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Friday, February 17 | Monthly Meeting

L. William Varner, President & COO
Mantech's Mission, Cyber and Technology Solutions

Wed., February 22 | Seminar Series

"Preparing for Sequestration and
Other Seismic Budgetary Events"
Presenting a panel of experts moderated by Joe Corrigan of Greenberg Traurig, who will explain what you can do now to deal with current and looming governmental budgetary reductions.

Wed., March 7| Corporate Roundtable
M&A Effectiveness "HR/M&A Interface"

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New Benefit for Members: Download the ACG Mobile App!

A mobile application designed for all smart phones and tablet devices. Designed with the on-the-go ACG member in mind, the new app allows ACG members access to the member directory and event calendar directly from their smart phone or tablet. Stay tuned and continue to update the application for new functionalities and tools—especially around InterGrowth^®!

Welcome to ACG National Capital \| Driving Middle-Market Growth Join ACG where Dealmakers Make a Difference- Membership Application Link Mission Statement: To promote the professional and business interests of ACG members by providing access to knowledge and business opportunities through networking, communications and forum related to both internal and external corporate growth. Our Value Proposition - To Fill a Critical Need for Dealmakers and Corporate Growth Executives: Opportunity to network with "C" suite executives from the regions other leading businesses Insights into market dynamics including government initiatives and ongoing mergers and acquisition Composite view of industry best practices as opposed to single vendor views Candid peer to peer sharing of ideas A good source of potential acquisition opportunities Access to the area’s most active lenders, investors, and other capital providers…it is always good to develop relationships with this community before you need capital Access to the area’s most active investment bankers, senior lenders, mezzanine providers, and unitranche lenders…all critical to sourcing and financing transactions.
SPECIAL EVENTS 2012 ANNUAL STRATEGIC GROWTH CONFERENCE, CAPITAL SOURCE & DEALSOURCE April 16-17, Hilton McLean Tysons Corner REGISTER AS AN ATTENDEE, PRIVATE EQUITY OR INVESTMENT BANKER ACG DEALSOURCE - Investment banks host speed dating with private equity groups. CAPITAL FORUM - Private equity groups exhibit at tables. *Thad Allen, SVP, Booz Allen, former incident commander of Hurricane Katrina and BP oil spill In 2010, President Barack Obama selected Mr. Allen to serve as the National Incident Commander for the unified response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Working closely with the US Environmental Protection Agency, DHS, the Departments of Defense, Interior, Commerce, and Health and Human Services, state and local entities, and BP, he sought to bring a unity of effort to response operations. Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson As an advocate for entrepreneurs and free markets, Tim is regularly featured as a keynote speaker in entrepreneurial conferences throughout the world, has been recognized as a leader in his field through numerous awards and honors, and has frequent TV, radio, and headline appearances. He was #52 on the list of the 100 most influential Harvard Alumni, and #7 on the Forbes Midas List. He was named Always-On #1 top venture capital deal maker for 2008. Carly Fiorina, Chairman and CEO, Carly Fiorina Enterprises, former Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard. She proved her leadership in tough times. Her pursuit of the controversial merger with Compaq Computer is now acknowledged to be the most successful merger in high-tech history and positioned HP to become the first $100 billion information technology company, creating market leadership positions for the company in every one of its product lines. William D. Green*, Executive Chairman, Accenture In addition to chairing the Board of Directors, Mr. Green works closely with the leadership team on Accenture’s long-term business strategy. He represents Accenture with clients around the world, with key alliance partners, with business and government leaders and with other key external groups. Mr. Green is also focused on Accenture’s Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship efforts. He has served on Accenture’s Board of Directors since its inception in 2001. Thank You to Our 2012 Sponsors		Nominate Now THE CORPORATE GROWTH AWARDS \| March 22, 2012 \| 6:30 PM Nominate your Colleagues and Companies! This year will definitely be another sell out event. Our premier chapter event highlights our region's best at the 10th anniversary of the Corporate Growth Awards Gala. To celebrate this year's anniversary, it will be held at the Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum on March 22, 2012 - in the shadow of the Space Shuttle Enterprise before the arrival of Space Shuttle Discovery on April 17th. The black tie awards gala includes a networking reception followed by the awards ceremony and dinner for attendees. The nine category winners are selected for leading highly successful corporate growth strategies at our annual black tie gala event. Sponsor Opportunities The goal is for your marketing dollars to drive deal flow. Our membership is comprised of the most active dealmakers that directly contribute to the economic strength of this region. Current Sponsorship Opportunities: 2012 Annual Conference ACG MBA Cup Tuesday, February 7 MBA Cup Competition Hosted by BDO Participating Schools: American University, Kogod School of Business George Washington University School of Business In the 2010-2011 academic year a record-setting 1,636 MBA students from 125 business schools participated in ACG Cup competitions. $213,850 in scholarships and awards were given to competition winners by 26 ACG chapters. Each case study provides students with a unique opportunity to present valuation, capital markets and M&A strategic advice to a panel of seasoned M&A professionals from within the ACG community.