilitating life's journey with mobility, independence and dignity. SGD has matched the visually impaired with guide dogs for over 30 years, and is accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation. SGD Paws for Patriots pairs highly trained guide dogs with visually impaired veterans; excep...

SOFIC is the defense industry’s premier event focused on advancing defense industry technology solutions and building the global SOF alliance, attracting over 9,000 government and industry Attendees, featuring 350 exhibiting companies! 2015 SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) will be held May 19–21, 2015 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. This year’s conference theme, “Winning in a Complex Worl...

Special Operations Summit 2014: Supporting a Stronger, Smarter, Changing Global SOF Community SOF will play a crucial and expanding role in developing the capabilities of our international partners to thwart the spread of global terrorism and prevent hostilities from turning into major regional conflicts. With fewer conventional troops available and with help farther away commandos will need more effective intelligence, surveillance, reconnais...