AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

The 12th annual Alliance Baltimore is organized by Encore Events LLC. This is one of several "Alliance" events around the country. We know that regional small businesses will profit by meeting with the 40 plus agencies and prime contractors in attendance. The networking at this event cannot be compared to any other single marketing medium. Take advantage of the opportunities! Why are Alliance Procurement Events unique? You pre-schedule your ow...

If you think you're immune to cybersecurity issues, think again. Go ask Equifax, or ask anyone affected by the "Wanna Cry" ransomware earlier this year, how important is cybersecurity? Join us for cocktails on November 7th as we discuss how cybersecurity affects your government contracting organization. You'll hear several nuggets of inside information and meet the expert members of the KISS - Keep It Simple Solution™ Government Contract...

Market Connections and Sara Leiman, VP Media Director at TMP Government, are excited to announce the 9th annual Federal Media and Marketing Study breakfast and briefing. Data from this survey provides tremendous insight into the purchasing and media habits of mid- to senior-level federal decision-makers. Survey responses from approximately 3000 federal decision-makers will highlight their use of digital, social, mobile, print and broadcast, in...

For the past 41 years, the Federal Business Council has produced thousands of symposiums, expositions, training forums, and conferences, both on-site and off, for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. Join us for the inaugural International Information Sharing Conference hosted by the Information Sharing and Analysis Organization Standards Organization (ISAO SO), with participation from the Department of Hom...

AFCEA Washington, DC hosts nine monthly luncheon programs featuring a panel of government and military leaders. Our monthly programs draw between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community, ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly events is to fost...

Every proposal needs an editor to get it in the customer-ready shape. Unlike regular editing, however, proposal editing requires skills that normally take a long time to master by trial and error unless you take this course. It covers everything from developing the professional attributes of an editor, to estimating your workload correctly, figuring out the optimum workflow, integrating changes, and adding value to the content you’ve edi...

This workshop teaches valuable skills in designing, laying out, and publishing proposals—presenting your company’s offer in the most professional light to the proposal evaluators. The course begins with a foundation in the tools and features MS Word offers to the desktop publisher, and shortcuts to increase speed and efficiency. The course advances into the selection of color palette and styles, tables of contents, headers and foot...

The White House American Technology Council (ATC) IT Modernization Report released August 30 emphasizes the need for updated IT infrastructure and shared services. Join AFCEA Bethesda for part two of the Chapter’s “New Faces, New Places” 90-Day sprint series with a focus on new faces in federal IT Modernization. Senior executives from across Federal civilian agencies will discuss: Adoption of cloud and collaboration tools Mod...

It is impossible to imagine modern sales and marketing without visual elements—and proposals are no different. Graphics serve as one of the most important proposal persuasion elements. Professional graphics artists are not the only ones who need to learn how to conceptualize and design persuasive proposal graphics. It also happens to be an indispensable skill for capture managers, proposal managers, and proposal writers. Desktop publishe...