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The Tennessee Valley Chapter
of the National Defense Industrial Association
(NDIA TVC) Representing North Alabama, Southern
Tennessee and Mississippi
The Tennessee Valley Chapter
actively supports the National Defense industry
within a region that includes locations in Alabama,
Tennessee, and Mississippi. Headquartered in
Huntsville, Alabama, our chapter supports the
industrial base for the U.S. Army (USA) Aviation
and Missile Command (AMCOM); USA Space and Missile
Defense Command (SMDC); National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight
Center (MSFC); Missile Defense Agency (MDA);
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Missile and Space
Intelligence Center (MSIC); Corps of Engineers
Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville; USA
Program Executive Office for Aviation; USA Program
Executive Office for Missiles and Space; Redstone
Arsenal garrison and many tenant
organizations.
Each year the Chapter
conducts a number of events including an Awards
dinner honoring both government and industry
leaders. The Medaris Award is presented annually to
an individual from the Tennessee Valley who has
made an outstanding contribution to the defense
industrial base. A book scholarship is awarded to
two universities for undergraduate students and
fellowships are awarded to five to six students
conducting graduate-level work in space and missile
defense at universities or colleges within the
Tennessee Valley region. The Chapter's overall
awards program includes financial support and
scholarships that support technical pursuits
literally from kindergarten through the
post-graduate level, as well as recognizing
individuals who have furthered National Defense
interests in the region.
The Chapter co-sponsors many
meetings and exhibits throughout the year focused
on educating the defense industry, our community
and our members. Each year the chapter co-sponsors
the Southeastern Software Engineering (SE)2
Conference, the Army Space and Missile Defense
(SMD) Conference, the Army Worldwide Ordnance and
Test Measurements, and Diagnostic Equipment
Conference (WOTC), and Adventures in Engineering.
The Chapter sponsors educational seminars
throughout the year including an Overview of System
Acquisition Management (OSAM). The Tennessee Valley
Chapter instituted an Industry Update Program to
provide a forum for the education of our members in
defense and national security subjects that affect
the defense industrial base. We also sponsor events
that focus on providing information and provoking
thought on current issues affecting our Defense
Industrial Base, such as Defense Funding, Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC), Defense
Transformation, and Advances in
Technology.
The TVC sponsors the Space
and Missile Defense Working Group (SMDWG), an
organization that focuses on addressing space and
missile defense issues considered critical to the
security and defense of the United States. Our
current membership is over 1400 with 37 local
Corporate Sponsors. Our website is HYPERLINK
"http://www.ndia-tvc.org/" http://www.ndia-tvc.org/
. Joint events are co-sponsored with our affiliate
chapter of the Women in Defense
(WID).
The NDIA TVC serves its
members (individual and corporate) with a variety
of functions and events, tailored to accomplish
local chapter and the Association missions. The
Chapter sponsors a minimum of four dinner meetings
each year, cosponsors a number of conferences and
exhibitions, and participates in various community
activities. These events showcase NDIA, the local
defense industrial base, and advance the
understanding of national security
issues.
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