AFCEA LA Chapter In-Person Event

*Note new time, location, & price/seat*

Ms. Erin Carper

March 17, 2026

Slides available HERE:
MCPNT-AFCEA Luncheon-Presentation-FINAL-20260310

Please join us on 17 March to hear about the Military Satellite Communications (MILCOM) & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) portfolio.  Ms. Erin Carper 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 17 March 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 9 March!

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, 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 Todd Wiest, AFCEA LA Chapter, VP Programs at todd.wiest@kratosdefense.com or Lane Gilchrist, AFCEA LA Chapter President, at lane.gilchrist@alphaogroup.com

Ms. Erin Carper is the Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Military Satellite Communications (MILCOM) & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) at Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. As the PEO, she manages and oversees the development, production, delivery, and maintenance of critical and innovative Communications and PNT systems worth more than $22.3 billion. She is responsible for multi-service, multinational systems executed by more than 1,800 military and civilian personnel.

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 9 March.