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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 09/19/2023
David Hart, regional director, Mid-West Region, and Tina Jordan, vice president of membership, AFCEA International, presented Certificates of Appreciation to Teresa Macalolooy, the chapter's Wright Innovative Technology Summit (WITS) program chair, and Krystin Fakalata, chapter president, for their leadership and support to AFCEA, the chapter and WITS, which was held September 19-20.
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 07/01/2022
The chapter presents its community education and scholarship outreach event series, 2022 Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS). This year's theme is "Innovation at the Edge." The website for the 2022 Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS) Agenda is located at https://daytonwrightafcea.wildapricot.org/page-18230. 2022 WITS is quickly approaching. Below is a sample of the events. Make your plans to join your colleagues and attend at the University of Dayton Marriott September 13-14, 2022, as well as all of the other great events during WITS Week.Registration is open! Go to the website to register or view available sponsorships for the events during WITS Week: Wright IT Summit, Golf Tournament and Casino Night. Shawn Lyman, chair, 2022 WITS Conference Yvonne Vermillion, chapter president Keynote: Innovation at the Edge, Lorna Estep, Senior Executive Service (SES), executive director, Air Force Materiel Command Keynote: Industry 5.0: The Interaction and ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 06/02/2022 The chapter continues its many years of awards at the national level in many strategic and community areas. The chapter would like to congratulate Rob Shevlot for receiving the President's Award for his hard work and dedication on the Membership Committee. Congratulations to David Dodds, chapter board member, for receiving the AFCEA International Leadership Award. The chapter thanks Dodds for all he has done as a former officer, former chapter president and now board member. Several other award areas were: Medal of Merit recipient John Garrity and Meritorious Service Award winners Amelia Fisher and Maurice Wheeler. The Small Business of the Year was JJR Solutions LLC of Dayton, Ohio. The Small Business Person of the Year Award (Industry) was Jim Masonbrink, Wright Brothers Institute. Masonbrink has served the chapter for more than 20 years. The Small Business Person of the Year Award (Government) was Luke Schultz, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The Small Busine ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 04/22/2022 In April, the chapter announced its loaded events calendar to its membership. The chapter has planned events supporting education and scholarship for the Wright Patterson Air Force Base community and the southwestern Ohio region. The chapter membership currently boasts over 430 members. Chapter President Yvonne Vermillion announced an exciting summer of events, including educational luncheons, golf scholarship outings and technical continuing education events. The April luncheon featured speaker was Col. Eric Felt, USAF. Also, the chapter sponsored a community networking event at Wandering Griffin in Beavercreek, Ohio, featuring speaker Col. Michael Phillips, USAF. May will highlight a Small Business Panel led by Luke Schultz and spotlighting a smart guide coming out for U.S. Air Force Business Enterprise Systems. Registration for the Casino Night is open and supported by great sponsorship providing funds for the chapter's educational scholarships. The summer golf outi ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 03/28/2022 The chapter is excited to announce this year's scholarship opportunities, supporting the leaders of tomorrow by providing scholarships to assist local students in reaching their goals. The chapter offers a variety of scholarships for students and military and has awarded scholarships spanning over twenty years for the local Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community. This year, we're highlighting a scholarship of an Ohio graduate, Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, USAF, and the Janet C. Wolfenbarger Scholarship. Gen. Wolfenbarger was the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star general in the Air Force, so preference will be given to female students who have an association with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (parent or guardian of a civilian employee, military, or contractor) or a person who is a current or former student at Bavercreek High School. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must be seeking a STEM-related degree from an accredited secondary institution. They mu ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 01/14/2022 Chapter President Yvonne Vermillion kicked off the new year by announcing the 2022 officers' positions necessary to run a chapter of over 500 members. Vermillion introduced the team, reviewed by-laws for chapter officers/directors roles/responsibilities and discussed the 2022 vision and chapter goals. She also outlined the plans for the new year and reviewed upcoming monthly luncheon and conference outreach events. The 2022 chapter officers are: Yvonne Vermillion, chapter president, Segue Technologies; Krystin Fakalata, chapter executive vice president, CGI Federal; Beth Whitehead, chapter vice president of information, JJR solutions; Chris Murillo, chapter vice president of membership, GPI Enterprises Inc.; Joni Ahlers, chapter vice president of programs, Definitive Logic; Teresa Macalolooy, chapter vice president of education, Macalogic; Shanna Staten, chapter vice president of operations, Dine' Source; Wade Rupper, chapter vice president of military affairs, Telos; Carl Sh ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 12/10/2021 In December, the chapter wrapped up a fantastic year in spite of the virtual issues faced in 2021. The chapter committees provided their reports for programs, 2021 and 2022 Luncheon speakers and schedules, networking events in December 2021 for the Holiday Networking event held at Dayton Art Institute, a future Casino Night for scholarship funds and the 2022 Daniel Curtis Memorial Charity Golf event for scholarship funds scheduled for September 12, 2022, at Beavercreek Golf Club with Jeff Haas as the chairman. The next Wright Info Tech Conference will be held in September 2022 at the University of Dayton Marriott. The DWACEA S5 community event will be August 2-3, 2022, and the chairman will be Aaron Miller. The Young AFCEAN group maintains its outreach with networking events into 2022. The monthly chapter luncheons will continue in a virtual form with guest speakers from the local military and academic communities surrounding the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and greater ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 11/12/2021 In November, Maurice D. Wheeler, chapter membership chair and CEO, MMC LLC, presented the latest information for the 2021 annual membership drive to the chapter staff and officers. The Membership Team was briefed on membership statistics, individual membership analysis, student chapter progress updates and future planning. The chapter is still one of the largest chapters with almost 600 members and continues to draw from many different fields, including industry, defense, business, academia, active military, active government and other organizations. The student chapter initiation process is to connect with Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) and CinDay Cyber Corridor with the goals of establishing school interest and faculty sponsor(s), selecting/training faculty advisors, inviting students to join the Regional Student Chapter and attending the next Cincinnati-Dayton cyber meeting. Currently, the chapter is targeting the CinDay Cyber Schools Coalition, Uni ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 09/14/2021 In September, the Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS) 2021 Symposium titled "Technology at the Edge" was held in Dayton, Ohio. The day kicked off with registration and breakfast. Opening remarks were presented by Tim Meixner, conference chair; Margaret Pinnell, interim dean, Bernhard Schmidt chair in Engineering Leadership, Marianist Educational associate, University of Dayton; Yvonne Vermillion, chapter president; and Joe Sciabica, board chair. The keynote speech was provided by Michael Conlin, chief technology officer, Definitive Logic. Other topics included: Industry 4.0 and the Connected Supply Chain presented by Kenneth "Ken" Loparo, ISSACS: Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems, co-academic director, IoT Collaborative, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Case Western Reserve University. A panel discussion on 5G-The Backbone of Industry 4.0-was manned by Col. Scott Solomon, USAF (Ret.), director, Air Force & Space Force Strategy an ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 08/27/2021 In August, the chapter announced its upcoming fall schedule supporting the local military community. Plan to attend the upcoming Golf Tournament, Wright IT Summit (WITS), and/or Casino Night! The dates for these events are: Monday, September 13 - Daniel J. Curtis Memorial Golf Tournament; Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14-15 - Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS); and Tuesday, September 14 - Dayton-Wright AFCEA Casino Night Event details can be found at the links below. The chapter will follow any pertinent COVID guidelines in place at that time. The WITS agenda continues to be updated and can be viewed at: https://daytonwrightafcea.wildapricot.org/page-18183. Please contact Krystin Fakalata at info@daytonwright.afceachapters.org All chapter events support STEM scholarships and teacher grants. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 07/15/2021 The chapter announced its fall schedule for events to support scholarship and grants for the local community. The chapter is proud to present these premier events in September! Please mark your calendars and plan to attend one, two, or all three events. Join your friends and colleagues in industry, academia and government for a round of golf, an opportunity to hear about the latest in Industry 4.0 or a night of casino fun. All of these chapter events support STEM scholarships and teacher grants. EVENT 1: Monday, September 13, 2021 Daniel J. Curtis Memorial Golf Tournament Event 2: Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS) Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14-15, 2021 Event 3: DWAFCEA Casino Night Evening of Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Check the chapter website for more information: https://daytonwrightafcea.wildapricot.org/ |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 06/17/2021 The chapter's June luncheon was held virtually for: government, civilians, members, nonmembers, students/academia, sponsors, current students and teachers/professors. The speaker was Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris, USAF, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Gen. Morris also serves as the program executive officer for the Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO). Gen. Morris highlighted the latest happenings at AFLCMC and RSO. He also discussed the new administration and how they are finding ways to integrate robotics, automation and future technologies from industry across the Air Force. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 07/21/2021 The chapter held its July 2021 luncheon virtually. Members of the government, civilian and Wright Patterson Air Force Base community participated. The speaker was Col. Ivan Herwick, USAF, commander, 88th Communications Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. The event topic was 88th Communication Group Capabilities, Restructure and Future Communication Support to WPAFB. The 88th Communications Group provides support to three large installation areas. The chapter thanked its level sponsors: Diamond Sponsors: Segue Technologies, Bluewater, Definitive Logic and Deloitte; Ruby Sponsor: FTI; and Sapphire Sponsors: Array, Cloud Lake Tech, MACALOGIC and PE Systems. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 03/19/2021 In March, the Virtual Emerging Leader (formerly Young AFCEAN) Power Speaker Event was held with Col. Kevin Johnson, USAF, deputy director for Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations and chief information officer, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is responsible for shaping the cyber workforce and cyber infrastructure for operations to test, field and sustain agile war-winning capabilities. He formulates policy and guidance for information technology operations and directs activities to implement a $120 million annual operations budget supporting 80,000 customers across eight military installations and multiple geographically separated units. He oversees a portfolio of 900 systems, providing guidance for $1.2 billion in capital investments, ensuring the security of classified and unclassified networks and supporting risk assessment activities. He also assists the director in the command's flight and test policy and resource allocation for ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 03/10/2021 The Air Force scientists, researchers and engineers are re-imagining what's possible and creating tomorrow's technology today. This pursuit of innovation delivers solutions for our warfighter's urgent needs, creating innovative new capabilities for the Air Force. In this spirit, the chapter created a series of events called Ideation and Innovation to grow and educate the community on innovative ideas. Each event will feature a government speaker to highlight challenges that must be addressed, an academic speaker to present the art of the possible and industry to discuss innovative efforts and ideas underway. These talks are intended to support the education and interests of researchers, engineers and leadership in technical areas from academia, industry (defense and commercial spaces) and the government. Topic: Implementing Autonomy: Deploying certifiable autonomy with safe, secure, and effective mechanisms while enabling cost effective and efficient life cycle manag ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 04/09/2021 The chapter's Educational Outreach Office has announced its scholarships are open and they are taking applications. The deadline for applications is June 1st. Information can be found on the Chapter Scholarship page at https://daytonwrightafcea.wildapricot.org/Education. Scholarships are available to any High School Seniors and Undergraduate College Students who might be interested. Education is an AFCEA core value. The chapter, in partnership with the AFCEA Educational Foundation, presents an average of $35,000 annually in scholarships, grants and awards to students and teachers in K-12 STEM- and cyber-related programs, ROTC programs, traditional university degree programs, professional development and other educational areas. The following are some of the many scholarships available: General Janet C. Wolfenbarger Scholarship, Daniel J. Curtis Memorial Scholarship and Undergraduate Scholarships. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 02/25/2021 Krystin Fakalata, chapter executive vice president, put out a call to chapter membership to submit nominations for the chapter awards. Fakalata wrote, 'Can you believe March is next week?! Neither can I, but here we are. I'm writing to you today to ask you to reflect for a few minutes and think of someone associated with the chapter you know who deserves an award.' The AFCEA International Spring Awards are coming, and the chapter would love for all of its members to have a chance to nominate a deserving individual or company for any of the following awards: • Emerging Leaders (Young AFCEAN) 40 Under 40 • Small Business of the Year • Small Business Person of the Year - Industry • Small Business Person of the Year - Government • Small Business Advocate • Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering • Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering • Distinguished Award for Excellence in Information Technology • Meri ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 01/28/2021 The chapter installed its slate of officers for 2021. David Dodds, outgoing chapter president, was pleased to announce the elections were complete for the 2021 chapter session. The new officers are as follows: Chapter President: Yvonne Vermillion Immediate Past Chapter President: David Dodds Chapter Treasurer: John Garrity Chapter Secretary: Adrianna Templeton-Jones Chapter Executive Vice President: Krystin Fakalata Chapter Vice President, Operations: Bill McGuffey Chapter Vice President of Education: Andy Higgins Director of K-12: Carrie Taylor Chapter Vice President, Information: Beth Whitehead Director of Publicity : Brenda Colton Office of Web Master: Billy Grill Chapter Vice President, Membership: Maurice Wheeler Director of Business Memberships: Robert Chevlot Director of Individual Membership: Ian Bobbitt Chapter President of Programs: Johi Ahlers Director of Arrangements : Lisa Reineke Luncheon Arrangements: Michael Mark ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 01/04/2021 In January, the outgoing chapter president announced the 2021 chapter officers supporting the local Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community. The elected officers will be sworn in at the January monthly luncheon. The following individuals are elected as indicated: Chapter President: Yvonne Vermillion, Segue Technologies Executive Vice President: Krystin Fakalata, Macalogic Vice President, Information: Beth Whitehead, Archer Vice President, Membership: Maurice Wheeler, Maurice's Management Consulting Vice President, Programs: Joni Ahlers, Segue Technologies Vice President, Education: Andy Higgins, AJHiggins LLC Vice President, Chapter Operations: Bill McGuffey, FTI Vice President of Enlisted Affairs: Wade Rupper, Telos Vice president of Networking: Carl "Shof" Shofner, OST Global Treasurer : John Garrity, Brixey & Meyer Secretary: Adrianna Templeton-Jones, Bering Straits Native Corporation |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 11/20/2020 The chapter began its election process for 2021 and nominated its slate of officers. David Hart and Dennis Drayer lead the 2021 Chapter Officer Nominating Committee, with David Dodds, former chapter president, Yvonne Vermillion, former chapter executive vice president and Krystin Fakalata, former chapter vice president of operations, serving on the committee as advisers. The committee nominated the individuals noted below to serve as chapter officers for 2021. Chapter President: Yvonne Vermillion, Segue Technologies Executive Vice President: Krystin Fakalata, Macalogic Vice President, Information: Beth Whitehead, Archer Vice President, Membership: Maurice Wheeler, Maurice's Management Consulting Vice President, Programs: Joni Ahlers, Segue Technologies Vice President, Education: Andy Higgins, AJHiggins LLC Vice President, Chapter Operations: Bill McGuffey, FTI Vice President of Military Affairs: Wade Rupper, Telos Vice President of Networking: Carl "S ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 12/01/2020 David Dodds, chapter president, is providing an opportunity for chapter members to participate in an upcoming Air Force Tech Transfer and Transition (AF T3) event for continuing education during this transitional time. The Air Force Tech Transfer and Transition Ask Me Anything event is a web-based event and will provide a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) 101 Overview. This event will feature two panelists, Trish Randall, Partnership Intermediary Team lead, and Kevin Judd, technology advisor/PIA program manager. Members are able to join this event to learn about PIAs and the AF T3 program. Members may submit questions to discuss during the event to: AF.TECHTRANSFER@US.AF.MIL in advance. Zoom details will be provided to all registered participants and posted on the event page on January 22. Registration page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/af-tech-transfer-transition-ask-me-anything-w-trish-randall-kevin-judd-tickets-132436586395 |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 11/01/2020 The chapter recognized its 2020 AFCEA International Young AFCEAN award winners. The competition was tough for these awards among the 138 chapters. The chapter is honored to have three winners and to be designated as a Model Young AFCEAN Program Chapter. Chapter President David Dodds congratulated Adrianna Templeton-Jones from Bering Straits Native Corporation as she received the Mid-West Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award, as well as Krystin Fakalata from Macalogic and John Garrity from Brixey & Meyer, who received the Emerging Leadership Award. Only eight of these awards were provided across the chapters. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 07/10/2020 The chapter officers participated in a virtual AFCEA Boot Camp 2020 in July. The training sessions included chapter ethics, online marketing tools, strategic planning, finance and accounting, free chapter web hosting and continuing education credits for members. The 2020 chapter annual Diamond sponsors are Segue Technologies and The MITRE Corporation. The annual Ruby sponsors are FTI and Cloud Lake Technologies. The Annual Sponsors are Macalogic and DDC IT Services. The chapter is continuing its training commitment to its members through online monthly luncheons and online certifications. In August, the chapter is excited to offer ITIL 4 Foundation training virtually. This course provides information technology (IT) leaders, practitioners, support staff and staff interfacing with the organization's digital and information systems functions with a practical understanding of the key concepts, common language, principles and practices that allow successful management of modern IT-enabl ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 05/27/2020 The chapter has partnered with AFCEA International for another continuing educational program with the American Public University System to provide our members with a 60-minute webinar titled Evaluating COVID-19 Models using Intelligence Analytic Methods. During this COVID-19 crisis, leaders from the president to local school boards have had to make some very tough decisions based on available information and analysis, including a variety of models used to track and predict the severity of the outbreak. Unfortunately, many of these models have proved to be inaccurate and misleading. In this webinar, Erik Kleinsmith, associate vice president for strategic relations in Intelligence, National, Homeland and Cyber Security at American Military University, and the author of the recent book, Intelligence Operations: Understanding Data, Tools, People, and Processes, will discuss and present methods for adapting intelligence methods to more effectively evaluate these models. No formal ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 05/15/2020 The chapter issued this press release to participate in our Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS) to be held October 6-7, 2020, at the Holiday Inn in Fairborn, Ohio. The Summit theme is 'Technology at the Edge.' This thought-provoking summit will provide participants with two full days of expert panelists and esteemed keynote speakers addressing technology, experiences and future trends. The two-day agenda conveys how the Air Force and industry are applying Industry 4.0 in: cybersecurity, big data, Industrial Internet of Things, cloud computing, edge computing, Generation Next Solutions, business/defense impacts, and business/defense realization. Sponsorships and registration information can be found at: https://daytonwrightafcea.wildapricot.org/event-3478915. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 05/10/2020 The chapter is accepting 2020 Scholarship applications. The Education Committee announces the opportunity is open to any Wright-Patterson area high school seniors and undergraduate college students interested in STEM fields. The chapter is accepting applications through June 1, 2020. See the chapter scholarship page at: https://daytonwrightafcea.wildapricot.org/Education. Education is an AFCEA core value. The chapter, in partnership with the AFCEA Educational Foundation, presents an average of $35,000 annually in scholarships, grants and awards to students and teachers in K-12 STEM- and cyber-related programs, ROTC programs, traditional university degree programs, professional development and other educational areas. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 05/01/2020 The chapter has moved the date for its annual scholarship fundraiser, Dayton-Wright AFCEA Casino Night 2020, due to the current conditions. The chapter's largest fundraiser morphed into the Casino Night from twenty years of Valentine's Ball, silent auctions and casino nights. This year's cocktail party Las Vegas event will be Dayton-Wright AFCEA Casino Night 2020 and will be held August 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Top of the Market in the Webster Station complex, Dayton, Ohio. Guests will be treated to a champagne toast during a break in games and a late night food buffet will be provided. Gift baskets raffles will also be available for purchase. Baskets include fun items from the local area or tickets to events around the region. Come visit Lady Luck as the chapter brings the City of Lights to the Gem City! The chapter's Spring Casino Night is the premier networking event in the Dayton Region to bring together military, government, industry and academia for a fun-filled night of ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 04/16/2020 The chapter sent out thanks to its chapter annual sponsors amid the pandemic shutdown. Since the shutdown forced the cancellation of the monthly April Luncheon, that did not stop the chapter from thanking its annual sponsors. The chapter's Diamond sponsors are Segue Technologies and The MITRE Corporation. The Ruby sponsors are FTI and Cloud Lake Technologies. Sapphire sponsors are DDC IT Services and Macalogic. The luncheon sponsors are Gartner, Credence Management, Cloud Lake, Macalogic, DDC, Segue, FTI and The MITRE Corporation. The annual sponsor program helps provides support at the monthly luncheons, annual memorial golf tournament, the Wright IT and the largest annual black tie scholarship fundraiser. All events support STEM in the surrounding local Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community through the college level with scholarships and grants. The chapter hopes to resume its luncheons in the summer. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 03/13/2020 The chapter hosted its spring kickoff with a Young AFCEAN Power Breakfast in March. The quarterly events brings together younger chapter members with senior leadership from the community to share views and network. The March speaker was Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker, USAF (Ret.). Baker retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2015, and his final assignment was as vice commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command employs some 80,000 people and manages $60 billion annually in research, development, test and evaluation, while providing the acquisition management services and logistics support required to develop, procure and sustain Air Force weapon systems. In addition, he directed policy and procedures affecting AFMC aircraft maintenance, munitions, supply, logistics plans, transportation and packaging methods, and logistics data systems. Finally, as the staff lead for logistics and life-cycle sustainment issues, Gen. Baker planned and coordi ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 02/20/2020 The chapter was fortunate to have the commander and deputy commander of the 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, Ohio Air National Guard, Springfield, Ohio, as a duo of speakers for the February Chapter luncheon. Col. Wade Rupper, ANG (Ret.), is responsible for leading a 925-member Air Combat Command communications cyberspace stretched across the United States. They support the National Command Authority. The group is ready to meet wartime contingencies with a 72-hour window. Col. Rupper brings a distinguished career of 30 years, including Command deployments in Kuwait, hurricane support, Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Lt. Col. Steven Dudash, ANG, provides daily oversight to eight squadrons of 900 personnel in support of the Air Force Expeditionary Cyberspace Community. Col. Dudash began with the Air National Guard over 30 years ago and brings a distinguished career of assignments, including Noble Anvil, Southern Watch, Endurin ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 01/16/2020 The chapter's January luncheon kicked off the year at Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio, featuring speaker Col. Rick 'Rico' Johns, USAF, from 16AF/A-6, director, Communications, chief information officer and commander, 616th Air Communications Squadron. David Hart, chapter regional vice president, swore in the chapter officers. The 2020 officers are: David Dodds, chapter president, Integrated Computer Solutions; Yvonne Vermillion, chapter executive vice president, Segue Technologies; Beth Whitehead, chapter vice president of information, JJR Solutions; Maurice Wheeler, chapter vice president of membership, Maurice Management Consulting; Joni Ahlers, chapter vice president of programs, Segue Technologies; Carrie Taylor, chapter vice president of education, DCS Corp; Krystin Fakalata, chapter vice president of operations, Macalogic; Master Sgt. Robert Pettway, USAF, chapter vice president of enlisted affairs; Carl Shofner, chapter vice president of public relations, OSD; John Garrity, chapt ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 12/05/2019 The chapter wrapped up the month with several events. The year-end networking event for the U.S. Defense Department, industry and academia was held at Wandering Griffin in Beavercreek, Ohio. It was a chance to renew and expand business relationships. The last Young AFCEAn Power Breakfast at Segue Technologies featured Richard T. Aldridge, a member of the Senior Executive Service and the program executive officer for Business and Enterprise Systems and director of the Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Alabama. The BES portfolio is comprised of more than 150 programs, 2,100 military, civil service and contractor support personnel located at four bases throughout the United States, with total funding of $1.025 billion. The organization acquires, operates and sustains operational support information technology systems for the Air Force and the Defense Department. The 2019 annual sponsors were: Segue Technologies, The MITRE Corporati ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 12/06/2019
The chapter continued its long-term commitment to education by presenting SAFe 4.5 Scrum Master Training to the local Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community. Attendees were able to gain the knowledge necessary to lead an enterprise-level Agile transformation by leveraging SAFe and its underlying principles of Lean thinking and Product Development Flow. Delivered by Global Knowledge, this training offered the opportunity to achieve certification. The course taught understanding of the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise and offered preparation for taking the SAFe 4.5 Scrum Master exam in order to receive the SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification. The course explored the role of Scrum in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepared participants to successfully plan and execute the Program Increment (PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization. It provided the key components of scaled Agile development, how Scrum is facilitated thro ... READ MORE
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 11/06/2019 Ideation and Innovation is a new series from the chapter to grow and educate the Embedded Systems community. The series is focused on those interested in the area where software meets physical systems. Each event will feature a government speaker to highlight challenges that must be addressed, an academic speaker to present the state of the possible and a discussion among academia, industry and government personnel. November's event kicked off at Wright Brothers Institute in Dayton, Ohio. The government speaker was Richard Kutter, technical advisor, Embedded Computer Systems and Software, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the academic speaker was Suresh Jagannathan from Purdue University. The academic or scientific expert gives an overview of their technology area, the government talks about challenges they would like to see addressed, and industry openly dialogues ideas, best practices and potential solut ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 10/31/2019 The chapter continued their popular Young AFCEA Power Breakfast series at Segue Technologies Office at Mission Point in Beavercreek, Ohio. This series is a great opportunity for young professionals to network with government and industry in a relaxed setting. Power Breakfast provides for a motivational morning. Dennis Drayer spoke with our group on the topic: "What the boss really meant to say … and other things that nobody tells you." Drayer's motto is to help individuals, businesses and organizations develop strategies to improve their business processes by better leveraging information and technologies to make better, faster decisions. He has four decades of defense, industry and community service expertise, including: U.S. Air Force - intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations; plans/programs; acquisition; legislative; business information strategies; professional service/industry consultant/technical solution architect; defense account executive experience around ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 11/14/2019 The chapter welcomed Col. Jose "Rafi" Rodriguez, USAF, as the November luncheon speaker. Jose "Rafi" Rodriguez, USAF (Ret), speaking on "Success with an Accent-Rafi's Perspective" provided the audience his perspective on keeping your commitments and ascending the steps of life. Originally from Puerto Rico, Rodriguez graduated U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, and served 26 years. He was an original Titan IV Engineer and worked missiles, weapon, foreign military sales, command and staff assignments. After culminating his successful military career in March 2004, he retired and pursued a financial advisor career. He now heads Rodriguez Financial Strategies LLC and is a founding member of Beavercreek Kiwanis Club, United Way Dayton and Air Camp USA. He received the President's Bronze Volunteer Award from President Bush in 2007. Luncheon corporate sponsors were Segue Technologies Inc, Cloud Lake Technology, The MITRE Corporation and FTI. Brenda Colton received the DWAFCEA ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 09/19/2019
The chapter welcomed Jessica Salyers, deputy executive director, Air Force Research Laboratory, as its September guest speaker. At the chapter's monthly luncheon, Salyers spoke to a packed house and provided the roadmap and strategic plan for the laboratories. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is located at over nine bases, and 11,000 employees provide research and development for the Air Force. AFRL executes $2.7 billion in science and technology, $2.4 billion in customer funding and $1.6 billion in non-science and technology funding. AFRL is looking to the next generation of workforce employees with the Workforce Agility Study and Pilot program. In conjunction with the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy 2030, AFRL is examining the question, "Who Will We Be Tomorrow?" and set up three objectives. Objective one: to develop and deliver transformational strategic capabilities. Objective two: to reform the way science and technology is led and managed. Objective three: to ... READ MORE
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 08/26/2019 The chapter remembered one of its most ardent supporters, Col. Fredric Scheyd, USAF (Ret.), former regional vice president, who passed away. Col. Scheyd was a huge guiding force in the growth of the chapter to over 600 annual members and large-scale conferences associated with the military base community. Scheyd could be seen at every monthly luncheon with a wave and a smile for attendees. He was always an active chapter member, an ever-present supporter at luncheons and events and a mentor, friend and sage voice of wisdom to many of the chapter leadership over the past 30 years. Although he was heavily involved with a number of business, government and civic groups, Scheyd was instrumental in reinvigorating the chapter in the late 1980s/early 1990s, working with a core group of notable base and civic leaders when he arrived at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Scheyd was chapter president from 1996-98, InfoTech chair in 2001-02 and later, regional vice president until stepping down ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 08/15/2019
The August luncheon presented a subject matter expert update on the Air Force and industry Cloud Migration featuring: John Garringer, USAF AFMC AFLCMC/HIQ; Lenny Getts, USAF AFMC AFLCMC/HNII; Craig Kabealo, Development Consultants Incorporated (DCI); and Mark Human, moderator, president, CEO, HumanIT. Over 100 attendees listened to a great panel discussing current cloud migration efforts and the state of the cloud industry environment. The chapter promotes the exchange of ideas among academia, industry and government to solve warfighter challenges. Luncheon sponsors were Segue Technologies, Cloud Lake Tech, The MITRE Corporation and FTI. August corporate members recognized were Accenture, AUSGAR Technologies, Battelle Memorial Institute, Deloitte LLP, Government Acquisitions Inc. and MCR Federal LLC.
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 07/02/2019 The chapter and Technology First held a joint July luncheon, spotlighting Artificial Intelligence and Automation: Overview and Anticipated Impacts. The speaker was David J. Wright, director of Academic Technology & Curriculum Innovation at the University of Dayton (UD). Wright holds a doctorate degree from University of Iowa and a bachelor of science degree from University of Sheffield in England. He has 25 years teaching experience at UD and is a strong proponent of technology enhancements to support learning. Prior experiences include the development of one of the very first learning management systems and software development for NASA's manned space program. He is also the associate director of UD's Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center. Thank you to our sponsors: FTI, Segue Technologies, Cloud Lake Technologies and The MITRE Corporation. The chapter's August 15 luncheon will feature small and medium-sized enterprise discussion on cloud migration and will be held at the Hilton ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 05/13/2019
AFCEA International President and CEO Lt. Gen. Robert Shea, USMC (Ret.), was presented a combat photograph taken by Purple Heart recipient Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace, USAF (Ret.), and Staff Sgt. David Hart, USA (Ret.), vice president, Midwest Region, at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore in May. Hart drives the AFCEA Armed Forces Military Mission Outreach (AMMO) effort, and the event was Wallace's first AFCEA conference in a public relations consulting role. Both Hart and Wallace work for Defense Department contractor Segue Technologies based in Arlington, Virginia, and briefed the members on the tremendous support Segue Technologies has given in providing to Purple Heart recipients and Gold Star Families through the Blue Skies for the Good Guys and Gals Warrior Foundation and the AFCEA Armed Forces Military Outreach Program effort.
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 06/04/2019
Government, contract logistics and information technology professionals gathered at the Fourth Annual Dayton-Wright AFCEA and Wright Brothers Logistics Officers Association Air Force Logistics IT Summit at Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio, in June.Keynote speakers included Maj. Gen. Allan E. Day, USAF; Sara Keller; Shawn Lyman; Shawn Harrison; Roy Lancaster; Col. Chuck Destafani, USAF; Rich Aldridge; and Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris, USA (Ret.). With an upcoming move to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Gen. Day was serving his final day as the director of logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He opened the summit by addressing the fact that Air Force logistics are at a critical point in history. He referenced a 2018 article by then-Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who said every U.S. weapon's system is at this same critical point called a strategic inflection ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 06/03/2019 The Dayton-Wright Chapter & Logistics Officer Association Daniel J. Curtis Memorial Golf Tournament was held in June at The Country Club of the North, Xenia, Ohio. Proceeds from the event benefit the chapter scholarship fund and the Logistics Officer Association's outreach efforts. The event is held in memorium of past president Daniel Curtis. Over 100 attendees enjoyed golf and networking. In keeping with tradition, the chapter and Wright Brothers Loan Officer Association (LOA) team hosted the tournament the day before the Fourth Annual Air Force Logistics IT Summit. This event is intended to enhance the dialogue between U.S. Air Force logistics leaders and government/industry community on the future-state information technology needs of the department. The golf event featured breakfast, range practice and lunch at the clubhouse after golf rounds. The summit centered on data-driven readiness-a chief goal of the Air Force. Event chairs were Steve Hannaford; David Dodds, chapter pres ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 05/16/2019 The May luncheon was held at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Fairborn, Ohio, and drew over 100 government, civilian and military members. The panel luncheon was moderated by Rebecca Onuskanich of International Cyber Institute, and the panelists were Aaron Miller of Galois Inc., Samuel Wanderi of Menya Communications Ltd. and Devon Twesten of HumanIT Solutions LLC. The panel focused on The State of the Possible and Pace of Change in Cybersecurity. Topics included agile and SecDevOps, cyber resiliency, 5G networks, survivability, static/dynamic code and CICD environments. The luncheon programs were sponsored by Gartner, and corporate sponsors were Segue Technologies Inc, The MITRE Corporation and FTI. |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 03/21/2019 The chapter's March luncheon attendees were treated to a panel of industry experts from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base area. The area is home to one of the largest acquisition and research organizations in the U.S. Air Force. The moderator, Bruce Miller, deputy director of small business for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), oversees business innovative research and technology transfer. Panelist Ryan Helbach, chief intrapreneur, for the AFRL, discussed bringing lean principles and methods to commercialize U.S. Air Force-developed technologies. An AFRL ideas pitch day was held with over 400 submissions. Panelists Meghan Sheehan, director of technology commercialization services at Wright Brothers Institute and John Nunziato, vice president, SOSSEC Inc., discussed their success with using other transaction authority (OTA) with 28 consortiums to bring cutting edge technologies to the market. Krystin Fakalata, vice president, corporate operations, Macalogic, was recognized ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 04/17/2019
The chapter awards funds annually to the Dayton area ROTC program to distribute scholarships to qualifying cadets enrolled in the ROTC program at Miami Valley universities. At Wright State University's Detachment 643 Awards Ceremony in April, the chapter presented scholarships to three cadets from the Air Force ROTC Detachment 643 who will be attending college locally. Yvonne Vermillion, chapter executive vice president, and Carrie Taylor, education committee lead, were on hand to present the awards. Congratulations to all three students: Richard Feustel, Cedarville University; Emily Rosen, Wright State University; and Jonathan Trainer, Cedarville University.
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 03/30/2019 At the March meeting, Robert Orenbaum, chapter vice president of education, announced that the chapter will continue the General Janet C. Wolfenbarger Scholarship. Gen. Wolfenbarger personally presented the first recipient at a chapter luncheon after her retirement in 2015. Before retirement she served as commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The chapter will again offer the scholarship in 2019 to the child of a parent (civilian or military) associated with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The scholarship was established in recognition of the general's lifelong contributions to the United States and the U.S. Air Force. A true STEM champion and exceptional leader, she worked to cultivate Dayton regional growth, demonstrating drive and determination throughout her academic and professional pursuits. The recipient must be pursuing a STEM-related degree and have recently exhibited strong leadership skills and community involvement. Applicants must ... READ MORE |
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 01/20/2019
The chapter hosted Col. Lori L. Winn, USAF, commander, 88th Communications Group at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as their January luncheon speaker. In the spirit of the Super Bowl, Col. Winn kicked off her presentation to military, civilian and industry partners with, 'Offense wins games, and Defense wins championships.' Col. Winn represents thousands of users on hundreds of platforms. Multidomain platforms are a team sport, she iterated. Fusing multidomains with cyber operations is at the heart of the game. Cyber threats are changing the face of the everyday for warfighters. The characteristics of war are changing, and asymmetric threats are now a part of that global battlespace. All data is vulnerable and multidomain operational thinking is the new world. Bio threats jeopardize the water supply, and air dominance is constrained. Industry can help with the people, the processes and the technology. Winn urged industry to get out there and help the warfighters. The chapter ... READ MORE
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DAYTON-WRIGHT CHAPTER - 12/04/2019 The chapter's 2018 membership and sponsorship appreciation event was held in December at the Hope Hotel at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The holiday event has been held annually for over two decades for the members and sponsors in appreciation of their support and participation in the chapter. Many new individual and corporate members were added among the one hundred attendees. The chapter plans to hit the ground running in 2019 with these hot aerospace event topics: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy and Trusted Systems; The Changing Nature of Installation Mission Defense; Mission Assurance and Cyber Defense; Cybersecurity; Defensive vs Pro-Active; AI and Deep Analytics; Where Do We Find the Bodies to Do Tomorrow's Cyber?; Cyberspace - What does it really mean?; Where does it start, Where does it end?; What's in S&T Futures for: Comm, Cyber, Electronics and Emerging Technologies?; USAF's Emerging Mission in Cyber Spaces; STEM Today and Cyberspace Tomorrow. |
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