ABOUT FEDCOCKTAILBusiness Networking in Social Setting FEDCOCKTAIL was created to provide a forum for businesses and professionals engaged in providing goods and services to federal, state, and local county/municipalities. This forum allows attendees to spot teaming opportunities, meet with others who are engaged in similar practice and exchange core capabilities as attendees collaborate about their secrets to success. FedCocktail allows ming...

This will be Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 20th Dialogue for Action®. Along with that milestone, the Foundation is working hard to bring you its best Dialogue yet! Dialogue for Action® is a "can't-miss" annual national conference that brings a diversity of stakeholders together to discuss the best ways to reinforce cancer screening, prevention and risk reduction initiatives in their communities. The Wednesday through Friday schedul...

The Children’s Inn at NIH Ramps Up for Its Annual Charity Gala Bethesda, MD – January, 2017 – The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced details for its 2017 ‘An Evening for Hope’ Gala. As The Inn’s official annual fundraising event, all net proceeds are donated to The Inn to provide a “Place Like Home” for children undergoing medical treatment at the NIH....

With DoD's increased attention on Silicon Valley and other pieces of the commercial world in mind, GovCon executives have a unique opportunity to hear directly from government leaders on the private sector's role in efforts to make new technologies work for the military. Register now and save your seat in advance to hear from the leaders in charge of Defense R&D for our soldiers and their supporting civilian personnel. Joining POC entitles...

Join MITRE and the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center on November 17 at the MITRE campus in McLean, VA for a morning of brainstorming and whiteboarding on Internet of Things topics of importance to the Federal Government. The MITRE-ATARC Internet of Things Collaboration Symposium will features IoT subject matter experts from government, academia and private industry. The outcomes of these interactive sessions will be compiled in a Wh...

For 28 years, the GCN Awards have showcased general excellence in government IT. This year, with the GCN dig IT Awards, we are sharpening the focus to showcase what matters most: transformative tech that is truly reinventing government. The 2016 awards will celebrate leading—edge technologies and the pioneering IT professionals who are driving them forward. Join us this year at the GCN dig IT Awards — October 13, 2016 at The Ritz-C...

Join SECAF and the thought leaders from leading, innovative companies in analytics and real-time information delivery for Government Contracting professionals to learn effects of changing political landscape on rules and regulations, contracting outlook and major business opportunities in the IT arena for small businesses. This event will equip you with the information and tools you need to make informative strategic decisions and position you...

The NVTC CXO Auction is an exciting event during which regional and industry c-level executives will be auctioned off to raise money for NVTC's Veterans Employment Initiative, which provides tools and resources to match veterans with employment opportunities in Virginia's technology community. During the live auction event, attendees will bid electronically to win one-on-one meetings with c-level leaders. Participating CXOs are looking to meet...

2016 is the fifth year of the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summits. They have become the go-to and most respected marketing and communications conferences in the Mid-Atlantic region. The full-day events are held in the Spring in Northern Virginia and in the Fall in Baltimore. They bring together hundreds of marketing and communications executives throughout the region to discuss high-level issues through a series of panels, keynotes, presentations,...

In a world of shrinking budgets and increased demands on the individual there is a continuing need to find ways to increase performance within the existing workforce. Historically, performance training has focused on preparing individuals to be physically fit to perform the assigned tasking. Recent experience has demonstrated that performance enhancements can be gained by ensuring personnel are mentally prepared to perform tasking. Skills like...