Lockheed Exec Calls for Girls to Join STEM Fields
Lockheed VP Stephanie Hill speaks in Southern Maryland on STEM efforts, her own path to the top, and examines what “purpose” means in our lives.
TPP Seeks Member of Year Nominees
Nominations are being accepted for The Patuxent Partnership’s 2016 Member of the Year award. The deadline is April 14.
Volunteers Needed at Lego Robotics Event
College of Southern Maryland will be the venue for the Lego Robotics Championship on April 8, 2017, and volunteers are needed to help out on the day of the event. The Patuxent Partnership has put out a call to members to be a part of the event.
Robotics Teams Head to World Championship
At the Maryland State VEX IQ Championship on Feb. 25 in Towson, St. Mary’s County teams took away five invitations to the VEX World Championship scheduled for April in Louisville, Kentucky.
3-D Printing Targets Readiness & Reliability for Navy
A Pax Partnership 3-D Printing briefing draws nearly 100 TPP members, including local contractors. Guests heard how Naval Air Systems Command, as part of a Navy-wide effort, is meeting the challenge.
Comments Sought on Pax River’s Site 21
The Department of the Navy is inviting the public to comment on the engineering evaluation and cost analysis for Site 21 – Sludge Drying Beds under the environmental restoration program at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The comment period ends March 10.
TPP Hosts Cybersecurity Event March 2
The Patuxent Partnership will present “Cybersecurity: Threat Detection and Management” from 8 am to 4:30 pm Thursday, March 2, at Southern Maryland Higher Education Center at 44219 Airport Road in California.
CSM Hosts VEX IQ Challenge
Elementary and middle school students will be competing Feb. 11, 2017, at Great Mills High School in the Southern Maryland VEX IQ Challenge. The competition is sponsored by College of Southern Maryland and supported by local businesses and The Patuxent Partnership.
Ceremony Brings Navy, NAMMO Together
The US Navy’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal Division at Indian Head has partnered with NAMMO, a Norwegian group that specializes in high-performance defense and space solutions, and Congressman Steny H. Hoyer spoke during a ceremony in January.
Foreign Military Sales – Opportunities for Pax River
The Patuxent Partnership briefing on foreign military sales described impacts from growing sales of US arms, defense equipment, defense services, technical assistance, and military training to foreign governments; a 17 percent increase in defense equipment exports since 2010.
