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Registration open for inaugural Eastern Defense Summit in North Charleston
Formerly known as the CDCA Defense Summit, the first Eastern Defense Summit will be held on Dec. 6 and 7 at the Charleston Area Convention Center.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Registration for the first Eastern Defense Summit, formerly known as the Charleston Defense Contractors Association (CDCA) Defense Summit, is now open to the general public. The theme for this year’s event will be “collaborating on actionable solutions for our nation’s pacing threats”. It will highlight the growing threats from foreign entities around the world.
The inaugural event will be held on Dec. 6 and 7 at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston.
CDCA has spent nearly two decades bringing together Department of Defense civilian, military and industry leaders from across the United States. This year, the Eastern Defense Summit will connect more than 2,000 experts across the defense industry, government, active-duty and academia to address today’s challenges and foster cross-service collaboration in an effort to better support the warfighter and identify solutions to assist in their duty to protect and defend the United States from foreign threats.
The Eastern Defense Summit will showcase many DoD agencies – the Naval Information Warfare Command (NAVWAR), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Information Warfare Center, Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic), United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard – and more. For the most current Program Agenda, please refer to: https://www.charlestondca.org/cdca-summit-16
The following is the registration fee structure:
Advanced - $675
(Register between October 11, 2023 and December 4, 2023)
On-site - $775
(Register on or after December 5, 2023)
For government and active-duty military personnel with an active .GOV or .MIL email address, registration is free.
Lunch is included for registrants on both days of the conference.
“We’re thrilled for the inaugural Eastern Defense Summit,” said Gary Jaffe, president of CDCA. “We expect this year’s conference to be our most expansive yet and look forward to bringing defense industry leaders and their counterparts in government and academia together for a productive and informative event.”
Those interested in attending the Eastern Defense Summit can register by visiting: https://www.charlestondca.org/cdca-summit-16.
Members of the media interested in attending the summit can register by visiting: https://www.charlestondca.org/media-registration.
About The CDCA:
The Charleston Defense Contractors Association (CDCA) supports the defense community in the Charleston metro area, South Carolina and the Southeast U.S. The CDCA advocates defense issues with the community and represents its members with the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force and other Government agencies in the area and surrounding regions. The CDCA also provides input on issues and initiatives to the broader community in such areas as education, small business mentoring and congressional affairs. To learn more about CDCA or to join, visit: https://www.charlestondca.org/join-us-overview.
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