SAVE THE DATE: Washington Project for the Arts Presents CigArt Night on Sept. 24th
The Washington Project for the Arts is hosting CigArt Night, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Capital Skyline Hotel Lounge and Pool Deck in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by La Palina Cigars and Copper Fox Distillery. CigArt Night will feature a guitar performance by Julian Weaver, a Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey tasting and
SAVE THE DATE: Tiger Woods Foundation to host 2nd Annual STEM Career Conference Nov. 2nd
The Tiger Woods Foundation is holding its 2nd Annual STEM Career Conference on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature hands-on specialized instruction on STEM fields, offering career and college preparation workshops kids in grades five through 12. Parents attending the event will learn about ways
SAVE THE DATE: Tower Club Business Mixer on Sept. 23rd
The Tower Club in Tysons Corner is hosting its annual Business Mixer Monday, September, 23, 2013, from 6pm to 8:30pm. The networking event is one of the largest for the Club, and will feature leaders from the federal contract and technology market space, as well as a multitude of vendors. Tickets for members of The Tower Club
SAVE THE DATE: Fight Night 2013 on Nov. 14th
Fight for Children’s Fight Night 2013 event will take place Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, D.C. The event will include leaders of business, government, and philanthropy for a night of live boxing and much more. Referred to as D.C.’s premiere fundraising event, Fight Night aims to raise $3 million for
SAVE THE DATE: The Big CONNECTpreneur Fall Forum on Sept. 10th
LORE Systems and Opus8, Inc. will be presenting The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Fall Forum, which will take place Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Marriott in Tyson’s Corner. The CONNECTpreneur is a quarterly networking event for CEOs, entrepreneurs and business leaders, among many others. The event will feature 250 business leaders, 150 CEOs and Founders,
ACT-IAC to Host Igniting Innovation 2014 Showcase and Awards on Feb. 6th
The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council‘s (ACT-IAC) Institute for Innovation is set to launch a new all-day recognition program for government and industry on February 6, 2014 at the Ronald Reagan Center. The Igniting Innovation 2014 Showcase and Awards recognize IT innovations throughout government including hardware, software, services and solutions. The showcase will
Splunk CMO Steve Sommer and Former NSA CIO and CTO Prescott Winter to Deliver Security Keynote Address at Splunk Conference
Splunk Inc. today announced Steve Sommer, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Splunk and Prescott Winter, Managing Director of The Chertoff Group and former CIO and CTO of the National Security Agency (NSA), will deliver the security keynote at the fourth annual Splunk Worldwide Users’ Conference (.conf2013) in Las Vegas. The joint presentation, titled “How Big Data
SAVE THE DATE: Dell Software Solutions to Host Big Data Analytics for Hadoop Ecosystem on Aug. 28th
Dell Software Solutions is hosting a Big Data Analytics event for its Hadoop framework August 28, 2013 at the Dell Solutions Center in Herndon, Va. Dell’s software experts will provide insight into the ecosystem of tools that support Hadoop and define the issues one needs to consider when taking on a big data project. The
SAVE THE DATE: INSA Hosting IC Summit Sept. 12th
Registration is open for “s inaugural Intelligence Community (IC) Summit at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 12, 2013. The event will consist of a comprehensive forum of senior IC and national security leaders, along with industry and academic counterparts to discuss relevant intelligence and national security issues affecting the nation for the
Digital Management Inc. (DMI) Presenting Mobile Demo at Google Roadshow Event
Digital Management, Inc. (DMI) will be presenting a mobile demo at the upcoming Google Roadshow: Marketing in the Omni-Channel. The firm will lead a three-hour, in-person demonstration and executive briefing that will cover topics such as: Accessing new revenue streams, increasing brand awareness and building customer loyalty Making better decisions and providing more useful customer offers by
Accelera Solutions President Joe Brown Discusses Synergy in D.C. Event and Recent Tech Advances
The Synergy in D.C. 2013 event took place recently at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Accelera Solutions, about 200 people attended the event and Citrix, NetApp and Dell served as the summit’s industry partners. Synergy featured a presentation by Gunnar Berger of Gartner Technical Analyst, in which he focused on application, desktop, server
SAVE THE DATE: Women in NOVA Committee to Host Breakfast on Cyber and Physical Security Aug.15th
AFCEA’s Women in NOVA (WIN) Committee will be hosting a breakfast on the Convergence of Cyber and Physical Security August 15, 2013 at the Sheraton Premiere in Tysons Corner. The committee will address the convergence and challenges of physical and cyber security in regards to the federal government. Government and industry leaders are featured as
SAVE THE DATE: AFCEA Mentorship Luncheon with Renny DiPentima and Kay Kapoor
AFCEA International has a new mentorship program titled The Mentoring Continuum that they will be offering this fall. Kay Kapoor, President at AT&T Government Solutions and Renny DiPentima, former President and CEO at SRA International, will lead the panel discussion about the benefits of mentoring programs to industry. The meeting will take place at a lunch
Take a Swing at Cancer Event Raises $12,000 for Bite Me Cancer Foundation
About $12,000 was raised at “Take a Swing at Cancer,” on June 9th at the Dulles Golf Center and Sports Park in Dulles, Va. for Bite Me Cancer’s 2nd annual fundraiser. More than 100 people participated in the fundraiser, including 14 corporate sponsorships and nine individual sponsors. Cancer survivor and founder of “Bite Me Cancer” Nikki
KippsDeSanto Holds 2nd Annual “Community’s Got Talent Event”, Raises $300,000 for CIA Officer Memorial and Special Operations Warrior Foundations
Last week, KippsDeSanto & Co. held its second annual “The Community’s Got Talent” (TCGT), a battle of the bands style fundraiser supporting the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation (CIAOMF) and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF). The event was attended by over 350 senior executives, as well as members of the Intelligence and Special Operations Forces
Ernst & Young Reveals Winners of the 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Greater Washington Awards
Ernst & Young held its 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Greater Washington Awards last week at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner. This year’s black-tie event brought over 500 attendees to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of the D.C. region. The event included a cocktail reception and all attendees networked on the fifth floor foyer before processing
SAVE THE DATE: Y.E.S. GovCon Happy Hour Networking Event on June 5th
The Young Executive Society (Y.E.S.) is partnering with AFCEA and INSA for a GovCon Happy Hour networking event Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner from 5:30-8:30pm. The event will support the Final Salute, a charitable organization that assists homeless female veterans with necessary resources. Guests are encouraged to donate canned
SAVE THE DATE: 2013 Sweet Home Virginia Gala on October 25th
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia will honor J. Hamilton Lambert at its Sweet Home Virginia Gala on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Sheraton Premiere in Tysons Corner. Lambert will receive the Community Foundation”s Leadership Award with about 600 business, philanthropic and community leaders attending the event. Former Fairfax County Executive and current Executive Director
SAVE THE DATE: Red Hat and Carahsoft Discussion-Saving Money with Open Source Solutions, May 22nd
Red Hat and Carahsoft will team up for a discussion on scalable open source solutions on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Westwood Country Club, Vienna, Va. Exclusive to System Integrators, the discussions will focus on customer implementations centered on common customer pain points, successes, and the Red Hat Cloud Roadmap. The event will also feature
DMI Hosts 2013 Tech Chef Competition for Employees
DMI’s employee grilling competition, Tech Chef, was held Thursday, May 2nd at the company’s headquarters in Bethesda, Md. The event began last year, at the suggestion of a DMI team member, and was based off the hit show Top Chef. Five teams, each comprised of four DMI employees, competed for a chance to take home
FCi Federal CEO Sharon Virts Mozer Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist
Sharon Virts Mozer, Founder and CEO of FCi Federal, has been named a finalist in the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The awards recognize high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas including innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. With 25 years of
SAVE THE DATE: 12th Annual Human Resources Leadership Awards Gala on June 11th
The 12th Annual Human Resources Leadership Awards (HRLA) Gala will take place Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Held annually since 2001, the awards celebrate outstanding service and strategic vision in the areas of organizational leadership, risk-taking, innovation, vision, communication, service to the broader community, and commitment to ethical
SAVE THE DATE: NoVa Fine Arts Festival Opening Night on May 17th
The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is hosting a party for its opening night on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Reston Town Center Pavillion. The annual party is held to help raise funds for the Greater Reston Arts Center’s (GRACE) educational programs. The get-together will feature live music, entertainment, silent auctions, signature cocktails, and local
SAVE THE DATE: INSA Leadership Dinner with Betty Sapp on July 24th
(INSA) will be hosting a Leadership Dinner with Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Betty Sapp on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Va. Sapp will deliver the keynote address and focus on the innovations she is pursuing in the NRO and across the Intelligence Community (IC). Sponsors for
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