Undersea Warfare
3/30/2020 - 4/1/2020
This event has been cancelled. The NDIA team values your support and is grateful for your involvement in our events. While keeping the health and safety of our event participants, members, and partner…
Women In Defense (WID) engages, cultivates and supports the advancement and recognition of women in all aspects of national security. Incorporated in 1985, this empowerment organization provides women…
WOMEN IN DEFENSE 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, Virginia 22201-3061 Telephone: (703) 522-1820 | FAX: (703) 522-1885 VIA METRO: FROM DC Take the Orange Line toward Vi…
Executive Director Rachel McCaffrey rmccaffrey@NDIA.org (703) 247-2551 Associate Director Ann Webster awebster@NDIA.org (703) 247-2563 General Questions Phone: (703) 522-1820 Fax: (703…
3/16/2017
ARLINGTON, Va., March 16, 2017 The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) announced today that Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle will serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effecti…
11/13/2017
ARLINGTON, VA – Rachel McCaffrey, a former Air Force colonel who led the service’s command and control (C2) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) programming and planning…
4/11/2019
BURKE, VA – Wearing custom-designed T-shirts and beaming smiles, the 12-year-old girls of the Fusion Four robotics team from Fairfax County, Va., schools accepted a $4,000 donation from Women In…
6/14/2017 - 6/14/2017
The Service to the Flag Award honors two women who have contributed extraordinary leadership and strategic impact in government service and the defense industry. The Service to the Flag Award is besto…
7/13/2017
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7/26/2017 - 7/26/2017
Hear first-hand, inspiring remarks from former HORIZONS Scholarship recipients and defense leaders about the powerful impact of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives on …
Through the HORIZONS Scholarship program, Women In Defense National has invested over $310,000 in more than 130 females to support their advancement in diplomacy, national security, and national…
9/27/2017 - 9/27/2017
The Women In Defense National Conference brings together leading change agents, innovators, and influencers from the military, defense industry, government, and academia. This year’s theme…
The room block at The Mayflower Hotel is now closed. We have compiled a list of hotels near The Mayflower Hotel, but many other hotels are available in the Washington, DC area. Courtyard by Marri…
Networking Reception Strengthen your connections by networking with leading professionals during the evening Networking Reception, held immediately following the final conference session. Join lea…
Maximize your organization’s participation and visibility at this year’s Women In Defense National Conference through a sponsorship package. For more information or to purchase a sponsorsh…
Women In Defense is proud to recognize extraordinary leadership, strategic impact, and the potential to inspire women to serve in national defense and national security. Women In Defense hosts its ann…
Location The Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20036 USA Transportation Use of public transportation or taxi is recommended. The Farragut North metro station (R…
6/14/2018 - 6/14/2018
You are smart. Strong. Successful. You are WID. Come celebrate with us Thursday, June 14, at the annual Women In Defense National Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. “Sma…