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Smart cities have evolved from bold ambition to everyday reality—shaping how communities grow, thrive, and adapt. In 2026, we convene in Raleigh, a city at the intersection of tradition and transformation, to explore what’s next for urban innovation.

This spring, Smart Cities Connect will examine the strategies, partnerships, and technologies driving long-term impact across city systems. From experimental pilots to large-scale infrastructure, we’ll look at how communities are navigating complexity and building smarter, more connected futures.

The conference brings together city leaders, technologists, planners, researchers, and changemakers to share insights, tackle challenges, and spark new collaborations. By fostering a dynamic and inclusive space for knowledge exchange, Smart Cities Connect empowers cities to lead with purpose.

As always, city leaders attend for free.

Get social with us on LinkedIn #SCC26

The Higher Education Artificial Intelligence Summit is an invitation-only gathering of senior academic and technology leaders hosted by the Center for Digital Education and the Center for Public Sector AI. This closed-door forum brings together institutions and industry innovators to explore the rapidly accelerating role of AI across academic, research, and operational domains.

The summit begins with a networking dinner, followed by a full day of candid, strategic dialogue. Discussions reflect the most urgent priorities facing higher education leaders as they navigate AI’s impact on campus, including:

• Institutional readiness, governance models, and responsible implementation
• Agentic AI and its potential to streamline repetitive, rules-based work
• Faculty development, instructional innovation, and academic integrity
• AI’s role in student success, engagement, and personalized support
• Research considerations, compliance, and data governance
• Emerging pilot programs, proof-of-concept initiatives, and shared best practices

This is a working session—not a conference. Council members and invited guests leave with clear insights, peer-tested strategies, and a stronger network to guide their institutions through the opportunities and responsibilities of AI adoption.

Learn. Transform. Connect.

Explore the intersection of agentic AI, distributed data, modern IT, and cloud native innovation—designed to help you meet today’s demands and scale for tomorrow. 

Over three days, get forward-looking guidance from Nutanix leadership and expert practitioners. Dive into immersive AI use cases, hands-on labs, and strategic sessions that map directly to your business goals. Walk away with actionable innovations to solve today’s challenges and build a future-proof architecture for what’s next.

The New Jersey Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.

AFCEA Washington, DC Chapter invites you to join us for our monthly luncheon!

Topic: Agentic AI

AFCEA Washington DC largely focuses on the Department of Defense, intelligence community, national security and military health related agencies.

See you there!

The Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC) are increasingly leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance their capabilities in areas such as intelligence analysis, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, predictive maintenance, and decision-making processes. AI has the potential to revolutionize defense and intelligence operations by enabling faster data analysis, improved situational awareness, and the automation of repetitive tasks, ultimately enhancing mission effectiveness and efficiency.

Women of the Channel East 2023 is SOLD OUT.

Thank you for your interest in registering! Please complete the waitlist form and we will reach out to you if a seat becomes available.

Don’t forget, there’s still time to submit for the CRN Women of the Year Awards! Learn more about the first annual awards program and black-tie gala.

You can also explore all our other events and additional offerings, including our online leadership network, on the official Women of the Channel page.

Hope to see you soon!

If you have any questions, please contact Debbi Keating.

AFCEA DC is pleased to bring you our 50th Annual Winter Gala, which will be hosted again at the iconic National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

We have an exciting lineup of experiences featuring the beautiful colors and ambiance of the Northern Lights planned at this year’s event. Join the who’s who in the federal IT community in enjoying all-new immersive experiences and sensory delights for your eyes, ears, and taste buds.

Combining classic elegance with modern luxury, the Winter Gala brings together more than 1,400 senior leaders from the Department of War, Intelligence Agencies, Federal IT community, and Industry together to network and welcome the holiday season in style—all while giving back to the community. We hope you will join us!

HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition brings together a vibrant and diverse community of healthcare trailblazers from around the world. This gathering includes visionary CIOs and top-level executives, dedicated healthcare providers, knowledgeable informaticists, tech-savvy health IT professionals, forward-thinking government officials, innovative disruptors, strategic consultants, and dynamic market suppliers, among many, many other movers and shakers. Get ready for an exhilarating exchange of ideas and insights that will shape tomorrow’s healthcare! 

HIMSS26 is the peak of health IT educational programming. HIMSS26 is not just a conference; it's a gathering of the brightest minds in healthcare, coming together to enlighten, inspire, and lead discussions that transform into actionable insights for you and your organization. From Monday to Thursday, talk health equity, AI, data governance, workforce challenges, digital health transformation, interoperability, cybersecurity, process analysis and redesign, and all the latest in health IT. With focused preconference forums, captivating keynotes, interactive special events, and a wide array of general education sessions covering crucial topics, every moment is a chance to deepen your understanding and expertise.

Healthcare innovation thrives at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Las Vegas provides the perfect backdrop for leading healthcare tech companies to feature new products, startups to tell their stories, and specialty pavilions to take you into the intricacies of your favorite topics. Our exhibition floor has an innovation-fueled atmosphere that leaves you feeling energized, inspired, and connected to your community. 

From vibrant evening networking extravaganzas to intimate, exclusive executive gatherings, forge meaningful connections with the absolute best in the industry at HIMSS25. We’re meeting in Vegas to make collaboration and relationship building an exciting, adventurous part of advancing healthcare!

Powered by the Navy League of the United States, Sea-Air-Space is the premier maritime exposition in the U.S., bringing together defense industry leaders and top military decision-makers from around the world to share the latest advancements in the maritime domain. With industry leading speakers and events featured across three impactful days, Sea-Air-Space is a must-attend for anyone invested in the future of U.S. maritime strength and innovation.

What You'll Experience at Sea Air Space
 

Sea-Air-Space offers unmatched opportunities to connect, learn, and lead in the maritime defense community. Here’s what attendees and exhibitors can expect:

• Numerous networking and business-generating opportunities. Connect with policy-makers, senior military leaders, program managers, and industry decision-makers to build partnerships and spark new opportunities.
• 4 Expansive Exhibit Hall Experiences. Explore hundreds of cutting-edge exhibits showcasing the latest innovations, technologies, and solutions driving the future of maritime, naval, and defense operations.
• Professional development opportunities. Gain the latest insights into today’s defense landscape and where it’s headed through expert-led panels and sessions.
• Influential Keynotes & Luncheons –  Hear from the nation’s top defense, industry, and government leaders as they share real-time updates and long-term visions in an open, engaging forum.

Please see our website to view FAQs!

The NLIT Summit is sponsored by the NLIT Society, a professional society founded to facilitate the exchange of best practices and ideas among IT and Cybersecurity professionals within the DOE complex, strengthen the infrastructure, and identify efficiencies within the DOE laboratory system. The Summit facilitates sharing information regarding all aspects of IT and Cybersecurity operations, technology, policies, and practices in support of research conducted at the Laboratories. It is open to all personnel in the IT and Cybersecurity fields working at Laboratories and Plants affiliated with government funded activities, as well as Federal government employees in the IT or Cybersecurity fields that work at agencies associated with the participating Laboratories.

The Summit consists of presentations, Community of Interest Network (COIN) collaboration sessions, panel discussions, tutorials, and technology demonstrations on a variety of topics of current interest to the IT community within DOE. There is an emphasis on providing opportunities for active participation and networking between attendees. Best practices, strategies, methodologies, implementations, lessons learned, innovative solutions, and emerging topics within the DOE community are shared during the Summit’s many sessions and events.

AFCEA is a professional association that connects people, ideas, and solutions globally. We do that by developing networking and educational opportunities and providing them worldwide in an ethical manner. This enables military, government, industry, and academia to align technology to meet the needs of those who serve in critical areas, which include defense, security, cyber, and intelligence.

Why Attend?

• Understand the New Acquisition Structure
  • The purpose of attending ABID 2026 is to gain a comprehensive, real-time understanding of the Department's rapidly evolving acquisition modernization efforts, the demand signals driving them, and how industry must adapt to accelerate capability delivery for the Warfighter.
• Learn How WAS Changes Everything
  • The new Warfighting Acquisition System dramatically accelerates:
    • Requirements approval
    • Funding flexibility
    • Commercial technology adoption
    • Modular, iterative development
    • Speed to capability delivery
    • Hear directly from DoD leaders executing these reforms.
• Stay Ahead of Emerging IT, Cyber & Enterprise Priorities
  • Get briefed on shifts in:
    • Cloud modernization & data integration
    • Zero Trust & cybersecurity acceleration
    • Network transformation & transport upgrades
    • AI/ML governance
    • IT procurement reforms

We are extremely excited to convene the community at SOF Week 2026. This convention for U.S. and International SOF will include a diverse slate of programs, to include professional development sessions, interactive discussions about the future of SOF, and an up-close view of some of the best tech available to our warfighters. GSOF looks forward to working with USSOCOM to make SOF Week 2026 an impactful event.

The Oregon Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.

The Maryland Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.
 

Open to Public Sector only.

This invitation-only gathering brings together state and local IT executives, emerging leaders, and visionary thinkers for candid conversations on the future of public-sector technology. Focused on leadership development, innovation, and strategy, the Forum goes beyond the tech to address the people, policies, and practices shaping digital government. Through peer exchange and practical sessions, participants gain the insights, relationships, and skills needed to lead their organizations and communities into the future.

This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only.

For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Jennifer Caldwell.

TechNet Augusta 2026 gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.

With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry, this three-day conference is designed to open the lines of communication between the military and commercial sector and provide a space where government and industry professionals can discuss issues and share solutions surrounding cyber electromagnetic activities and unified land operations.

The TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow is the annual gathering of the TribalHub community. It is not just another conference; it is an experience! This is one of the only events truly dedicated to Native American government, gaming, and health technology – with topics that are relevant to what is going on both nationally and locally. The attendees and vendors are open, engaged and ready to make valuable connections! In today’s world, it’s more essential than ever, for business leaders to utilize cutting-edge technologies and leadership strategies across all departments to create sustainable growth and success. The TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow is a great opportunity to take advantage of a growing network of resources, experience and industry connections, ensuring that enterprise and government leaders are in possession of the tools and information that they need to thrive in their industries.

What will you gain by attending?

• Valuable Connections with Vendor Partners and Industry Peers
• Opportunities for Collaboration with other Tribes
• Practical Tools for Business Growth
• Knowledge of the Latest Technology Tools and Resources

Registration information will become available during Summer 2026.

TechNet Indo-Pacific is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Indo- Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the services' requirements and needs.

Each year, SC provides the leading technical program for the HPC community. The Program is designed to share best practices in all areas of high performance computing. Become a contributor and share your excellence. Presenting at SC is extremely rewarding.

Here’s your opportunity to meet and interact with industry, research organizations, universities, and startups joining us from across the globe. As an exhibitor, showcase your cutting-edge technologies, products, and services to thousands of attendees.

The Students@SC program offers a broad range of volunteer experiences, cluster competitions, and networking opportunities. Put your professional development into overdrive and identify the possibilities within the field of high performance computing.

Industry, academia, and government experts volunteer to design, build, and administer the cutting-edge SCinet infrastructure, providing internet connectivity for attendees and pushing the boundaries of network innovation through research and demos.

Registration is not yet available. Check back in the Fall of 2026.

Sea Service leaders today confront profound and rapidly changing threats in a landscape of increasingly complex challenges. Join us and engage with leaders from the Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard as well as industry and academia experts in this extraordinary opportunity to explore the depths of the unique issues they confront. Engage in discussions, network with peers and be a part of devising the needed solutions to enhance operational capabilities that overcome evolving threats. Gain knowledge and forge connections while discovering the latest platforms, cutting-edge technologies and advanced capabilities crucial to supporting maritime operations.