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“Farnborough International Airshow 2018 – Understanding the Opportunity”

“Farnborough International Airshow 2018 – Understanding the Opportunity”

Los Angeles Chapter meeting on May 18

The Farnborough International Airshow brings together leading players of the aerospace industry under one roof, with the goal of supporting international trade and facilitating business. With over 1,500 exhibitors and 70,000 visitors, it provides companies with a platform to showcase their products and capabilities at one of the aerospace industry’s largest gatherings. Key areas of focus for this year’s airshow include clean technology, aircraft interiors, manufacturing technology, MRO, space and UAS.

As the UK Government department responsible for securing and promoting international trade & investment, the Department for International Trade (DIT) is uniquely positioned to advise you on how to maximise your time and presence at this year’s airshow. Whether your focus is on civilian, defence, or space, we can facilitate meetings with potential partners across UK government and industry.

Join us in Los Angeles on Friday, May 18, 7:30–9:00am, when Pauline Wood, Vice Consul, Aerospace, Space, Defence & Security, UK Department for International Trade will provide an overview of the airshow – why attend, how to plan for it logistically, and key areas of interest. She will also outline the support DIT can provide to your company to ensure you’re making the most out of your time in the U.K. Even if you don’t plan to attend this year’s airshow, you will still find value in the discussion of the program planned for Farnborough.

The meeting is free for members & $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until May 11). For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to http://adflamay18.eventbrite.com.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Los Angeles chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is sponsored by Moss Adams, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, Chubb, Bolton & Company Insurance Brokers, InVista Associates, and the 62 Mile Club.

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“Protect your Data – or Lose your DoD Contracts”

“Protect your Data – or Lose your DoD Contracts”

San Fernando Valley Chapter meeting on May 15

Meeting Location: City National Bank
15260 Ventura Blvd., 16th floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Meeting Date: May 15
Meeting Time: Doors open at 7am, Meeting 7:30-9:00am

Aerospace and Defense suppliers in all tiers are now undeniably under constant barrage of cyber-attacks. Today, attacks are harder to detect, and very highly skilled. With the inevitability of cyber-attacks, there is an increasing emphasis on DoD suppliers improving resiliency.

If you were banking on DoD moving the compliance deadline (Dec 31st, 2017), you now know that did not happen. It is now four months since the DFARS 252.204-7012 deadline has past, and DoD is very serious about Defense data. DoD’s Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) has increased communications to DoD suppliers that the consequences could include the loss of DoD contracts. The biggest Aerospace & Defense prime contractors are even more forceful in their communications, as they are strictly enforcing the flow down of the DFARS regulation on every contract and bid.

You may not sell directly to the DoD, but if what you are supplying is eventually used for a DoD contract, you must be in compliance.

Please join us in Sherman Oaks, CA, on Tuesday, May 15, 7:30–9:00am, when Chris Buthe (Manager of Cyber Physical Security Services, CMTC) and Jim Savitz (Client Advisor, CMTC) will provide an update on DoD’s urgency to protect covered defense information and the role of the Defense Contract Management Agency. In addition, they will describe how a local aerospace supplier recently achieved compliance.

The meeting is free for members and $45 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until May 8). Guests may attend twice for free. For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to http://adfsfvmay18.eventbrite.com.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The San Fernando Valley chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is sponsored by City National Bank and InVista Associates.

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“Winning on all fronts: ESOPs driving San Diego A&D success stories”

“Winning on all fronts: ESOPs driving San Diego A&D success stories”

San Diego Chapter meeting on May 22

Please join our esteemed panel on Tuesday, May 22 (networking: 5:30-6:15pm, meeting: 6:15-7:45pm PST), to discuss two prominent San Diego ESOP success stories – Epsilon Systems and TechFlow.

Bryan Min, founder and CEO of Epsilon Systems Solutions, and Rob Baum, Founder and CEO of TechFlow, will discuss why they embraced the employee ownership model and how ESOP ownership has positively impacted their organizations. Larry Kaplan of CSG Partners, a leading investment bank specializing in ESOPs, will discuss the unique benefits to founders available through ESOP transactions, including those particularly advantageous to companies doing business with the government.

The meeting is free for members & $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until May 15). For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to http://adfsdmay18B.eventbrite.com.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The San Diego chapter is sponsored by Moss Adams, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, LevitZacks, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.

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“The 5G Future”

“The 5G Future”

DFW Chapter meeting on May 10

Future military 5G mobile networking capability will have a profound influence on military communications, and will present a host of new challenges and capabilities for aerospace and defense. 5G typically is considered to be the next generation of cell phone and mobile networking in the civilian world, and in addition should provide a rich set of technologies and capabilities for military voice, data, and imagery communications.

Please join us on Thursday, May 10, 7:30-9:00am when Shane Raftery, Federal Account Director, Nokia, will discuss the applications and impact of 5G networks for the aerospace and defense industries and the current status of 5G deployments.

The meeting will take place at Accenture’s office in Irving, TX.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until May 3). For more information and to register to attend the meeting, go to https://adfdfwmay18.eventbrite.com.

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The Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter is sponsored by Frost Brown Todd.

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Apache Helicopter Tour

Apache Helicopter Tour

AZ Chapter meeting in Mesa on May 10

Meeting location: The Boeing Company, 5000 E McDowell Rd., Mesa, AZ 85215
Meeting Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Meeting Time:
7:00-7:30am: Registration, Networking, Breakfast
7:30-9:00am: Meeting & TourThursday, April 12

The desert close to Mesa, AZ frequently pulses with the sound of Apache attack helicopters as the intimidating machines are put through their paces after emerging from the Boeing production line.

On May 10, 7-9am, join the Arizona Chapter of the Aerospace & Defense Forum on a rare tour of the Boeing Mesa facility, located on the edge of Falcon Field Airport where manned and unmanned rotorcraft roll off the assembly lines each day.

Tickets are limited to 15 people. You must be a U.S. citizen or active green card holder to gain entry to the site (proof of a legal right to work in the U.S.).

The meeting is free for A&D Forum and AZTC members (exclusive access until April 25) & $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until May 2). For more information and to register to attend the meeting, go to http://adfazmay18.eventbrite.com.  Registration closes Wednesday, May 9, at 7 PM.

Click here for more information about and to join The Aerospace & Defense Forum.

The Arizona Chapter of The A&D Forum is sponsored by Moss Adams and National Bank of Arizona.

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Tour of Quality Aluminum Forge

Tour of Quality Aluminum Forge

OC Chapter meeting in Orange on May 3

Please join us for a tour of Quality Aluminum Forge (QAF) in Orange, 7:30-8:45am, when you will garner an understanding of the precision forging process and why they are so important to the aerospace industry – and will explain grain structure differences between a casting, plate stock, and a precision net/near net forging. You will also get to see receipt of raw material, the forge process, post forge processes, machine shop, assembly, packaging and shipping.

QAF is not just a build to print shop, but an all-source solution provider incorporating powerful CATIA modeling and Deform simulation software to produce forge models from machined part configurations so that customers have another option when sourcing their machined part requirements.

Tickets are limited to 20 people.

The meeting is free for members (exclusive access until April 20) & $30 for non-members ($40 after April 26). Click here to register to attend the meeting.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter is sponsored by Moss Adams and InVista Associates.

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Tour of the USS Zumwalt

Tour of the USS Zumwalt

San Diego Chapter meeting on May 24

Please join us on Thursday, May 24 (Tour: 3:30-5:00pm, optional Social with crew: approx 5:00-6:30pm) for a once in a lifetime opportunity (unless you are in the Navy) to see the most advanced ship in the US Navy, from engine room to bridge, and almost everything in between (including the combat center). Our host will be Captain Scott Tait, Commanding Officer of the USS Zumwalt.

The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a $7 billion stealth guided missile destroyer that hosts an incredible array of capabilities not seen in any other ship in the fleet. The ship’s new wave-piercing inverted bow and tumblehome hull configuration reduce her radar cross-section to that akin to a fishing boat despite her large size.

The Zumwalt class was designed with multimission capability. In addition to the usual destroyer missions of anti-air, anti-surface, and antisubmarine warfare, the Zumwalt has technology onboard for targeting submarines, defeating minefields, and obliterating shore defenses with low-altitude missiles that evade radar, artillery, and even an electromagnetic rail gun.

Computers and automated systems also mean less crew onboard. A typical Arleigh-Burke class destroyer requires 210 sailors, but the Zumwalt requires only 130 to operate it, plus another 28 for aviation operations (the ship has a helipad large enough for two helicopters or one helicopter and a vertical takeoff drone).

Registration is $20 for members & after May 8 is available to non-members for $50. $20 of each ticket is a contribution to the crew’s favorite charity. For more information and to register to attend the tour go to http://adfsdmay18.eventbrite.com.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The San Diego chapter is sponsored by Moss Adams, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, LevitZacks, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton.

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“Faster, Better, Stronger – Why Boeing chose Sheffield”

“Faster, Better, Stronger – Why Boeing chose Sheffield”

CANCELLED

Los Angeles Chapter meeting on April 27

The Sheffield City Region is the home of UK Engineering and the UK’s foremost engineering research facility – the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

The AMRC is a world-leading research institute which looks into advanced machining, manufacturing and materials, which is of practical use to industry. Partnered with Boeing, it is a cluster of world-class centers for industry-focused research and development of technologies used in high-value manufacturing sectors. The group has specialist expertise in machining, automation, robotics, digitally assisted assembly, casting, welding, additive manufacturing, composites, designing for manufacturing, testing and training.

It has a global reputation for helping companies overcome manufacturing problems and has become a model for collaborative research involving universities, academics and industry, worldwide. With over 100-plus industrial partners range from global giants like Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, McLaren Automotive and Airbus to small companies, businesses can work with us on a one-off project, or join a member for long-term collaboration. Named Boeing Supplier of the year twice regarding Research and Development, the AMRC is at the forefront of research in Aerospace and defense.

Join us in Los Angeles on Friday, April 27, 7:30–9:00am, when Rachel Clark, Director of Trade and Investment, and Tony Corby, Senior Business Development Manager, of the Sheffield City Region will present how working with the AMRC and Sheffield City Region can help you gain the competitive edge.

The meeting is free for members & $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until April 19). For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to http://adflaapr18.eventbrite.com.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Los Angeles chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is sponsored by Moss Adams, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, Chubb, Bolton & Company Insurance Brokers, InVista Associates, and the 62 Mile Club.

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Tour of Aerospace Corporation’s Exploration, Prototyping, and Innovation Center

Tour of Aerospace Corporation’s Exploration, Prototyping, and Innovation Center

South Bay Chapter meeting in El Segundo on May 9

Join us in El Segundo on Wednesday, May 9, 7:45-9:30am, for a presentation and tour of The Aerospace Corporation’s Exploration, Prototyping, and Innovation Center (EPIC). Presentations will include an overview of Aerospace’s iLab initiative, its research labs, Aerocube Smallsat Program, and associated intellectual property portfolio and licensing opportunities.

The Aerospace Corporation FFRDC was created in 1960 in response to a period of rapid growth in disruptive technologies. Our customers and the nation are looking to The Aerospace Corporation to be a leader in taking full advantage of commercial-sector innovation and continuing to develop new ways to use space for the public good. Aerospace’s EPIC serves as a focal point for innovation, collaboration and realization of new ideas to tackle complex problems through the clever and thoughtful integration of innovative technologies.

Free for A&D Forum members (who have exclusive access until April 10) and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until April 17). Limited to U.S. citizens and holders of a permanent resident card (I-551). Limit of 30 attendees. Registration closes at 7pm, Tuesday, April 24. For more information and to register to attend go to http://adfsbmay18.eventbrite.com.

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The South Bay Chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forumis sponsored by Moss Adams, California United Bank, Community Bank, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting, and InVista Associates.