| Golf Event - Chapter Scholarship Fundraiser |
9/22/2008 |
| Charity golf event to support the ACG Scholarship Foundation more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Congressman Tom Davis |
9/12/2008 |
| Prior to his election to Congress, Tom was the chief elected official in Fairfax County, the eleventh most populous municipality with the second largest county budget in the United States. In 1993, during Tom’s tenure as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County was recognized as the nation’s best financially managed county.
Formerly the Vice President and General Counsel of PRC, Inc., a high technology and professional services firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. more... |
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| Kick off Event - Dr. David Abshire, President of the Center for the Study of Presidency |
9/6/2008 |
| Dr. Abshire is a vice chair of the Council of American Ambassadors, a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Public Service at St. Albans School, a Trustee of the George C. Marshall Foundation, a member of the Council on Competitiveness, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Fondation Paul-Henri Spaak (Brussels), and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London). He also is the co-convenor and a founding member of the Trinity National Leadership Roundtable. more... |
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| Education Program - A Conversation: Perspectives on a Transaction: Seller, Buyer, and Advisors”. |
7/22/2008 |
| Topics will include:
Most important consideration in a transaction for both buyer and seller
Amount of preparation
Biggest surprises and lessons learned
Importance of pre- transaction planning
Selling process and steps
Legal consideration and negotiations
Importance of deal structure
Tax liabilities more... |
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| Monthly Meeting - Tom Adams, CEO, Rosetta Stone |
7/18/2008 |
| As president and CEO, Tom Adams is dedicated to making language learning accessible and successful for learners worldwide. Since joining the company in 2003, he has grown Rosetta Stone into the world’s no.1 language-learning software solution.
Before joining Rosetta Stone, Tom was a commodity merchant, managing partnerships across the world. A native of Sweden, he grew up in France and England. He holds a degree in history from Bristol University, England, and a master of business administrat more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Michelle Lee, CEO STG International |
6/20/2008 |
| Ms. Lee, who founded STG International, Inc in 1997, possesses more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of business operations and government contracting. She is a hands-on executive, involved in every aspect of business operations and customer development within STG. As President and CEO of STG, she has successfully transitioned and managed hundreds of business contracts, worth more than $750 million, during the course of her career to date.
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| Monthly Meeting - Magid Abraham, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Comscore |
5/16/2008 |
| Magid M. Abraham, Ph.D.
President, CEO and Co-Founder
Dr. Magid Abraham is president, CEO and co-founder of comScore, Inc. Prior to co-founding comScore, Dr. Abraham was founder and CEO of Paragren Technologies, Inc., which specialized in delivering large scale Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) systems for strategic and target marketing. Paragren's customer base included large consumer marketing companies in the telecommunications, financial services, travel and retail industries. more... |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Strategies for Small Business through Successive Stages of Growth |
5/12/2008 |
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| Corporate Growth Awards Gala |
4/24/2008 |
| Vienna, Va. -- ACG National Capital, one of the largest local chapters of the Association for Corporate Growth with 400 members, has announced the winners of its 2008 Corporate Growth Awards. The winners, selected from a large pool of nominates, included: (Capital Provider) Thomas Campbell of D.C. Capital Partners, (Investment Banker) Daniel Cornell of Stifel Nicolas; (Corporate Executive) Thomas Mutryn of CACI; (Emerging Growth Company, Under $100M) Morgan Franklin; (Emerging Growth Company, $1 more... |
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| 20th Anniversary Chapter Celebration Event - Hay Adams |
3/27/2008 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Rick Rickertsen, Pine Creek Partnes |
3/14/2008 |
| RICK RICKERTSEN. Mr. Rickertsen, 47, is a Managing Partner of Pine Creek Partners, a private equity firm specializing in partnering with management teams to acquire small companies. He has worked in private equity since 1987, bringing over 20 years of investment experience to Pine Creek.
Most recently, he was a Partner and COO at Thayer Capital, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm with over $1.5 billion of capital under management. more... |
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| ACG National Capital and Maryland Atlantic Strategic Growth Conference |
3/6/2008 |
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| Monthly Meeting - Steve Shallcross, CFO, Vanda Pharmaceuticals |
2/15/2008 |
| Steven A. Shallcross has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Vanda since November of 2005. From October 2001 to November 2005, Mr. Shallcross was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company. Mr. Shallcross was the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Bering Truck Corporation, a truck manufacturer, from 1997 to 2001. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Shall more... |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Build or Buy |
2/11/2008 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Paul Cofoni, Pres. & CEO, CACI |
1/18/2008 |
| Paul M. Cofoni (CACI International Inc) - responsibilities include executing CACI's strategy to align its core competencies, innovative tools and best value solutions to help the U.S. government solve its most important problems in protecting our nation and winning the global war on terrorism. His vision for CACI's future is for the company to play an ever expanding role as a national asset, serving as its customers' preferred integrator and IT provider for their critical missions.
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| Holiday Party - Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner |
12/10/2007 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Dr. Alan Merten, President, Geor |
11/16/2007 |
| The reputation of George Mason University as a progressive, innovative institution of higher learning has continued to gain in strength and scope under the presidency of Dr. Alan G. Merten. Since becoming the university’s fifth president in July 1996, George Mason has gained national and international acclaim for a number of significant initiatives and achievements ranging from the completion of its first-ever capital campaign and becoming the first university to host the World Congress on Info more... |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Strategies for Small Business through Successive Stages of Growth |
11/9/2007 |
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| Habitat for Humanity Day - Volunteer with ACG |
10/27/2007 |
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| International Event - Intellectual Property |
10/24/2007 |
| Panel discussion with experts from Australia, UK, Canada and USA will discuss how the constantly evolving world of Intellectual Property impacts transactions and investing trends. While best practices relating to IP are improving, each situation presents its own set of challenges and opportunities. Whether you are buying, selling or investing in a company - IP has become one of the most important issues to consider.
Panelists:
Australia – Jack Redfern, Part more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - James Sandman, President, DC Bar |
10/19/2007 |
| The Legal Industry's Impact
on the
Economy of the Washington Metro Area”
Featuring
James Sandman,
Immediate Past President, DC Bar
According to the Legal Times, in 2006 the 20 largest law offices in Washington had:
• Combined revenue of $4.8 billion for their Washington-area operations
• Spent approximately $460 million on local occupancy expenses
• Had non-partner payroll expenses of approximately $1.6 billion
• Spent approximately $147 million on technology more... |
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| Education Program - Trends in Government Contracting |
10/9/2007 |
| Trends in Government Contracting
This program will focus on important recent developments in Government Contracting which every company should understand as they do business with the government including:
• Government Procurement
• Oversite
• Legislation
This will be an interactive discussion with extensive Q&A. Come with your questions and concerns. This is an excellent opportunity to receive legal advise on specific issues dealing with all aspects of government contracting from the more... |
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| Annual Golf Event and Awards Dinner - Scholarship Fundraiser |
9/24/2007 |
| The only ACG sponsored fundraising event of the year, benefiting both undergraduate and graduate students at local business schools through our scholarship program.
10:00 am – Continental Breakfast, Registration and practice facilities open
11:30 am – Shot gun start – Scramble format
5:00 pm – Networking Reception and Awards Dinner
Events Sponsors
Driving Range Sponsor Shirt Sponsor Luncheon Sponsor
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Darrell Green, CEO Intekras |
9/14/2007 |
| Darrell Green replaced Mayor Adrian Fenty.
Mr. Green founded the Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation in 1988 to create doors of opportunity for children living in insecure environments. After 20 years with the Washington Redskins, which included 7 Pro-Bowl appearances, 4 NFL Fastest Man Competition titles and 3 Super Bowls, Mr. Green is leveraging his strong national reputation and extensive network to further Intekras’ business initiatives within the corporate, government, nonprofit and education arenas more... |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Strategies for Small Business through Successive Stages of Growth |
9/10/2007 |
| What and Why: An interactive meeting of Small Business Owners and CEOs with common challenges, goals and needs designed to provide support and education among peers. This is intended as a peer discussion among Presidents and owners of small businesses who are interested in growth. Attendance at this event is limited to the owners and “C”-level executives of businesses with 5 to 200 employees.
Topics:
• What characterizes the growth stages that most small businesses go through on their more... |
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| September 6 - Kickoff Event with Stephen Fuller, Dwight Schar Professor of Public Policy |
9/6/2007 |
| “Aging of the Business Cycle: Wild Cards for 2008”
Stephen Fuller
Director, Center for Regional Analysis, School of Public Policy
Dr. Fuller has authored more than 500 articles, papers, and reports in the field of urban and regional economic development including monthly reports on the Washington metropolitan area and Fairfax County economies. His research focuses on the changing structure of metropolitan area economies and measuring their current and near-term performance. He develop more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Jack Dziak, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Sprint Nextel Corporation |
7/20/2007 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Karl Lewis, COO of GridPoint |
6/15/2007 |
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| Educational Program - Employment Law and HR Considerations |
6/5/2007 |
| Sponsored by BAE Systems more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Andrew Florance, President & CEO, CoStar |
5/18/2007 |
| Andrew C. Florance founded CoStar Group, Inc. in 1987 to provide commercial real estate firms with a cost-efficient alternative for their mission-critical market information. Under his leadership as director, president and CEO, CoStar has become the leading provider of researched information services to commercial real estate professionals in the United States, United Kingdom and France. more... |
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| Education Program - Succession Planning |
5/8/2007 |
| Sponsored by M&T Bank more... |
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| Corporate Growth Awards Gala, |
4/26/2007 |
| Annually ACG recognizes significant growth, deals and dealmakers who contribute to the robust activity in the market. ACG NATIONAL CAPITAL congratulates all winners for this well-deserved recognition of their successes.
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Stan Kasten, President, Washington Nationals |
4/20/2007 |
| Stan Kasten, who was introduced as Nationals President by the Lerner Group on May 3, brings an unrivaled resume to Washington. Best known as serving as the President of three major sports franchises simultaneously—Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, the National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks, and the National Hockey League’s Atlanta Thrashers. more... |
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| Education Program - Mentor/Protege Programs Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig |
4/10/2007 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - John Belcher, CEO, ARINC |
3/23/2007 |
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| Annual Conference and Capital Forum |
3/7/2007 |
| Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Peter Linsert, Board Member Martek Bioscience Corporation |
2/16/2007 |
| The long period of losses and extensive fund raising are somewhat typical for biotech companies, and many do not make it. Those that do make it usually enjoy the benefits of a high profit margin franchise protected by the life of the intellectual property, and that is why, of course, investors are willing to bet on biotechnology companies. In Martek's case, the founders went from a government contracting business with an environment of cost plus fixed fee, to one of finding a product with grea more... |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Staying the Course Part II |
2/12/2007 |
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| Annual Membership Meeting - Reception at the Tower Club |
2/6/2007 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Dianne Lob, Chairwoman, PCIP, Bernstein Investment |
1/19/2007 |
| Come Hear from an Expert How Market Trends and
Equity Opportunities Can Impact You, Your Business and Investors
As 2007 begins, investors wonder what impact slowing GDP growth and declining housing sales will have on capital markets. Home building has as important a role in the economy as almost any other sector. When construction is active, the economy grows faster, and when it slows, so does economic growth. Many also wonder if after the past few relatively good years, will the U.S. mark more... |
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| Special Educational Program - AIM London Stock Exchange |
12/6/2006 |
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| Holiday Party - Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner |
12/5/2006 |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Members Only |
11/13/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Terry L. Collins, Chairman, CEO & President |
11/10/2006 |
| Dr. Collins is the Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Argon ST, Inc. (NASDAQ: STST). He has led Argon ST through a dramatic and interesting period of corporate growth, via a combination of organic growth as well as M&A activity. The company has achieved an annual growth rate of 86% during 2003-2005. During this growth period, one of the many challenges Dr. Collins faced was maintaining a corporate culture consistent with the founder’s original vision.
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Mark H. Ronald, President and CEO, BAE SYSTEMS North America |
10/20/2006 |
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| Education Program - Developing and Executing your Exit Strategies |
10/10/2006 |
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| Public Policy Event - Terry McAuliffe and Ed Gillespie |
9/27/2006 |
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| Golf Event and Awards Dinner - Westwood Country Club |
9/25/2006 |
| This is a benefit fundraiser for the ACG National Capital Scholarship Fund which supports both undergraduate and graduate students at local business schools.
Schedule of Events
10:00 am Registration and Practice Facilities Open
11:30 am Shot Gun Start- Scramble Format
5:00 pm Networking Reception & Awards Dinner
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Vernon W. Hill, II. Founder, Chairman and CEO Commerce Bank |
9/22/2006 |
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| Small Business Roundtable - |
9/11/2006 |
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| CoSponsored Event featuring keynote speaker - Mark Vitner, Economist |
9/6/2006 |
| Mark Vitner's presentation from September 7th is attached. more... |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Aris Melissaratos, MD Secretary of Business and Economic Devel. |
7/21/2006 |
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| Educational Program - Pre Transaction |
7/11/2006 |
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| Thomson Survey Press Release - Press Club, Washington, DC |
6/20/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Thomas L. Monahan, III, CEO, Corporate Executive B |
6/16/2006 |
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| Education Program - Business Valuation |
6/6/2006 |
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| Small Business Roundtable - |
5/22/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - J. Rock Tonkel, President & Head of Inv. of Friedman Billings Ramsey |
5/19/2006 |
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| Committee Volunteer Breakfast |
5/12/2006 |
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| Educational Program- Private Equity & Mezzanine Investing |
5/9/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - William E. DePuy, Jr., President and CEO, CALIBRE |
4/21/2006 |
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| M&A Conference and Capital Forum |
3/28/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Raymond A. Ritchey, Boston Properties |
3/17/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting - Dewberry |
2/17/2006 |
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| Small Business Roundtable |
2/13/2006 |
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| Annual Membership Meeting |
2/7/2006 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting featuring Dr. Renato DiPentima |
1/20/2006 |
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| ACG National Capital Holiday Party |
12/6/2005 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting featuring Doug Webster, MCI |
10/21/2005 |
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| International Event - Doing Business with China and India |
10/9/2005 |
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| Charity Golf Event |
10/3/2005 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting featuring Edward J. Mathias, The Carlyle Group |
9/16/2005 |
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| Small Business Roundtable - Strategic Planning |
9/12/2005 |
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| CoSponsored event featuring Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post |
9/7/2005 |
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| Monthly Breakfast Meeting with Ray Oleson, SI International, Inc. |
7/15/2005 |
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