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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 14 @ 1159 PM
•$450•Starting 15 Oct
•$550
782 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 0730-1500
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 discussthese issues and consists of the followingmembers:
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 CommitteeDavid 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
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 HoganCommittee: Cynthia Holt, Ron Malec, Jack Hogan
BOD Elections
Voting closed Monday night, 23 May Counting of ballots, Tuesday, 10-1130, 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!
