Sixth Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Benefiting the AFCEA Bethesda Chapter Scholarship Fun

Monday, May 17, 2010

Hidden Creek Country Club
Reston, VA

Industry Co-Chairs:
Tom Ragland, SVP of Homeland Security, CACI
Bob Suda, President and CEO of Suda Associates

Visit our Golf Tournament website to register or become a sponsor.

March Federal Web 2.0 Webinar

Title: FDA’s Use of Interactive New Media to Advance Citizen Engagement and Open Government
Date: Friday, March 12, 2010
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sanjay Koyani, Director, FDA Web Communications at U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Sanjay Koyani, FDA’s Director of Web Communications and New Media will describe FDA’s activities in interactive new media including its digital communications strategy, social media governing body, open government activities, and lessons learned.

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Thank you to our sponsors:

Corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available for the Federal Web 2.0 Webinar Series. Connect with government and industry by sponsoring the Federal Web 2.0 Webinar Series. For more information on the benefits of sponsorship, contact Mari Oh, 703-761-4033 x1215 or ohm@pragmatics.com or Farrell O’Neill, 703-448-4860 or farrell@k4solutions.com

Leveraging Your Personal Network

YAFCEA Bethesda presents the second event in our Professional Development Series!

Date: February 24, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Sapient Corporate Office
Address: 1515 North Courthouse Road, 7th Floor, Arlington, VA

Mark your calendars for “Leveraging Your Personal Network,” the second event in the YAFCEA Bethesda Professional Development Series to be held Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Sapient’s corporate office in Arlington, VA.

Peter DiGiammarino, CEO of Compusearch, will discuss building and leveraging your personal network to grow a career in professional services. Mr. DiGiammarino is a senior executive with more than 30 years of successful experience leading business application software product and professional services firms that target niche public and private markets in North America. For more information, please visit www.bethesda-afcea.org/yafcea.

YAFCEA Bethesda Happy Hour

Join the YAFCEA Bethesda Programs Committee for a happy hour. This is a perfect time to consider getting involved with the vibrant group that plans events, webinars, and other interesting programs.

Date: January 19, 2010
Time: 5:30–7:30 PM
Location:  Harry’s Tap Room 2800 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201-2898

RSVP via our Facebook Event so we know you’re coming!

Advancing Your Sales Career

YAFCEA Bethesda presents “Advancing Your Sales Career,” the first session in our professional development series.

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Sapient Corporate Office (Arlington), 1515 North Courthouse Road, 7th Floor, Arlington, VA

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Ken Leiner, a top recruiter in the DC area for more than 20 years, will discuss professional development for sales people, including resume tips and tricks and  interviewing best practices for inside sales folks who want to become field sales and for individual contributors who want to get into a position to become managers.

About the Series

YAFCEA Bethesda chapter is pleased to announce three workshops focused on professional development for our members.  Each session will last an hour and will be held from 6-7 PM on a Wednesday evening this winter. Sapient, one of our sponsors, has agreed to host us at their Arlington office (1515 North Courthouse Road, 7th Floor – accessible via the Orange Metro line).

Stay tuned for our February session on building and leveraging your personal network to grow a career in professional services and our March session on
preparing KSA responses and advancing on the GS scale and/or to moving from GS to SES in the government.

Thank you to our host and sponsor, Sapient.

Federal Web 2.0 Webinar: The Library of Congress and Digital Technology

The Library of Congress and Digital Technology
Federal Web 2.0 Webinar
January 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Topic: The Library of Congress and the role of technology in preserving and promoting access to a universal collection of knowledge and creativity. Join Bill LeFurgy and Michelle Springer, Digital Initiatives Project Managers, in an engaging presentation and discussion of the new tools and processes that the Library is employing to ensure digital preservation, access, and engagement with Library news and collections.

If you missed this webinar, you can download the slides below:

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Thank you to our sponsors:

Corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available for the Federal Web 2.0 Webinar Series. Connect with government and industry by sponsoring the Federal Web 2.0 Webinar Series. For more information on the benefits of sponsorship, contact Mari Oh, 703-761-4033 x1215 or ohm@pragmatics.com or Farrell O’Neill, 703-448-4860 or farrell@k4solutions.com

Operation Jump Start

Announcing the Sixth Annual Operation Jump Start VI
Tuesday, February 2, 5:30 – 8:30PM
The Army Navy Club in Arlington, VA

Operation Jump Start is a really cool event where our industry partners bring lightly used business clothing for Walter Reed soldiers injured in Iraq so they can prep for interviews.  One of their big job-seeking needs is suits for interviews.  We also bring phone cards, food cards, Target cards to help them get set up in rooms or apartments.

Many people come.  There is usually live music, food, wine (cash bar)  and much networking.  Price of adminssion is to bring something a soldier might need to start a new career, including briefcases.

Usually there is a bus load of soldiers at the event.  It is a very moving event.

For more information on what to bring, and to register, visit the Operation Jump Start website.

Sponsorships Available for 6th Annual Golf Tournament

As the weather turns cold and dreary, what better time to think about spring? Save the date for the Young AFCEA Bethesda 6th Annual Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will be held May 17, 2010 at Hidden Creek Golf Course in Reston, VA. Sponsorship packages are now available. Details are available on the golf tournament website.

Register Now for December Webinar

Young AFCEA Bethesda presents our 2009-2010 Virtual Podium Series on Federal Web 2.0. We are bringing you webinars from the best and brightest in goverment to talk about their projects, successes, and lessons learned in the areas of Web 2.0 and social media.

Next Webinar: The CIO Support Services Framework

Date: Friday, December 18th, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Presented by:  Andy Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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If you have registered previously, LOGIN here to start the webinar.

Thank you to our sponsors, Three Wire, Sapient, and Pragmatics: