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Mr. Mark Roverse (Click here for his bio), Chief Engineer for the Space Vehicles Directorate (RV), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), speaking at our November 2007 luncheon.
Maran Vedamanikam, then PACA Vice President, thanks Mr. Roverse for speaking at our November 2007 luncheon.
Please click here to download the AF Today slides presented by Air Force Col Robert E. Suminsby, Jr. at one of our monthly luncheons.
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Event Calendar
Updated April 21, 2008 |
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PACA Monthly Luncheon Meetings (Networking and Informative Speaker Presentations by Industry Experts)
We meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Mountainview Club (which is located on Club Road on the East side of Kirtland Air Force Base). Registration begins at 11:30 am followed by lunch at 12:00 noon. Members are free and Nonmember/Guests are $15.
To RSVP, E-mail paca@ngc.com or call the PACA hotline at 842-8911, ext.333. Include your name, guests’ names and menu selection (typically a meat, fish or vegetarian dish). Please RSVP by the Friday before the week of the meeting. If you do not have access to KAFB, please include a request for a base pass (to the Wyoming gate) with your luncheon order. Future meeting dates include:
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January 15, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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February 19, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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March 18, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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April 15, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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May 19, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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June 17, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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July 15, 2008 |
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August 18-20, 2008 |
Briefing for Industry Conference (see below) |
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September 16, 2008 |
Speaker: TBA |
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October 21, 2008 |
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November 18, 2008 |
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December 5, 2008 |
Annual Christmas Luncheon (see below) |
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PACA Special Events
PACA Board of Directors Elections March 2009. Elections are held annually to fill any open positions (only the Vice President position is open). If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact Fred Jonas, Immediate Past President and head of the nominating committee, PACA of NM at either (505) 323-9836 or via e-mail at fjonas@rhinocorps.com
Briefing for Industry (BFI) 2008 Monday, August 18 – Wednesday, August 20, with full day sessions on both Tuesday and Wednesday BFI is the premier regional conference for strategic insights and new business opportunities including presentations by representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), DOD, DOE and NASA. The conference will convene at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW.
Annual Christmas Luncheon Friday, December 5, 2008, 11:10 am to 2:00 pm This festive holiday luncheon is a members-only event and is limited to 120 attendees including members and spouses. The luncheon will convene at the Tanoan Country Club,10801 Academy Road NE 87111. |
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Industry Conferences and Related Events 2008
January 7-10: 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Exhibit, Grand Sierra Resort Hotel, Reno NV. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1065
January 15-16: "Building Native Economies: 8(a) Workshop", Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Bernalillo, NM
January 23-24: AIAA Strategic and Tactical Missile Systems Conference, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1509
February 10-14: Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2007), Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, Organized by the Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies, www.unm.edu/~isnps/staifhome.html
March 3-6: 21st Annual National Reservation Economic Summit & American Indian Business Trade Fair, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV. Natl Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, www.ncaied.org **
March 3-7: Directed Energy Systems Symposium, Monterey, CA. Hosted by the Directed Energy Professional Society, www.deps.org/DEPSpages/DESystemsSymp08.html
March 4-5: NASA/JPL Small Business Conference, Radisson Airport, Los Angeles, CA **
April 7-10: 24th National Space Symposium, the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO. Hosted by the Space Foundation, www.nationalspacesymposium.org
April 10-11: Quality New Mexico Conference & New Mexico Quality Awards Ceremony, Albuquerque Convention Center. Hosted by Quality New Mexico, www.qualitynewmexico.org
April 22-23: Pikes Peak Small Business Conference, Colorado Springs, CO **
May 1: NM Small Business Week Awards Ceremony, Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM **
May 5-8: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference 2008, Lakeside Center & McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Hosted by RADTECH, the Association for UV & EB Technology, Chevy Chase, MD, (240) 497-1242, www.radtech.org.
May 8: 7th Annual, High-Tech "Contractors' Showcase," 10:00am – 2:00pm, AFRL Building, KAFB Hosted by the AFRL Small Business Programs. Contact Audrey at Exhib-IT!, (505) 828-0574 **
May 17: Armed Forces Banquet, 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Awards Dinner, Hyatt Regency Downtown. Hosted by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. Ticket prices range from $35 - $75, “Early Bird” table sales discounts offered through March 7, 2008, www.abqchamber.com
June 2-5: 21st Annual Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review, Albuquerque, NM. Hosted by the Directed Energy Professional Society, www.deps.org/DEPSpages/SSDLTR08.html
July 17-18: 5th Annual "Building Partnerships for the 21st Century" Small Business Conference, Matchmaking & Trade Fair Expo, Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM **
June 26-28: DOE 8th Annual Small Business Conference, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, www.smallbusinessconferencedoe.com
August 11-14: 22nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. For more information, visit www.smallsat.org
October 24-26: Wirefly X PRIZE CUP ’08, Holloman Air & Space Expo, Holloman Air Force Base, NM, http://space.xprize.org/x-prize-cup
**Additional information can be obtained from:
JOAN FULKERSON Director of Small Business Programs Air Force Research Laboratory & Kirtland Air Force Base AFRL/RS 2000 Wyoming Blvd SE, Bldg 20604 Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117 (505) 846-8515 (505) 846-4919 (Fax)
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