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Innovation, agility, and customer focus – the US Intelligence Community (IC) needs what small businesses have to offer.
Getting started doing business with the IC, though, can be challenging. How do small companies gain the insight, access and knowledge they need to effectively serve this market? How can they navigate security requirements and market their products to organizations that operate in a highly classified world? And, given the hurdles, is it worth it?
The AFCEA Intelligence and Small Business Committees will help answer these questions with a special half-day forum designed specifically for small companies. This unique event is based on the premises that not only are there compelling opportunities for small businesses to serve IC, but that the IC cannot accomplish its mission without the support of small businesses!
On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, AFCEA will host an information-packed half-day program designed to demystify the IC for small businesses.
The take away for attendees will be insights, tools, and resources they can use to help decide if selling to the IC is right for them and, if so, how best to do it. IC agency Small Business Advocates will be available for face-to-face questions and networking. In addition, small businesses that have been successful in the intelligence market will talk about their experiences. Security experts will address the ever challenging security clearance issue.
This event is full and we regret that we will not be able to accomodate anyone on the wait list. As a service to those of you who will not be able to join us in person, we are offering the opportunity to listen to the audio portion on the forum live over the internet.
The widget above will allow you to pre-register to be sent a reminder email the morning of the broadcast. This email will contain a link to take you directly into the session. You can also wait until the broadcast opens up a few minutes before the start of the session on June 23rd and click the "Join" button that will appear on the page just prior to the session start time.
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| 7:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Overview
Mr. Steven Ritchey
Vice President for Intelligence
AFCEA International
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| 8:10 a.m. |
How the Intelligence Community is Structured
This session will provide an overview of the Intelligence Community (IC), providing insights into the roles and missions of the key organizations and highlighting the strategic priorities that shape IC needs for the mid term.
Session Chair
Ms. Gayle von Eckartsberg
Principal
Gale Force V, LLC
Speaker
Ms. Maureen Baginski
Vice President of the Intelligence Business and National Security Advisor
Serco, Inc.
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Doing Business With The Intelligence Community
IC agency small business advocates will discuss resources available to small businesses and how they most effectively can be accessed.
Session Chair
Ms. Gwyn Whittaker
Chief Executive Officer
Mosaic, Inc.
Speakers
Ms. Sherry Baldwin
Director, Office of Small Business Programs
Defense Intelligence Agency
Ms. Sandra Broadnax
Small Business Program Director
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Ms. Pam Porter
Director, Office of Small Business Programs
National Security Agency
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| 10:15 a.m. |
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Business Success Stories and Lessons Learned
Representatives from small (and large) businesses that have successfully negotiated the challenges of doing business with the IC will highlight their insights and answer questions from the audience.
Session Chair
Mr. Dan Callahan
President
Venona Consulting, LLC
Speakers
Mr. James Kelly
Managing Partner
CenTauri Solutions, LLC
Mr. Al Mink
Principal Strategy and Systems Engineer
SRA International
Ms. Gwyn Whittaker
Chief Executive Officer
Mosaic, Inc.
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| 11:45 p.m. |
Navigating Security Clearance Requirements
The National Security Agency’s POC for security clearances will address what small businesses need to know about working with classified customers and projects, how they can get clearances or classified work spaces, and how to make the most with limited cleared personnel.
Session Chair
Ms. Gayle von Eckartsberg
Principal
Gale Force V, LLC
Speaker
Ms. Katrina Kindle
Program Manager, Provisional Industrial Security Approval
Program Industry Outreach & Facilitation Office
National Security Agency
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| 12:30 p.m. |
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Registration Fees
(Program sessions, continental breakfast, and break included)
| AFCEA Member |
$50 |
| Non-Member |
$75 |
Member Registration Discounts
To receive the member rate for conference registration you must be an active AFCEA individual member or designated associate member of an AFCEA corporate member company. If you sign up for the member rate and do not meet the criteria, you will be charged the correct rate.
To join AFCEA or verify current membership status:
Call (800) 336-4583, ext. 6158 or (703) 631-6158
Email
Click here to join online
Cancellations, Refunds, and Substitutions
Refund requests must be emailed to Emily Bourke and received no later than June 16, 2010. Cancellation requests received by that date will be refunded in full. No substitutions will be permitted after June 16, 2010.
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