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Growing Your Business IN Defense
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Parkview Field
Presented by the Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association and Indiana's Procurement Technical Assistance Center

The Northeast Indiana Defense Industry Association, in collaboration with Indiana's Procurement Technical Assistance Center, invites Northeast Indiana business leaders to join "Growing Your Business IN Defense" at 5 p.m. on Aug. 12, at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.

During this event, business leaders will hear from a panel of leading industry experts regarding details on government contracting for Northeast Indiana businesses, followed by networking, dinner and a TinCaps baseball game.

The expert panel will include:

Matt Burkett – Deputy for Small Business Programs at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane
Brooke Pyne – Director for The Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) OTA contracting vehicle
Mike Dodd – University Program Director at Indiana University for the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
Bob Warner – Procurement Specialist at Indiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

With additional information from:

Gene Jones – Senior Services Manager of Cybersecurity and Defense at Purdue Manufacturing Extension Project (MEP)

Agenda:

5-6:30 p.m. – Expert Panel Discussion
6:30 – Networking and dinner
7:05 – First pitch

The cost is $25 per ticket and includes the panel discussion, dinner buffet and TinCaps baseball game.
If you work in the defense space, are considering expanding into that space or are simply interested in learning more about this incredibly important area of our regional economy, please join NIDIA and PTAC for this defense industry event.

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2021 Buy Indiana Expo
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
French Lick Resort & Casino
Presented by the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce

The purpose of the Buy Indiana Expo is to align companies with unique opportunities to expand their business through contracts with NSWC Crane.

Educational workshops will be offered to help vendors better understand how to do business with the Federal Government, PTAC, and SBA. There will be sessions covering Contracting and Future Procurement.

The Buy Indiana Expo will be held at the French Lick Resort & Casino on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 9 AM -3 PM. On Monday, August 30, the Expo will include the Vendor Packet Pick-up and Booth Set-up from 1 PM -6 PM, the Golf Outing at the Donald Ross Golf Course, and the Radius Indiana Welcome Reception that evening from 5:30 -7 PM.

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Future Meetings for NDIA:

October 1, 2021

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