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September 2006

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Upcoming NVTC B2G Committee Meetings and Events:

Mark Your Calendars!

Date & Time:

Friday, September 29, 2006
8:00-9:30 am

Topic: NVTC B2G committee is holding a planning meeting inviting the participation of the general B2G membership. Come and learn about the B2G committee’s ideas for 2007-2008, and share your ideas about future B2G programs that you would like to participate in.
Location:

immixGroup Inc.
8444 Westpark Drive, Suite 200,
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 752-0610
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Date & Time:

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
7:30-9:30 am

Topic: Join NVTC and the Coalition for Government Procurement for GSA and Today’s Federal IT Marketplace featuring John Johnson, Assistant Commissioner, GSA office of Integrated Technology Solutions, Ray Bjorklund of Federal Sources, and Larry Allen of Coalition for Government Procurement.
Location:

McLean Hilton (Tysons Corner)
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 847-5000
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Date & Time:

Thursday, October 19, 2006
7:00-9:15 am

Topic: Titans of Technology breakfast. Guest speaker Lurita Doan, Administrator, GSA.
Location:

Hyatt Regency Reston
1800 Presidents Street
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 709-1234
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Introducing the New Leadership Board

This is a new year for the NTVC B2G committee and we are proud to announce the following new leadership team. The new B2G leadership is planning an active program calendar for the upcoming year, which will include regular membership meetings, focused events around hot government topics, and joint events with other professional organizations.

Please note that there is still an open position listed. If interested in the position please contact Sid Chowdhary at SChowdhary@gosps.com.

Chair
Mary Ellen Knuti
SRA International

Vice-Chair
Sid Chowdhary
Software Performance Systems

Vice-Chair Legislative Affairs - open

Co-Vice-Chair Programs
Dede Haas
SteelCloud, Inc.

Co-Vice-Chair Programs
Hatice Murphy
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

Vice-Chair Communications
Elizabeth Shea
SheaHedges Group

Board Liaison
Deepak Hathiramani
Vistronix

Sponsor Highlight

Synchris, Inc.The NVTC B2G Committee and newsletter would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. We would like to showcase the contribution of one of our key sponsors, Synchris.

Synchris, Inc. is a provider of virtual workspace software that integrates communication, collaboration, document management and workflow features into a unified application that seamlessly integrates with the Microsoft desktop. Synchris’ flagship product, Privia® by Synchris™, helps businesses bidding on federal, state and local government contracts reduce proposal costs and improve win rates. For more information, please visit www.synchris.com.


Call for Sponsorship

If you’d like to become more involved in the B2G committee this next year and your core business is selling to the government, you may be the ideal company to consider sponsorship of this group. There are several levels available, with many benefits to sponsorship, including features in the B2G Newsletter, recognition at our monthly events and meetings, and much more. For more information, click here.

Platinum Sponsor:
LeapFrog Solutions, Inc.

Gold Sponsors:
AH&T Insurance
Government Insights
Synchris

Silver Sponsors:
Goodman & Company
Panacea Consulting, Inc.
Scheer Partners, Inc.
Unanet Technologies
Vistronix, Inc.


Member Benefits

NVTC is pleased to offer exclusive discounts on services offered by member companies through the NVTC Member Advantage program. This month we feature benefits from PC Recycler, Electronics Recycling and Data Destruction Services.

PC Recycler, Inc. provides cost-effective, confidential, electronics recycling services that exceed environmental standards. With warehouses located in Chantilly, Virginia and Albany, New York, PC Recycler has developed a process to help its customers eliminate pollution of the environment with electronic waste, while at the same time protecting the organization's intellectual property. PC Recycler charges nominal fees for proper disposal of equipment and data destruction, as well as full logistical support.

NVTC members receive a 5 percent discount off their final invoice.

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Call for Articles

We welcome relevant B2G articles from NVTC Members that help educate and inform our community. If you would like to submit an article for consideration, please contact Ali Smith by email at ASmith@sheahedges.com or by telephone at (703) 287-7818.

We ask only that you follow these simple guidelines:

  1. Please keep the article directly relative to B2G and/or NVTC – not company self-promoting.
  2. Submitted articles must appear on your Web site - a web link is printed at the end of each article in the newsletter.
  3. Please spell check and proof read – especially if using scientific terminology or personal names, etc.
  4. Submissions accepted only from current members of NVTC.


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