- The Security Summit 2012 – East
May 16, 2012 - May 17, 2012 - Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days
May 23, 2012 - Memorial Day Tribute to Wounded Warriors
May 27, 2012 - Apps4VA – Startup Weekend EDU
June 1, 2012 - June 3, 2012 - StartRight! Women's Business Plan Competition
June 6, 2012 - The 2012 World Green Energy Symposium (WGES)
June 21, 2012 - Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference
September 27, 2012 - September 28, 2012 - World Congress on Information Technology
October 22, 2012 - October 24, 2012
The Security Summit 2012 – East
The Security Network
May 16-17, 2012
Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
2800 South Potomac Ave.
Arlington, VA
The Security Summit 2012 East will be held May 16-17 in Arlington, one week after the 9th annual innovation showcase of technology and thought leaders in government, military, public safety, academia and industry in San Diego. The Security Network works closely with an expanding number of companies, countries, military and government agencies and sponsors and other partners to identify and promote rapid adoption of dual-usage security products and services from innovative companies around the world.
The event will focus on topics including cybersecurity, anti-terrorism, GIS, port and maritime security, rapid technology fielding and international collaboration.
For more information or to register, click here.
Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days
Loudoun Small Business Development Center
May 23, 2012
4:45 – 8:30 p.m.
George Washington University, Virginia Science & Technology Campus
20101 Academic Way
Exploration Hall, Room 101
Ashburn, VA
Distilled from the best-selling "marketing" book series in history, Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days encourages busy business professionals and CEOs to hurdle the excuses of time, money or motivation, and take dynamic strides toward new client acquisition and increased sales by following a 30-day marketing blueprint.
Al Lautenslager, co-author of Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days, will discuss what to do if your advertising budget is virtually non-existent and how to get massive PR without an agency.
For more information or to register, click here.
Memorial Day Tribute to Wounded Warriors
Beethovenfound
May 27, 2012
Great Meadow Event Center
5089 Old Tavern Road
The Plains, VA
Beethovenfound wants to raise more than $1 million for wounded warriors and their families at a Tribute to the Wounded Warrior on May 27, 2012.
The event will showcase an orchestra and chorus conducted by Maestro Ulysses James, including members of the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, National Symphony and other professional symphony musicians. In addition, more than six major bands will perform; there will be more than 100 corporate tents, free barbeque, beer and wine tasting, a Wounded Warrior softball team, air, antique and car shows, games and fun for children of all ages in a carnival atmosphere.
For more information and to register, click here.
Apps4VA – Startup Weekend EDU
Center for Innovative Technology and Virginia Department of Education
June 1-3, 2012
Microsoft Offices
Reston, VA
CIT and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) jointly announced a software application development program known as “Apps4VA.” The program stems from a federal grant to create a Virginia Longitudinal Data System (VLDS) to provide educators and policymakers aggregate data on Virginia public school students’ progress toward college and career readiness. The Apps4VA program will encourage the development of new and innovative apps to improve education using VLDS data.
Apps4VA is partnering with Startup Weekend EDU to host an apps development event June 1-3, 2012, where teachers, developers, designers and others will come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. The focus of this weekend event will be to generate applications and ideas related to K-12 education data. Apps4VA is seeking teachers, developers, designers, marketers/PR and entrepreneurs to participate.
For more information or to register, click here.
StartRight! Women's Business Plan Competition
Rockville Economic Development Inc.
June 6, 2012 – Executive Summary Due
June 15, 2012 – Business Plan Due
For the ninth year, the StartRight! Women's Business Plan Competition is helping give new businesses a boost with cash prizes and publicity. The competition provides businesses an opportunity to win a $5,000 prize and for review and recommendations from an experienced panel of judges from area businesses, financial institutions, organizations, government agencies and colleges.
To be eligible, the business must be at least 51 percent women-owned, must have been in operation for less than two years (or even pre-operational) in D.C., Maryland or Virginia. The deadlines are June 6 for the executive summary and June 15 for the entire plan.
For more information, click here.
The 2012 World Green Energy Symposium (WGES)
WGES
June 21, 2012
3:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Washington Post Conference Center
1150 15th Street NW
Washington, DC
The 2012 World Green Energy Symposium (WGES) will be held June 21, 2012, at the Washington Post Conference Center. The WGES showcases new, alternative, sustainable and innovative products and serves as a platform of education and information exchange for government, business and nonprofits in a B2B, B2G and G2G setting.
WGES also serves as a platform to launch new programs, case studies, policies, technologies, innovations and contracting opportunities. WGES provides opportunities for networking, learning, exchanging, exhibiting and investing in the future of the new energy and green technology.
For more information or to register, click here.
Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference
Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference
September 27-28, 2012
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD
Mid-Atlantic Bio is the premier regional biotech conference for senior-level executives, policymakers, academia, financiers, media and service providers. Drawing attendance from leading industry clusters and centers of excellence, the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference will bring together a critical mass of key industry stakeholders and create an ideal forum to impact the business, policy and financial climates imperative to innovation.
NVTC members receive a 15 percent discount off of registration to the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference (good until July 16). To receive the discount, enter SONVTC as the promotion code. For more information or to register, click here.
World Congress on Information Technology
The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
Oct. 22-24, 2012
Palais des Congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Québec, Canada
The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) will be held in Montréal, from October 22 to 24, 2012, at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Every two years, the WCIT is organized in a different country and has become the world’s leading information technology gathering, with prominent speakers, leading thinkers and business leaders from all over the world invited to participate.
Convened under the theme of “ONE Vision for a Global Digital Society,” WCIT 2012 will be a fast-paced three-day conference featuring more than 100 high-profile speakers and attracting up to 3,000 delegates and 300 media from more than 80 countries. The conference’s objective is to impact economic and social development through the exchange of policies, practices, trends and ideas on ICT and it will feature topics that discuss ICT`s role in the economy, environment, government, healthcare, education and mobility.
For more information or to register, visit wcit2012.org.
