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SUMMARY:Annual Month-Long Festival to Celebrate STEM Across Maryland
DESCRIPTION:The Maryland STEM Festival is a month-long celebration of science\, technology\, engineering\, and mathematics held across the state of Maryland every fall. Hundreds of fun\, interactive STEM learning events are hosted throughout the state by participating agencies and organizations such as libraries\, public and private schools\, colleges and universities\, museums\, professional associations\, and nonprofits educational organizations to highlight the educational\, cultural\, and financial impact of science in this state. \nThe core mission of the festival is to cultivate a positive environment that inspires children and students to pursue science-related careers. However\, people of all ages\, backgrounds\, and experiences are welcome to participate in the festival! The Maryland STEM Festival\, Inc. (the organizing body) actively works to increase participation from minority communities and those underrepresented in STEM fields. All events are free and hosted in different locations across the state of Maryland- making it one of the most accessible and inclusive STEM events in the country. In fact\, Maryland is one of the few states in the nation to have a state-wide STEM festival! \n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/annual-month-long-festival-to-celebrate-stem-across-maryland/
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SUMMARY:Getting Help in Exporting and eCommerce: SBA Resources for Women-Owned Businesses
DESCRIPTION:eCommerce and exporting are strategies that are increasingly used by U.S. small businesses to grow and gain resilience. Most small businesses are rethinking their use of digital tools and eCommerce is expanding exponentially. \nJoin SBA’s Acting Associate Administrator for International Trade to learn about opportunities for women-owned businesses and get your questions answered. \nParticipants will learn about grants for exporters and a range of other resources that are available for your business from SBA and other agencies. \n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/getting-help-in-exporting-and-ecommerce-sba-resources-for-women-owned-businesses/
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SUMMARY:Fortifying Cyber Defense: How to Act Now to Protect Global Supply Chains
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will guide Maryland-based small and midsize manufacturers through the complexity of the CMMC cybersecurity standards\, explain cyber responsibilities to the DoD and the difference between what’s required and recommended to protect your Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) using your limited cyber resources. \nThe DCAP program is a Maryland Commerce program\, administered by MD MEP and funded by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC)\, to support small and medium sized defense businesses in Maryland with meeting federal requirements for cybersecurity standards in order to prevent loss of contracts and related jobs due to non-compliance. \n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/fortifying-cyber-defense-how-to-act-now-to-protect-global-supply-chains/
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SUMMARY:MIC's Pitch and Mingle: The Great Pumpkin Pitch!
DESCRIPTION:There’s nothing SPOOKY about pitching! Join the Maryland Innovation Center to kick off the fall season with The Great Pumpkin Pitch featuring our MIC resident and affiliate companies. Over $10\,000 in Prizes! \nOur Pitch and Mingle event also include ample time to get to know the participants and your fellow attendees over some fantastic light fare and drinks provided by Cured 18th & 21st. Enjoy the cutting edge lounge at the Two Merriweather building while networking with innovation leaders from across the region. \nOur event MC Julie Lenzer\, Chief Innovation Officer at University of Maryland\, is sure to provide an exciting experience for all\, with a few other seasonal surprises awaiting our guests. Come be a part of this event in supporting the community’s entrepreneurs\, be part of the selection process\, make new friends at the MIC. \nSo how does it work? 5 startups are selected to present a 4-minute pitch. This is followed by 4 minutes of Q&A from the panel of judges and audience. At the end\, our judges will come together and select the top 3 companies! These winners will receive cash prizes of $5000\, $3000\, or $2000! In addition\, there will be a “Crowd Favorite” award which is selected by the audience. \nRegistration to this event is required and will include food and drink. \nTicket sales will close Tuesday\, October 26 at 12 PM. \n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/mics-pitch-and-mingle-the-great-pumpkin-pitch/
LOCATION:Two Merriweather\, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway\, 5th Floor\, Columbia\, MD\, 21044\, United States
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CATEGORIES:Life Science,Other,Technology
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