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The MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington-Baltimore presents the Enterprise Forum StartUpLab, featuring guest speaker Shimon Shmueli, president of the Washington chapter of the Product Development & Management Association. To be held at the NRECA Conference Center in Arlington, Va. For more information, call Jennifer Quasdorf (202) 342-8415, e-mail <a href "mailto:jennifer@sightlinemarketing.com">jennifer@sightlinemarketing.com</a> or visit <a href= "http://www.mitef.org">www.mitef.org</a>.

The MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington-Baltimore presents the Enterprise Forum StartUpLab, featuring guest speaker Shimon Shmueli, president of the Washington chapter of the Product Development & Management Association. To be held at the NRECA Conference Center in Arlington, Va. For more information, call Jennifer Quasdorf (202) 342-8415, e-mail or visit .The Institute of Defense and Government Advancements presents Ship Survivability & EW, a technical seminar. To be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego. For more information, call Michael Levenberg (212) 885-2766, e-mail or visit .The Institute of Defense and Government Advancements presents UCAV 2003, featuring a distinguished speaker faculty. To be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Va. For more information, call Joanna Romell (212) 885-2781, e-mail or visit ."Information: The Critical Foundation for Transformation" is the theme of this year's DISA Customer Partnership Conference, to be held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Va. The conference will focus on the challenges of the Defense Department's transformation efforts. For more information, call customer advocacy (703) 882-0939, e-mail or visit .Women in Technology will host "Building Your Resources and Relationships," a career workshop for its members featuring industry experts and job-search professionals. To be held at the ground-level conference room (ECI2) at 2070 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna, Va. For members only. For more information, call (703) 683-4003, e-mail or visit .The Emerging Business Network of the Northern Virginia Technology Council will sponsor a breakfast titled "Create a Winning Go-to-Market Strategy," at Acquient, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, Va. For more information, call Stacey Williams (703) 904-7878 ext. 208, e-mail or visit .The Investment Banking Committee of the Northern Virginia Technology Council will sponsor a breakfast titled "Exit Realities: Battle-tested Blueprints for Successful Deals" at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner in McLean, Va. For more information, call Tarin Heilman (703) 904-7878 ext. 230, e-mail or visit .The Third annual Future Unmanned Vehicles Conference will take place at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn Westpark in Arlington, Va. For more information, call Ken Hood (310) 563-1210, e-mail or visit .The 2003 Secure E-Biz Summit features the theme, "e-Business Transformation: Implementing the President's Management Agenda," at the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, Va. For more information, call John Weiler (703) 768-0400, e-mail or visit .The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service presents the Services Conference for FTS customers and network users at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fla. For more information, call the AFCEA plans department (703) 631-6174, e-mail: or visit .The Defense Technical Information Center presents its annual Users Meeting and Training Conference, "Challenges for Information Access ? Providing, Protecting and Preserving," at the DoubleTree Hotel. Crystal City in Arlington, Va. For more information, call Evon Bumbray (703) 767-8236 e-mail or visit .The 6th annual Business Development Symposium, sponsored by the Patuxent Partnership and Naval Air Systems Command, features the theme "The Defense Transformation Landscape: Technology Insertion Opportunities." It will take place at the Holiday Inn in Solomons Island, Md. For more information, call Mary Kukla (301) 866-1739, e-mail or visit .The 2003 E-Business Symposium features senior executives discussing their companies' business via the Internet. To be held at the Walt Disney Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. For more information, call Keith Young (313) 867-6692, e-mail or visit .The District 2 Chapters of SOLE, the International Society of Logistics, are hosting the Fifth annual Mid-Atlantic Logistics Conference and Professional Workshop at the Woodlands Conference Center, Williamsburg, Va. The theme is "Logistics: Strategies for Success." For more information, call Dave Floyd (202) 406-1384, e-mail or visit .The Fairfax, Va., County Chamber of Commerce presents "Trends in Government Acquisition," featuring David Drabkin of the General Services Administration as part of its Insider's Lunch series. To be held at chamber of commerce offices at 8230 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 350, Vienna, Va. For more information, call Lisa Gibb (703) 749-0400, e-mail or visit .The AIIM 2003 Conference and Exposition, hosted by Advanstar Communications and AIIM International, is one of the world's largest global IT events. To be held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. For more information, call Stacy Lee (703) 883-9000 ext. 121, e-mail or visit .FOSE 2003 Expo and Conference, presented by PostNewsweek Tech Media, will be held at the new Washington, D.C., Convention Center. For more information, call customer service (800) 791-FOSE, e-mail or visit .The Forum on Information Security in Government, presented by the MIS Training Institute, will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Va. For more information, call customer service (508) 879-7999 ext. 346, e-mail or visit .Information Builders holds its annual Summit Users Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. For more information, visit .Have an event you would like to list on the calendar? 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