A one-day event that brings together defense acquisition professionals to exchange ideas, gather insights, and plan actionable strategies.

Conferences are open to NASCIO members only.

To ensure members can connect and collaborate at in-person events, organizations are limited in how many representatives they may send. There is no limit for virtual events.

With over 7,000 individual and corporate members, our chapter boasts the largest membership in the AFCEA International community. Our chapter is blessed with the hometown advantage of having the Pentagon in our back yard, the Nation's Capital right next door, and the backbone of the Internet at our center.  This means that our Monthly luncheons, IT Days, Breakfast and special events connect you with Government speakers that provide current policy and future program technology content with relevant business connections to meet your bottom-line goals.

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Modern Day Marine is the largest military equipment, systems, services and technology exposition open exclusively to Marines, DOW, association partners, and authorized industry representatives. The show floor hosts more than 350 exhibitors displaying the latest warfighting innovations and technology, presentations from influential Marines and DOW personnel, the OBJ1 Wargaming Convention, and more.

The 23rd USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '26) will be held on May 4–6, 2026, in Renton, WA, USA. NSDI focuses on the design principles, implementation, and practical evaluation of networked and distributed systems. Our goal is to bring together researchers from across the networking and systems community to foster a broad approach to addressing overlapping research challenges.

Submit a nomination for the NSDI Test of Time Award! The award honors NSDI papers published 10+ years ago that have had a significant impact within our community of networked systems researchers and practitioners and beyond. Nominations received by January 5, 2026, will be considered for the 2026 award. Any nominations received after that date will be considered for 2027.