Small Business

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Small Business Industry Outreach Initiative
(SBIOI)Symposium XI

• Brian J. Lindgren
• President, AFCEA SC Lowcountry Chapter
• 22 January 2009

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AFCEA Overview

• AFCEA Armed Forces Communication Electronics
  Association
• Founded in 1946 31,000 current members
• Serves as a bridge between government
  requirements and industry capabilities
• Represents top government, industry, and military
  professionals in the fields of
• Information technology
• Communications
• Intelligence
• A non-profit international association dedicated
  to supporting global security by providing and
  encouraging a close cooperative relationship
  among civil government agencies, the military and
  industry

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AFCEA SC Lowcountry Chapter

• One of 140 chapters worldwide
• Membership comprised of nearly 200 professionals
  from government and private industry
• Gives engineers, programmers, managers,
  government officials and military personnel
  continuing opportunities to exchange ideas
• Conducts luncheons and industry information
  forums in conjunction with SPAWARSYSCEN
  Charleston
• Provides approximately 15 3000 scholarships
  annually to students in the hard sciences

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Annual Scholarship Program

• Awarded to qualifying high school seniors
  pursuing engineering science degrees
• Selection Criteria
• Class Rank/GPA
• College Degree Program
• SAT/ACT Scores
• Community Service
• Financial Need
• CDCA financed two scholarships in 2008

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Chapter Activities

• Host Monthly Luncheons w/Guest Speakers
• Bi-Annual Golf Tournaments to Raise Funds for
  Scholarships
• This year April 22 October 21
• SBIOI XII and XIV, respectively, will follow the
  tournaments
• Science Teaching Tools Program
• Support Math Science Teachers (MaST) Program
• Support to Local Civic Professional Activities
• Collaborate with CDCA
• Participate in the Charleston Industry Council

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Who Am I?

• Currently with Integrated Communication Solutions
  (ICS) Inc., a small business
• Have been supporting SPAWAR since 1998,
  previously with SRC, Booz Allen, and WareOnEarth
  Communications
• Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical
  Communication (STC) and a candidate for Treasurer
• Have been on the AFCEA Board since 2006

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Who Am I?

• Currently with Integrated Communication Solutions
  (ICS) Inc., a small business
• Have been supporting SPAWAR since 1998,
  previously with SRC, Booz Allen, and WareOnEarth
  Communications
• Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical
  Communication (STC) and a candidate for Treasurer
• Have been on the AFCEA Board since 2006

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Previous SC Chapter Presidents

• Bruce Thackston, 2007-2008Booz Allen Hamilton
• Dr. Gary Durante, 2006Scientific Research Corp.
• John Gallagher, 2004-2005BAE International
• Also with WareOnEarth and Booz Allen during that
  time frame
• Brought me into AFCEA

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Ask not what AFCEA can do for you

• Provides a forum to collaborate with your
  government and industry colleagues in matters
  pertaining to C4I/C5I
• Serves as an outlet to showcase your companys
  capabilities to the community
• Annual source book
• Provides a means for keeping abreast of the
  latest trends in the market
• SIGNAL Magazine
• Other monthly paper and online publications

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but what you can do for AFCEA

• Become a corporate sponsor
• Encourage employees to become members to
  participate and to learn
• Become involved in the activities of the chapter
• Bring your professional and corporate experience
  to the forum for the mutual benefit all members

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Ongoing Goals

• Improve relationship with CDCA Complement and
  Supplement leverage strengths of each
• CDCA local, Charleston-based
• AFCEA International
• Bring National AFCEA assets to Charleston
• Education, Symposia, Demonstrations, etc.
• Increase government (SPAWAR) participation in
  AFCEA
• Encourage general membership input to meetings,
  organization, and programs
• April-May 2008 Questionnaire

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Questions?
Chapter PresidentBrian Lindgren, ICS
Corp.[phone]blindgren_at_icscorp.comFirst
Vice PresidentEd Wagner, Booz Allen
Hamilton(843) 822-1475Membership ManagerMeg
Merritt, Trade Show Navigators(843) 482-0560