Third Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner

When: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC, 20004

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The dinner provides an exciting opportunity for industry attendees to meet in a neutral, transparent forum with senior government leaders to discuss topics related to the changing landscape in the federal government and the complex needs and challenges they are facing today. The dinner will be arranged with one senior government executive at each table who will lead a discussion on one of the following topics:

• Cyber Security
• Web 2.0/Cloud Computing/Virtualization
• InformationSharing/Open Government
• Another relevant topic of their choice

This year’s guests include:

• Kirit Amin, PMP, Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Consular Affairs,US Department of State
• Andy Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
• Thomas Boyce, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Director, OIS, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Michael W. Carleton, Chief Information Officer, Health and Human Services
• Vance Hitch, CIO, DOJ
• Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management, State Department
• Oscar Morales, Director, IT & Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency
• Ed O’Hare, Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Technology Services FAS, General Services Administration
• Dr. Paul Tibbits, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Enterprise Development, Department of VeteransAffairs
• Stephen Warren, Principal Deputy Assistant, Secretary in the Office of Information and Technology (PDAS/IT) and Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs

Social Media | Socially Conscious Happy Hour

YAFCEA Bethesda helps Digital Capital Week give back to DC with its Social Media | Socially Conscious Happy Hour.  At this event, we’ll raise awareness for Street Sense, DC’s homeless newspaper while celebrating the Gov 2.0/Web 2.0 strides we’ve made in DC!

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Sponsorships still available–sign up to sponsor the hottest happy hour of Digital Capital Week.

When: June 15, 2010 from 6 – 9 pm
Where: Current Sushi, 1215 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC

Thank you to our Federal Web 2.0 Webinar Series sponsors:

Professional Development Workshop: Building a Career in Federal Service

When: Wednesday, June 16 at 6 PM
Where: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230

Please mark your calendars for our third and final workshop this year on Wednesday, June 16th at 6 PM. Ray Sullivan will discuss building a career in federal service, offering some of the stories behind his move from GS1 to SES during his years of service at the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Ray spent thirty five years at the VA in a variety of management and leadership positions, assuming progressively more responsible positions, building on lessons learned, and refining his management and leadership skills in roles that involved change.

Space at our final event is limited and first preference will be given to attendees currently employed at an agency.  Please RSVP to jeremy.rissi@ppc.com

April Federal Web 2.0 Webinar

Pillbox: Enhancing Patient Safety with Gov 2.0
Featuring David Hale, National Library of Medicine

April 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM

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https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/165991841

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
Join the conference call:
Toll free: 866-210-1669
International: 404-835-7069

Participant Code: 8858095

Thank you to our sponsors for making this possible:

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.

If you missed the webinar, you can download the slides from Slideshare.

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