FORUMS

forum (as defined by Wiktionary)

1. A place for discussion.
2. A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
3. A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
4. An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.

Each CRTC Forum defined below meets regularly to discuss/exchange resources on a given topic and also has an online forum associated with the group.

Business to Government (B2G)
The mission of the B2G Forum is to provide members with industry-leading information, tools and resources to help them grow sustainable and effective public sector market strategies. The Forum will supply member companies regular access to a group of  experts from both large and small government contractors to help identify and overcome the challenges associated with entering, competing and winning public sector business.

Committee Chair: G. Chris Brown, Aldebaron
Board Liaison: Karen Sutter, The Sutter Group
Meeting Schedule: Second Wednesdays, 8:00-9:30 a.m.

Workforce Development
The mission of the Workforce Development Forum is to assist CRTC members with workforce challenges by aggregating resources to match training, volunteerism and employment opportunities.

Committee Chairs: Andrea Maxey, Watkins Meegan & Michael Volk, CyberCenter at AACC
Board Liaison: Andrea Maxey, Watkins Meegan
Meeting Schedule: Variable




Emerging Tech
What's hotter than Green Technology? The Green Markets Forum drives discussion and business opportunities in the area of Green/Clean Tech. The mission of this forum is to guide the CRTC Green Markets community toward being a vibrant, growing arm of the CRTC whose members can expect business connections to develop into tangible business growth.

Committee Chair: John Chichetti, Technology Options Group
Board Liaison: Adam Suri, Secure Technologies Group
Meeting Schedule: Variable






Social Media Marketing
The mission of the Social Media-Marketing Forum is to provide value to the CRTC membership by leveraging social media to market CRTC programming, educate the membership about social media, drive social media orientated events, and to engage the CRTC membership.

Committee Chair: Garret Ohm, The Sutter Group
Board Liaison: Owen Meeks, Force 3
Meeting Schedule: Fourth Fridays, 8:00-9:00 a.m.







Cyber
The Cyber Forum is a peer group of business executives working int the ever expanding cyber marketplace. The group meets in person periodically and contributes to the online forum to share resources and develop trusted partners and colleagues.

Committee Chair: Joanne Shumaker, SRC & Christina Wiegand-Majernik, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Board Liaison: Frederick Ferrer, ARINC
Meeting Schedule: Variable


Women in Tech
The mission of the Women in Tech forum is to positively influence women and inspire girls who aspire to work in the technology field through networking, speaking engagements, training, volunteer work and provide positive role models.

Board Liaison & Committee Chair: Angie Lienert, IntelliGenesis LLC
Meeting Schedule: Variable

For more information on these and other Committees access the individual Committee pages through the "Connect" drop down menu above.