SPACE INDUSTRY DAYS 2026
October 21-22; Classified Session October 19
Registration is OPEN
AFCEA LA Chapter Luncheon
Colonel Jon Strizzi
Aug 18, 2026
Please join us on 18 August to hear about SSC’s Space Systems Integration Office! Col Jon Strizzi, USSF, Director of the Space Systems Integration Office, 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 18 August 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 10 Aug!
While we will do everything we can to get you access to base if you provide the requested information by 10 Aug, 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.
Col Strizzi is the Director of Space Systems Integration Office; reports to Service Acquisition Executive. Integrates the National Security Space Enterprise to Deter, Defeat, and Dominate adversary threats. Responsible for end-to-end mission thread integration & analysis, system of systems engineering, and enforceable technical governance for an $88B portfolio of space & ground systems across 9 Portfolio Acquisition Executives and 22 worldwide installations.
All Available briefing slides are available on the Past Event page.
Upcoming AFCEA-LA Events
| Date | Luncheon Speaker/Event | Topic | Location |
| 30 Jul | Top Golf | Email Brandon Kohler at brkohler@teksystems.com | |
| 18 Aug | Col Jon Strizzi | SSC’s Space Systems Integration Office | GCC-1 |
| 22 Sep | TBD | Scholarship Luncheon | GCC-2 |
| 21-22 Oct | Space Industry Days 2026 | LAX Marriott | |
| 21-22 Oct | Space Industry Days 2026 Sponsorships | LAX Marriott | |
| 17 Nov | TBD | TBD | GCC-1 |
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