U.S. and international special operations leaders will gather on March 5-7, 2019 for an exclusive event to focus on strategic security issues, innovation, and relationship-building. Save the date. A full agenda featuring international thought leaders, technical experts, and transition education will provide attendees with a unique experienceAttendees include: active duty and retired military and police, government civilians, industry, academi...

According to recent reports, the aerospace and defense 3D printing market is expected to surpass $4 billion by 2023 and is projected to increase 23.2 percent annually over the next five years. Manufacturers across a broad spectrum of industries, including automotive, aerospace, high tech, and medical products, are all piloting and using 3D printing technologies today. The US Military is taking advantage of these 3D printed components by integr...

January 16-17, 2019 | Chester H. Ferguson Law Center, Tampa, FLDSI’s 2019 Military Aviation Systems Summit provides members within the Military Aviation community, International Partners, Acquisition Authorities, DoD Labs, academia, industry, and other critical partners an open forum to discuss the strategic priorities and operational needs required across the various military services to ensure air dominance, as well as aid the U.S. Mi...

The 2018 Special Operations & Irregular Warfare Symposium will provide an educational ‘town-hall’ style forum to discuss the strategic goals and operational needs required to combat evolving threat networks and protect U.S. national security interests, as well as aid the U.S. Military in remaining agile and lethal when dealing with a complex security environment. This event will detail how SOF expertise is needed to effectively...

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...

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...

Join us for our Annual Reception at the beginning of SOFIC Week in Tampa! This event is all about our Corporate Partners, who are all able to reserve a free tabletop display space or take advantage of the unique Sponsorships available: Speed Networking:New in 2018, we’re moving to a new format for Speed Networking! Any GSF Member can participate and will be matched for eight 6-minute one-on-one conversations to expand your network! Sele...

The GEOINT Symposium is the Preeminent Event of the YearGEOINT 2018 takes place April 22-25 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Hosted and produced by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a non-profit, non-lobbying educational organization, the annual GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest gathering of industry, academia, and government to include Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security Commu...