If you don't see images, click here to view Story Ideas  .  Events  To ensure delivery, please add newsletter@bisnow.com to your address book, learn how PUBLICATIONS: Daily Business | Real Estate | Legal | Tech/Fed IT | Association/Non-Profit | Medical | The Scene CITIES: Washington | New York | Chicago     June 5, 2009         This Morning's Apollo Awards A shoutout to Cordia founder Mitch Weintraub, recognized last night by the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. See more below.   We trudged through the rain today to join more than 400 at the Fairview Marriott for the Helios HR Apollo Awards, which honor companies that promote employee development.   Helios CEO Kathy Albarado and Sarah Cower. This morning's winners: Arc Aspido, Metier, Beers + Cutler, Edelman, United States Pharmacopeia Convention and B.F. Saul Company Hotel Division. No, Kathy and Sarah's bright attire isn't random: Kathy "encouraged" employees to dress in the company's official color: bright orange.   Holland & Knight's Adam August and Hinge's Jen Sterling offered positive economic news: Adam says the federal M&A market is warming up because lenders are willing to take more risks; Jen tells us she's seeing an increase in marketing budgets: "Marketers are usually the last ones to see the affects of an economic change, so if we're seeing money, that's good for everyone."   Cabot Consultants Gary Roberts and Tom Berray. These guys say their new Dallas office is doing gangbusters, just in time for Gary's annual fishing vacation with a bunch of VCs (this year in Idaho), while Tom has a trip to Florida coming up.   Some HR best practices courtesy of Helios' Lisa Denny: Document career paths and formalize success plans Continue investment in training Use coaching as part of supervisor development Consider multiple channels for training delivery and communication of training opportunities Use incentives and rewards Solicit feedback and measure results New IAC Executive Committee   IAC announced the election results of its executive committee yesterday. ICF International's Andy Robinson takes over as Vice Chair, while Hobbs and Hobbs' Ira Hobbs, CACI's Dale Luddeke, INDUS's Mike Mullen, and Microsoft's Kim Nelson (pictured with IAC Executive Director Ken Allen) were voted to four at-large positions. Each will serve a two-year term. 50 Years!   The Montgomery Chamber welcomed 700 guests to its 50th annual dinner last night, where PilieroMazza’s Pam Mazza and Cordia’s Mitch Weintraub, right, took home the Chairman’s Award. Also pictured: Chamber EVP Barbara Ashe, Venable’s Rob Burton, Chamber prez Gigi Godwin, Sterling Construction CEO Sterling Crockett, and Lockheed’s John Zuccaro. Congressman Van Hollen even dropped in to receive plaudits as Legislator of the Year.   Send story ideas to David@Bisnow.com Bisnow Tech Town Calendar   Tonight. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The AFCEA DC annual Spring Leadership Awards Gala at the Golf Club in Lansdowne, Va. Cost: AFCEA member $250, non-member $300.   Saturday, June 6. All day. The Global Alliance of Indian Biomedical Professionals annual conference at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville: http://www.gaibp.org/ Tuesday, June 9. 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Capital Cabal monthly .com meeting group talking 10 things they love and hate about the internet. Appetizers, drink specials, parlor tricks, cool door prize loot, including: two tickets to attend the Earth Ball 2009 on June 19th, and one copy of ACT! 2009 contacts management software - a $240 value! Upstars at Gua Rapo, 2038 Wilson Blvd., Arlington Va. Cost: $15. Wednesday, June 10. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. I-270 Technology Corridor Community Cocktail Event at Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge, 2 Preserve Parkway, Rockville, Md. Come network with the finest techies Maryland has to offer. Cost: $10. http://www.techcorridorcommunity.com/ Thursday, June 11. All day. The Tech Council of Maryland is hosting the first ever Mid-Atlantic Women & Technology Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building including guest speakers GSA CIO Casey Coleman and Washington Post Media Group CEO Katharine Weymouth. http://techcouncilmd.com/women&technology/index.php Thursday, June 11. 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.. From Acorn to Oak: Proven Strategies for Growing Your Technology Firm. Local tech entrepreneur Stefan Midford, from South49 Solutions, Jeff Lupisella, principal of the branding firm Vizuäl, Inc., and Rich Moore, president of an emerging growth consultancy practice, will speak at a free seminar to discuss using a balanced combination of strategic planning, branding, marketing and PR to bootstrap small start-ups. Event sponsored by The Center for Innovative Technology. Contact: Jennifer O'Daniel, (703) 689.3000. http://www.cit.org/events/index.html Thursday, June 11. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. BlogPotomac Kick-off at Carpool in Arlington. (The BlogPotomac Conference is sold out, but you can attend the happy hour). http://blogpotomac2009kickoff.eventbrite.com/ Friday, June 12. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AFCEA Nova monthly luncheon featuring Army CIO Jeff Sorenson at the Sheraton Premiere in Tysons. http://www.afceanova.org/events/monthly-luncheons/lunchjun09 Wednesday, June 17. 2 p.m. Digital Government Institute is hosting a webinar titled "Are Government Systems Secure?" There is no cost to register. Details here: http://www.digitalgovernment.com/Events/Webinars/Are-Government-Information-Systems-Secure.shtml Send event listings to David@Bisnow.com including date, time, location, cost and any other important information. Listings are free, but space in limited, so we'll run them by proximity to date.       CONTACT EDITORIAL CONTACT ADVERTISING CONTACT GENERAL INFO This newsletter is a journalistic news source which accepts no payment for featured interviews. 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