March 3-6, 2024, NCMA will be in Jacksonville, FL to convene the entire acquisition team to support our mission to advance contract management’s nexus with related acquisition communities. NCMA is the neutral forum for real conversations across functions and across government and industry. Nexus is a carefully curated event to create an environment where multi-functional buyer and seller teams train side by side on our shared and pressin...

NCMA will host its final Government Contract Management Symposium and send it off with a flourish this November 6-7th in Bethesda, MD. The GCMS theme, Strong Foundation, Endless Opportunities, honors NCMA’s legacy and continued role as the one-of-a-kind neutral forum where government and industry buyers and sellers connect over the opportunities and challenges that shape our way forward. What to Expect?GCMS will focus on front-of-mind to...

In-Person Registration is Closed | Virtual Registration is Available Gain Valuable InsightsIndustry experts take the stage and are ready to share their invaluable insights. Expand your understanding of contract management and acquire practical strategies - all while earning up to 40 CPEs.Forge Meaningful ConnectionsNetwork with like-minded professionals who are as passionate as you are. World Congress serves as the perfect setting to establish...

Get It Done: Solutions from the Front Lines This year’s Government Contract Management Symposium is a must-attend event for all contract management professionals to learn, connect and solve our big challenges together! Every session features a real story from the professionals in the trenches.Attend in-person or virtually! Bring your team to take advantage of special group rates.Hear from inspiring keynote speakers who will share their p...

In today’s challenging environment contracting professionals can drive successful outcomes by using yes, and responses. Yes, and responses rely on having a strong foundational technical expertise, resourcefulness, and the ability to adapt as new information and conditions become known. In a fun and focused way, World Congress provides the opportunity to practice your Yes, and skills as you hone your essential contracting competencies. Wo...

Registration is now open for the GCMS to be held virtually and in-person at the Omni Shoreham in Washington DC! This year, NCMA is offering two new unique GCMS Experiences to choose from: Option 1: The 2021 Experience: Contracting Creativity and Agility for the Urgent FutureThe near future confronts contracting professionals with a mounting, demanding array of challenges requiring increased speed and new capability. Explore contracting challen...

Join us April 6-7 for a new, flexible approach to SubCon! SubCon 2021 is an integrated, in-person, and virtual event, giving you the option to connect face-to-face or dive deep with virtual sessions to jumpstart that big idea. Ready to Connect Face to Face?**NEW VENUE** SubCon will now be held at the UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds, located at 1100 Wilson Blvd in Arlington, VA. Come see 360-degree views of the nation's capital from the top two...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New dates: 7/27-7/29/2020 World Congress is the National Contract Management Association's largest training and networking event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and academia. Join more than 2,000 fellow participants for networking and trainin...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. NCMA’s SubCon Training Workshops (SubCon) provides comprehensive subcontracts training led by experienced practitioners. This year, SubCon consists of both workshops and breakout sessions. Depending on your training needs, choose to spend a full day in a single-topic immersion workshop or four one hour and a half breakout sessio...

The Government Contract Management Symposium (GCMS) is held annually by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) in the Washington, DC metro area, providing training for contracting professionals in both government and industry. The two-day symposium consists of keynote addresses from contracting and acquisition leaders, nontraditional panel discussions, 35 breakout sessions, and many networking opportunities with 1,000+ attendees....