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AFCEA LA Chapter In-Person Event

Aaron Parra Jr

July 21, 2026

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Please join us on 21 July to hear about SSC’s Small Business Office!.  Mr. Aaron Parra Jr, Director of Small Business Programs, will be prepared to speak for about 20 minutes and then take questions.

This is an in-person event in the Gordon Conference Center (GCC). Enter the building near The South Bay Grill and turn right once inside to enter the GCC.  Check in for the luncheon to get your table assignment and proceed into the room!  The event starts at 11:30am on 21 July with networking.  We will have opening remarks around 11:45am followed by lunch.  The guest speaker’s remarks will start around 12:15, and we’ll conclude Q&A around 1:00pm.

Cost is:  $35 for members and $45 for non-members

Register by 13 July!

To register go to the AFCEA LA homepage, https://afcea-la.org/, and at the top of the page under the “Upcoming Events” heading, click on this event.

While we will do everything we can to get you access to base if you provide the requested information by 13 July, things happen.  *If you do not have base access, be sure to bring your Real ID or passport with you and arrive a little early in case you need to go through the Visitor Control Center.*

If you have any questions, please contact Mike Gabor, AFCEA LA Chapter Vice President of Programs at mgabor@turionspace.com and Todd Wiest, AFCEA LA Chapter President at todd.wiest@kratosdefense.com.

Mr. Parra is the Director of Small Business Programs for US Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC) located at Los Angeles AFB. In his role, he oversees the small business offices at LA AFB, Vandenberg SFB, and Patrick SFB with the goal of maximizing small business opportunities at the prime and subcontracting level. His goal is to foster small business competition within SSC’s $11B procurement portfolio to deliver the most innovative, agile solutions to our nation’s warfighter and to expand our defense industrial base.

Corporate sponsorships for this event are currently available.  If you are sponsoring *and* attending, please ensure you register and include whether you need or have base access.  We also ask that sponsors have *all attendees registered* (up to 4) by 13 July.

 

Los Angeles STEM Ride

Presented by AFCEA-LA

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Join our sponsors for the Sixth Annual AFCEA Bicycling Event on Saturday, July 11 2026.       Proceeds will benefit AFCEA-LA’s STEM education program.

  • On-site registration opens at 8:00 A.M. The ride starts at 9:00 A.M. in Redondo Beach on N. Harbor Dr. and Portofino Way. This year there will be three rides – 20, 40 and 65 miles. The 20 and 40-mile rides will follow the Marvin Braude Bike Trail to the Temescal Canyon parking area. The 65 miler will include a Palos Verdes route. Helmets required. Jerseys: hewitt@affigent.com; Sponsors: waynekauffman@roadrunner.com
  • Enjoy three supported rest stops – at Marina Del Rey, the Abalone Cove Park on Palos Verdes, and Temescal Canyon.  In addition to the rest stops, there will be SAG support. Registered riders will receive an AFCEA STEM jersey.  Go to:  ridewithgps: AFCEA Cycling for STEM 2025 · https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50476593
  • For more information, please contact Dan Mathews at 310.641.1466, or mathews.daniel@ensco.com

All Available briefing slides are available on the Past Event page.

Upcoming AFCEA-LA Events

DateLuncheon Speaker/Event TopicLocation
11 JulLA STEM Ride
21 JulMr. Aaron Parra JrSmall Business ProgramsGCC-1
18 AugTBDTBDGCC-1
22 SepTBDScholarship LuncheonGCC-2
21-22 OctSpace Industry Days 2026LAX Marriott
17 NovTBDTBDGCC-1

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