Strongly supported and hosted by the local AFCEA chapter serving the Tampa / St. Pete area, the 2018 Expo will be a tremendous opportunity to interact with key personnel from all the major commands and units that make up the 6th Air Mobility Wing including 6th Maintenance Group, 6th Medical Group, 6th Operations Group, 6th Mission Support Group and MISSION TEAMMATES U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Joint Communication Sup...

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...

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 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...

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...