Agenda

Download/print/view the agenda for the 7th Annual National Small Business Conference. (pdf)

The NDIA Tennessee Valley Chapter is hosting a golf tournament on Monday, May 24, 2010.  For more details and to register, please see the "Registration" tab.

The Spring TRIAD Meeting will be held on May 27, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Huntsville.  Please visit www.ndia.org/meetings/014T for further details.

Agenda at a glance:

MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
7:30 am                       GOLF TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION AT ROBERT TRENT JONES 
                                   GOLF TRAIL AT HAMPTON COVE
                                   Separate registration is required.
                                   Please visit http://www.ndia-tvc.org to register.
9:00 am                       GOLF TOURNAMENT SHOTGUN START
11:00 am - 5:00 pm      CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN
                                   Registration will be at the Von Braun Center
11:00 am - 5:00 pm      EXHIBIT SETUP
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm        TENNESSEE VALLEY NDIA CHAPTER RECEPTION
                                    Please see further details under the "Attendee Information" tab.

TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010

7:00 am - 6:45 pm        REGISTRATION OPEN
7:00 am - 6:45 pm        EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
7:00 am - 8:00 am        NETWORKING BREAKFAST
                                    Located in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 am - 8:15 am        WELCOME AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS
                                   MG Barry Bates, USA (Ret), Vice President, Operations, NDIA
8:15 am - 8:30 am        WELCOME
                                   Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville
8:30 am - 9:15 am        KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIONS AND
                                   CONTRIBUTIONS
                                    LTG Mal O’Neill, USA (Ret), Assistant Secretary of the Army  
                                   (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) (ASAALT)
9:15 am - 10:30 am      AEROSPACE & DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS OUTLOOK PANEL
                                   Moderator: Mr. Joseph Misanin, Deputy Director for Program
                                   Operations, DoD Office of Small Business Programs
                                   Panelists:
                                   Ms. Suellen Jeffress, Assistant to the Director and Woman-Owned
                                   Small Business Program Manager, Department of the Army,
                                   Office of Small Business Programs
                                   Mr. John Caporal, Deputy Director, Office of Small Business
                                   Programs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
                                   Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs,
                                   Missile Defense Agency
                                   Mr. Glenn Delgado, Associate Administrator, Office of Small 
                                   Business Programs, NASA
10:30 am - 11:00 am    NETWORKING BREAK
                                   Located in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 am - 11:25 am    IMPORTANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS IN MAJOR PROPOSALS
                                   Mr. James Chilton, Vice President, Huntsville Space Exploration,
                                   The Boeing Company
11:25 am - 12:00 pm    LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND DEFENSE BUDGET REVIEW/FY11
                                   PROJECTION
                                   Mr. Pete Steffes, Vice President, Legislative Affairs, NDIA
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm      NETWORKING LUNCHEON
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm        STRATEGIC SOURCING AND THE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS 
                                   OPPORTUNITY
                                   Mr. James Wright, Army Program Manager for Strategic
                                   Sourcing, U.S. Army Contracting Command
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm        THE OUTLOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESS IN 2010/2011
                                   Mr. Joseph Jordan, Associate Administrator for Government 
                                   Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business
                                   Administration
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm        NETWORKING BREAK
                                   Located in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm        PRIME CONTRACTOR JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL
                                   Moderator: Ms. Judy Hardin, Manager, Small Business and
                                   Community Partnering, Raytheon Company
                                   Panelists:
                                   Dr. Ron Belz, Jacobs Technology
                                   Mr. Bruce Emerson, SAIC
                                   Ms. Debbie Batson, TBE
                                   Mr. Rodolfo Bernal, EG&G, a division of URS
                                   Ms. Rhonda Ealy, BAE Systems
                                   Ms. Becky Martin, The Boeing Company
                                   Mr. Bob Thompson, Lockheed Martin
                                   Mr. Doug Allen, CSC
                                   Mr. Robert Watson, Northrop Grumman
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm        NETWORKING RECEPTION
                                   Located in the Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
7:00 am - 5:00 pm        REGISTRATION OPEN
7:00 am - 3:30 pm        EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
7:00 am - 8:00 am        NETWORKING BREAKFAST
                                   Located in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 am - 8:05 am        ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS
8:05 am - 8:30 am        ROCK BANDS, ROCKET SCIENCE, AND OTHER EXAMPLES OF 
                                   SOUTHERN EXCELLENCE
                                   Mr. Dan Smith, President, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
8:30 am - 10:00 am      SUCCESS IN SMALL BUSINESS
                                   Mr. Ed Muniz, CEO, MEI Technologies
                                   Mr. Rey Almodóvar, Chief Executive Office, Intuitive Research &
                                   Technology Corporation
10:00 am - 10:30 am    NETWORKING BREAK
                                   Located in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am - 11:15 am    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                                   Mr. Kevin Boshears, Director, Small Business Programs, 
                                   Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm    WINNER OF NDIA SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS STORY CONTEST 
                                   Mr. Gregg Owens, Vice President, Laser Shot, Inc.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm      LUNCHEON AND KATHLEEN P. SRIDHAR SMALL BUSINESS 
                                   EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm        CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND MATCHMAKING
                                   See breakout schedule in the agenda
                                   Please see the "Attendee Information" tab for  
                                   instructions on how One-on-one Matchmaking will work.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm        NETWORKING BREAK
                                   Located in the Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm                       CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

Location

Von Braun Center - Convention Center
700 Monroe St SW
Huntsville , AL 35801
Tel: (256) 533-1953

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Embassy Suites Huntsville - Hotel & Spa.  Please select the lodging tab for more information.  The Embassy Suites Huntsville is connected to the Von Braun Center

Lodging

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Embassy Suites Huntsville.  To make your reservation, please call the hotel directly or use the links below.  In order to ensure the discounted NDIA rate, you must make your reservations early and ask for the "NDIA room block."  Rooms will not be held after April 30, 2010 and may sell out before then.  Rates are also subject to increase after this date.

Embassy Suites Huntsville - Hotel & Spa
800 Monroe Street
Huntsville, Alabama
35801
(256) 539-7373

Government Rate*: $86.00 or prevailing government per diem (Single)
To make a reservation online at the governmet rate, please click here.
Industry Rate: $119.00 (Single/Double)
To make a reservation online at the industry rate, please click here.

* The government per diem rate is available only to active duty or civilian government employees.  ID will be required upon check-in.  Retired military ID's do not qualify.

The Embassy Suites Huntsville is connected to the Von Braun Center.

Registration

Online Registration is now CLOSED.

All registrations must now be made onsite at the Von Braun Center in the South Hall.  Registration hours are as follow:

Monday, May 24, 2010
11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
7:00 am - 6:45 pm

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations and substitutions must be made in writing via email to Holley Slabaugh, hslabaugh@ndia.org.  Cancellations received before May 15, 2010 will receive a refund, minus a $75 cancellation fee.  No refunds will be given for cancellations received after May 14, 2010.  Substitutions are welcome in lieu of cancellations.

Golf Tournament

The Tennessee Valley Chapter of NDIA is hosting a golf tournament on May 24, 2010 in Huntsville, AL.

Where: Robert Trent Jones Trails Golf Course at Hampton Cove
What: Four-Person Scramble
When: Monday, May 24th
Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Shotgun Start: 9:00 a.m.
Food, Drinks, and Awards: Following Play
(at golf course-after tournament)
Cost: (includes entry fee, green fees, cart, food, and drink)
Civilians: $90.00
Serving Military and current DOD Civilians: $55.00 
Hole Sponsorship Only: $200.00
Four person team and hole sponsorship: $500.00

All payments must be made by check to NDIA Tennessee Valley Chapter, subject, golf tournament.
Please mail checks, along with the completed golf registration form to NDIA, PO Box 1331, Huntsville, Alabama, 35807.  Entries Must Be Received NLT May 17, 2010.

Download/print/view the golf registration form. (pdf)

A 4 Person Team and Hole Sponsorship are included With Titanium and Platinum Sponsorships 

Contact Tournament Chairman – Mike Kelley  (mkelley@knology.net) with questions and prize donations.

For further details on the golf tournament, please visit the NDIA Tennessee Valley website at http://www.ndia-tvc.org/.

Exhibits

Exhibits Manager: Holley Slabaugh, HSlabaugh@ndia.org;
(703)247-2561.

Please visit the exhibits website for the 7th Annual National Small Business Conference at www.ndia.org/exhibits/0140.

Please select the "Floor Plan" tab to select the location for your exhibit and select the "Buy a Booth" tab to purchase the booth. 

Included in the price to exhibit is registration for one person, one 2.5’X6’ table and chair, and one 110 volt electrical outlet.  The exhibitor is welcome and encouraged to attend all events during the conference, including continental breakfasts, breaks, luncheons, reception, general sessions, and breakouts.  Additional exhibitors must be registered for the conference as attendees but can request an exhibitor ribbon on their badge.  To register additional exhibitors, please use the "Register Now" link above or download the registration form under the "Registration" tab.

Your exhibit may not exceed 10 feet wide by 10 feet deep.

Exhibit Space will be allocated on a first-paid, first served basis. All booth sales are processed through the NDIA Exhibits website (http://exhibits.ndia.org) unless otherwise indicated. The site functions in real time so that as booths are sold, they immediately appear as no longer available for sale.  Exhibit space will not be reserved without payment unless arrangements have been made through the NDIA Exhibits Department to pay by check or wire transfer. Spaces held under this arrangement will only be held for a period of fourteen (14) days and will then be released if payment is not received.

Please view the other rules and regulations on the exhibit website.

Attendee Information

Attire: Conference attire is business casual for civilians and working uniform for military.  In addition, your identification badge, received upon conference check-in, must be worn at all times.

Special Needs: NDIA supports the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attendees with special needs should contact Holley Slabaugh at HSlabaugh@ndia.org prior to May 14, 2010.

One-on-One Matchmaking

How it will work:
Attendees from large businesses and government agencies will each have their own table for matchmaking.  Attendees from small businesses and medium size businesses will rotate between the tables based on their schedule.  All scheduling will be done onsite on a first come, first serve basis.  However, a list and description of large businesses and government agencies participating in matchmaking can be viewed below.  To participate in matchmaking, you must be registered for the conference.

Large business and government registrants:
Please email Holley Slabaugh, HSlabaugh@ndia.org, a description or bullet points of upper level commodity needs which you would like for attendees to present to you during the one-on-one meetings.  This will help attendees schedule appointments with the correct companies/organizations.  Please limit the description/bullet points to 800 characters, including spaces.  Descriptions are requested as soon as possible but must be sent to Holley Slabaugh no later than May 14, 2010.
Download/print/view a sample of the commodity needs.

Medium size and small business registrants:
Scheduling for matchmaking will be held onsite.  All attendees will be eligible to sign up for matchmaking meetings.  The maximum number of scheduled meetings per attendee will be decided at the start of the conference.  Other informal meetings can be held during networking breaks and the networking reception.

Government Agencies that have signed up to take appointments onsite:
Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center Columbus
U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM)
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command
U.S. Army RDECOM
Air Force Office of Small Business
Office of the Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army Contracting Command
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Large Businesses that have signed up to take appointments onsite:
Raytheon Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Teledyne Brown Engineering
Day & Zimmerman
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Bell Helicopter Textron
Cigna Government Services, LLC
DRS Training and Control Systems
EOD Technology
Gexpro
Heil Trailer International
Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Reichhold Machinery, Inc.
The Boeing Company
URS

*Other government agencies and large businesses not listed above will be taking one-on-one appointments onsite but have not yet signed up.

Tennessee Valley NDIA Chapter Reception

The NDIA Tennessee Valley Chapter cordially invites you to our

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION RECEPTION 

Monday 24 May 2010
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Alabama Constitution Village
Rain or Shine

 NDIA-TVC Members or Registered Attendees to the 2010 NDIA National Small Business Conference are Welcome to Attend
The reception is after the Conference golf tournament scheduled for 24 May 2010 at Hampton Cove.  Contact Mike Kelly at mkelley@knology.net for more information on the golf tournament or click here. 
Please RSVP to Jeff Gronberg at jgronberg@dbresearch.net no later than Friday, 21 May 2010.

Business Casual Attire Recommended 

Catering by Bubba's
Light Hors D'oeuvres
Beer & Wine
Other non-alcoholic Beverages 

Directions:
Alabama's Constitution Village is located at:
109 Gates Ave SE
Huntsville, AL  35801

Constitution Village is walking distance from the Von Braun Center and Embassy Suites, has curb-side parking on the street and a city parking deck at Gates Ave and Madison St.  See http://www.earlyworks.com/the-museums/constitution-village for more information.

Sponsorship Information

If you are interested in one of the sponsorships below, please contact Holley Slabaugh at HSlabaugh@ndia.org or (703)247-2561 and request a sponsorship contract.  Please specify which sponsorship you are interested in.

Titanium Sponsorship: Sold

The Titanium Sponsorship is available only to one (1) company/organization and will be guaranteed on a first come, first serve basis.

Platinum Sponsorship
Cost: $10,000

• Podium recognition
• Company logo on back cover of onsite brochure
• 350 word company description in onsite brochure
• Company logo on signage in break area
• Exhibit Space
• Hot link to company website from NDIA Small Business Conference site
• Logo included on sponsor banner displayed in conference registration area
• 5 complimentary attendees
• Special sponsorship recognition on conference badge
• 4 person golf team for tournament

Bag Sponsor
Cost: $10,000

• Conference bags with company logo and NDIA logo.  This bag will include the onsite conference brochure and other handouts (ordered by NDIA)
• Podium recognition
• Company logo on back cover of onsite brochure
• Company logo on signage in break area
• Special sponsorship recognition on conference badge

Break Sponsor
Cost: $5,000

• Signage at the designated break
• Paper coffee cups with company logo and NDIA logo
  (ordered by NDIA)

Gold Sponsorship
Cost: $5,000

• Podium recognition
• Company logo on back cover of onsite brochure
• 350 word company description in onsite brochure
• Company logo on signage in break area
• Exhibit Space
• Hot link to company website from NDIA Small Business Conference site
• Logo included on sponsor banner displayed in conference registration area
• 2 complimentary attendees
• Special sponsorship recognition on conference badge

Palladium Sponsorship
Cost: $2,500

• Podium recognition
• Company logo on back cover of onsite brochure
• Company logo on signage in break area
• Exhibit Space
• Special sponsorship recognition on conference badge

Silver Sponsorship
Cost: $1,000

• Podium recognition
• Company logo on back cover of onsite brochure
• Company logo on signage in break area
• Special sponsorship recognition on conference badge

Bronze Sponsorship
Cost: $500

• Literature insert included with conference handouts (to be printed/delivered by company to conference)
• Special sponsorship recognition on conference badge

Flyer Sponsor
Cost: $300

• Your company’s one page marketing piece or small promotional item can be placed on a shared table top display.  (Flyer shall not exceed 8 1/2” X 11”)

Contact Info/Inquiries/Questions

NDIA POC: Holley Slabaugh, hslabaugh@ndia.org or (703) 247-2561.