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Here's What's Happening This Week 7.17.2024.
TPP PROGRAM UPDATES
REGISTER NOW! OPPORTUNITIES AT PAX RIVER and SoMD! Learn how it works and how to be a partner. ($150 million available for small businesses)
Tuesday, July 23 from 8am-3:30The Patuxent Partnership (TPP) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are co-sponsoring an SBA-SBIR program at USMSM Building 2 - Center Hall.
Mr. Tom Rudowsky, Deputy Commander, NAVAIR and Small Business Champion
9:15 am
Ms. Arveice Washington, Director, DoN, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Ms. Mercedes Thurston, DoN OSBP Mentor Protégé Program Manager
10:00 am
Break/Networking
10:15 am
Mr. Brian Shipley,Acting Director, DoN SBIR/STTR Programs
Ms. Kristi DePriest,NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program Manager
11:00 am
SBIR Panel: Moderator: Rick Tarr, Director Tech Transfer Office, NAWCAD
Panelists:
Mr.Tom Sanders, Managing Director, Cassi
Mr.Darin Nielsen, CEO, ACE Consulting Group
Ms.Kristi DePriest, NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program Manager
Ms. Petra Branthoover, NAVAIR Phase III Lead
Noon
Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm
SBDC Role – Wynne Briscoe
1:30 pm
Mr. Edsel Brown, Chairman, Southern MD Minority Business Chamber of Commerce; former Assistant Director, SBA Office of Innovation and Technology (SBIR/STTR Programs)
SoMD 2030 is funded by NAWCAD to build the STEM pipeline, increase career opportunities, and connect talented students with apprenticeships and internships in Southern MD. Learn more at: https://paxpartnership.org/somd-2030-workforce/Contact: Jen Brown, SoMD 2030, Director atjennifer.brown@paxpartnership.org for more information.
Friday, July 19 from 6-9pm at St. Mary’s College of MD’s River Concert Series – MEET-UP FOR INTERNS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS– PLEASE ASK THEM TO ATTEND. The Patuxent Partnership/ SoMD 2030, St. Mary’s County Dept. of Economic Development, and St. Mary’s Young Professionals are co-sponsoring this event at the final River Concert Series of the summer, for Interns and young professionals at SMCM’s Daugherty-Palmer Commons/Townhouse Green. The event is free and includes food from St. James Deli, and an opportunity to hear the Chesapeake Symphony Orchestra, and many chances to meet new people in southern SoMD! If you have interns in your organization, please spread the word. https://www.smcm.edu/campus-map.pdf. Questions - please contact Jen Brown atJennifer.brown@paxpartnership.org.
Seeking companies to host apprentices!The Apprenticeship Maryland Program/Tech Jobs Rule (AMP/TJR) and the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center (FCTC) welcome local companies to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program. We want to increase the number of apprentices and business partners for the 2024-25 school year. SMCPS Forrest Tech Center is working to place students in apprenticeship positions between now and September 2024. Calvert and Charles Counties are also in discussion for 2024-2025. Companies in St. Mary’s county that wish to participate in the upcoming school year, please complete the 2024-2025 Youth Apprentice Industry Request Form:https://paxpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-2025-Youth-Apprentice-Industry-Request-Form-Updated-Jan-2024-3-1.docx and submit to kawhite@smcps.org Check out the AMP/TJR video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2FT6Mc1-00
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) (www.smcm.edu) Computer Science Program seeks adjunct faculty motivated to work with undergraduate students and share their computational expertise.
Qualifications for Adjunct faculty:
·Masters degree in a computational field of study (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.)
·Up-to-date experience in the subject they will teach
·An interest in or experience in teaching
Bonus Qualifications: Adjunct faculty could also have
The ability to teach class during the day
Specific expertise in an area in which they work (Security, Distributed or Parallel Systems, AI, Networks, Graphics, Algorithms, etc.)
Benefits: Adjunct faculty gain
Experience teaching at the college level
The opportunity to recruit undergraduate students for future internships or jobs in their specific area
The opportunity to interact with other faculty in the sciences
Additional information:
Standard adjunct pay is $4,500 per course
Evening class times are 6:10-7:25 pm twice a week, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday | Daytime classes from 8:30-9:20 am at the earliest or 3:10-4:25 pm. Lower-level classes (Intro 1, Intro 2, Data Structures) 10-25 students. These courses are typically taught in Java. Upper-level classes (various subjects) 10-20 students. Our greatest need (currently) is in Intro 1 and Intro 2.
Contacts:Professor Alex Meadows, Department Chair of Math and CS,ammeadows@smcm.edu |Professor Simon Read, Computer Science Program Coordinator,sread@smcm.edu
Tue, Oct 1 2024 | 7 - 8:30pm- The Civil Rights Act in Southern Maryland: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow- To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and to coincide with Governor Wes Moore's proclamation of 2024 as Maryland's Year of Civil Rights, the Center for the Study of Democracy, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Historic St. Mary's City and Historic Sotterley will host a panel discussion at Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Aarts Center Concert Hall
NEWS:Maryland Gov. Wes Moore appointed College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Alumna Diane Sandoval ‘06, of Charles County, to serve the college as a trustee, effective July 1, 2024. Sandoval has a distinguished record of public service that began in 2011 when she joined the U.S. Navy as an aircrewman, working as an electronic warfare operator aboard the P-3C Orion sub hunting aircraft. She currently works for the federal government as a management and program analyst.
Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 9 am -5:30 pmHive Hysteria event by growingStems - Team 836The RoboBees. Open to the public. Hive Hysteria is a combat robot competition that pushes the boundaries of design and engineering. This year's edition will feature twenty 12lb combat robots battling it out in an exciting arena. The event is expected to attract an audience of robotics enthusiasts, students, families, and media representatives. 44099 Commerce Ave, Hollywood, MD 20636.
The ninth in our cyber webinar series titled, "What Keeps You Up At Night?" with Distinguished DoD cyber leaders from OSD, Army, Navy, USAF, US Coast Guard, and JASPO. Panelists include: Mr. Rich Kutter, USAF Technical Advisor, Embedded Computer Systems and Software/Cybersecurity AO for Aircraft and Non-Nuclear Weapons Mr. Greg Sleppy (Director, Cyber Warfare for Naval Aviation Engineering and Cyber Warfare Group Naval Air Systems Command) CAPT Mike Cribbs, U. S. Coast Guard Operational Cyber Ms. Sarah Standard (Cybersecurity/Interoperability Technical Director OUSD R&E, DTE&A) Mr. Dennis Lindell (DoD Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office) Mr. Tom Barnett, Army Cyber Engineering Lead for APEO Engineering and Architecture, Army PEO Aviation HQ Mr. Steve Pitcher, Joint Staff, Senior Cyber Survivability Analyst, JS-J6 Mr. Stephen Lee, NAVSEA Cybersecurity Technical Director Moderator: Mr. Bob Hanley, Sabre Systems VP Cyber and Engineering
Did you know Maryland offers a free tool to help defense contractors grow their business in Maryland?
See how the Maryland Defense Network helps defense contractors:
·Discover New Partners & Be Discoverable
·Find Contracting Opportunities
·Research Spending Trends & Create Reports
Create an account or login to an existing account to start exploring all the ways the Maryland Defense Network can help you! More information here: https://marylanddefensenetwork.org/
INCOSE SOMD is active again! https://www.incose.org/ We're running monthly "Systems Engineering Forums". These INCOSE events are for all local systems engineers, but we're not checking ID or anything: anyone with an interest in systems engineering is welcome to stop by. In the long term, we're also looking for engineering-themed opportunities to get more engaged. Details to be determined, but please keep INCOSE in mind if something comes up. More info coming soon.
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is the formally chartered, nationwide network of over 300 federal laboratories and research centers, that fosters commercialization, best practice strategies, and opportunities for accelerating federal technologies out of the labs and into the marketplace. New industries, businesses, and jobs that can be created, when a new technology is brought to market, are just a few of the successes that take effect through technology transfer (T2), and the FLC is here to promote, facilitate, and educate labs and industry about that process. FLC Newsletter registration: https://federallabs.org/flc-highlights/flc-digest-newsletter
Saturday July 20, 2024 |11am - 2pm -KIDS 12 & UNDER GET FREE ADMISSIONfor Family Day on July 20th! We have an exciting day planned, filled with games, activities, and delicious food for the whole family to enjoy! Can’t wait to see you there!
SBDC and the Baltimore District Office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) are launching a series of "Access to Funding" events across the state. Tailored for entrepreneurs seeking start-up capital, funds for recovery, or growth financing, these events provide a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with a variety of lenders in a dynamic speed lending format. Find a location near you and register for this pivotal networking event. Registration: https://www.sba.gov/events?keyword=Funding&field_event_dates_value=All&district=56&in_person_or_online=All
SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab -Maryland life science and technology businesses with a compelling innovation, TEDCO and Team leverage decades of experience in writing, reviewing, and winning SBIR/STTR and other federal grants and contracts to position you for up to $275,000 of non-dilutive Phase I funding from the National Science Foundation. Our team is comprised of experts at OST Global Solutions and the Maryland Small Business Development Center, with subject matter expert proposal reviewers culled from TEDCO’s Network Advisors. Apply here: https://tedco.tfaforms.net/84TEDCO Newsletter subscribe here: https://www.tedcomd.com/subscribe-tedcos-newsletters.
Wed, July 31, | 4:30-7 pmSouthern Maryland Young Professionals Forum
Join a true happy hour of networking, collaborative design thinking, and FUN! This is a networking event and human-centered design thinking workshop facilitated by Peak Performance Solutions to uncover and spotlight what young professionals want and need to grow and prosper in their careers and in life in Southern Maryland. Doors open at 4:00pm. Advance registration required:
Sponsored by Leadership Southern Maryland, The Patuxent Partnership, KBR, St. Mary's Young Professionals, Calvert County Young Professional Network, the Charles County Young Professional Group, College of Southern Maryland Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. Center for Leadership, and the United Way of Southern Maryland.
Sunday, July 21|5 pm – 7 pm- Military Appreciation Concert at Leonardtown Wharf featuring Cover Your 6. Leonardtown Summer Music Festival. Cover Your Six is a band composed mostly of military veterans (Marine Corps/Navy) and first responders (Police and EMS) CY6 has been very active in the community raising money and reaching out to other veterans and first responders in need using the power of music to help the cause. More here: https://www.visitleonardtownmd.com/leonardtownmusicfest
Friday, August 2, 2024 |7pm LSM goes to Margaritaville during the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs’ tribute to the legendary Jimmy Buffet. LSM is proud to be the featured nonprofit sponsor of this game and will receive $5 for every $15 ticket sold. Come out for some good old Southern MD fun cheering on the Blue Crabs, and take a chance at winning one of our limited-edition LSM-Blue Crabs jerseys!
St. Clement’s Museum- Water taxi service is available through October 31, 2024.
Dinner & Cruise Series Returns to St. Clement’s Island Museum. These themed cruises offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy a fun evening of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi, a delicious seafood dinner, and a dessert reception. To reserve your ticket, visit:DinnerAndACruise.eventbrite.com See here for events:
St. Clement’s Island Museum & Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Free Admission to Military Members from May to September.
Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden. Free Open Houses – New dates! The first and third Saturday of each month, through October, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (July 20; August 3 and 17; September 7 and 21; and October 5 and 19)
Saturday, August 17, 2024! Solomons Dragon Boat Festival (SDBF)
The Solomons Dragon Boat Festival features races, live entertainment, craft & food vendors, and family-friendly activities. SDBF features up to 33 teams of 16 paddlers and one drummer racing colorful 40’ dragon boats along the Patuxent River. As part of your sponsorship, you will be acknowledged to the 7,000+ spectators and participants and your organization’s information will also be included in marketing materials from now through August.
Paddle teams in the race will receive a team page on the website and can crowdfund your team’s costs if you desire.
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