Here’s What is Happening This Week 4/27/2022

TPP NEWS & PROGRAMS

ALMOST AT CAPACITY- DON"T MISS OUT! TPP 2022 Annual Dinner (Members only) at Historic St Mary’s City – Wednesday, June 8^th, 2022, 5:30 - 8:30pm – Guest speaker, VADM Jeffrey ‘Huge’ Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Register Here: Sign up to be a sponsor Here:  Thank you to all our sponsors: Platinum: Northrop Grumman Corp, KBR | Gold: Bell, VTG | Silver: Lockheed Martin, MIL Corp, Naval Systems Inc, Resource Management Concepts, Sabre Systems.

NAWCAD Industry Day at USMSM, SMART Bldg on Monday, May 9 from 1 - 4pm - Registration: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/nawcad-industry-day-april-2022/

COMFRC Industry Day at USMSM, SMART Bldg  – Tuesday, May 24th, 9am - 4pm – Registration:  https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/comfrc-industry-day/

SAVE THE DATE! TPP/ANA Panel “Navy International Program: Expanding Global Aviation Partnerships for Integrated Deterrence(aka FMS)” at Pax River Naval Air Museum on May 24^th 2022, at 5:00pm - 7pm – Keynote: RDML Anthony ‘Tony’ Rossi, DAS N, International Programs Office. Registration: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/ana_24may/

TPP – TECH BRIDGE – NAWCAD COLLABORATION

Southern Maryland Tech Bridge/NAVALX visit:  (navalagility.us)

Tech Bridge- Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Tool Automation Challenge- Phase 2 open until 8/22/22 at 8:00am EDT visit: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=cui

The Midwest Tech Bridge - Addressing supply chain issues for Navy Radar components. Video available here: IN3, NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge Connecting Businesses to Opportunities - IN3 (in3indiana.com)

401 Tech Bridge Newsletter- Funding opportunities and events, Tech Talks, Webinars. More here:  https://www.navalagility.us/tech_bridge/southernmaryland/

IMPAX - Bridging the gap between technology and capability - A partnership between NAWCAD and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).  Website: https://impax.tech/

NASC

Naval Aviation Systems Consortium (NASC): NASC is an agile, collaborative enterprise composed of leading companies and academic institutions with expertise in technology domains of interest to the Naval Air Warfare Centers (NAWCs) and the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Consortium Management Group, Inc. (CMG) manages NASC and administers its Other Transaction Agreement with the Navy to facilitate rapid acquisition of cutting-edge technologies and to accelerate delivery of new capabilities to the Warfighter. For more information, please visit (nascsolutions.org)

EDUCATION

Tech Jobs Rule –(TJR) Seeking companies for the Apprentice program!  Joint effort between NAWCAD, TPP, and AMP/The Forrest Career and Technology Center (SMCPS).  

• 2022 TJR Industry Apprentice Program Interest Form here: 
• Return completed info to:  marykay.myers@paxpartnership.org,  maryjane.selph@paxpartnership.org   

PROJECT SCOPE. How a security clearance will help you get a job. Project Scope | Security Clearance | Fort Meade Alliance (project-scope.org)

College of Southern Maryland: https://www.csmd.edu/news/index.html

The VelocityX: Community Innovation Hackathon - College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Velocity Center and online May 19th – 20th, 2022 Register today!  https://csm.brightidea.com/VelocityX

Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland: More about upcoming events here:   https://www.smcm.edu/democracy/

• Historically Speaking Program with D, Laura Masur, Associate Professor of Archeology - Co-Sponsored by CSM and the St. Mary's County Historical Society - Thursday, June 2, 2022, 6:15 pm reception, 7:00 pm at Daugherty-Palmer Commons, St. Mary's College of Maryland. More 

   

  Congressman Hoyer, 41^st Annual US Military Academies Forum | MD05 Selection Board - Service Academy Representatives, College ROTC Representatives, Annual U.S. Service Academies and ROTC Showcase - April 29, 2019; 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Charles High School. RSVP link: https://forms.gle/cpSw45JBzqSjLTCYA

STEM-ING

May 21st, 2022, 8:30am-4:00pm - NAWCAD and TPP 9th Annual STEM-ING Event In-person at St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Learn more at 2022 STEM-ING Event Tickets, Sat, May 21, 2022 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite   Information here: www.stem-ing.org Ready to volunteer to help the next generation of girls get as excited about Math, Science, Engineering, and Technology? Email stemingsomd@gmail.com

Join TPP in supporting growingSTEMS, a nonprofit STEM education organization engaging students of all ages in robotics. Robobees, a multi award winning team, is one of their many STEM robotics education programs. Visit: https://growingstems.org/

Celebrate the GMHS Class of 2022 STEM Academy Capstone Presentations and Research Projects Showcase on April 28, 2022 from 5-7 pm, in person GMHS Cafeteria. - Open to the community.

STEM Involvement and Aviation Survey | EMBRY-RIDDLE-Aeronautical University -The study is to examine the out-of-school time (OST) science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) experiences, as compared to in-school-time (IST) STEM experiences, on the career path of current aviation employees. To participate & read more here: 

RESOURCES 

Check out TEDCO’s website for more news and events.

The Maryland SBDC is offering no-cost online training & workshops: https://www.marylandsbdc.org

MD Department of Commerce | Global Assets - Maryland is a two-way gateway for international business – More here: https://open.maryland.gov/why-maryland/global-assets/

Exporting Assistance |The Maryland Department of Commerce and U.S. SBA - The state offers grants of up to $5,000 to MD companies looking to market internationally through the ExportMD grant program. More here: 

Tri-County Council (TCC) - Facebook: Tri-County Council's Southern Maryland Job Source

• TCC Business Engagement Specialist Team (B.E.S.T.) monthly Business News/Updates newsletter! Email BESTeam@tccsmd.org to request to subscribe.

Maryland Entrepreneur Hub: https://marylandentrepreneurhub.com/

MISI dreamport –Events here: https://misi.tech/events.php

Maryland Business Pulse- Monthly snapshot of business in MD – Subscribe Here:

The Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE) Website 

Early-stage tech investment tax credit- The Maryland Innovation Investment Tax Credit is designed to attract investors for early-stage companies in the state. More here:   https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/Pages/innovation-investment.aspx

Visit the Maryland Department of Commerce's Government Contracting webpage for a wide range of resources to support your business Here:

The Maryland Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program (DCAP) More here: 

DSI - Defense Strategies Institute, high level training summits and symposiums - https://dsigroup.org/

Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland presents: Using Social Media for Talent Attraction for Manufacturing Companies- April 28, 2022, 9:30-10:30am via ZOOM – Registration: https://rmiofmaryland.com/using-social-media-for-talent-attraction-for-manufacturing-companies/

COMMUNITY NEWS & ACTIVITIES 

St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce - For further information, info@smcchamber.com

• The Chamber’s Annual Business Showcase May 11, 2022, 1pm -6pm at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department. Free and Open to the Public.
• State’s Attorney and Sheriff Candidate Forum on June 9^th, 2022, 5pm - USMSM. Register here or call Chamber at 301-737-3001 by June 1 to guarantee your spot.

Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) -Applications are open for LSM’s Executive Program, Class of 2023 https://www.leadershipsomd.org/programs/nominations/

Historic St. Mary’s City, Spring 2022 Calendar  https://www.hsmcdigshistory.org/events/

Historic Sotterley Check out upcoming events  https://www.sotterley.org/events/

St. Clement’s Island Museum Events – RetroFest on the Potomac - June 4, 2022, 11AM – 5PM, Piney Point Lighthouse Museum  - More here: Facebook.com/SCIMuseum/