NDIA Mile High Chapter Events

National Defense Industrial Association

Mile High Chapter

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Wednesday - January 27, 2010

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

An NDIA Mile High Chapter-Sponsored

Luncheon Briefing is being developed

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Location

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 700

Denver, Colorado

(Convenient, inexpensive parking available at Pepsi Center, with additional, abundant metered street parking available throughout the area.)

Thursday, October 15, 2009, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM a box lunch and presentation entitled "The Contractor-Uniformed Relationship in Forward Operations: Bringing the Lessons Home" was hosted at Northrop Grumman Corporation, 17455 East Exposition Drive, Aurora. The panel discussed the lessons learned from the working relationship between uniformed personnel and contractors direct from the front lines in the war on terror. Invited panel members included LTC Glen Dickenson, Commander – 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion and Jeff Parks, Berico Technologies. Mr. Parks served in 2008 and early 2009 as the Officer in Charge for Signals Intelligence for CJTF 101 in Afghanistan.

Monday, June 15, 2009, 8:00 AM, NDIA & AFA Golf Tournament, Bear Dance Golf Club, Larkspur, CO

Thursday, April 16, 2009, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM, the Lockheed Martin Facility in Littleton was the site for a breakfast briefing with Mr. Steve Skladanek, Director of Marketing, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services speaking on Lockheed Martin Space Systems with a tour of the Atlas final assembly.

Thursday - March 19, 2009, 7:30 – 9:00 AM, Vicky Lea, Aviation and Aerospace Industry Manager with the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation spoke on Developing Metro Denver’s Aerospace Workforce Pipeline. Originally from the UK, Vicky has lived in Colorado since 2000. Prior to joining the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Vicky worked for UK Trade and Investment at the British Consulate in Denver, helping Colorado companies to expand their business operations into the UK, and assisting British companies conduct business in Colorado.

Thursday - December 18, 2008, 7:15 AM - 9:00 AM, Benny Milliner, Community Liaison for Military and Veteran Affairs for U.S. Senator Ken Salazar spoke on priorities for the new Congress in Veteran and Military Affairs. Mr. Milliner has primary responsibility for veteran and military issues, K-12 education, Department of Labor and union issues. He has served in this position since January 2005. Mr. Milliner served 23 years in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1993. He is a former member and vice president of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education elected in 1997. He served as a legislative analyst for seven years with the Denver City Council in District 11, during the building of Denver International Airport and the redevelopment of the former Stapleton site.

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Chris Lord, Vice President, Hitachi Consulting, Practice Manager, Aerospace & Defense spoke on Workforce Transformation. A&D organizations are facing significant pressure to solve the aging workforce concerns, standardize key processes and drive down operating costs. Workforce Transformation solutions help to overcome staffing shortages, increase workforce effectiveness and improve employee satisfaction and retention. Attendees learned about opportunities to capitalize on this growing concern; Embassy Suites, 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, Colorado

Thursday, October 16, 2008, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, A Panel Discussion of Current Issues in Contingency Contracting and Where We Are Headed; Embassy Suites, 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, Colorado

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Topic: "National Defense Issues in the Presidential Campaign"; Embassy Suites, 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, Colorado

Monday, June 16th, 2008 The 3rd Annual NDIA, AFA & USO Golf Tournament at The Inverness Golf Club

Thursday, January 31, 2008 the Mile High Chapter was pleased to host as Guest Speaker J. Triplett “Trip” Mackintosh, Partner, Holland & Hart, LLP speaking on "ITAR Investigations: Common and Costly Errors". The luncheon meeting was held at Embassy Suites, 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.

Mr. Mackintosh enjoys a national reputation as an effective advocate in the areas of export controls, trade sanctions, related compliance and white collar defense. He has defended domestic and foreign corporations, directors, and other personnel facing investigation under U.S. export controls and trade sanctions, as well as federal laws affecting securities, environmental controls, health care, money laundering, and Customs. Mr. Mackintosh has led defense efforts and multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Since 1993, he has taught courses on white-collar criminal defense, federal regulation of international business, and corporate compliance at the Sturm College of Law, University of Denver. He also publishes and regularly speaks on these subjects. He has received the highest AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Thursday, May 31, 2007 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Embassy Suites at 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver was the location of a luncheon featuring guest speaker Lieutenant Colonel Laura Potter, Battalion Commander for the 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora CO speaking on “Intelligence Transformation and the Global War on Terrorism”.

LTC Potter’s distinguished career began with her graduation as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Dickinson College and commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the Military Intelligence Corps in 1989. She has served in a wider variety of military intelligence positions around the world, including the 19th Support Command in Taegu, Korea, the United Nations Observer Mission in the Republic of Georgia, and V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany, during the planning for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). During OIF, she served as Deputy Commander, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade in Balad and Baghdad, Iraq. LTC Potter has been assigned to intelligence duties with the National Security Agency, and has served as an Intelligence Planner and then as Executive Assistant to the Joint Staff J2, Directorate for Intelligence, the Pentagon.

LTC Potter holds a Master's Degree in Russian and East European Studies from Georgetown University. Her numerous awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, the Defence Meritorious Service Medal, numerous commendation and achievement medals, the United Nations Medal, the Parachutist Badge, the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award, the European Command's Forsman Award, and the Military Intelligence Corps' Knowlton Award.

The Great Northern Tavern (located at Belleview and Ulster, near I-25) was the location of the Chapter luncheon, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

April 3, 2006 saw the Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 in extra innings and the Mile High Chapter was there to share in the excitement. Despite $30-$50 parking spots related to the RTD strike, 20 members and guests attended. As a result, we were able to donate 25 tickets to help send children of active duty military people from Buckley to the Military Appreciation Day Game on April 16th.

March 20, 2006 only the hardiest 40 souls braved the snowy weather to hear Congressman Mark Udall, our 2nd Congressional District Representative from Colorado, address the Chapter at The DoubleTree Hotel in Aurora. The Congressman addressed six key priorities including the need for energy independence, creating a public health system which is second-to-none, transforming the military, robustly investing in research and development, upgrading the educational system (K-12 and university), as well as creating a new diplomacy effort, people-to-people. After his presentation he welcomed questions and comments from the audience.

January 11, 2006 Vice Admiral David E. Frost (retired) was our luncheon speaker, addressing a group of nearly 40 at The DoubleTree Hotel in Aurora. He is President of Frost & Associates, a private consulting firm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His final military assignment was Deputy Commander, United States Space Command and Vice Commander, NORAD. His topic of discussion was Ballistic Missile Defense.

January 12, 2005 COL Lawrence “Larry” Lentz, Chief, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command-Colorado Springs (SMDC-CS), Peterson Air Force Base, CO addressed the Chapter. The Franciscan Event Center served as the site of this informative meeting.

November 10, 2004 General Lance W. Lord, Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base was the featured speaker at the joint meeting of the NDIA Mile High Chapter, Air Force Association Mile High Chapter, and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce- Defense Council. Eighty-one members and guests shared a delicious meal at the Franciscan Event Center in Englewood and listened as the General shared his message of space developments and the partnerships with industry that make those developments happen. Many thanks to all the friends and sponsors that made the event such a success.

October 28, 2004 Capt. Jeffrey S Ashby (USN Retired), NASA Astronaut and NASA/USAF Liaison (Colorado Springs, CO) joined us for a joint meeting and breakfast with the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Defense Council at the DIA Marriott. Well attended by members of both organizations, a delicious meal started the day off right, while fabulous pictures from space and informative command reports made for a purposeful meeting.

September 21, 2004 Lt. Gov. Jane Bergman Norton - Our largest attendance at a luncheon meeting thus far greeted the Lt. Gov. and all present enjoyed an engaging discussion of the opportunities available to the NDIA community within the state. A delicious lunch was punctuated by the opportunity to meet and speak with the Lt. Gov. on this fine fall day.

September 7, 2004 Rockies Ball Game - 7:05 saw the Rockies defending their home turf against the San Francisco Giants with a good showing of members from the Chapter to root them on. Who says having a team that isn't a pennant contender is a bad thing? Tickets were cheap, so was parking and the seats gave us a great view as Barry Bonds hit 698.

August 25, 2004 Meet Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-2nd) - Congressman Langevin is a member of the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Homeland Security. He was hosted by Circadence.

August 16, 2004 Scholarship Golf Tournament - Green Valley Ranch Club - Prizes were awarded for 1st and 2nd place teams as well as longest drive and closest to the pin. Proceeds will be donated toward a scholarship, yet to be defined.

July 14, 2004 Happy Hour - Zang's Brewery patio was the perfect spot for Mexican food and adult beverages on this warm summer evening. Several newcomers joined some familiar faces for another can't-miss networking opportunity.

June 16, 2004 Happy Hour - YiaYia's at the DTC was the site of our happy hour. Even the rain didn't stop the most interested from networking with members and non-members alike.

May 12, 2004 Luncheon Meeting - Harley Rinerson, Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Colorado and the Chief Information Officer for the State of Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs presented to the membership.

April 12, 2004 Denver Rockies Season Opener - Despite the recent snowfall this event inspired members and their guests to fight the downtown Denver parking scene and get together to watch the Rockies play the Arizona Diamondbacks.