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SUMMARY:MCAS Cherry Point Industry Day
DESCRIPTION:This event is postponed from February 19th due to winter weather to April 22nd.  \nJoin the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and the North Carolina Military Business Center for an Industry Day covering business opportunities that exist at the installation and upcoming requirements. \nWhen: April 22\, 2025 from 12:00 – 2:30 pm. \nWhere. Wilmington Convention Center\, Room 106/107\n515 Nutt Street\, Wilmington\, NC \nTopics will include: \n\nIntroduction to NAVFAC and NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic\nNAVFAC Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point portfolio\nHow to do business with NAVFAC/NAVFAC Cherry Point\nUpcoming opportunities & requirements\n\nRegister\nPlease note: this event is rescheduled due to winter weather and will be held in conjunction with the Summit which requires a separate registration and fee to attend\, for more information on the Summit visit: http://summit.ncmbc.us. \nAs a separate event\, the MCAS Cherry Point Industry Day will remain at no charge.
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/mcas-cherry-point-industry-day-2/
LOCATION:Wilmington Convention Center\, 10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\,\, NC\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Defense
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SUMMARY:Southeast Region Federal Construction\, Infrastructure & Environmental Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Offices of US Senator Thom Tillis and US Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center are pleased to announce the Southeast Regional Federal Construction\, Infrastructure & Environment Summit on April 22-24\, 2025 in Wilmington\, North Carolina. \nThere is a parking lot attached to the Wilmington Convention Center. If the Wilmington Convention Center parking deck is full additional parking is available in the PPD deck (on Front Street\, Brunswick Street and 2nd Street) which utilizes the Text2Pay station in the lobby. Additional parking can be found at the River Place Parking deck\, located on Grace Street (14 Grace Street) and Water Street\, about 3 blocks from the venue\, next to the Cotton Exchange. On-street parking is also available. \n“The Summit” brings together over 800+ representatives of the Corps of Engineers\, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command\, Fort Liberty\, Marine Corps Installations East\, Seymour Johnson AFB\, other Army\, Air Force\, Navy and Marine Corps installations\, US Coast Guard\, Department of Veterans Affairs\, General Services Administration\, other federal agencies\, general and specialty contractors\, designers and construction suppliers from throughout the Southeast of the United States.\n  \nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/southeast-region-federal-construction-infrastructure-environmental-summit/
LOCATION:Wilmington Convention Center\, 10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\,\, NC\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Construction
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SUMMARY:2024 Wilmington Biz Expo
DESCRIPTION:2024 WilmingtonBiz Expo will be held on Wednesday\, October 2\, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Wilmington Convention Center\, 515 Nutt St\,. Wilmington\, NC. Several CFMP members are past MADE winners\, CFMP will exhibit this year.\n  \n\nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/2024-wilmington-biz-expo/
LOCATION:Wilmington Convention Center\, 10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\,\, NC\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:North Carolina Installation Innovation & Modernization Symposium
DESCRIPTION:“Leveraging Technology and Data to Better Inform the Future”\n \nThe North Carolina Installation Innovation and Modernization (NCI2M) Symposium is intended to facilitate collaborative discussions on infrastructure and Quality of Life issues in North Carolina. Military installation commanders\, and city leaders will engage in panel discussions on the challenges of integrating standardized networked SMART technologies with the DoD network and systems. Industry subject matter experts will be able to engage civic and military leaders to discuss advances in technology and share their perspectives on innovative ways to leverage Smart technology sensors and data.\n  \n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND\n\n  \nTheme\nInnovation and Resiliency – Leveraging technology and data to better inform the future.\n  \nEvent Problem Statement\nMilitary installations face difficulties in adopting SMART technologies at a pace that is comparable to that of our city counterparts. As the United States modernizes its military forces\, military installations must be adaptive\, resilient\, sustainable\, and capable modern installations that enhance strategic readiness. How can North Carolina military installations leverage and implement smart city initiatives\, processes\, or technologies to create modern installations capable of supporting strategic readiness of our military?\n  \nObjectives\n\n\nMilitary installation commanders\, and city leaders discuss challenges of integrating standardized networked SMART technologies with the DoD network and systems resulting in…?\nIndustry subject matter experts engage civic and military leaders to discuss advances in technology and share their perspectives on innovative ways to leverage Smart technology sensors and data.\nRecommendations of future projects submitted through IMCOM to the Army Installation Modernization Council of Colonels for consideration in future Army Installation Modernization Pilot Program projects.\n\n\n  \nBusiness Participation\nThe North Carolina Military Business Center highly encourages Summit and other businesses to participate in the NCI2M Symposium. Per the above description\, military commanders in North Carolina are seeking industry-provided input\, suggestions\, and recommendations that the commanders can submit through their respective installation management commands to support future pilot projects to implement SMART technologies in facilities on installations in North Carolina.\n  \nAgenda\n\n\n\n1-1:05 p.m.\nWelcome / Opening Remarks\n\n\n1:05-1:45 p.m.\nInfrastructure Maintenance and Sustainment Discussion Panel\n	  Leveraging Smart Technologies (sensors and data)\, creating a network of tools that reduces maintenance problems\, system downtimes\, costs\, and fulfill environmental sustainability and stewardship responsibilities.\n	  Panel Members: TBA\n\n\n1:45-2 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n2-2:45 p.m.\nDecision Tools Discussion Panel\n	  Integrating simulations into operational planning and exercises as a predictive decision-making tool to better understand installation operational readiness and impacts (cause and effect) of decisions.\n	  Panel Members: TBD\n\n\n2:45-3 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n3-3:45 p.m.\nModern Installation Operations Discussion Panel\n	  Modernizing water\, power\, and communications networks with Smart Technologies that are affordable\, integrated\, and capable of operating on a Government network.\n	  Panel Members: TBD\n\n\n3:45-4 p.m.\nClosing Comments\n\n\n\n \n*Potential Topics: Law Enforcement; Physical Security; Information Services Technology Management; Environmental Conservation; Pollution Prevention; Environmental Compliance\n  \nRegistration\n\n\nThe NCI2M Symposium is a free event; however\, registration is required and does not convey registration in the Southeast Region Federal Construction\, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit (a three-day event that concludes the morning prior to NCI2M).\nNCI2M registration is available at: https://ncmbc.us/Machform/machform/view.php?id=201987.\n\n\n \nPlease note: \n\n\nSoutheast Region Federal Construction\, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit participants are welcome to attend the NCI2M. A registration option for NCI2M is available on your Summit registration.\nNCI2M participants that wish to also attend the Southeast Region Federal Construction\, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit\, must register on the Summit website: https://summit.ncmbc.us.\n\n\n  \n\nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/north-carolina-installation-innovation-modernization-symposium/
LOCATION:Wilmington Convention Center\, 10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\,\, NC\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Defense
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SUMMARY:Southeast Region Federal Construction Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Offices of US Senator Thom Tillis and US Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center are pleased to announce the Southeast Regional Federal Construction\, Infrastructure & Environment Summit on April 16-18\, 2024 in Wilmington\, North Carolina.\n  \n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND\n\n \n“The Summit” brings together over 700+ representatives of the Corps of Engineers\, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command\, Fort Liberty\, Marine Corps Installations East\, Seymour Johnson AFB\, other Army\, Air Force\, Navy and Marine Corps installations\, US Coast Guard\, Department of Veterans Affairs\, General Services Administration\, other federal agencies\, general and specialty contractors\, designers and construction suppliers from throughout the Southeast of the United States.\n  \nWho Should Attend\n\n\nGeneral and specialty contractors that work in VA\, NC\, SC\, GA and FL\nDesign firms that work in VA\, NC\, SC\, GA and FL\nConstruction supply firms that work in VA\, NC\, SC\, GA and FL.\nCompanies that provide facility-support contracts in VA\, NC\, SC\, GA and FL\nCurrent federal contractors seeking partners and suppliers\n\n\n  \nWhy You Should Attend\n\n\nThe Summit is the premier\, best-established and most-recognized federal construction event in the Southeast– businesses who are already engaged or want to perform in the federal market need to be there!\n“Program and Requirements Dialogues” address future projects and acquisition strategies\, contractor experiences\, teaming and supplier opportunities and other issues related to acquisition and execution of projects at military bases and government throughout the Southeast. These sessions also include information on federal opportunities in environmental engineering and remediation\, energy and horizontal infrastructure (including roads and intersections\, water\, wastewater\, natural gas and other utilities)\nOther Summit sessions address critical and timely topics\, including supplier\, service contract and public-private opportunities\, small business programs and utilization\, budget impacts\, contracting processes and pre- and post-award legal issues for federal contractors\nSummit networking and trade show activities allow businesses to market their services and products to over 700+ general contractors\, specialty contractors\, engineers\, architects and suppliers\nIn addition\, pre-Summit networking opportunities include a golf event hosted and organized by the Cape Fear Post of the Society of American Military Engineers  and an evening Summit Social at Ironclad Brewery in downtown Wilmington – a huge hit from for the past several years!\n\n\n \nThere is a parking lot attached to the Wilmington Convention Center. If the Wilmington Convention Center parking deck is full River Place Parking deck is closest parking deck\, located on Grace Street (14 Grace Street) and Water Street\, about 3 blocks from the venue\, next to the Cotton Exchange. On-street parking is also available.\n  \nCancellation Policy\nIf the need to cancel occurs\, please notify NCMBC in writing to courtney@ncmbc.us 30 days prior to the event for a full refund. Refunds will not be provided to those who cancel 30 days from the event. Refunds will not be provided for “No Shows” the day of the event.\n  \n\nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/southeast-region-federal-construction-summit/
LOCATION:Wilmington Convention Center\, 10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\,\, NC\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Construction
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SUMMARY:Wilmington Navy Week: Doing Business with the Department of the Navy Small Business Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Wilmington Navy Week: Doing Business with the Department of the Navy Small Business Workshop\nApril 12\, 2023 from 0900-1200 EST\nWilmington Convention Center\n10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\, NC 28401 \nIn partnership with the North Carolina Military Business Center and in conjunction with the Southeast Region Federal Construction\, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit the Department of the Navy (DON) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) will facilitate a “Doing Business with the DON” Small Business Workshop. \nNote: this registration is strictly for the Wilmington Navy Week “Doing Business with the Department of the Navy” Small Business Workshop. \nThis event is free of charge. Register to attend
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/wilmington-navy-week-doing-business-with-the-department-of-the-navy-small-business-workshop/
LOCATION:Wilmington Convention Center\, 10 Convention Center Drive\, Wilmington\,\, NC\, 28401
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