Charleston Defense Contractors Association Annual Business Meeting 25 May 2011

CDCA Conference Committee Co-Chairs: Beth Waugh/Malcolm Fages

C5ISR Conference Benefit by Registering Early! Oct 1159 PM $450 Starting 15 Oct $ Registered in 2011

CDCA Newsletter Committee Chair: Steve Amell

Newsletter Committee at work Due out July 2012 Seeking members

CDCA Small Business & Industry Outreach Initiative “SBIOI” Josh Hatter

Our Purpose Foster professional relationships between SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic’s Large and Small Businesses for the purpose of increasing the business base of potential small business opportunities based on trust, approach, and commitment gained by working relationships, continued networking, and specialized experience.

SBIOI 21 July 2011 Trident Technical College, Culinary Arts Institute

CDCA Strategic Planning Committee Overview and Summary Elizabeth Nettles

Our Purpose The focus of the CSPC is to help identify and focus on the future. Our goal is to help define the path forward for the organization – through membership, growth, and expansion.

CSPC CSPC currently meets twice a month to discuss these issues and consists of the following members: Elizabeth Nettles Cynthia Holt Steve Amell Dave Hamburger Josh Hatter Pat Keaveny Charlie Templeton Noah Leask Mark Gadomski

CSPC Topics of Discussion: Value of Membership – how do we define? How to retain/grow members – obtain feedback, increase retention Marketing Plan – Reach out to new companies for involvement Organizational Growth – align ourselves only to SPAWAR or branch out within the community?

Charleston Defense Contractors Association CIC Update Jack Hogan for CIC Team

Manpower Reporting Contract Amendments Importance of these reports to: You/SSC-Atlantic/OSD

CIC Nominees Recommendations Announcement on 10 June 2011

Future Pilot RFPs Met with William Paggi-Tues, 24 May Sensitive to industry needs Working all 6 Pilots concurrently Wednesday, 1 June, Meeting with ASN decision makers to review and discuss DRAFT Acquisition plans (Discussions address all 6 Pilots) Tuesday, 7 June, CIC Meeting NLT Friday, 10 June, SSC-Atlantic or Industry CIC will Pilot Status Report, schedule; Industry Day; possible release dates

CIC CANNOT ANSWER QUESTIONS THERE ARE NO ANSWERS

Charleston Defense Contractors Association Education Committee David Hamburger – Senior Co-Chair John Jones – Co-Chair

Our Purpose Our desire is to educate and mentor students in the engineering and business fields who may one day join our industry

Summer Internship Program Member companies host college interns for the Summer Internship Program. The CDCA provides up to $4000 to member companies to supplement the labor cost for these interns. The CDCA will work with Colleges and Universities to post the positions. It is the responsibility of the host company to evaluate candidate interns and request the supplemental funds from the CDCA education committee. Requirements for student applicants: Must be a resident of South Carolina Must be a college student pursuing a degree at a South Carolina College or University Must be a Citizen of the United States of America Host companies are encouraged to give preference to student applicants who are pursuing engineering or technical degrees. However, selection based on DoD relevance, not technical relevance.

Summer Internship Program Board of Directors approved eight $4,000 internship awards for the 2011 summer. A 100% increase in the number of awards over last year! Education Committee reviewed all applications and selected the top eight Five corporate member companies obtained internships

Connected Associations Complimentary Affiliations With: AFCEA TASC ASTRA WID Navy League SSC-LANT Education Program Office AOC and Others… To complement and supplement, not to compete…

Contributions The CDCA Education Committee continually looks for ways to attract talent to the region or promote organic development through the local educational infrastructure. Robotics - $25,000 donated to Palmetto Partners Regional Science Fair- Multiple education committee members served as Judges for the Regional Science Fair AFCEA Scholarship Golf Tournament Benefactor – $18,000 donated as of 3/7/11 Web Development Intern $6,000

2011 Investment Summer Internship - $32,000 Robotics - $25,000 AFCEA Scholarship - $18,000 Web Internship - $ 6,000 Grand Total$81,000

Pending Support Additional $60,000 being considered for allocation to support additional educational initiatives. CDCA’s total investment for educational initiatives in 2011? $141,000

Path Forward Outreach High School (PLTW, STEM, Robotics, Science Fairs, etc…) College & University (Initiated through Summer Internship Program) Local State Regional Internship Expansion and Co-Op Opportunities Become the “The e-Harmony of Education” Student Portal (complements both Internship and Co- Op initiatives) Grants & Other Financial Aid Research Application Submission

Questions?

Charleston Defense Contractors Association Financial Update Pat Keaveny

Charleston Defense Contractors Association Membership Update Charlie Templeton

Membership CURRENT MEMBERSHIP Four Platinum Members 143 Corporate Members (6 inactive) 172 Affiliate Members (38 Inactive) Total Membership—319 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE FORMING

Charleston Defense Contractors Association Board of Director Elections Jack Hogan Committee: Cynthia Holt, Ron Malec, Jack Hogan

BOD Elections Voting closed Monday night, 23 May Counting of ballots, Tuesday, , 24 May Be Assured: Electronic and hard copy ballots were protected and fully secured Committee process confirmed: Company membership up to date Ballots had 15 or less “X” Ballots exceed Quorum requirement

BOD Elections Be Assured cont’d: Ballots were tallied Verified Tally BOD Elected noted All Voting materials were signed; packaged in secure container; and deposited in CDCA archives No Questions or Discussion from Committee

Newly Elected BOD Our newly elected Board of Directors are: Steve Amell Ron Buske Dave Dobry Mark Gadomski Dave Hamburger Josh Hatter Bob Hayes Pat Keaveny Noah Leask Fred McCarthy Jack Moore Elizabeth Nettles Charlie Templeton Rebecca Ufkes Beth Waugh.

Thank You! Thank you for your support of this Association!