Indiana is combining its forces to grow the state’s defense industry and military assets, creating a collaborative approach to market the sector and bring new business to the state. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Monday a realignment of the Indiana Office of Defense Development, which will now fall under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. “With a strong military presence and network of defense assets, combined with the tactical advantage of our state’s pro-growth business climate, Indiana is perfectly positioned to be at the center of global advancements and growth in defense” said Holcomb. The governor also announced the...
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NIDIA Chairman Rick Howard was recently interviewed by the Journal Gazette magazine regarding the State of Indiana’s attractiveness to the Aerospace and Defense industry. Read the article online here: http://www.journalgazette.net/business/20190811/for-aerospace-state-is-6th
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Please plan to attend the Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association All-Member Meeting Date: August 20, 2019 Location: Marriott Courtyard, downtown Ft Wayne (1150 S. Harrison Street) Reception afterwards at the Hampton Inn Rooftop, overlooking Parkview Field Time: 4pm– All-Member Meeting 6pm – Reception, Networking, Meet-n-Greet, Hampton Inn Rooftop patio 7pm – Stay and watch the Ft Wayne TinCaps from the Hampton Rooftop patio! Tentative Agenda: NIDIA Overview – presented by Rick Howard, NIDIA chaiir Conexus Overview – presented by Mark Howell, CEO & President of CONEXUS Cyber Update – presented by Gene Jones, Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Northeast Indiana Regional...
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All, The IN3 Lunch and Learn event scheduled for June 5, 2019, has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a future date. Any fees paid to attend the June 5th Lunch & Learn event will be reimbursed.
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Join IN3 as they host their March INCATT Member Showcase event at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday, March 28, 2019. The featured topic this month is trusted systems. Three of their INCATT member companies working in this area are Galois, Tangram Flex and Raytheon. You will also hear from several IU faculty doing work in the trusted systems area. A featured speaker from Tangram Flex is Doug Ebersole, Director of Application Engineering and the retired Executive Director of Air Force Research Labs. GALOIS, Tangram Flex’s parent company, is a research and development lab that collaborates with commercial, defense, and intelligence...
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Join us for our Think Spring! NIDIA membership meeting at 3:00PM on Thursday, April 11th. Thank you to Raytheon for once again hosting our meeting. Following is the draft meeting agenda: Purdue Fort Wayne / Transition Update and Industry Engagement – Sean Ryan & Kim Wagner Using Other Transactions Authorities (OTA) for Defense Business – Aaron Springer Congressional Delegation Panel – Sen. Braun & Rep. Banks staffers Iraq Warfighter Experience – Torrey Cady, Raytheon Site Executive Raffle tickets to the Fort Wayne Airshow Our membership meeting will be followed by another NIDIA social “mixer” at Parkview SportOne Field House (Golf...
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Congressman Jim Banks Appropriations Request Form for FY2020 Submittals due no later than 20 March 2019 (for the Defense Subcommittee) Click Here for additional details and to download the request form.
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You’re invited to the 2019 Japan-Northeast Indiana Summit.
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Join Elevate Ventures to learn more about the SBIR/STTR Program for Early Stage Financing This event will introduce you to the resources Indiana has to offer specific to non-dilutive capital and local, state, and federal contracting. Join Kris Parmelee, Parmelee Consulting and Robert Warner, Northeast PTAC Counselor, to explore the ins and outs of the SBIR/STTR program and Government Contracting. Event Details March 15, 2019 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Venue: The Atrium 111 W Berry St #211, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Click Here To Learn More and Register For This Event
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We’d like to thank Mike Dodd from the Indiana Innovation Institute (IN3) for presenting at the March NIDIA Lunch-n-Learn hosted by Aaron Springer. IN3’s purpose is to bring together the best minds in government, academia and industry to solve real world problems for the DOD, NSA and industry. Mike will be back with us in May; looking for businesses interested in teaming together to bid on OTA requirements. The May Lunch-n-Learn will be a tremendous opportunity to form local teams and go after new business. We look forward to seeing all our members participate.
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