Transcript afcea overview

Small Business & Industry Outreach
Initiative (SBIOI)
Symposium XI
Brian J. Lindgren
President, AFCEA SC Lowcountry Chapter
22 January 2009
AFCEA Overview
• AFCEA = Armed Forces Communication & Electronics Association
• Founded in 1946 – 31,000 current members
• Serves as a bridge between government requirements and industry
capabilities
• Represents top government, industry, and military professionals in
the fields of:
– Information technology
– Communications
– Intelligence
• A non-profit international association dedicated to supporting global
security by providing and encouraging a close cooperative
relationship among civil government agencies, the military and
industry
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AFCEA SC Lowcountry Chapter
• One of 140 chapters worldwide
• Membership comprised of nearly 200 professionals from
government and private industry
• Gives engineers, programmers, managers, government
officials and military personnel continuing opportunities
to exchange ideas
• Conducts luncheons and industry information forums in
conjunction with SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston
• Provides approximately 15 $3000 scholarships annually
to students in the “hard” sciences
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Annual Scholarship Program
• Awarded to qualifying high school seniors
pursuing engineering & science degrees
• Selection Criteria
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Class Rank/GPA
College Degree Program
SAT/ACT Scores
Community Service
Financial Need
• CDCA financed two scholarships in 2008
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Chapter Activities
• Host Monthly Luncheons w/Guest Speakers
• Bi-Annual Golf Tournaments to Raise Funds for
Scholarships
– This year: April 22 & October 21
– SBIOI XII and XIV, respectively, will follow the tournaments
• Science Teaching Tools Program
• Support Math & Science Teachers (MaST) Program
• Support to Local Civic & Professional Activities
– Collaborate with CDCA
– Participate in the Charleston Industry Council
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Who Am I?
• Currently with Integrated Communication
Solutions (ICS) Inc., a small business
• Have been supporting SPAWAR since 1998,
previously with SRC, Booz Allen, and
WareOnEarth Communications
• Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical
Communication (STC) and a candidate for
Treasurer
• Have been on the AFCEA Board since 2006
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Who Am I?
• Currently with Integrated Communication
Solutions (ICS) Inc., a small business
• Have been supporting SPAWAR since 1998,
previously with SRC, Booz Allen, and
WareOnEarth Communications
• Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical
Communication (STC) and a candidate for
Treasurer
• Have been on the AFCEA Board since 2006
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Previous SC Chapter Presidents
• Bruce Thackston, 2007-2008
Booz Allen Hamilton
• Dr. Gary Durante, 2006
Scientific Research Corp.
• John Gallagher, 2004-2005
BAE International
– Also with WareOnEarth and Booz Allen during
that time frame
– Brought me into AFCEA
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Ask not what AFCEA can do for you…
• Provides a forum to collaborate with your
government and industry colleagues in matters
pertaining to C4I/C5I
• Serves as an outlet to showcase your company’s
capabilities to the community
– Annual source book
• Provides a means for keeping abreast of the latest
trends in the market
– SIGNAL Magazine
– Other monthly paper and online publications
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…but what you can do for AFCEA
• Become a corporate sponsor
• Encourage employees to become
members to participate and to learn
• Become involved in the activities of the
chapter
• Bring your professional and corporate
experience to the forum for the mutual
benefit all members
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Ongoing Goals
• Improve relationship with CDCA: “Complement and
Supplement”; leverage strengths of each
– CDCA: local, Charleston-based
– AFCEA: International
• Bring National AFCEA assets to Charleston
– Education, Symposia, Demonstrations, etc.
• Increase government (SPAWAR) participation in AFCEA
• Encourage general membership input to meetings,
organization, and programs
– April-May 2008 Questionnaire
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Questions?
Chapter President
Brian Lindgren, ICS Corp.
(843) 754-3969
[email protected]
First Vice President
Ed Wagner, Booz Allen Hamilton
(843) 822-1475
Membership Manager
Meg Merritt, Trade Show
Navigators
(843) 482-0560