Industry Events
In True Face | A Conversation with Jonna Mendez
Thursday, April 25 | 7:00 pm
Location:
Van Metre Hall, George Mason University
3351 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201
Join the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security on April 25th at 7 pm for an intimate conversation between Jonna Mendez, who served as Chief of Disguise at the Central Intelligence Agency, and Hayden Center senior fellow David Priess. Mendez, author of the new memoir In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA Unmasked (2024), began her career at the CIA as a “contract wife,” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband, and eventually rose to management within the Office of Technical Services.
Throughout her 27-year career at the CIA, Mendez navigated the gendered culture of sexism while never wavering in her patriotism and witnessed the effect this gendered culture had on the women who served at the CIA and the overall mission. Her experience includes overseeing disguise operations throughout the Cold War in hostile environments from Moscow to Havana to Beijing, and later taking cutting-edge technology into the Oval Office!
GEOINT
May 5 - May 8
Location:
Gaylord Palms Resort & Conference Center
Kissimmee, Florida
Join USGIF at the GEOINT 2024 Symposium, where we explore the unparalleled importance of geospatial intelligence. This year’s Symposium theme, GEOINT 2024: Essential in All Dimensions and Domains, delves into the diverse facets of geospatial intelligence, showcasing its essential role in providing decision advantage at the point and time of need in today’s rapidly evolving technological and geopolitical landscape. From space to the deep sea, from cyberspace to urban environments, we will examine how GEOINT is at the forefront of understanding and shaping our world.
Save the Date! - 2024 Cocktails & Codebreakers
Wednesday, October 16 | 5:00-7:00 pm
Location:
Hotel at Arundel Preserve
7795 Arundel Mills Blvd
Hanover, MD 21076
The 3rd Annual Cocktails & Codebreakers event - co-hosted by the National Cryptologic Foundation (NCF) and the Intelligence and National Security Foundation (INSF) will take place on 16 October 2024 from 5:00 to 7:00pm EDT at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve: 7795 Arundel Mills Blvd, Hanover, MD 21076.
Please stay tuned for program details, as they become available.