INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER NEWS

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Alamo

Lipsey Joins Chapter Board

Col. Richard Lipsey, USAF (Ret.), joined the chapter's board of directors in April as vice president for programs, replacing Capt. Nelson Caraballo Jr., USAR CoL Lipsey, who is president of Lipsey Cyber Consulting LLC, retired as vice commander, 24th Air Force, in June 2013 after 28 years of service. He is a native of Dade City, Florida. As a board member, he takes on responsibility for lining up a program of monthly speakers for chapter luncheons with a focus on high-level officers and relevant topics drawn from Alamo's four constituent communities: cyber, medical information technology, training and the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fields.

Speaker Turns to RT&E Challenges

The challenge of recruiting, training and educating (RT&E) U.S. airmen has grown no simpler with 21st century technology, the chapter learned in April. In fact, as training and education increasingly move away from familiar brick-and-mortar models to a learning portal environment, the mission has become more complex. Dr. David Blanton, chief technology officer for the Air Education and Training Command's (AETC's) Communications Directorate, addressed some of those challenges at the chapter's April luncheon. "Were changing the way we think about IT within AETC," he said. "We're thinking about the ways students learn and, in lean times, how to change the student-to-cost curve." The command already is fast tracking a comprehensive reimagining of its information technology infrastructure library and moving to a service model designed to streamline its training and education information technology systems. The ultimate goal, Blanton said is to deliver training and education to airmen anywhere in the world and anywhere in their career.

Argentina

Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award Presented

During the monthly board meeting in March, Rear Adm. Emilio Nigoul, ARA (Ret.), chapter president, presented Capt. Eduardo Malvado, EA, student subchapter president, with the Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award granted by AFCEA International. After the meeting, the board was invited by the authorities of the Army University to a demonstration in the robotics lab composed of several students from the subchapter.

Atlanta

Making March STEM Month

The chapter unofficially made March science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) month, and it showed at the monthly luncheon. The chapter presented Randall Stafford, a ninth-grade physics teacher at Rome High Scnool, with a STEM Teaching Tools Award. The funds will go a long way toward procuring motors, gears, PC boards, servos and otner big-ticxet items needed to compete in robotics competitions. Brian Cosgrove and Chris Pugel, two students from Archer High School, demonstrated the award-winning hydrogen fuel generator they created, tested, implemented (to power a lawn mower) and patented. The chapter also recognized two young guardsmen for their efforts during the 2014 snowstorms that stranded thousands on Atlanta streets in January and February: Specialist Shannon Haynes, who was the Georgia Army National Guard honorée, and Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nickell of the Georgia Air Force National Guard, who was unable to attend the luncheon.

Bel voir

Supporting Local Science Fair Efforts

In March, members of the chapter board were on hand at the Prince William County (PWC) Science Fair to serve as judges and to show the chapter's continued support of this important annual science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) event. The event was hosted at the PWC administration building and featured projects on display from more than 100 students. Bill Jones, chapter president, along with Alvie Johnson, executive vice president, and Reginald Vaughn, vice president for education, spent more than three hours judging exhibits and learning from the students about their respective exhibits. Along the way, the chapter was pleased to award $1,000 in scholarships directly to the winning students for their hard work and dedication. The generous support from chapter members and the boards dedication to STEM allowed the team to donate $3,000 to PWC schools to help support the science fair.

Bonn e.V.

Collaboration Tools Could Replace Email

The chapter's Young AFCEANs discussed social networks and collaboration tools for government and military with participants during an event on interoperability, which is one of the chapter's focus areas. As part of the discussion, Bettina Berg, Ministry of Defense, gave an insider view on how the German Armed Forces are using forums and wikis to support efforts to restructure the armed forces. Olaf Keitzel and Anne Rahdohs of CSC Germany showed plans to integrate social intranets as a common platform for all German ministries. This is part of the German plan to consolidate its government information technology. The long-term goals include more efficiency and the elimination of emails. The chapter's Young AFCEANs offer regular information technology events for their constituencies in government, military and industry to build up a network of young professionals.

The Way Ahead for App Stores

The chapter gathered at the start of the year to discuss app stores for NATO, activities of national interest and a consolidated use for federal ministries. According to speakers, these app stores should be secured and internal-and if possible should be "military off-the-shelf." It should be easy to use for both the armed forces and civilians.

Camp Pendleton

The Need for Simplicity

The chapter's March luncheon began with the presentation of two $1,000 Science Teaching Tools (STT) awards to Steve Kleinrath, a chemistry and physics teacher at Rancho Buena Vista (RBV) High School, and Jill Frank-Aldrich, Science Department chair at RBV. Kleinrath will utilize his STT award to cover the cost (entry fees and transportation) of participation in the annual Science Olympiad. Frank-Aldrich will use her award to begin a pilot program to incorporate digital technology in her biology classrooms. The Technology Spotlight speaker, James Gunn, president of CredoGov, discussed the virtual desktop infrastructure contract CredoGov has with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. The main speaker for the luncheon was Orion Linekin of Datron World Communications, and his topic was simplicity-the impact of product complexity on tactical operations with partner forces. In his presentation, Linekin spoke on the need to build equipment and systems that provide the user with effective platforms to accomplish the mission without being overly complex to operate.

Central Virginia

ROTC Awards Presented

In April, the chapter presented ROTC awards to University of Virginia Army and Air Force cadets and a Navy midshipman who demonstrated high academic achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related disciplines. Joe Reagan, chapter vice president for small business, presented the awards.

Scholarship Winners Announced

The chapter awarded its first four $1,000 merit-based scholarship grants in April to qualified minority or female students enrolled in four-year accredited science or engineering programs at Virginia colleges or universities. The grant winners are: Ayana Braxton, Virginia Commonwealth University, recipient of the Minority Scholarship sponsored by Battelle; Adriana Sprouse, Christopher Newport University, recipient of the Minority Scholarship sponsored by SRC; Courtney Sigloh, The University of Virginia, recipient of the Women's Scholarship sponsored by Battelle; and Gabriella Freckman, Virginia Commonwealth University, recipient of the Women's Scholarship sponsored by SRC.

Scholarship Grants Support STEM

Adrian Felts and Tim Brooks presented Matt Shields from Charlottesville High School with a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Teaching Tools grant in March. Shields' $1,000 grant was used to buy a laptop to help students operate robotic weather balloons and operate the robots they build and take to competitions. Felts also presented Alecia Mullins from Madison County High School with a STEM Teaching Tools grant. Mullins requested a grant to implement a statewide program through the Department of Game ana Inland Fisheries called Trout in the Classroom (TIC). TIC provides hands-on learning using inquiry-based techniques that teach the skills of research, journaling, data analysis, problem solving and the use of various types of scientific equipment.

Covilha Student

Grants Help Students Participate at European Conference

With the support of the AFCEA Educational Foundation, Portuguese students Carlos Velosa and Joao Morgado of the Covilha Student Club participated in the 6th AFCEA European Student Conference, organized by AFCEA Europe, which took place at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies of the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, in March. At that conference, Morgado presented an article titled "The New Software for Propeller Design and Analysis" on the development of a new numeric code enabling the conceptual project of propellers and evaluating its performance for different operating systems. The feature article was related to his Ph.D. thesis work at the Department of Aerospace Sciences, University of Beira Interior, in Portugal. In addition to the presentation of this work, the conference allowed attendees to establish contacts with other international students from different areas of knowledge, boosting future cooperation between academic research centers.

Dayton-Wright

Record-Setting Event for Scholarships

Linda Skinner, chapter president, announced at the Marcn luncheon that the annual Valentine's Ball raised more than $19,000 for the chapter's scholarship fund. The March luncheon speaker was Thomas Girz, Logistics Sustainment Performance Management (LGS) Division chief, Air Force Sustainment Center, Wriaht-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As the LGS Division chief, his duties include providing sustainment center performance assessment, metrics reporting and executive decision support. The luncheon sponsors were AT&T, Array Technologies, CDO Technologies, CSC, Deloitte Services, Evanhoe & Associates, Illumination Works, JJR Solutions, Northrop Grumman, Peerless Technologies and Segue Technologies.

Erie Canal

Tech Luncheon Addresses UAS Activities

In March, the chapter along with the Cyber NY Alliance and Rome Reps Association co-sponsored a technology luncheon featuring Andrea Bianchi, who manages operations for the Northeast UAS (unmanned aerial system) Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR). NUAIR, a nonprofit research organization, submitted a winning proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration to establish UAS test sites in New York and Massachusetts.

Students Recognized for Top Science Fair Projects

In March, the chapter gave out special awards to several students participating in the 36th Annual Utica College Regional Science Fair. The project areas included computer science, engineering (electrical and mechanical), physics, mathematics and environmental science. The Utica College Regional Science Fair is affiliated with the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held in Los Angeles in May.

Greater Omaha

General on JIE Challenges

In March, Brig. Gen. Brian T. Dravis, USAF, director, Joint Information Environment (JIE) Technical Synchronization Office, Defense Information Systems Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland, spent some time discussing the JIE with the chapter. Gen. Dravis clarified up front that the JIE is not a program of record, so it makes for trying times. His office is trying to establish better information technology efficiency across the Defense Department. Gen. Dravis discussed how the JIE consists of 22 core information data environments and revealed steps being taken to improve efficiency. He talked about their consolidation of data centers, how they are working toward network optimization and how tney have consolidated network operation centers. Gen. Dravis talked further about establishing globally integrated operations for the Defense Department and how this is being tackled through regional increments. The general touched on tne JIE management construct and how integrated product teams are utilized to help advance the concept.

Joint Cyber Center Responsibilities and Goals

In February, Cmdr. Mark Seelbach, USN, deputy chief of operations, Joint Cyber Center (JCC), U.S. Strategic Commana (STRATCOM), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, discussed the JCC with the chapter. Cmdr. Seelbach covered the basic tenet of the JCC-keep communications and information flowing to supported users, and if something breaks, let the leadership know the operational impact of the outage. Cmdr. Seelbach discussed JCC responsibilities: to identify STRATCOM's cyberspace key terrain attributes; report on potential threats and vulnerabilities; and develop options and recommendations. The JCC provides the STRATCOM commander with situational awareness on threats to mission critical cyberspace assets, lt also provides fully integrated cyberspace capabilities to support command missions. Cmdr. Seelbach touched on the JCC organization and how it affects all facets of STRATCOM. The commander covered JCC tactics, citing how it monitors not only the health and welfare of systems but also tne state of systems.

Hampton Roads

Event Highlights STEM, Honors ROTC Success

In April, the chapter held an event at Regent University featuring a speech by Rear Adm. Pete A. Gumataotao, USN, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic. During the meeting, Lt. Cmdr. Doug Vanderlip, USN, chapter president, highlighted tne chapter's support for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education programs through student scholarships and grants for teachers, and through support for the Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair to help encourage students to develop an interest in studying the disciplines that will prepare them for careers as the next generation of professionals in this industry. The chapter contributed $1,000 this year to defray the administrative costs of the Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair and also awarded $900 in prize money to the three Senior Division and three Junior Division students: first prize $200; second prize $150; and third prize $100. In addition, the chapter presented its ROTC Honor Award, which recognizes an individual cadet or midshipman for achievement in leadership and academics.

Information Dominance Forces 101

Rear Adm. Diane Webber, USN, Commander, U.S. Navy Cyber Forces, delivered a presentation titled "Information Dominance Forces 101" during the chapters March luncheon.

Huntsville

Retired Army G-6 Addresses Chapter

The chapter was proud to present Lt. Gen. Peter M. Cuviello, USA (Ret.), as its guest speaker in March. Gen. Cuviello has 38 years of experience in operational cyber, command, control, communications and computers (CS), and information technology roles. He was the chief information omcer/G-6 of the U.S. Army with a $5.6 billion annual information technology budget. Gen. Cuviello has since worked with Lockheed Martin in numerous senior positions starting after retirement in 2003. He is now the lead client partner of Deloittte and Touche Consulting LLP and is based in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the defense segment. Gen. Cuviello started off the luncheon by stating that if it's bits and bytes, it's cyber. He made a comparison between cyber and logistics from a project management perspective, saying they are both often an afterthought. He furthered the discussion by stating cyoer is often not part of the processes/requirements development cycle, and it is not built in.

Lexington-Concord

Young AFCEANs Support MATHCOUNTS

In March, a group of chapter Young AFCEANs supported MATHCOUNTS, one of the country's largest and most successful educational partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors and students. MATHCOUNTS promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grass-roots involvement and provides a solid foundation for future success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Young AFCEANs proctored and graded exams and awarded $250 scholarships to the top 10 Massachusetts students. Matt Carroll, Wyle, headed the Young AFCEAN team, which included Kimberly Matthews, ESN, and Matt Deutsch, Hanscom Air Force Base.

4th Annual Gold Circle Breakfast Held

Bud Vazquez, chapter president, welcomed 200 guests to the 4th annual Gold Circle Breakfast in February at the Marriott Newton Hotel, Massachusetts, held in conjunction with the New Horizons Symposium to raise scholarship funds. Vazauez introduced and presented a $250 check to Lexington High School senior Filip Bystricky, who won his school's recent science fair, which had been judged by chapter Young AFCEANs. His winning project was titled "Simplifying Prosthetics: Constructing a Prostnetic Hand with Shape Memory Alloys." Vazquez then introduced the featured guest speaker, Hugh Herr, dubbed by TIME magazine as the leader of the Bionic Age. Herr, who heads the Biomechatronics research group at the MIT Media Lab, thoroughly entertained and fascinated the audience with his discussion of "The World's Most Advanced Bionic Limbs." Vazquez concluded with thanks to breakfast sponsors Hewlett-Packard, Google and Lockheed Martin and to Jamie Tnurber, Lockheed Martin, for chairing the Gold Circle Breakfast Committee.

New Horizons Symposium Looks at Emerging Business Opportunities

The chapter sponsored its annual New Horizons Symposium in February. Bud Vazquez, cnapter president, welcomed more than 400 industry attendees from 200 companies, and proceeds supported the chapter's scholarship program. Tim Nickerson, symposium co-cnair, introduced senior executives from three Air Force Program Executive Officer organizations, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Army's Natick Soldier Systems Center and the General Services Administration, who informed industry about their planned new business solicitations. The agenda also included a presentation from former Air Force chief scientist Dr. Mark Maybury, chief technology officer, MITRE, about the future; a legislative affairs panel discussing "A Look from Inside the Beltway;" and a media panel focused on media, government and industry relationships. Vazquez accepted a generous $5,000Google donation to the chapter's Education Foundation from company representative Shannon Sullivan. Vazquez also presented a $500 chapter donation to Col. Lester Weilacher, USAF, commander, 66th Air Base Group, to support Hanscom Air Force Base's Troop Care Package drive.

Los Angeles

Colonel Speaks on Satellite Launch System Success

Col. William R. Hodgkiss, USAF, director of the Launch Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, was the chapter speaker in April. He directs the development, acquisition and sustainment of launch and range systems required to launch national satellites and conduct testing of defense systems at the Eastern and Western ranges. The directorate's mission is to acquire, operate and sustain affordable expendable launch capability, providing 100 percent mission success. It serves as the government's insurance agency to ensure launch success. It now operates the United Launch Alliance Atlas V and Delta IV and is in the process of certifying the SpaceX Falcon 9 as evolved expendable launch vehicles (EELVs) reliable enough to carry national space assets. Col. Hodgkiss said there would be a competitive EELV request for proposal starting in June 2014.

Contracting at Space and Missile Systems Center

Col. Christopher Wegner, USAF, deputy director of contracting, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Los Angeles Air Force Base, was the guest speaker at the March chapter luncheon. He supports the Program Executive Office for Space, which encompasses more than 600 contracts valued at $60 billion and provides career development for more than 250 military and civilian contracting professionals. He spoke about current and future contracts at SMC and indicated their goal is to deliver better value to taxpayers and warfighters by improving the way they do business. Upcoming SMC competitions include the Space Test and Engineering Contract-14; Western Range Modernization Network; Spacelift Range and Network Systems Division Systems Engineering and Integration; Consolidation Air Force Satellite Control Network Modifications, Maintenance and Operations; and EELV Phase 1A.

Inaugural Gravely Award Presented

In January, Dr. Wanda Austin received the inaugural Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Leadership and Service Award from the Pacific Battleship Center (PBC). The award presentation took place aboard the battleship USS Iowa in San Pedro, California. The PBC recognized Austin for her courageous service and leadership in the community and for demonstrating innovation in her field. Members of the Los Angeles aerospace community attended, including Doug Holker, AFCEA regional vice president. The Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Leadership and Service Award, which will be conferred annually, recognizes African-American leaders in battleship Iowa's community who exemplify the trailblazing, courageous service of the late Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely, USN.

Montgomery

Keeping River Region IT Relevant

In February, the chapter hosted a luncheon at Wynlakes Country Club featuring guest speaker Herbert Hunter, director, Business Enterprise Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate (BES), Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex. Hunter's presentation focused on the theme "Partnering to Keep the River Region IT Relevant" and drew a full house of various military, government and industry attendees. Following Hunter's presentation, Tom Gwaltney, regional vice president, MidSouth Region, formally inducted the board of directors for the chapter: Lt. Col. Leonard Boothe, USAF, president; Eric Sloan, vice president; Candace Akerson, secretary; and Charisse Stokes, director, Education Foundation. Additionally, Col. Boothe took the opportunity to report the chapter's Young AFCEAN program had been honored at the AFCEA International level with a Model Program Award for 2013. In addition, Taylor Gardiner received a Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award. The chapter looks forward to planning eaually successful luncheons in the future with the newly inducted board of directors.

Northern Virginia

General on Contracting and Acquisition

The chapter welcomed Maj. Gen. Wendy M. Masiello, USAF, deputy assistant secretary for contracting, as the guest speaker for its April luncheon. Gen. Masiello is responsible for all aspects of contracting related to the acquisition of weapon systems, logistics and operational and contingency support for the Air Force. The chapter also recognized this year's science fair winners, Aaron Aguhob and Mohamed Adbul Kareem, both from Marshall High School. April volunteer and member awards ana recognition included: Young AFCEANs Chad Ludwig, Access National Bank, and Rory Williams, KemTech; SuperNOVA Martha Soles, U.S. Cyber Command: Lifetime Member Mike Riha, Avanco International; Val Lyons, CACI, a Large Business sponsor.

Small Business Members Look at Federal Market Trends

The chapter's Small Business Education Sub-Committee sold out another wonderful event in March. Attendees were clued into the upcoming Alliant Governmentwide Acquisition Contract large business and small business recompete procurement just now shaping up. Bloomberg Government's Miguel Garrido gave an insightful presentation into MAC and 1D/1Q trends and an outlook forecast. Olessia Smotrova-Taylor followed up with best practices for winning task order work. The chapter thanks its speakers: Christopher Fornecker, director, Center for Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts; Miguel Garrido from Bloomberg Government; and Olessia Smotrova-Taylor from OST Global Solutions. Finally, the chapter thanks its location sponsor Access National Bank for supporting the cause.

Rome

Geospatial Analysis and Data Fusion for Intelligence and Security

In March, the chapter organized, in synergy with the Defense and Security Observatory (OSDIFE), a workshop titled "Geospatial Analysis and Data Fusion for Intelligence and Security Applications" hosted by the Scuola delle Trasmissioni e Informática. The event captured the attention of more than 120 attendees and focused on innovative solutions and technologies available to exploit data fusion for geospatial analysis to support people operating in the intelligence and security domains. The presentations spanned from classic geospatial analysis tool description to advanced solutions in the space situational awareness domain for space assets orbital management, to the analysis of unmanned system integration and expert systems application, and data interpretation. Gen. Pietro Finocchio, ITAF (Ret.), chapter president, introduced the event and presented the chairman, professor Roberto Mugavero, OSDIFE president, who gave opening remarks about the event objectives. The chairman and the chapter Í»resident closed the event, thanking both ecturers for the presentations and attendees for their interest.

Scott-St. Louis Area

Grant Supports Robotics Competition

The February chapter meeting was a joint monthly luncheon held with the National Defense Transportation Association. FIRST Lego League (FLL) team Da Ex Bots delivered a report in appreciation for the chapter providing a $1,000 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grant to sponsor the FLL Southern Illinois robotics competition previously cancelled due to bad weather. The tournament was a resounding success, allowing tomorrow's technology leaders an opportunity to showcase the results of six months of hard work. Keynote speaker Brig. Gen. Sarah Zabel, USAF, director, command, control, communications and cyber systems (TCJ-6), and chief information officer, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), discussed current J-6 activities in support of TRANSCOM's global mission.

Silicon Bayou

STEM Grant for NOMMA

The chapter granted a $1,000 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Initiative Grant to the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (NOMMA) in March. NOMMA provides for the development of student cadet skills in the areas of leadership, citizenship, character development, self-discipline, communication, group dynamics, team building and other related areas.

Tidewater

Luncheon Highlights ISR Operations

The March luncheon featured Don Hudson, technical director, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing, Langley Air Force Base. He gave a very enlightening presentation on the role of cyber and information technology in ISR operations. Technological advances in communications systems and processes have undergirded the evolution of tactical ISR processing, exploitation and dissemination, which have influenced changes in scope, complexity, scale, volume and type of operations. The close bond between the communications and ISR community has produced amazing warfighting results: 25,000 missions per year; 5 million signals intelligence reports; 2.5 million imagery targets; 1.4 million imagery products; 500 highvalue individuals killed/captured; and 1,000 improvised explosive devices discovered.

Turkiye

AFCEA Executives Visit Ankara

AFCEA International and AFCEA Europe executives visited the chapter in Ankara in March. The team began by visiting ASELSAN, a major supporter of the chapter and a founder company. A meeting was held with chapter members, introducing the chapters activities, plans and shortcomings. Kent Schneider, president and chief executive officer for AFCEA International, addressed the audience, explaining AFCEA Internationals new strategies and expectations from chapters. Following his presentation, the deputy undersecretary for defense industries of the Turkish Ministry of Defense responsible for industrialization and international affairs visited. The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, another founder organization of the chapter, is responsible for developing the Turkish defense industry and conducting large-scale defense procurement activities. After the official meetings, the visit concluded with sightseeing in Ankara, including the mausoleum of Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic.

Valley of the Sun

Supporting Great Students

The chapter participated in the 2014 Annual ACESA Summit, held in Phoenix in March focused on "Industry and Educators Inspired to Create Great Students." Dr. William Harris, president and chief executive officer of Science Foundation Arizona, and Jeff Goldberg, dean of engineering at the University of Arizona, were tne keynote speakers. Also speaking were representatives of companies and professional organizations around Arizona describing their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives. ACESA, the Arizona Council of Engineering and Scientific Associations, is an association of associations with a goal of serving as an umbrella under which all Arizona engineering and scientific associations can collaborate to increase their reach, reduce redundancy and improve their ability to affect change in the STEM arena. A networking session included members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers and AFCEA, as well as other professional organizations.

Wasatch

Technology Expo and Cyber Training Draw Crowd

In March, the chapter and FDA Expo hosted the Hill Air Force Base (AFB) Technology Expo and Cyber Training 2014. Thirty-three industry partners showcased their products and services during this year's event. More than 400 participants attended the exposition. In addition, the chapter held a small business presentation, "How to Sell Services and Products to Hill AFB," by James R. Dean, small business programs director at the base. Finally, Justin Searle, managing partner at UtiliSec, presented a cybertraining event, "SamuraiSTFU: Security Testing Framework for Utilities." The event awarded one hour of continuing education unit credit to more than 125 attendees.

High School Robotics Team Demos the T-Rex

Rocky Mountain

In March, the chapter held its monthly luncheon at the Peterson Air Force Base Club. The highlight of the luncheon was a presentation and demonstration provided by Team 662, Rocky Mountain Robotics. The team is made up of students from six different high scnools in Colorado Springs District 20 and is filled with creative and motivated life-long learners. The students explained how they organize like a real business to design, engineer, manufacture ana operate robots that solve stated game objectives over a six-week period. They then demonstrated one of their creations-the T-Rex, a remotely piloted robot capable of shooting a T-shirt more than 100 yards from its compressed air cannon. Team 662 says tney build people who build robots while encouraging students to reach as high as they can dream. These remarkable young people clearly showed that they are fulfilling tnat goal.

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