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SUMMARY:June 10 Rooftop Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand—our late spring outdoor rooftop networking event in downtown DC. Join un in an intimate outdoor social gathering with industry colleagues and esteemed guests with a beautiful view of the city! \n\n\n\nWe hope you will register today to join the MSBR Board and our Government guests. Please register below or email missy@mdspace.org to register. The registration deadline of 5 p.m. ET on June 2\, 2026\, is firm\, as any remaining spots will then be offered to our individual members on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nAddress: 700 Pennsylvania Ave\, S.E.\, Washington DC \n\n\n\nFire code restrictions necessitate that we limit attendance to no more than two individuals from each corporate member company; however\, each company may also provide the name of an alternate attendee.  \n\n\n\nAll reservations and payments are due by June 2\, 2026\, and cancellations must be received by June 3\, 2026\, to be eligible for a refund.  \n\n\n\nPlease remember that all government guests MUST be invited by the MSBR. You may send government guest nominations (name\, email\, title) to missy@mdspace.org. Guest attendance is not guaranteed.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease contact Missy at missy@mdspace.org for ticket availability.
URL:https://mdspace.org/event/june-10-rooftop-networking-event/
LOCATION:Rooftop Networking Event\, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue\, SE\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Engagement Opportunities,MSBR Events
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SUMMARY:July 22 MSBR Luncheon with Minh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Minh Nguyen\, Deputy Associate Administrator\, Commercial Space Transportation\, FAA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Minh Nguyen currently serves as an acting Deputy Associate Administrator for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space. In this capacity\, he oversees two directorates. The Operational Safety directorate focuses on safety analysis\, safety authorization\, and safety assurance for commercial space launch and re-entry operations. The Strategic Management directorate focusses on commercial space policy\, regulations\, standards\, research & development\, budget & finance\, human capital planning\, learning & development\, strategic planning\, international engagement\, and spaceports. He previously served as an Executive Director for AST’s Office of Strategic Management. AST’s mission is to enable safe space transportation. \n\n\n\n[ Stand out front with MSBR’s New “Sponsor the Speaker” promotion! Learn more here.] \n\n\n\nPreviously\, he has served in various capacities including FAA’s Deputy Director of the FAA’s Office of Policy and Plans\, where he oversaw the FAA’s planning and implementation of the FAA’s Reauthorization of 2018 and agency’s corporate goals and business plan development and implementation.  As acting Deputy Regional Administrator for the Northwest Region\, he was in charge of consolidating FAA offices in 4 buildings into the new regional office building\, and oversaw aviation matters in 7 states.  As a member of the Administrator’s Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG)\, he contributed to formulating strategic priorities for the FAA.   \n\n\n\nHe served in various capacities in the Nextgen organization\, including program manager for the Office of Advanced Technology Development\, division manager for the Office of Business Case Integration and Modeling\, and chief of staff for the Senior Vice President of NextGen and Operations Planning. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining the FAA\, he worked at the MITRE Corporation\, Veracity Engineering\, Argon ST\, and Naval Research Laboratory\, leading advanced research programs.  \n\n\n\nHe obtained his undergraduate\, graduate\, and doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStand Out Front with MSBR’s New “Sponsor the Speaker” Promotion\n\n\n\nYour MSBR board is continually looking for ways to both help our member companies gain meaningful market exposure and increase our ability to support STEM organizations throughout Maryland. To that end\, we are pleased to announce the introduction of a “Sponsor the Speaker” option for our luncheons this year. \n\n\n\nThe $1\,200 per event sponsorship cost provides you with the honor of introducing that month’s speaker\, accompanied by a slide with your company’s name and logo\, as well as a single seat for your company’s designated representative at the head table. \n\n\n\nThe full sponsorship cost will be a donation directly to MSBR’s STEM Grant Fund\, which supports STEM groups—largely made up of students—throughout the state of Maryland. Last year\, MSBR proudly donated $60\,000 to approximately 30 groups\, many of whom counted on our support to fund this year’s operations. \n\n\n\nWe hope that you will consider sponsoring our luncheon on July 22\, 2026\, featuring Minh Nguyen. Sponsorships are offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nPlease contact Missy at missy@mdspace.org to sponsor or with any questions.
URL:https://mdspace.org/event/july-22-msbr-luncheon/
LOCATION:Martin’s Crosswinds\, 7400 Greenway Center Drive\, Greenbelt\, Maryland\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:MSBR Events,MSBR Luncheons
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SUMMARY:September 9\, 2026 MSBR Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Speaker to be announced.
URL:https://mdspace.org/event/september-16-2026-msbr-luncheon/
LOCATION:Martin’s Crosswinds\, 7400 Greenway Center Drive\, Greenbelt\, Maryland\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:MSBR Events,MSBR Luncheons
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SUMMARY:November 18\, 2026 Luncheon with Taylor Jordan
DESCRIPTION:Taylor Jordan\, NOAA Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaylor Jordan is NOAA’s Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. Mr. Jordan is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight regarding NOAA’s numerical weather prediction and environmental modeling\, satellite programs and space innovation\, novel data and observations\, uncrewed systems\, and other large acquisitions. \n\n\n\n[ Stand out front with MSBR’s New “Sponsor the Speaker” promotion! Learn more here.] \n\n\n\nMr. Jordan previously served as Principal at Innovative Federal Strategies\, where he supported new partnerships for many of NOAA’s mission areas.  He also served at NOAA previously as a Senior Policy Advisor and worked on the Hill for close to a decade as the lead staffer for NOAA on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology\, where he authored the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017. \n\n\n\nMr. Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStand Out Front with MSBR’s New “Sponsor the Speaker” Promotion\n\n\n\nYour MSBR board is continually looking for ways to both help our member companies gain meaningful market exposure and increase our ability to support STEM organizations throughout Maryland. To that end\, we are pleased to announce the introduction of a “Sponsor the Speaker” option for our luncheons this year. \n\n\n\nThe $1\,200 per event sponsorship cost provides you with the honor of introducing that month’s speaker\, accompanied by a slide with your company’s name and logo\, as well as a single seat for your company’s designated representative at the head table. \n\n\n\nThe full sponsorship cost will be a donation directly to MSBR’s STEM Grant Fund\, which supports STEM groups – largely comprised of students – throughout the state of Maryland. Last year\, MSBR proudly donated $60\,000 to approximately 30 groups\, many of whom counted on our support to fund this year’s operations. \n\n\n\nWe hope that you will consider sponsoring our first luncheon\, on February 11\, 2026\, featuring the Honorable Jim Bridenstine\, former NASA Administrator. As a reminder\, we have a total of five lunches scheduled this year and sponsorships are offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nPlease contact Missy at missy@mdspace.org to sponsor or with any questions.
URL:https://mdspace.org/event/november-18-2026-msbr-luncheon/
LOCATION:Martin’s Crosswinds\, 7400 Greenway Center Drive\, Greenbelt\, Maryland\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:MSBR Events,MSBR Luncheons
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