Here’s What is Happening This Week 9/28/2022
UPCOMING TPP PROGRAMS
LAST CHANCE REGISTRATION! September 29, 2022 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Patuxent Defense Forum - “NATO’s Expansion and the Implications for Global Security” with keynote speaker Admiral James G. Foggo, USN (Retired), Dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, Navy League of the United States. Other speakers include-
-MG Bill Hix, US Army (ret), Army's Chief Strategy Officer
-COL Juha Helle, Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché, Embassy of FInland
-Mr. Kristjan Prikk, Estonian Ambassador to U.S.
-Dr. Alex Crowther, fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
-Mr. Byron Callan, Managing Director, Capital Alpha Partners
-Dr. Michael Cain, professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland
-Mr. Ben Ledford, Vice President, Alqimi
This is a joint program hosted by TPP and The Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. $75 for TPP members and 1634 society members/SMCM alums; $100 non-members. FREE to all active duty and government employees. View the agenda, speaker bios, and register here: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/patuxent-defense-forum-2022/
October 12th at 8:30 am - 12:00 pm NAWCAD Industry Day October 2022 - SMART Bldg USMSM. Registration: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/nawcad-industry-day-october-2022/
October 21st - Briefing with RADM Lorin Selby, Chief of Naval Research – More to come - Registration: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/radmselby_cnr/
November 9th -TPP/CSD program with Greg Poling, Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Center for Strategic & International Studies, and author of newly released book, “On Dangerous Ground: America’s Century in the South China Sea” Registration: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-event/greg-poling/
REMINDER: Slides approved for release are posted on TPP’s Programs Resources page: https://paxpartnership.org/program-resources-public/
TPP – TECH BRIDGE – NAWCAD COLLABORATION
Southern Maryland Tech Bridge/NAVALX https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/Archive/tb_southernmaryland.aspx
IMPAX - Bridging the gap between technology and capability - A partnership between NAWCAD and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Website: https://impax.tech/
Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 3:30 – 4:30 pm - Capital Tech Bridge & SoMD Tech Bridge UNIVERSITY DAY - Science and Engineering Internship & Fellowship Information Session – Learn abut NAVAL Labs in the DMV region as well as opportunities for internship and faculty research fellows Scan t register here: https://stem-link.org/uncategorized/university-day/
Department of Navy (DoN) Laboratories, Science & Technology- Student and Faculty Opportunities – More information available here: https://stem-link.org/uncategorized/student-and-faculty-opportunities/
EDUCATION
College of Southern Maryland, (CSM) Further information & news can be found here: https://www.csmd.edu/news/index.html
Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland: More about upcoming events here: https://www.smcm.edu/democracy/- See TPP joint CSD programs details and registration above. Sign up for the CSD Newsletter:
https://smcm.us10.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=1a33d5cd943768d4b00dec4fa&id=a5d327581a
growingSTEMS is 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/why-growingstems/
JSHS Chronus Virtual Mentoring platform is available to students year-round. For students wanting a mentor for next year's JSHS project. Mentees get accepted automatically. More information here: https://aeop.chronus.com/p/p1/membership_requests/new
RESOURCES
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 10:00am–2:00pm St. Mary’s College of Maryland on-campus Fall 2022 Career & Internship Fair hosted by the Center for Career & Professional Development at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Excellent opportunity to hire interns, graduating seniors, and current students. Registration deadline: Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 5:00pm - Registration here: Online. Contact Melissa Golowski at magolowski@smcm.edu or 240-895-4203 with any questions you may have.
New funding to support Maryland small businesses, available through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program. Funds focus on businesses with limited opportunities for growth, including those in geographic areas with a high concentration of small, micro, and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual (SEDI) businesses. More here:
Check out TEDCO’s website for more news and events.
- Special Edition Southern MD E-Newsletter Here:
October 22, 2022 at 3 - 6pm- TEDxGreatMills presents TRANSFORMATIONS! -What do space flight simulations, engineering challenges, STEM, music, photography, voice, laughter, and gratitude have in common? For more information and tickets, click here and visit our FaceBook page for updates!
The Maryland SBDC is offering no-cost online training & workshops: https://www.marylandsbdc.org - SBDC Southern Region sign up for newsletter https://www.sba.gov/updates
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:
SBA Free online business courses info here: https://www.sba.gov/sba-learning-platform?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Maryland Entrepreneur Hub: https://marylandentrepreneurhub.com/
Maryland Department of Commerce's Government Contracting webpage for a wide range of resources to support your business Here:
Maryland Business Pulse - Monthly snapshot of business in MD – Subscribe Here:
Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE) Website:
MISI dreamport –Check out events here: https://misi.tech/events.php
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
Maryland Commerce Grant for Manufacturers Just Announced - October Round 1 applications are due by Friday October 7, 2022, 5:00pm-
https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-manufacturing-4-0
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Announces New Maryland Rebuilds Grant Program to Strengthen and Expand Maryland Early Childhood Education - Provides $193 Million Investment to Address and Overcome Impact of Pandemic on Child Care, Early Childhood Education, and School Readiness. The application window opens immediately (August 30, 2022) and will close October 10, 2022. More here: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MDMSDE/2022/08/30/file_attachments/2256697/Maryland%20Rebuilds%20Press%20Release%208.30.22.pdf
Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Internship Fall 2022- Application: https://www.misiacademy.tech/cae/
CyberWire announced the launch of its new podcast CISA Cybersecurity Alerts, urgent information about cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits. The audio alerts are a stand-alone feed shared via the CyberWire's flagship CyberWire Daily podcast feed.
Maryland Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program (DCAP) More here:
DSI - Defense Strategies Institute, high level training summits and symposiums - https://dsigroup.org/
Registration Now Open for NASA 2022 International Space Apps Challenge – the world’s largest annual hackathon – 2022 theme “Make Space- This year’s challenge will focus on Earth and space science, technology, and exploration. Registration is now open through October 2nd. Space Apps is managed by NASA’s Earth Science Division in the agency’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton, Mindgrub, SecondMuse, and the NASA Open Innovation Applied Sciences Program. Learn more here: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org
December 7th -8th - CDCA Stakeholder Alert: Registration is open for the 15th Annual CDCA Defense Summit! To register, go to this link: https://www.charlestondca.org/summit-15-registration-information
Australia Defense Forum Webinar - On current and future requirements, procurement opportunities, and how to bid. Speakers Include: Mark Russell, Regional Senior Commercial Officer, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands; Colonel Chris Ingleton, ODC Chief, U.S. Embassy, Australia; Doug Hartley, Aerospace & Defense Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Australia - Chris Hess, Head of Industrial Development, Lockheed Martin Australia; Mike Petrassi, Kallman Worldwide & Chris Macfarlane, AMDA Foundation Limited, Avalon Airshow 2023 Organizers. Register here: https://trade.webex.com/trade/j.php?RGID=rb7f383f2630a86d159d40e6d5e6cdfe1
Questions: Diane Mooney, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Seattle, Washington
October 27th at 11am, Coffee and Conversation with eTrepid: Is Your Business Prepared for a Breach? Digital Tool Kit - Register: https://info.etrepid.com/stateofcybersecurity22
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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.
JOB ZONE 2022 Companies are hiring. Get the info here:
11th Annual Southern Maryland Hiring Event & Career Expo - October 5, 2022 10am – 4pm - Meet Local Talent and Get Ready to Interview for Your Current Openings! Hybrid Event: In-person & Online- Standard Registration $125 More information here: https://bit.ly/TCCSMD_11thAnnualHiringEvent_Business
COMMUNITY NEWS & ACTIVITIES
October 28th & 29th, 2022 Leadership Maryland’s 30th Anniversary Reunion Event -Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, Maryland, Registration: https://web.leadershipmd.org/events/30thAnniversary%20Reunion-1266/details
St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce –Website: https://cca.smcchamber.com/EvtListingMainSearch.aspx?class=E - Newsletters can be found here: https://smcchamber.com/newsletter/
- Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 7:30 am - Candidate Forum: County Commissioner Breakfast
Historic Sotterley Register here for events: https://www.sotterley.org/events
- October 9 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm -AeroPark Farmer’s Market, SMC Regional Airport
- October 21st, 22nd, 28th, & 29th at 7pm- Nightmare on Sotterley Lane (Volunteers needed- )
Historic St. Mary’s City, (HSMC)- Register here for events: https://www.hsmcdigshistory.org/events/
St. Clement’s Island Museum Events here: Facebook.com/SCIMuseum/ - The water taxi is running daily until October 31st! Call 301-769-2222 for more info.
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum - Sign up for Newsletter and catch all the events. https://mailchi.mp/5d2be339c265/july-recap?e=998cda1778
- The procedure for donations is to contact the Collections Management Team at collections@paxmuseum.org with a description of what you want to donate and pictures if possible. This information is reviewed by the Collections Review Committee for its relevance to the mission of the museum in telling the story of Patuxent River NAS and its activities. Read more here: https://paxmuseum.com
New St. Mary’s Caring facility- Through the generosity of Bubby Knott, a large new space (formerly the Brass Rail) has been provided. This is great news, but it will take considerable resources to convert the building to its new use. We are sharing this info so that members who have supported St. Mary’s Caring are aware of this project and ways to support it. For more information, please visit www.stmaryscaring.org or contact Kristine Millen at 301-863-5700. |
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