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SUMMARY:FEDTEX: Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment (FEDTEX) Summit hosted by the Office of US Senator Thom Tillis\, Office of Senator Ted Budd\, the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH) connects the US Department of Defense (DoD) and federal agency clothing and individual equipment buyers with US textile manufacturers\, textile supply chain suppliers\, cut and sew contractors\, research and development (R&D) facilities\, testing labs and academic resources.\n  \n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND\n\n  \nWho Should Attend\nAll prime textile manufacturers and textile supply chain manufacturers currently producing clothing\, footwear\, parachutes and textile-based tactical equipment for DoD\, and producers of medical\, PPE and related soldier systems. Any textile manufacturers that have interest in learning\, understanding or possibly entering the DoD/federal marketplace should attend this Summit. The event is open to all United States and Puerto Rico based textile firms.\n  \nFEDTEX 24 Objectives\n\n\nEngage with existing contractors and attract new capable businesses into the federal and defense clothing\, textiles\, and tactical equipment marketplace.\nEngage existing textile supply chain suppliers and attract new capable businesses into the federal marketplace\, and to connect these component suppliers with federal prime contractors.\nInform the industrial and academic R&D ecosystem about desired future military technology requirements\, and likewise inform DoD agencies about emerging and future textile innovations.\nEstablish a productive and DIRECT dialogue between businesses\, government\, and academia around critical warfighter issues in the defense textile marketplace – including workforce\, supply chain\, inflation challenges\, and barriers to entry.\n\n\n  \nSummit Partners\n\n\nDefense Alliance of North Carolina\neTextileCommunications.com\nNorth Carolina Textile Technology Center at Gaston College\nManufacturing Solutions Center at Catawba Valley Community College\nManufacturing & Textile Innovation Network\nNCDMCSP\, a program of Industry Extension Services\nNational Council of Textile Organizations\nSouthern Textile Association\n\n\n  \n\nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/fedtex-federal-and-defense-textile-and-tactical-equipment-summit/
LOCATION:McKimmon Conference and Training Center\, 1101 Gorman Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Defense
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of US Senator Thom Tillis":MAILTO:scheduling@tillis.senate.gov
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SUMMARY:DARPAConnect North Carolina Regional Pop-Up Event
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND\n \nRegistration deadline: Tuesday\, September 12\, 2023 \nThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\, the Applied Research Institute (ARI)\, Tougaloo College Research and Development Foundation (TCRDF)\, and the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)\, a component of the NC Military Business Center\, invite you to the DARPAConnect North Carolina Regional Pop-up event at The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering\, a partnership between North Carolina A&T and UNC Greensboro\, to be held on September 19\, 2023. DARPAConnect will broaden DARPA’s reach and stimulate growth and collaboration between DARPA\, small businesses and education institutions new to the agency or national security space. This event is designed to educate\, motivate\, and inspire potential performers to engage with DARPA to grow the national security innovation ecosystem. \nFeatured speakers for this event include:\nMs. Jennifer Thabet\, Program Director\, Small Business Programs Office (SBPO)\, DARPA\nDr. Kerri Dugan\, Office Director\, Biological Technologies Office (BTO)\, DARPA\nDr. Rohith Chandrasekar\, Program Manager\, Defense Sciences Office (DSO)\, DARPA\nDr. Benjamin Griffin\, Program Manager\, Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)\, DARPA\nDr. Allyson O’Brien\, Program Manager\, Information Innovation Office (I2O)\, DARPA\nMr. Mark Jones\, Contract Specialist\, DARPA\nDr. Alex Place\, Innovation Fellow\, DARPA \nIf you’re attending in person\, you’ll have exclusive access to one-on-one conversations with these experts and DoD stakeholders. Space is limited. Registration deadline: Tuesday\, September 12\, 2023 \nThis full-day event will cover topical conversations\, including:\nWho is DARPA and What is DARPAConnect?\nUnderstanding DARPA Announcements and Contract Vehicles\nEngaging DARPA Program Managers\nInterpreting and Shredding DARPA Solicitations\nWhat is the Heilmeier Catechism?\nStrategies for a Winning DARPA Proposal \nCost to attend:\nVirtual: Free\nIn Person: $45 \nREGISTER TO ATTEND\n \nIf you have questions\, please contact DEFTECH.
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/darpaconnect-north-carolina-regional-pop-up-event/
LOCATION:Greensboro\, NC\, Greensboro\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Defense
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SUMMARY:Defense Technology Summit
DESCRIPTION:View Agenda\nThe second annual Defense Technology Summit (DTS) is hosted by the Office of US Senator Thom Tillis\, Office of US Senator Ted Budd\, Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC)\, the North Carolina Military Business Center and the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office. \nThe summit is held in conjunction with the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Warfighter Summit and Exposition on July 26-27\, 2023\, in Fayetteville\, North Carolina. The event will highlight the advanced technology needs of major military commands in North Carolina and of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the correlating capabilities of the innovation ecosystem in North Carolina and the southeast. \nThe Defense Technology Summit will establish a dialogue and partnerships between industry\, academia and government to address the future technology needs of America’s warfighters. Beginning with a pressing tactical scenario and followed by a series of in-depth roundtable discussions\, thought leaders\, with diverse views\, will explore pressing needs and how they may be addressed collaboratively through an expansive innovation ecosystem. Discussions will include topics such as emerging technologies\, collaboration for innovation\, and the future of warfare in the face of mounting threats\, and demonstrations of dual-use advanced technologies that may help satisfy rapidly evolving requirements. \nWhy participate:\nA single day\, a single location to meet and interact with government\, academia\, and industry innovators an opportunity to spend the following day with major defense contractors attending the AUSA Summit & Expo learn what others are doing that may help provide solutions to your organization’s gaps/problems expand your connections with the North Carolina Innovation Ecosystem.
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/defense-technology-summit/
LOCATION:Fayetteville Technical Community College\, Tony Rand Student Center\, Multi-Purpose Room (building #7) 2201 Hull Road\, Fayetteville\, NC\, 28303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Defense
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of US Senator Thom Tillis":MAILTO:scheduling@tillis.senate.gov
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SUMMARY:DEFTECH Coffee Call - March 3
DESCRIPTION:Join us this Friday\, March 3\, 2023\, @ 0800-1000 ET DEFTECH Coffee Call \n9 – 10 am Topic: Military Needs for Innovation in Textiles and Nonwovens\nGuest Speaker: Laurra C. Winters\, Director\, Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility (NCTRF) \nLaurra is in Natick\, Massachusetts\, and executes the NCTRF mission alongside a team of 30 highly skilled professionals located in both Natick and Philadelphia. She has over 22 years of professional experience working within the textile field and over 20 years as a federal civilian employee. \nPrior to joining NCTRF\, Laurra worked within many different business units on the installation of U.S. Army’s Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick\, MA. She played key roles in textiles and materials as a program manager\, supervisor\, textile subject matter expert and senior leader liaison for multiple fully customer-funded teams. She was instrumental in the successful execution to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System for the Textile Material Evaluation Team and co-inventor on a patent for the “Insulate Bag” date February 2016\, Patent #9265318. \nIn 2010\, she volunteered to travel to Kabul\, Afghanistan twice to complete an assessment of the local Afghan manufacturing base and on the 2nd visit provide technical assistance in review of future procurements efforts supporting the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A). She is co-author of the “Afghanistan Sewn Products Assessment and Recommendations Report”\, by: Joseph W. Kernodle\, Richard R. Yardley\, Joseph P. Connors\, and Laurra C. Winters. In 2004\, Laurra successfully completed Basic Airborne Course at Ft. Benning\, GA as a Department of the Army Civilian. \nA native of Massachusetts\, Laurra graduated from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a Bachelor of Science Degree Major in Textile Science and Minor in Business Administration. She completed her Master’s Degree of Interdisciplinary in Materials Systems Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. \nJoin us Friday\, March 3\, 2023\, @ 0800-0900 ET DEFTECH Early Bird Coffee Call \nTopic: The FedRAMP Act -Impact on Defense/Defence (Small Business and Big Business) \nSession 2: FedRAMP Journeys\, Costs\, Risks. Cybersecurity Assets\, Valuation. \nGuest Speakers for the 08:00 Early Bird Session Friday\, March 3rd:\nTeri Marlene Prince\, CEO\, TERIDA and Rick Froh\, Strategic Advisor\, TERIDA \n*Note: The link is the same as the Coffee Call.* \n**Note: If you have a topic that you would like to present or recommend\, please let us know at deftech@ncmbc.us \n2023 DEFTECH Coffee Call Connection Instructions:\nMicrosoft Teams meeting\nJoin on your computer\, mobile app\, or room device\nClick here to join the meeting\nMeeting ID: 286 586 268 492\nPasscode: SG3mYd\nDownload Teams | Join on the web\n \nOr call in (audio only)\n+1 980-296-2533\,\,849190916#   United States\, Charlotte\nPhone Conference ID: 849 190 916#\nFind a local number \nQuestions or assistance\, contact:\nNorth Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)\nDennis Lewis\nlewisd@ncmbc.us\n703-217-3127 \nBob Burton\nburtonr@ncmbc.us\n910-824-9609
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/deftech-coffee-call-march-3/
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