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Breakfast: Federal Executive Breakfast with speaker Mark Krzysko, director of supply-chain systems transformation office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Defense Department, sponsored by Input Inc. at the Fairview Park Marriott, Falls Church, Va. Contact Dana Broersma at 703-707-3543, or visit .Conference: IDEAS 2005, a two-day educational conference and technology showcase on compliance to the Americans with Disabilities Act, at the Washington Convention Center, Washington. Free. Contact Naeema Long at 202-772-2500, or visit .Panel discussion: Annual Government Contracting Symposium. Industry panelists discuss Sarbanes-Oxley Act and compliance issues, ways to mitigate risks and other issues, at the Tower Club, Vienna, Va. Contact marketing assistant at 301-231-6298, .Conference: Business Development-Capability Maturity Model, at the Tysons Corner Marriott, Vienna, Va. Contact Donna Anderson at 301-805-4046, or visit . Symposia: Enterprise IP Communications, Trusted Networks, sponsored by Lippis Media, at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, Calif. Visit . Conference: AFCOM Data Center World, with keynote speaker Yogesh Gupta, chief technology officer for Computer Associates International Inc., at the Chicago Hilton Hotel, Chicago. Contact Jill Eckhaus at 714-997-7966, or visit .Conference: Storage to Knowledge: The Data Lifecycle Approach Conference, with Michael Daconta, metadata program manager, Homeland Security Department, Bruce James, Public Printer of the United States. Sponsored by Government Computer News at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington. Contact registrar at 866-424-5323 or visit .Conference: Navsea Women-Owned Small Business Conference, with speakers from large submarine prime and subcontractors, and government small business offices, at Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Va. Contact Nicolle Rose Hackman at 703-941-0600, or visit .Symposium: 2nd Annual Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Transformation Symposium: Enhancing Net-centric Operations from Space to Mud, with briefings from Defense Department, U.S. Strategic Command and National Security Agency, at the Millennium Hotel, St. Louis. Contact Tina Dickinson at 301-596-8899, .Meeting: Washington chapter of AFCEA, lunch meeting with Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Robert Willard as keynote speaker, at the Pentagon City Ritz Carlton, Arlington, Va. Contact Adrienne Osterhuber at 703-883-9000, ext. 131, or visit .Forum: Advances in open standards, hosted by OASIS at the Russell Hotel, Russell Square, London. Contact Jane Harnad at 978-667-5115, or visit .Breakfast: Federal Executive Breakfast with speaker Greg Rothwell, chief procurement officer of the Homeland Security Department on the agency's plans for technology and investments, sponsored by Input Inc. at the Fairview Park Marriott, Falls Church, Va. Contact Dana Broersma at 703-707-3543, or visit .Conference: Smart Card Alliance 2005 Fall 12th Annual Conference/USA and Latin America at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami. Contact general information at 800-228-9290, or visit .Breakfast: Washington Breakfast Club meets to discuss base reassignment and closings, at the Tower Club, Vienna, Va. Contact Kevin Linck at 301-869-7252, or visit .Have an event you would like to list on the calendar? Visit our Web site, , click on "Other industry related events," then click on "Add your event" and enter the information.