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Contacts:
Alan Fogg, FCEDA, afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o)
or 571-213-5065 (m)
Tanya Girdhar , TiE, tanya@tie-dc.org, 703-934-5556
Fairfax County EDA, TiE entrepreneur network host forum on federal contracting
SRA International Chairman Volgenau keynotes April 1 Emerging Business Forum session
Fairfax County , Virginia , March 12, 2005 – The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and TiE Washington DC will present an April 1 lunch session titled “Building Your Government Business” with keynote speaker Ernst Volgenau, chairman and founder of Fairfax-based information technology services provider SRA International Inc.
The breakfast presentation, the latest in a series produced by the Emerging Business Forum (EBF), will feature information of interest to smaller firms looking to do more business with the federal government.
Dr. Volgenau founded SRA International in 1978, and has 30 years experience analyzing, designing, and developing large technological systems. SRA has more than 300 federal clients in defense, homeland security and civilian agencies, and employs 3,800 people. The company posted revenue of $615.8 million in 2004. It ranks No. 31 on Washington Technology 2004 Top 100 list that measures federal contracting revenue. Fortune magazine this year named SRA one of the “100 best companies to work for” in 2005.
James W. Dyke, Jr., chairman of the Emerging Business Forum and a partner with the law firm of McGuire Woods, and Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the FCEDA, will give welcoming remarks.
The workshop will take place Friday, April 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Tower Club, 8300 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, Virginia. The cost to attend is $25 for TiE DC members and $40 for others. For more information or to attend, contact Tanya Girdhar at 703-934-5556.
Over the last two years, the Emerging Business Forum has partnered with a variety of business organizations to better reach minority business community in Fairfax County. In the past, EBF has presented events with the Greater Washington Ibero-American Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the League of Korean Americans-USA.
“One of the primary objectives of the Emerging Business Forum is to reach out to different business communities in northern Virginia, and this session with Dr. Volgenau will further our goal of working more closely with the active Indian technology community,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the FCEDA.
The Emerging Business Forum (www.emergingbusinessforum.org), created by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in 2001, specializes in creating partnerships between minority and woman-run enterprises and established businesses and government agencies, and on spotlighting Fairfax County and the Washington area as the nation’s preeminent location for minority-owned companies. In 2005 the EBF is hosting sessions with several minority-focused business groups.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA assists businesses by identifying possible sites and facilities, and provides demographic and economic statistics. The FCEDA’s Capital Attraction Program links technology entrepreneurs with potential investors, and another program supports the growth of small and minority-owned companies. The FCEDA maintains overseas offices in Bangalore, Frankfurt, London and Tel Aviv, and will open an office in Seoul, South Korea, in 2005.
The Washington DC Chapter of TiE (TiE-DC) (www.tie-dc.org), one of Washington's largest business networking organizations, is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the mid-Atlantic region. TiE stands for "The Innovative Ecosystem" and is a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals. TiE-DC regularly host events that are open to entrepreneurs and executives across the region. TiE-DC was founded in 1997 as the Indian CEO High Tech (ICEO) Council, which agreed to merge with TiE in 2000.
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