AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter (AFCEA CMD) is a non-profit membership association dedicated to providing an ethical, interactive forum for sharing knowledge and building relationships across government, military, industry and academia. Our Chapter focuses primarily on enabling the intelligence missions of today and tomorrow through education and investment in talented people. We accomplish our goal by promoting the continuing education of current IT professionals, and supporting the education of future leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Each year, proceeds from our corporate sponsors and Chapter events enable us to award over $200,000 to qualified students and teachers through direct scholarship, endowment or grant. The fastest growing and third largest chapter within AFCEA International, AFCEA CMD includes over 1800 professionals working in and around the Fort George G. Meade area.
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10820 Guilford Rd
Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701, US
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Head on over to Oracle at 5pm. Grab a beer and a sandwich or pizza and let's talk Tech (on Tap)! 📍 Location: 7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Room 1135, Columbia, MD 21045 AFCEA CMD Emerging Leaders, AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter
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It's almost September! Where has the time gone?! Get ready for our next fun and exciting AFCEA CMD Emerging Leaders' Social Event! 😄😄 The event will take place Sept 11 from 5-7 pm, at The Ale House Columbia!🗓️📍✨ Simply show up and join us for a wonderful evening of networking and connecting with fellow professionals in the industry. You definitely do not want to miss out on this great opportunity! Thank you CyberCore Technologies for sponsoring! 😄😄
Happy Back to School Season! 🍎 🏫 Do you know a teacher or school in need of STEM funding this school year? AFCEA-CMD’s STEM Kickstarter Program awards grants in the range of $500 - $5000 to schools in the central Maryland region for initiatives focused on STEM related disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. To learn more about the application process, visit the link below. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/etjVr34X
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It's only ONE WEEK away! The System Architects Group team is incredibly excited to share "TAP into Splunk" with all of you at AFCEA CMD Emerging Leaders' Tech on Tap! Don't forget to register: https://lnkd.in/eQbuvzfx 🗓️ Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 Location: Oracle, 7031 Columbia Gateway Drive, Room 1135, Columbia, MD 21045 Tracey Michael, PMP AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter
AFCEA CMD 2024-2025 Corporate Sponsorship is OPEN! We are utilizing the same format as last year so you have the ability to individualize your package to best fit your company! Registration link below! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYDhy6uQ
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Yesterday's AFCEA CMD Emerging Leaders' Social was a huge hit! Thank you to everyone who came out, and a huge shout out to our sponsor, Bestgate Engineering! 😁👏👏🍻🎉 #AFCEACMD #AFCEACMDEL AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter
Student Intern Presentation Showcase (SIPS) 2024 was a success! One of AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter’s (CMD) goals is to educate and inspire the next generation of technical professionals. CMD started the Student Intern Presentation Showcase (SIPS) several years ago to do just that. SIPS is an opportunity for summer interns from sponsors in our chapter to practice their presentation skills and demonstrate their technical prowess. This showcase gave interns the opportunity to present their summer projects in front of a diverse audience. On Wednesday, August 7th, 2024, five companies (Belay Technologies, Clarity Business Solutions, Inc, Leidos, Praxis Engineering, and Visionist, Inc.) sponsored 16 students to make seven presentations. Students received professional presentation coaching from David Taylor, Lohfeld Consulting, in three separate sessions before the final presentation. Over 50 people witnessed the presentations including three judges from our sponsor organizations: Joseph Karolchik, Nteligen; Maria Jones, Calibyr Corporation; and Ryan Hendrickson, Pointer Technologies, and our timekeeper, Catherine Kruder, KruTech, LLC. All presentations were excellent. It took the judges over an hour to deliberate and select the winners! All interns received a Certificate of Participation from Lohfeld Consulting for successfully completing the Presentation Skills Training Course. We awarded three cash prizes – Best Presentation, Best Technical Project, and Best Overall. The money is to be used as scholarship money towards college expenses. Prize money was $500 for each student per winning team. Winners were: Best Presentation - Visionist, Inc.: Leah Ball, Daniel Chung, Elijah Doyle, and Reese Guthier presented “Jimbot,” a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot tailored to answer questions about Visionist’s HR policies, benefits, and other information. Best Technical - Praxis Engineering: Timothy Brimmer and Josiah Lim presented “Face Recognition – Secure Sight ID,” a robust face recognition system at a fraction of the typical cost. Best Overall - Clarity Business Solutions, Inc: Caleb Knox and Lanna Ly presented “Semantic Document Search,” a documentation searching application for MongoDB powered by machine learning. Congratulations to all! We created a trophy called the SIPpy Cup a few years ago. The winners’ names will be inscribed on the trophy. The company sponsoring the winners of the Best Overall prize keeps the trophy for the next year. Thank you to Jessica Morgenstern, CP.APMP Fellow, Applied Insight, LLC; and James Moore, Lockheed Martin, for their outstanding leadership and support of the SIPS 2024 program. Be sure to register your interns for the SIPS 2025 challenge, to be announced next year in the May timeframe.
AFCEA CMD's President, Tracey Michael, PMP, had the opportunity to meet with Steven Wantz, the Executive Director of the Carroll Community College Foundation, and Jill Krebs, Co-Director of STEM Scholars at Carroll Community College. They shared the story of a first-generation college student named Evelyn who received an AFCEA CMD endowed scholarship, allowing her to "follow [her] dreams...and pursue a career in engineering." Tracey also toured several STEM classrooms and facilities and was able see firsthand how AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter's endowment has impacted the community. We look forward to continuing this partnership! #AFCEAInternational
Registration is OPEN for next month's After Hours with AFCEA Small Business. Join Devin Edwards, Jeff Bullock & Christopher C. in a panel discussion lead by our moderator, Jason Barbour! Next month's topic: Diversifying your portfolio: Finding new opportunities outside of your core customer. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAQa8f2E
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August is just around the corner, and that means the August AFCEA CMD Emerging Leaders' Social is coming up! Save the date: August 14 from 5-7 pm, at The Ale House Columbia!🗓️📍✨ All you have to do is show up and join us for a fantastic evening of networking and connecting with fellow professionals in the industry. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your network and have a great time! 🍻🍔😄😄 ✨✨✨ Thank you, Bestgate Engineering, for sponsoring! 👏👏👏 #AFCEA #NetworkingEvent #ProfessionalDevelopment