Sample California's "Gold" at NDIA's "Gold Coast" Conference

You'll find your free copy of FBG's latest Government Buyers Guide at this exciting NDIA event:
8/22 - 8/24
23rd Annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Opportunity Conference
The San Diego Chapter of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association) and Navy Co-host SPAWAR are proud to present the 23rd Annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Opportunity Conference, also simply known as the "Gold Coast" conference. Since its inception over 20 years ago, Gold Coast is co-hosted on a rotating basis by NAVSEA, NAVFAC, SPAWAR, NAVSUP, NAVAIR, and the US Marine Corps.
The purpose of Gold Coast is to provide a forum to educate, guide, and assist businesses, especially small businesses, in working with the government, primarily the Department of Defense.

NDIA and Marine Corps have once again collaborated to bring interesting and motivating speakers that will present topics of interest with regards to working with the government. Plan on attending informative and relevant general/plenary and break-out sessions. Visit over 250 industry and government exhibitors along with dozens of posters containing company information and opportunities. As with any of these events, there are also plenty of opportunities for networking.

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FBG Rolls Out The New Buyers Guide At Military Contracting Events!

You'll find our new Buyers Guides at these exciting events. We hope you'll consider attending and take one home with you. (Heck, take two. They're free!)

6/27 - 6/29
Military Vehicles Canada
IDGA’s Military Vehicles Canada is the only event to deliver the latest in developments for new and legacy vehicle platforms, advancements in technologies and lessons learned from recent operations in Afghanistan. This event represents a unique opportunity for all DND stakeholders and industry partners to discuss the way forward for vehicle acquisition, upgrades and in theatre sustainment. The focus of this effort is towards building and improving combat vehicle capabilities and capacities by expanding the vehicle fleet, employing lessons learned from current conflicts, and significantly changing the armoured vehicle roadmap. This is the military vehicles event that will focus on Canadian issues, will present the latest in Military Vehicles content, and will deliver valuable lessons you can take back to your team.http://www.events4gov.com/event/851

7/12 - 7/14
Long Range Strike Summit
With the rising anti/access and active denial capabilities of world powers increasing, the Obama Administration has pledged to improve our long range capabilities through a series of systems to be acquired over the next five years.  IDGA’s Long Range Strike Summit will discuss the vital need to maintain a long range strike capability and the family of systems required to achieve this objective at a reasonable cost.http://www.events4gov.com/event/854

7/25 - 7/27
Amphibious Operations Summit
IDGA’s Amphibious Operations Summit seeks to support the US and Allies’ amphibious capability through a focused dialogue on the advancement of capabilities as well as potential changes in doctrine, concepts and TTPS.  The Summit will bring together senior level officials from the Department of Defense, US Allied Defense Forces, the defense industry, and the academic community to increase the effectiveness of amphibious operations.http://www.events4gov.com/event/853

8/9 - 8/11
Military Vehicles Exhibition and Conference
The Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference brings together 3000+ industry professionals and 250 leading suppliers.  MVEC 2011 is being updated to bring together the entire military vehicle supply chain, to meet the needs of the services for a fleet with diverse capabilities.

Attendees are R&D and engineering specialists, OEMs, program management, service providers, DoD agencies, and academics The focus is to explore new technologies and new initiatives to ensure vehicle survivability, upgrade sustainability, and find new ways to collaborate to cost-effectively serve the changing needs of the military vehicle industry.  Admission is free to military personnel and manufacturing, engineering and design professionals involved in the military supply chain.

MVEC 2011 also features two days of in-depth workshops and a two-day main conference on vital topics involved in the design, development, procurement, maintenance and powering of military vehicles.http://www.events4gov.com/event/850

8/29 - 8/31
The 2nd Annual Integrated Testing and Evaluation Conference
The 2nd Annual Integrated Testing and Evaluation Conference will enable DT&E and OT&E practitioners a distinctive opportunity to review Acquisition policy, culture and T&E activities for the purpose of implementing greater efficiency into cross-branch responsibilities in order to ensure maximum results for the war-fighter.

This conference will feature over 15 key briefings presented in a highly interactive classroom style format. Attendees will benefit from several deliveries of the key issues surrounding T&E including case study presentations, hands-on workshops and interactive panel discussions.

Unlike the large trade shows and tech expositions, this conference will be driven by the content surrounding T&E, and therefore, overall attendance is LIMITED and restricted to primarily military and government personnel. However, we do invite a very select number of solution providers and contractors to attend as we expect them to assist in providing a truly 360 degree perspective in this vital area.http://www.events4gov.com/event/855

8/29 - 8/31
Military Health Systems Information Management
There is a consensus across the DoD that the current medical information management system, AHLTA, is broken, and that a way forward must be found to ensure that military personnel receive the care owed to them for protecting our nation, both during combat and when they return home.

This conference will feature over 15 key briefings presented in a highly interactive classroom style format that will lay the building blocks for an improved management system with greater transparency and the effective implementation of Electronic Health Records. Attendees will benefit from several deliveries of the key issues surrounding military health management including case study presentations, hands-on workshops and interactive panel discussions.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with industry leaders on ways to utilize comprehensive records to improve post-combat care, and develop more effective treatment programs for war-related illnesses. Attend this intensive three-day case study-based conference to begin finding an answer. 
Unlike the large trade shows and expositions, this conference will be driven by the content surrounding the health management system, and therefore, overall attendance is LIMITED and restricted to primarily military and government personnel. However, we do invite a very select number of solution providers and contractors to attend as we expect them to assist us in providing a truly 360 degree perspective in this vital area.http://www.events4gov.com/event/856

8/30 - 9/1
Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo
Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo is the most comprehensive event focusing on next generation equipment and technology for America's Soldiers.
Get hands-on with an expansive array of advanced operational and tactical gear, participate in product demonstrations, and provide feedback to companies producing and developing specialized solutions for the challenges that face the modern day soldier.
Attendance to the Expo and Showfloor Theatre is FREE for Active Duty Military & Civilian Personnel and Industry Members which includes:http://www.events4gov.com/event/852

Make a run for the border! (The saga continues)

FBG has partnered with IDGA for another great event. We hope you'll consider attending. While you're there, look for your copy of our new Government Buyers Guide.

IDGA’s Border Management Technology Conference & Expo will explore technology innovations and high priority requirements for providing enhanced border security in this complex environment.

The DHS has recently dedicated the highest levels of personnel, technology and other resources to manage the growing security concerns that continue to disrupt their ability to effectively protect the U.S. land, air and sea borders.

With recent security threats at their highest, it is more vital than ever to ensure agencies responsible for border protection have the best technology available to protect our borders. The challenge to manage our nation’s borders can only be answered by advancing surveillance, biometrics, detection and information sharing technologies. With the suspension of SBInet, a growing need for immigration technology, border patrol technology and customs enforcement make this conference & expo a must-attend event for homeland security experts across all agencies and levels of government.http://www.events4gov.com/event/842

Safety and Security in the US, Canada and the UK

Federal Buyers Guide is excited to be involved with a new event that's making it's debut this year. We hope you will be attending. While you're there, look for your copy of our new Government Buyers Guide!

SecureTech Canada, is a three day public safety and security omnibus Conference and Exhibit, organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) to be held on October 25, 26 2011, in conjunction with a major 55,000 square foot exhibit at the new Ottawa Convention Centre. SecureTech Canada will focus on three nations Canada, the UK and the US that share the majority of the same security and public safety concerns.

The goal of this new event is to:

• To build stronger relations between suppliers, policy makers and end users through a comprehensive security event;

• To showcase innovative technology-based solutions to operational challenges and requirements; and,

• To inform industry, end users and public policy makers of trends, threats and challenges in the public safety and security domains.

http://www.events4gov.com/event/798

Make a run for the border! (Part Deux)

We're all aware that border security is a hot topic right now. We hope you'll be attending this year's Border Management Summit North. While you're there, look for your free copy of our Government Buyers Guide!

7/25 - 7/27

2nd Annual Border Management Summit North

Advancing a Secure US and Canadian Border through Next-Gen Technology, Interoperability, and Infrastructure.

Learn about the latest Border Management security and technology initiatives from both US and Canadian perspectives.

http://www.events4gov.com/event/792

Information Overload: You'll find FBG at the Persistent ISR conference!

 

Get your free copy of our latest Government Buyers Guide at the Perisistent ISR Conference, June 27 & 28 in Washington DC!

ISR capabilities continue to be the key to success in current operations and provide the ability to reduce the number of troops and subsequent loss of life. Although great strides have been made across the DoD to implement new ISR platforms and systems, there are still many shortcomings in the capabilities to achieve true persistence. Vital information is often lost as the information gathered is not compatible to process together (interoperability problems) or there is simply just too much information to process in real time. The rate of change in technology and continuing evolution of threats requires ISR capabilities and assets to constantly be updated.

The marcus evans Persistent ISR conference will address concerns about the government-wide paradigm shift toward achieving “true persistence” in a budget and resource constrained environment, finding the balance between automating PED processes while still allowing for the human analysis of ISR-related data, provide tips on how to more rapidly and more securely share information across different information networks and maximize the potential for interoperability of ISR assets across agencies and organizations.

http://www.events4gov.com/event/787

FBG will be at some exciting Clarion Events in Europe!

Get your free copy of FBG's new Government Buyers Guide at these Clarion Events:

5/10 - 5/12

ITEC: Europe's largest gathering of military training & simulation specialists

Join thousands of military and industry visitors to make contact with over 110 international exhibitors, from systems integrators to SMEs, offering innovative solutions to the training and simulation market.

The exhibition, combined with the comprehensive conference sessions will give you an overview of key issues facing the global training community and help you to identify solutions that will help make you and your businesses more capable, adaptable and transferable.

http://www.events4gov.com/event/702

6/7 - 6/9

UDT: Undersea Defense Technology 2011

UDT is the leading global exhibition and conference for undersea security, underwater warfare and sub-surface platforms, detection and combat systems, exploring the expanding security requirements of civil sub-surface systems, resource infrastructure and communications.

A visit to UDT gives you the opportunity to attend the integrated conference, addressing key issues currently facing the global underwater defence community, and see the solutions to these issues showcased on the exhibition floor.

Nowhere else will you be able to determine the key requirements, new technologies and potential threats in as much depth as you will at UDT 2011.

http://www.events4gov.com/event/742

9/13 - 9/16

DSEi: Defence Security and Equipment International 2011

With the ever changing needs of the defence and security industry, DSEi is creating a range of new features to better enable you to meet with suppliers, showcase your products and see exciting new developments

Despite increased defence budget cuts across the worlds defence industry, armies are continuing to grow their unmanned capabilities.

DSEi wants to help you find the resources you need by creating Europe’s largest indoor Robotics and Unmanned Systems Showcase, providing you with a platform to see performances of the worlds leading Unmanned vehicles.

http://www.events4gov.com/event/743