Northeast Indiana is a place where invention fuels innovation. A perfect 10 isn’t enough, and we’re turning it up to 11 when it comes to cybersecurity. Indiana is leading the way in with advancements in cybersecurity, and you can benefit from the state’s $1 billion investment over the next 10 years. If you’re ready to learn how Indiana’s progress in cybersecurity can save you time and money, save the date for our Cybersecurity Town Hall. Learn from cybersecurity experts from the State of Indiana Connect with economic development, government and business leaders Collaborate with our industry-focused higher education institutions When:...
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Northeast Indiana is a place where invention fuels innovation. A perfect 10 isn’t enough, and we’re turning it up to 11 when it comes to cybersecurity. Indiana is leading the way in with advancements in cybersecurity, and you can benefit from the state’s $1 billion investment over the next 10 years. If you’re ready to learn how Indiana’s progress in cybersecurity can save you time and money, save the date for our Cybersecurity Town Hall. Learn from cybersecurity experts from the State of Indiana Connect with economic development, government and business leaders Collaborate with our industry-focused higher education institutions Wednesday,...
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Twice annually, NIDIA hosts membership meetings at offsite locations. Mike Morton, Government Sales Manager and the Leadership Team at Pro Seal & Plastics have offered to host our first 2017 meeting at their location close to the Fort Wayne International Airport. The agenda for this meeting is our standard NIDIA membership discussion followed by a presentation by the Pro Seal Team. Please join us as we engage with Pro Seal Fort Wayne! And as always, potential NIDIA members can be registered as guests for free! NOTICE: Only 30 seats are available – please sign up for this event soonest via...
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The Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association, NIDIA, is excited to announce the transition of its Chairman, David Augustine, the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Stryke Industries to its newly elected Chairman, Joe Peters, the President of Ultra Electronics USSI in Columbia City. Augustine stated “I’ve truly enjoyed the past two years as the Chairman of NIDIA. With the great support of our membership, board, universities and local sponsors, NIDIA has had the time to re-establish its game and create a plan to start growing defense related business once again. It’s been an honor to serve this great organization...
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NIDIA Membership, The Atterbury-Muscatatuck Center for Complex Operations is the host Army National Guard site for the U.S. Special Operations Command Technical Experimentation 17-2. The event will be held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center March 27-31, 2017, and the theme will be Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE), Military Information Support Operations (MISO), and Human Performance. The attached RFI is to solicit technology experimentation candidates from Research and Development (R&D) organizations, private industry, and academia for inclusion in future experimentation events coordinated by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The deadline for submission is December 7, 2016, and complete information can be...
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Hello NIDIA Friends, Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share with you that we are hosting a webinar today: The SBA and the State of IN SBIR/STTR Programs 101, at 2PM today. This is a very high-level overview of 1) what is new in the SBIR/STTR Program – both at the state of IN and federal level and then 2) an introduction to the program for anyone brand new to SBIR/STTR funding. I look forward to talking to you later today, if you are able to attend! The information and link to attend is: The SBA and the State of IN...
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NIDIA Members, the local chapter of the National Contract Management Association is planning an excellent FAR education seminar for March 7th. FAR Essentials is a one-day National Education Seminar (NES) that presents the essential topics from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – the source of the uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all U.S. federal government agencies. This seminar will explore in-depth the essential topics of the FAR to be mastered by government and industry contract management professionals. FAR Essentials will make your job a little bit easier, helping you digest the important aspects of the FAR without thumbing...
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NIDIA Members, please take advantage of Start Fort Wayne (our new technology center located downtown) and their week long tech tour that runs from October 24th through the 28th. You can visit the agenda at www.startfortwayne.com/tech-tour. Start Fort Wayne’s mission is below: To build a new economy in Fort Wayne, we need to rely on those new ventures created by people whose sole purpose is to create a “new way.” A new way of life for them and their employees, new technology or inventions that makes the world a better place, and new markets that no one has even dreamed...
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The Fall 2016 NIDIA Mega Conference is next week and there are only a few days left to signup. Registration is FREE, so don’t delay! Event Information WHEN: Friday, October 7, 2016 from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) WHERE: IPFW Walb Student Union 2101 East Coliseum Blvd., Ft. Wayne, IN Register Here View Mega Conference Schedule View SASPO New Buys Target List View SASPO Potential Buy List On behalf of the NIDIA Board, see you there! David L. Augustine, Chairman Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association
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Fellow NIDIA Members, this fall, we are honored to host the Tinker AFB Strategic Alternative Sourcing Program Office (SASPO) at our conference. Many times in our quest to bring more defense work to NE Indiana, we find ourselves scouring across the nation for opportunities, typically through FedBizOpps. SASPO is another office you should be engaged with. SASPO, located within the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), optimizes the alternate sourcing process and leverages opportunities for resolution of obsolescence issues enterprise-wide. SASPO accomplishes this through two mission elements: Source Development and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS). Bottom line, SASPO saves...
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